Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The first program of Pinchas Zukerman's weekend residency at the Ravinia Festival features him as soloist in Bruch's popular Violin Concerto No. 1 and Saint-Saens' "The Muse and the Poet," with cellist Amanda Forsyth. Also,...

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By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

 

All that is behind In a Plain Brown Wrapper was "uncovered" at the exhibits opening.

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Date:  Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Tonight the movie "The Fugitive" will be on an outdoor screen in Churchill Park beginning at dusk, around 8:30 p.m. Located on Damen just north of the Bloomingdale overpass, it appears that it will be a beautiful evening to enjoy a picnic.

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By:  Carron Little Date:  Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

In a night of Art, Music and The Burlesque at INTUIT (The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art) a series of burlesque dancers was organized to fuse with Charles Steffen's exhibition, "Life Lines." The evening became a living document of the hidden lives people lead in search of love.

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By:  Jack M Silverstein Date:  Monday, June 28th, 2010

Open since June 7, the Worm Hole is loaded with 1980s memorabilia: Back to the Future, Ghost Busters, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Blues Brothers, John Hughes, Steven Spielberg. Castle Grayskull sits atop the bar. The internet password is "sorryaboutthebug-eyesthing." Written on the front window is:
"Do I want coffee?" "Yes, have some." "Yes, have some."

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Date:  Saturday, June 26th, 2010

 

Carol and Ken Tyler of Wicker Park were spotted on the Milwaukee Ave. CTA bus as they were on their way to a concert in Millenium Park.

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By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Peasants' Plot has been part of the Wicker Park Farmers Market since 2007, the year that Julia and Todd McDonald got married; bought twenty farming acres from a family trust in Manteno, IL; found a trailer on the side of the road; moved it and themselves to the farm; and put in a septic tank.

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Sunday, June 27th
10:00 AM Pimienta v United Nations 11:00 AM Knuckleheadz v Pimienta 12:00 PM Knuckleheadz v Tinkers 1:00 PM City Rats v Dogs 2:00 PM SWAT v He Gone 3:00 PM Monarchs v Taters 4:00 PM InnJoy v Phyllis's
Monday, June 28th
6:00 He Gone v Tinkers 7:00 Phyllis's v Tinkers

By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Friday, June 25th, 2010

The 2nd Annual Green Music Fest is about to be a reality on June 26 & 27 on Chicago Ave. between Ashland and Noble from noon to 10 p.m. each day. The Green Family Fun Fest is between noon and 5 p.m. each day. Local retailers, art and craft vendors, plus a green vendor village will add to the music and beer venues.

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By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Friday, June 25th, 2010

Krzysztof Karbowski's Time Properties Inc., of which he is owner and president, filed for Chapter 11 last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.

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Date:  Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Rich Moran, Wicker Park resident, will be on stage Fri., July 2 at Taste of Chicago's Illinois Lottery Taste Stage at Balbo and Columbus between 4 and 5 p.m. 

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An accident involving a CTA bus and a vehicle sent 11 people to area hospitals this evening. A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson says the crash happened at Milwaukee and Damen Avenues shortly before 8:00 p.m. According to a CTA spokesperson, an...

Despite the mostly unfortunate images conjured when one mentions the word punch (for me, it's Kool-Aid–red liquid dripping from an upright circular Igloo cooler into a Styrofoam cup at a church social), this particular genre of drink is much more...

Sunday, June 20th
10:00 AMHe GonevKnuckleheadz PPD11:00 AMPhyllis's 1vPimienta 912:00 PMTinkers 4vMonarchs 14 SL1:00 PMInnJoy 8vTinkers 92:00 PMInnJoy 0vDogs 14 SL3:00 PMUnited Nations 0vCity Rats 84:00 PMSWAT 5vTaters 12
Monday, June 21st
6:00Phyllis's 0vDogs 16 SL7:00He Gone 15vInnJoy 3

"Awesome," is Toby Maloney's one-word response when asked how he feels about gin's resurgent popularity. "It's about time people drank gin, not vodka. The liquor landscape over the last 15 or 20 years has been dominated by vodka, by a spirit inherently...

By:  Richard Tilley Date:  Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

By now you probably have all your bedding plants in the ground and are enjoying the colorful displays and want to keep the show all summer until the frost. There is a secret to this and it is called "Deadheading."

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By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Ron Huberman, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), was scheduled to make a stop during the last day of school at Wicker Park's Pritzker School.  He was a no show.

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By:  Elaine Coorens Date:  Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Q. How did you feel about Huberman not showing up and not calling today?

I got a call from his secretary at 4:30 on Thursday saying that he had chosen 12 schools to visit on Friday.

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By:  Jack M Silverstein Date:  Monday, June 21st, 2010

After eight months of diligent planning and coordination, Learnapalooza co-chairs Sarah Press and Maggie Schutz were thrilled to see their vision of an all-day free learning event come alive.

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