June 18, 2004

Cheap books!

Who likes books? I bet you do. This weekend, you're in luck in Lakeview, as you'll find a used book sale going on at the Second Unitarian Church at 656 W. Barry. 10:00 to 4:30 Saturday, Noon to 4:30 Sunday. Go find some bargains!

- kv | 18.06.04 ~ Books/Authors

Chicago Peace Activist Jailed

The June issue of Conscious Choice has an interview with Chicagoan Kathy Kelly, a peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Kelly is currently serving a three-month sentence at a federal prison in Pekin, Illinois for "trespassing during a protest at the School of the Americas" at Fort Benning, Georgia. Voices in the Wilderness is also posting Kelly's letters from prison.

- am | 18.06.04 ~ Politics/Activism

GB Chicagoist Smack-down

So, some of the GB staff got together last night for a quick meeting at The Handlebar, and who do we see at the next table? The Chicagoist gang. Well, of course we all sprang into action, testing each other's fighting skills. Turned out amicably though; they bought us a round of Schlitz and we put away the katanas.

- ah | 18.06.04 ~ Gapers

A Saturday in the Art Institute

It's probably one of the most widely-known and easily-recognized paintings in the Art Institute's collection. And tomorrow it's the centerpiece of the museum's new exhibition, Seurat and the Making of La Grande Jatte. Early Seurat works will be featured, as will pieces by artists that inspired Seurat. But the main feature will of course be the 1884 painting A Sunday on La Gande Jatte. Researchers have put together an alternate color-corrected version of the painting that supposedly represents how the painting appeared when it was first unveiled. This alternate version hasn't been shown to the press, so you have to go to the exhibit to see it. The exhibit runs from June 19 through September 19.

- jma | 18.06.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Vintage Chicago Postcards

Old Chicago: History and Architecture in Vintage Postcards takes you on a virtual tour of the city through postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century. Browse dozens of vintage postcards by street, category, or architect. The site was created by Pat Sabin who lives in Atlanta, Georgia and, ironically, says she has never actually been to Chicago.

- am | 18.06.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

25 years of Svengoolie

The Tribune has a write-up today on Rich Koz, who has been dressing up as horror movie show host Svengoolie since 1979. Today Koz is honored with the Silver Circle Award from the Chicago chapter of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and tomorrow night on Channel 26, a Svengoolie 25th anniversary special will air, with plenty of clips from past years and a classic horror film (The Screaming Skull) to show as the main feature.

- jma | 18.06.04 ~ Radio/TV

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