December 10, 2004

A t-shirt deal of sorts

If you come to tonight's get together, not only would you get some free stickers, or a button, but you could purchase a t-shirt (limited quantities on hand of course) for $15 in person. Save $3 bucks! Otherwise, see you there, drink in hand.

- nh | 10.12.04 ~ Gapers

Spamalot Around Town

As the Christmas-week premiere of Monty Python's Spamalot approaches, we're starting to get sightings of the show's stars. GB staff members have spotted Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce at Monday's showtune night at Sidetrack, and Tim Curry at the Art Institute. Now who's seen Mike Nichols?

- kv | 10.12.04 ~ People/Sightings

Edith Frost is coming to town

Chicago singer/songwriter and blogger Edith Frost gets a very friendly write-up in this week's Chicago Reader, on the eve of her latest performance in Chicago (tomorrow night at the Empty Bottle, opening for another Chicago act, Manishevitz). Edith is working on a new album for next year, but a collection of demo recordings was released earlier this year on the net label Comfort Stand. (Edith also makes a cameo appearance in the photocollage calendar of Phineas X. Jones, which as far as we know is still for sale.)

- jma | 10.12.04 ~ Music/Clubs

Objectivism for You

Speaking of clubs at local universities, you might be interested in the U. of Chicago Objectivist Club, which meets every Monday night and is open to non-students. (The group probably wouldn't be happy to know that I found their site by googling "Chicago silliness.")

- ah | 10.12.04 ~ Schools/Education

Mies Appeal

Fans of steel-and-glass skyscrapers should be interested in the Mies van der Rohe Society, which is not surprisingly connected to IIT, one of the architect's best-known projects. The society offers group tours of the new McCormick Tribune Campus Center and State Street Village. For the more independent, there's also a downloadable (PDF) Green Line architectural tour that runs from Oak Park to Hyde Park.

- ah | 10.12.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Two choices for holiday transportation

The CTA's Holiday Train has been in the news recently, but there's another CTA holiday transportation option: the Christmas bus. Check out the photos on Flickr, courtesy of Chicago blogger Jasmine.

- jma | 10.12.04 ~ Transportation

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