July 14, 2004

Wednesday, 07 14 2004

Designer Toys

Fans of designer toys finally have a local store just for them here in the city: Rotofugi is now open at 1953 W. Chicago. Stop in for a cool vinyl figure, or wait till the Monkey Show and grand opening party July 30. Yay!

- ah | 14.07.04 ~ Business/Shopping

Free Electronics Recycling

HP and Office Depot have teamed up to offer free in-store electronics recycling between July 18 and Labor Day. Just bring your old computer/printer/monitor/what-have-you (any make) to an Office Depot store (limited to one computer system or other device per customer per day) and they will take care of the rest (word to the wise: wipe that hard drive first!). Dell is offering a similar service, free for people who buy one of their systems online, and at a small per-unit fee for those not buying new computers.

- bj | 14.07.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

Poetic Art? Artistic Poetry?

Whichever it is, it's beautiful. The Poetry Center of Chicago has a collection of limited edition "broadsides" featuring works by local and national poets. You may be interested in one of the 100 Billy Corgan prints, or one of the 50 of an Andrei Codrescu piece. (That is, assuming there are any left, and you can afford it -- you have to call for prices and availability.)

- ah | 14.07.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Obama to deliver keynote speech at DNC

Just posted on John Kerry's blog: Illinois state senator and US Senate candidate Barack Obama will be delivering the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston on Tuesday, July 27th.

- jma | 14.07.04 ~ Politics/Activism

Vive la revolution

The new young theatre company Les Sansculottes are hosting, appropriately enough, a Bastille Day show tonight at the Hideout. Sansculottes and Electrorange present Rock the Bastille, featuring Menthol, The Wes Hollywood Show and the Specs. Proceeds go to Sansculottes' fall production.

- kv | 14.07.04 ~ Music/Clubs

Silva looks better than gold

Your Wednesday morning eye candy — Chris Silva. Lots of work, a strong style and just real nice to look at. The street installations are killer and the murals vast and beautiful: the proposed California station mural (Douglas Blue Line) will be nice to see live and he's even done a cow.

- nh | 14.07.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Terkel watch

Studs Terkel is recuperating in an unnamed hospital after "a little spill," according to his son Dan. He is expected to be released by Saturday. Get well, Studs!

- jma | 14.07.04 ~ People/Sightings

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