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TODAY
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BY DAY
Thursday, January 19 2006
Chicago Tribune vs. The Nation @ U of C
On The Nation's side we've got editor in chief Katrina vanden Heuvel and Washington DC corresondent John Nichols. Over in the Tribune's corner, publisher and CEO David D. Hiller and Deputy Managing Editor James Warren are putting up their dukes. At 6:30pm at the Oriental Institute, Danielle Allen, Humanities Dean at the University of Chicago, moderates a debate between the two on media-related issues such as public obligation, free access to information and more. Media and the Public Interest: Debating the Responsibility of the Press in a Democratic Society is free and open to the public at 58th and University. Email chicagosociety[at]uchicago[dot]edu for more information.
Elvis Spectacular @ HOB
Mark "MARKELVIS" Hussman stars as in the Elvis Spectacular at the House of Blues, 923 N. Dearborn, tonight, backed by the ExSpense Account Show Band. The show will also feature the Ann-Margrock Dancers, WCKG's Buzz Killman, Amy "Cher" Hohimer, Patty Elvis, the Antic Sisters, Olga Rodionova, Edward "Sarge" Sargent and surprise celebrity guests! Doors open at 9pm, tickets are $15 at the box office at 312-923-2000 or via TicketMaster.
Jazz Fair @ Cultural Center
The Jazz Institute of Chicago joins with the Chicago Cultural Center in presenting a weekend of free jazz programming. Tonight at 7 PM, Kurt Elling joins Jim Gailloreto’s Jazz String Quintet in a performance that combines original compositions with music by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and other jazz legends. 77 E Randolph Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Theatre Thursday w/Stuart Dybek
If you didn't get to attend the opening of Lookingglass Theatre's The Coast of Chicago, but still want to see something special, you should head to tonight's 6:30pm show, featuring a post-show event with writer Dybek and Pilsen photographer Paul D'Amato. Thursday tickets are $25 and can by bought by calling 312-337-0665. Based on the award-winning book, the play runs through February 19.
Chicago Harbor Panel @ ArchiCenter
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, Friends of the Parks, and Friends of Monroe Harbor present this panel on the Chicago Park District’s Draft District Wide Harbor System Plan. Participants include local architects and planners and Rob Rejman of the Chicago Park District. The discussion will begin at 5:30 PM. Free, 224 S. Michigan Ave. For more information, call 312-922-3432 or visit the website.
Live Jazz, Demos @ Chicago Hot Glass
On a cold night, glass blowing starts to seem like a highly attractive hobby. On the third Thursday of the month (that is, tonight), Chicago Hot Glass hosts a social with live jazz and demonstrations from 8 PM till 11. 1250 N. Central Park Ave. For more information, call 773-394-3252 or visit the website.
Camper Van Beethoven @ Abbey Pub
In the second half of the 1980s, Camper Van Beethoven-David Lowery (vocals, guitar), Victor Krummenacher (bass, vocals), Greg Lisher (guitar), Jonathan Segel (violin, guitar, keyboards) and Chris Pedersen (drums), plus late addition David Immerglück (guitar and various stringed instruments)—was one of its era's most original and influential indie rock bands. The quintet effortlessly combined an iconoclastic, irony-laced lyrical stance with a free-spirited eclecticism that encompassed a dizzying array of stylistic influences, from punk to folk to psychedelia to all manner of world music. Camper's visionary embrace of disparate genres established them as innovators, while their songs' combination of barbed satire and poignant humanism stymied those who'd attempt to pigeonhole them as a mere novelty. Appearing at Abbey Pub. Tickets $20 in advance and at the door. Doors 8pm, show 9pm.
