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The 17th annual spring brunch and fashion show for Chicago House & Social Service Agency was held May 1 in the Winter Garden Room of the Harold Washington Library. From left are co-chair Joey Schafer; Tony Reale accepting the Volunteer of the Year award; Jeremy Hilborn, special events manager for Chicago House; and co-chair Shane Schafer. |
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Lake View • Lincoln Square • Ravenswood • Uptown
Rummage sale
Luther Memorial Church, 2500 W. Wilson Ave., will hold a Rummage Sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Buy perennials, baked goods, lunch, household items and clothes. For more information, call (773) 539-3018.
Mayfest
Enjoy the Mayfest at Lincoln and Leland avenues June 2-5. The hours are Thursday and Friday, 5-11 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 11 p.m. Admission is free. The official opening ceremony, traditional keg tapping and crowning of the May Queen take place at 8 p.m. Friday. The Maypole Dance and ethnic program take place throughout the day Saturday. Park at St. Mathias Church or the Community Bank of Ravenswood. For more information, call (773) 545-4800.
Dress your walls
Find art at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC) Big Prints Exhibition through May 28. Gallery hours are Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., and by appointment. Call (773) 293-2070; CPC is located at 4642 N. Western Ave. For more information, visit chicagoprintmakers.com.
Food Drive
A Food Drive of non-perishable foods to benefit the Ravenswood Outreach Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Walk or drive up to drop off your donations at Luther Memorial Church, 2500 W. Wilson Ave. To donate money, make your checks payable to: Ravenswood Outreach Food Pantry. The pantry, sponsored by the Ravenswood Ministerial Association, serves the area between the north branch of the Chicago River to Clark St., and from Foster Ave. to Irving Park Rd. For more information, please call (773) 588-3637.
Ravenswood Community Care Fair
Attend the Ravenswood Community Care Fair at 4908 N. Damen Ave. on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is for friends who like art, families with young children, and people who enjoy music, good food, exciting silent auction bidding and neighborhood activities. Visit stage.bdgi.com/tv/carefair/.
Raven Theatre presents Irish drama
See "Dancing at Lughnasa," by Brain Friel, directed by Michael Menendian, and produced by Raven Theatre Company, at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., through June 5. The schedule is: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
This award-winning Irish drama tells the story of five sisters eking out an existence on a farm in a remote region of Donegal, Ireland. They celebrate their lives with dance, illusions of romance and humor. Tickets are $25 (seniors and students-$5 off; group discounts available). For tickets, call (773) 338-2177 or visit www.ticketweb.com.
Depression, bipolar support
"Defeating depression: Adolescence to adulthood" is the topic of the Sixth Annual Symposium presented by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Chicago (DBSA-GC), on Saturday, May 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave. Parking is free in the Truman Lot — enter through 4522 N. Broadway (under Beck’s Books sign).
Registration fees, which include lunch, are $25 members and students, $45 non-members. There is a partial scholarship for DBSA volunteers; and symposium attendance can qualify for five CEUs, for LCSWs and LCPCs only.
Call (773) 465-3280 or email wecanhelp@dbsa-gc.org
The symposium welcomes young people encountering depressive mood disorders; their families and friends; middle, high school and college teachers and counselors; medical and mental health professionals; and those of any age living with depression.
Irish music jam
The Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., continues its Sunday Afternoon Music Sessions in the Fifth Province Pub. The free, family-friendly sessions will take place on the second Sunday of each month from 2 to 5 p.m. The next session is Sunday, June 12. Students of Noel Rice’s Academy of Irish Music will be the featured performers each month, playing traditional Irish music. All musicians are welcome to bring an instrument and join in on the session. For more information, call the Irish American Heritage Center at (773) 282-7035, ext. 10. |
| photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum.
Monolophosaurus
An early theropod that lived 170 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, the Monolophosaurus was quite large and would have been a fearsome opponent. Its name means " single-crest lizard," and the crest on its skull might have been useful in attracting a mate or warning off other dinosaurs. This 7.5-foot high, 16.5-foot long cast will be on display at The Field Museum’s Dinosaur Dynasty: Discoveries from China, running May 27 through April 23, 2006. Encounter the dramatic dinosaurs of China, one of the world’s hottest spots for dinosaur discovery. See authentic fossils and life-size casts from all three periods of the Mesozoic era, and gain new insights into the creatures that ruled China for 165 million years. Call (312) 922-3410. |
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Gold Coast • Lincoln Park • Loop • Near North
New plays fest
Famous Door Theatre presents the 11th Annual "Women at the Door" new plays festival for free at 7:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, May 23 - 25, at the Gallery 37 Storefront Theatre, 66 E. Randolph St. See three funny and moving new works about disability, terrorism, adoption and little-league baseball. For more information, call Famous Door Theatre at (773) 404-8283 or visit www.FamousDoorTheatre.org.
Social Security & Women
The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Joint Task Force on Issues affecting Women as They Age will hold a public forum, "Social Security: Proposed Changes and their Impact on Women," on Tuesday, May 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at CBA Headquarters, 321 S. Plymouth Ct. The cost is $10 per person which includes a box lunch. To register, contact CBA Ticketing at (312) 554-2056.
Memory loss, first love
Umberto Eco, esteemed essayist and author of "The Name of the Rose," discusses his newest work, "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana," at a Chicago Humanities Festival event. Enjoy a reading and discussion of this new graphic novel. In a detour from his usual erudite historical novels, "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana" takes place in contemporary Italy and follows an aging book dealer who has mysteriously lost his memory.
Eco presents his new novel on Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Book sales and signing follow the program.
Tickets to this event are free, but reservations are required. Call the CHF ticket office at (312) 494-9509. This program is presented in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
St. Vincent's Summer Cookout
Mingle under the stars, enjoying live music, cold beer, burgers, summer cocktails — and a chance to win Cubs tickets and $300 in Southwest Airline vouchers. St. Vincent de Paul Center's 3rd Annual Summer Cookout will be held Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. on the Center's Norris Porch overlooking Oz Park. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased in advance at (312) 943-6776, ext. 2275. Guests must be 21 or older. The event will be held, rain or shine.
National Tap Dance Day Celebration
Chicago Human Rhythm Project celebrates National Tap Dance Day with a weekend of concerts May 19-22 at the Vittum Theatre, 1012 N. Noble St. Diane Walker will host the performances with special guest Jimmy Slyde (schedule permitting), a featured dancer in the movie "Tap" with Gregory Hines. Each performance will feature a different line up of Chicago’s leading tap and percussive dance companies, including the ensemble BAM!, Especially Tap Chicago, Jimmy Payne’s "Rhythm of Life," Rhythm ISS, Billy Siegenfeld’s Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin and Chicago’s octogenarian vaudeville legend, Ernest "Brownie" Brown. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25, $20 for students and seniors; call (773) 281-1825. |
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