BULLETIN
Sustainable Alternatives on Chicago’s Southeast Side
Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Sullivan Room. Wednesday, November 2, 4pm–5:30pm. Light refreshments. Register online. (312) 341-3500. roosevelt.edu/centers
Adding insult to injury, the factories that closed on the Southeast Side of Chicago not only took jobs with them but also left heavy-duty environmental contamination behind. Hear three “environmental justice legends” speak on the issue at this event. (Adam Thorp)
How to Choose the Best High School
New Life Covenant Church Annex, 7757 S. Greenwood Ave. Saturday, November 5, 2pm–4pm. Bring student’s last report card from the 2015–2016 school year. Register online. (773) 285-1731. newlifesoutheast.org
Learn about the public, private, and charter options for high school in the city of Chicago at this open event for 7th and 8th graders, presented by the New Life Covenant Church. (Adam Thorp)
Create a Dog Park in Bronzeville
Ellis Arts and Recreation Center, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Saturday, November 5, 1pm. bit.ly/2eVASqK
Chicago, according to event organizer “Ben in Bronzeville,” has twenty-three official, park-district-approved dog parks, but only one is on the South Side, in the South Loop. At this event, attendees will plan to rectify that situation for Bronzeville residents. (Adam Thorp)
Finding Forever Families: Searching for Adoptive and Foster Parents
UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Saturday, November 5, 10am–1pm. Free. Register online. Children and families are welcome. (847) 528-2044. letitbeus.org
Let It Be Us invites potential foster and adoptive parents to this panel of adoption recruiters, case workers, and experienced parents to learn about parenting opportunities in Illinois. Parents can ask questions and hear from experts in a casual atmosphere. (Lorraine Lu)
Chicago’s Urban Wildlife
Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. Wednesday, November 9, 6pm–7pm. Free. Register online. (773) 638-1766. garfieldconservatory.org
For the past six years, Chicago has been the site of the largest urban wildlife study—ever—led by Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. Come learn about the findings, and about how you can get involved with the citizen science project Chicago Wildlife Watch. (Hafsa Razi)
VISUAL ARTS
Tintin Wulia
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. November 2, 6pm-7pm. Free. (773) 324-5520. hydeparkart.org
Tintin Wulia, an internationally recognized conceptual artist, will discuss her practice and plans to activate various areas around Chicago during her residency at HPAC. With a background in music, architecture, and fine arts, Wulia presents her artwork through interactive multimedia, with an aim to make a social and political impact. (Sicely Li)
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Bond Chapel, 1025 E. 58th St. Friday, November 4th, 8pm. Free. (773) 702-8670. renaissancesociety.org
A collaborator of Ben Rivers—whose film exhibition, Urth is currently showing at the Renaissance Society—Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe produces his own synthesized vocal and instrumental music under the moniker “Lichens.” Lowe returns to the city whose underground experimental music scene he once dominated to perform in a spiritual setting on the University of Chicago’s campus, transmitting vibes that resound with a religiosity of their own. (Sara Cohen)
David Leggett: Black Drawls
Galley 400, 400 S. Peoria St. Opening reception Friday, November 4, 5pm-8pm. Through December 17; Tuesday – Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday 12pm-6pm. Free. (312) 996-6114. gallery400.uic.edu
“Drawing” from the legacies of painter Robert Colescott and comedians Richard Pryor and Robin Harris, David Leggett comes to the empty canvas with an all-encompassing hand. He pulls together references from history to pop culture to tackle pressing issues and create images layered both in style and meaning. (Corinne Butta)
High Concept Labs’ Fall 2016 Open House
High Concept Labs, 2233 S. Throop St. 6th floor. VIP reception Saturday, November 5th, 6:30pm-7:30pm; 7:30-11pm general admission. $15-$75. (312) 850-0555. manacontemporarychicago.com
High Concept Labs’ Sponsored Artists past and present reunite with an astounding array of their creations. Delight in the evening of artistic appreciation with complimentary refreshments and live performances. (Sara Cohen)
Retrograde
Logan Center Exhibitions, 915 E. 60th Street. Friday, November 11, 6pm-8pm. (773) 702-6082. arts.uchicago.edu/logan-center
Retrograde, an international group exhibition, is a recuperation and appropriation of avant-garde strategies, histories, and archives, which shows the continued relevance of avant-garde work and perspectives in everyday life. It is part of a larger exhibition entitled Concrete Happenings that marks the return of public viewing of Wolf Vostell’s Concrete Traffic. (Yarra Elmasry)
MUSIC
Mitski with Fear of Men, Weaves
Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St. Saturday, November 5. Doors 7pm, show 8pm. $18 advance standing room, $20 door; $26 balcony seats. All ages. (312) 526-3851. thaliahallchicago.com
Among indie rock’s current frontrunners is Mitski, a fierce New York-based, Japanese-born art-punker who’s turned heads with her songs about identity and self. Alternative British dream pop band Fear of Men and art rock group Weaves join her this Saturday at Thalia Hall. (Sara Cohen)
The Poetory ft. + (Plus Sign), H. Melt, Jamila Woods, and Erika Sanchez
The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West. Monday, November 7, 7pm. $5. 17+. (312) 801-2100. promontorychicago.com
For this installment of the Promontory’s monthly poetry showcase, a pair of emerging talents—transgender literature pioneer H. Melt and self-described “President of the World” + (Plus Sign)—showcase their writing alongside two more of the city’s most revered spoken word veterans, Jamila Woods and Erika Sanchez. (Sara Cohen)
Xibalba Itzaes
Reggies Rock Club, 2105 S. State St. Friday, November 4, 7pm. $20. 18+. (312) 949-0120. reggieslive.com
Mexico City black metal pros Xibalba Itzaes are men of few words—in their time as a band, since 1992, they’ve only had seven releases to their name, including singles and EPs, the last being this year’s single “The Owl.” But their reclusive release style hasn’t kept these “kids on the verge of madness” and their live shows from acquiring a fierce reputation. (Austin Brown)
DJ Situps/Numero Group
Punch House, 1227 W. 18th St. Wednesday, November 2, 9pm. Free. 21+. (312) 526-3851. punchhousechicago.com
The song selectors at Pilsen’s Punch House are swiftly becoming regular South Side can’t-miss events, and this night continues the streak—Chicago rock scene vet Adam Luksetich (of Circuit Des Yeux, Foul Tip, Lifestyles, and archival label Numero Group) is donning his DJ Situps persona for a night of funk, soul, and new wave. He’s got the records, so all you need to bring are your dancing shoes. (Austin Brown)
Lumpen Radio Launch Party
Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St. Saturday, November 5, 4pm–8pm. Free. All ages. (773) 655-6769. lumpenradio.com
Over the past year or two, Lumpen Radio (formerly entirely online) has slowly become the Little Engine That Could, scaling insurmountable odds to acquire an FM license and become Chicago’s newest 24-hour music station (105.5, if you’re curious). Come celebrate the vibes and people that made it possible this Saturday at Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere. (Austin Brown)
STAGE & SCREEN
Daïnah la métisse
Studio Movie Grill Chatham 14, 210 W. 87th St. Thursday, November 3, 7 pm. $6. Free parking. (773) 322-1450. blackworldcinema.net
In the short 1932 film Daïnah la metises, a mixed-race woman flirts with catastrophe on a cruise ship to New Caledonia with her magician husband. The melodramatic, dreamlike movie is noted for its prescient approach to race and class. (Adam Thorp)
The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. Friday, November 4, 8pm. $5. hydeparkcommunityplayers.org
This month, the Hyde Park Community Players’s Friday Staged Reading presents—“just in time for election day”—Bertolt Brecht’s story of a Chicago mob figure whose life parallels the rise of the Nazi party. (Adam Thorp)
Third Cinema II
filmfront, 1740 W. 18th St. Friday, November 4. 8pm. Free. bit.ly/2eVHYf0
The Pilsen cineclub is showing the Bolivian movie Yawar Mallku (Blood of the Condor) as part of a series on the sixties and seventies Tercer Cine movement, which rebelled against Hollywood norms and capitalism. Jorge Sanjines’s revolutionary classic exposed how the Peace Corps sterilized Andean Indian women. (Joseph S. Pete)
African-American Film Pioneers: The Bronze Buckaroo
Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., screening room 201. Saturday, November 5, 7pm, doors 6:30pm. Free. (773) 702-2787. arts.uchicago.edu
UofC film professor Allyson Field will introduce a 1939 Western that features The Four Tones, Andy from Amos ‘n Andy, and Duke Ellington Orchestra singer Herb Jeffries, billed as the first black singing cowboy. There’s crooked land speculators, a rescue, and, of course, plenty of singing. (Joseph S. Pete)