Around the Coyote
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Running September 9 through 12–and dedicated to the memory of founder Jim Happy-Delpech, who died August 3 after a long struggle with AIDS–the tenth edition of this annual multidisciplinary arts festival in Chicago’s Wicker Park/Bucktown area showcases the work of emerging artists in all media. The offerings include a slew of theatrical productions, improv shows, and spoken-word/poetry performances; these are shown in the following listings, which are arranged chronologically, based on information provided by theater coordinator Jonathan Pitts, poetry coordinator Michael C. Watson, and the Guild Complex. (See listings elsewhere in this issue for information on visual art, dance, film, and musical attractions.) Performances take place at the Chopin Theatre studio, 1543 W. Division; the Genesis Artist Village/Baraka Center for the Arts, 2417 N. Western (third floor); the window of Right-On Futon, 1184 N. Milwaukee; the Subterranean Cafe & Cabaret, 2011 W. North; the Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland; Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen; and the Nelson Algren Fountain at the Polish Triangle, at the intersection of Ashland, Division, and Milwaukee. Admission to all theater and performance events is free, but donations will be requested after each show. (Suggested donation for the festival’s main exhibition sites is $5 per day or $15 for a four-day festival pass.) For more information call 773-342-6777 or check the festival’s Web site at www.aroundthecoyote.org.
The Oracle
The improv ensemble Schadenfreude presents a sketch-comedy revue. Trap Door Theatre, 7 PM.
Lebensraum
Cohen & Ellis present a variety program; each performance features nine different acts, and participants include the Nomenil theater group, dancer Winifred Haun, and others. Chopin Theatre studio, 9 PM.
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