FRIDAY 8/11 – THURSDAY 8/17
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11 FRIDAY As director, producer, and Felix, you’re quite excited about the off-Loop, sold-out, opening night performance of the canine version of The Odd Couple. But ten minutes before curtain, when city building inspectors show up at your storefront theater complaining of orthodontist bills, do you know what percentage of the box office will make them disappear? This is just one of several potential dilemmas facing the theater folk participating in “Frankly Speaking…What Drives Our Choices?,” a role-playing panel discussion that will touch on building-code issues, development of the North Loop theater district, and maintaining a company’s artistic vision. Moderated by Alderman Ed “Free Mel Reynolds” Burke, it’s just part of day one of the League of Chicago Theatres’ Conference 2000, which begins tonight with a cocktail reception at 5:30, followed by an awards ceremony, a performance by Judy Kuhn, and a buffet supper. The conference continues tomorrow with more discussions and a trade expo at Northwestern University Law School, 375 E. Chicago. It’s $20 to attend Friday’s events, $75 for the whole weekend. Call 312-554-9800 for reservations.
12 SATURDAY How is it that so many experts continue to attract students by calling them stupid? Today, Dave “Mr. Bike” Glowacz, author of Urban Bikers’ Tricks & Tips, will conduct a four-hour course titled Bike Repair for Dummies, covering tools, flats, cleaning and lubing chains, and adjusting brakes and derailleurs. It’s $45 and starts at 10 AM in Adler Hall of Ravenswood Hospital, 4550 N. Winchester (entrance in the parking lot). Call 312-427-3325 for reservations, lunkhead.
15 TUESDAY Mainstream media types really are only mildly interested in convention protests–unless squad cars start getting torched–preferring the inaction inside an air-conditioned convention hall to that of the quarantined protest area outside. But even if the bottles don’t fly in LA, you can still see nothing happen daily during the Independent Media Center’s coverage of protests at the DNC. Crashing the Party starts broadcasting today at 10:30 on CAN TV 19 for the benefit of those armchair anarchists whose blood boils at the sound of a rousing anti-WTO chant. Each program will be replayed later the same day at 5:30 at HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo. It’s free; call 312-362-9707 for more.
