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Home » Vol. 38 No. 28

Tag: Vol. 38 No. 28

Issue of Apr. 2 – 8, 2009

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This week’s food and drink events

by Julia Thiel April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

A home-brewing contest at Binny’s, a talk on food from the Ottoman Empire, tax day specials, and more.

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4/9, 4/11 — More Free Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Events

by Alex Yablon April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Free symposium Thursday on Venezuela’s world-renowned music education program, “El Sistema,” and a chance to sit in on musical instruction from conductor of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Simon Dudamel.

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Dance music with no name

by Miles Raymer April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Argentine cumbia experimentalists Zizek Urban Beats Club–who perform at Sonotheque on Wednesday night–make music so dense with influences it defies the club scene’s apparent imperative to invent a name for every tiny subgenre.

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Oliver vs. NCAA

by Tim Foley April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

An Oklahoma State baseball star’s successful lawsuit against the NCAA offers a look at the association’s tyrannical tactics when it comes to eligibility cases.

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Pullin’ tubes with Flosstradamus

by Miles Raymer April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Flosstradamus and Thunder Horse play the Abbey Pub on April 20, a numerologically significant date for fans of a certain herb.

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Burritos the size of Tim Nordwind’s head

by Jessica Hopper April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

OK Go want 20 fans to help them make burritos for the homeless before their Double Door show on April 23.

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South Indian vocal pyrotechnics from the Carnatica Brothers

by Peter Margasak April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

The Carnatica Brothers play a free show Wednesday night at the Chicago Cultural Center.

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Michelle Obama goes to Europe

by Heather Kenny April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Thoughts on the First Lady’s overseas sartorial choices.

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Even better than Chicago’s?

by Michael Miner April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Is Bill McClellan the best daily columnist anywhere?

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Don’t stare at the chick: aggressive balut push on the way

by Mike Sula April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Look out: entrepreneur Val Zubiri wants to introduce the Filipino drinking snack balut to local bars.

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4/10 — Wine tasting

by Nicholas Teddy April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Free wine tasting Friday at Taste Food & Wine.

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Millennium Park’s wanna-Beans

by Whet Moser April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Getting the nickname game started early for Zaha Hadid’s Millennium Park pavilion, designed for the Burnham centennial.

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Early experiments in video

by Ed M. Koziarski April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Experimental and activist video from Video Data Bank’s “Surveying the First Decade” screens Thursday at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

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Dark Lord Day 2009: people are insane

by Philip Montoro April 7, 2009August 19, 2021

Three Floyds created its Golden Tickets for DLD 2009 to try to cut resellers out of the picture, but a $20 pair is already approaching $15,000 on eBay.

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What comes first, the green or the jobs?

by Mick Dumke April 7, 2009August 19, 2021

Alderman John Pope, who works on the southeast side, the heart of old industrial Chicago, says he’s interested in attracting green jobs. But not-quite-green jobs sound pretty good too.

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