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"Celebrate Black History Month" @ South Shore Cultural Center


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Published Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:30 p.m.
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The South Shore Opera Company of Chicago honors Black History Month ... with "Celebrate Black History Month," tonight at 5:30pm. This free concert, which will pay homage to African-American composers, will consist of a mix of opera and musical theater, along with a performance by the Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. The concert takes place at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. For more information, contact Gary Ossewaarde at opera@southshoreopera.org ...

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People's Music School 35th Anniversary Gala


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Published Feb. 25, 2011 at 4:20 p.m.
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The People's Music School, an Uptown-based organization providing free music education to inner-city children, celebrates its 35th anniversary with a gala event in the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St., tonight from 6pm to 11pm. The evening includes dinner and cocktails, a performance by violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the school's students and alumni, and a silent auction to benefit the school. Tickets are $150 ...

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West Town Bikes Fundraiser @ Empty Bottle


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Published Feb. 25, 2011 at 6:23 a.m.
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Winter bikers unite for an evening of music (Black Bear Combo. Velcro Lewis Group, Rabble Rabble) fabulous prizes, trivia and Fat Tire, with proceeds benefiting West Town Bikes, a community bike workshop. Doors open at 8pm, cost is $10. 1035 N Western Ave. Contact - (773) 772-6523 for more details ... Summer, fall and spring bikers welcome too ...

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Dance Films Kino: Lucy Cash @ Hyde Park Art Center


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Published Feb. 23, 2011 at 1:40 a.m.
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Dance Films Kino curator Sarah Best and Hyde Park Art Center's Artist in Residence Mark Jeffrey present a viewing and discussion of short, visually and performance art-influenced films by UK-based Lucy Cash, a member of Chicago performance art group Goat Island (1987-2009). 6-8pm, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue. Free! ... Kicks off the Dance Films Kino festival ...

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Ingredients @ Logan Square Kitchen


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:17 p.m.
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Logan Square Kitchen, 2333 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a screening of the documentary Ingredients tonight. Your $25 ticket includes naanwiches from Gaztro-wagon; a cash bar will offer selected brews from Revolution and Haymarket breweries. Doors open at 6:30pm ...

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Sola will stay put in North Center


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:52 p.m.
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Posted by Phil Vettel Carol Wallack has canceled her plans to move Sola (3868 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-327-3868) to River North. Instead, the Hawaiian-accented contemporary American restaurant will stick with its North Center home. "I decided to stay where I ...

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AL Central Contender WAR: Hitters


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

  ... After a couple of weeks of single-minded projectile focus on the White Sox, it seems reasonable enough to cast a wider net and figure out how this club stacks up against the intra-division competition.  As such, no attention at all will be paid to the Royals or Indians.  It's not impossible for either team to compete or even win the division, but the root cause would be a massive luck injection ... As usual, I can turn to a couple projection systems for guidance.  Both ZiPS and Marcel

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Man found stabbed to death in Little Village apartment


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:40 a.m.
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A 24-year-old man was found stabbed to death this morning in an apartment building in the city's Little Village neighborhood ...

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Mayoral candidates shake plenty of hands as campaign winds down


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:49 a.m.

The day before Election Day, Rev. Jesse Jackson decided to have a little fun with mayoral front-runner Rahm Emanuel — crashing an Emanuel lunch at Chicago’s Chicken & Waffles.When Emanuel walked into the popular restaurant in Bronzeville, supporters of former Sen Carol Moseley Braun, who had just come from her … ...

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SouthtownStar Girls Basketball Top 10


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:38 a.m.

10 spot with Tony Baranek 1. Marian Catholic (29-4) Spartans showing prime-time mettle. 2. Hillcrest (25-2) Very little glitz, but a whole lot of teamwork has Hawks soaring. 3. Morgan Park (26-4) If Nunn doesn’t get you, Richmond or Nelson will. 4. Marist (27-5) RedHawks claim their sixth regional title … ...

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