Arts
Performance: The Giver Opens Sat. March 24 @ Vittum Theater
By jessicahcpalmer at March 21, 2012 | 7:11 am | 0 Comment
"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened." Thus begins The Giver, the Newbery Award winning children's book by Lois Lowry, coming to the stage later this week at the Vittum Theater (1012 N. Noble). Adventure Stage Chicago brings the 1994 story to life beginning this Saturday, with a special opening performance with the author, who will stay more...
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It’s Baaaaack… Logan Theatre Re-Opens to Great Fanfare (unless you prefer film to digital)
By chicago-pipeline at March 21, 2012 | 12:02 am | 0 Comment
Though he'd written about the closing of the Logan Theatre a few months back, this writer couldn't convince her die-hard 35mm film loving roomie to check out a showing of Goonies with her at the newly remodeled theater, 2646 N. Milwaukee. Thankfully, Kym was totally OK with "that digital sh*t" and we headed out on a long walk this past Sunday night to check it out. In more...
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Sneak Peak: Emporium Arcade Bar, Plus 10 Things to Do Today
By chicago-pipeline at March 17, 2012 | 9:23 am | 2 Comments
Last month, when we reported on the Emporium Arcade Bar, an up-and-coming bar and classic video game arcade at 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave, it seemed like everything was on track to meet an anticipated mid-March opening date. Per co-owner Danny Marks, pictured, the Emporium is still hoping to open soon, but it looks like it will be closer to mid-April rather than mid-March. more...
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After an Extensive Remodeling, Historic Logan [Movie] Theatre Re-Opens this Weekend with $1 Showings of Movie Classics
By chicago-pipeline at March 16, 2012 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
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[caption id="attachment_8951" align="alignright" width="224" caption="photo via thelogantheatre.com"][/caption] This past Labor Day, The Pipeline reported on the closing of the historic Logan Theater at 2646 N. Milwaukee. Via 35th Ward Ald. Rey Colon's latest e-newsletter, we just learned that the theater will re-open for business tomorrow, Sat. March 17, more...
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Performance: Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. Edition Opens Friday March 23, 2012
By chicago-pipeline at March 15, 2012 | 4:02 am | 1 Comments
The timeless story of Fiddler on the Roof, set in the Russian village of Anatevka in the early 1900’s, covers a full range of human emotions and experiences, making it a seemingly perfect production for the A.N. Pritzker Elementary School stage. “Each year, our students excitement builds throughout the school year and our audiences have grown larger and larger. more...
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NewsPhlash: Clandestine Quest Raises $17,000 for Youth Writing Programs
By chicago-pipeline at March 14, 2012 | 4:52 pm | 0 Comment
Usually if you see a guy on one knee and there's a woman in front of him wearing a big smile, you can assume you might be witnessing a marriage proposal, and that's exactly what photographer Philin Phlash thought was happening this past Saturday afternoon at Moonshine, 1824 W. Division St., when he whipped out his camera to capture the action and document the big more...
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Linkypoos March 14, 2012
By Davis Popper at March 14, 2012 | 9:28 am | 0 Comment
According to ABC Chicago, an abandoned raised rail line known as the Bloomingdale Trail, will be the world's longest elevated park. The 2.65 mile stretch of land runs through the Pipeline's coverage area and will cost $46 million in public and private funding, according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel. For further details and the entire article click here. Also, be sure to more...
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Storefront Company Brings Creative Dining, Art, and Warmth to Wicker Park
By danielgerzina at March 13, 2012 | 11:57 pm | 0 Comment
By Daniel Gerzina [caption id="attachment_8796" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Gary Weidner fits right in"][/caption] Storefront Company debuted this past Friday at 1941 W. North Ave, and, like the historic Flat Iron Arts Building it inhabits, seemingly revolves around artistic expression. A 34 by 13 foot mixed media mural from Gary Weidner’s more...
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Wednesday Night Happenings in the Neighborhood
By chicago-pipeline at March 7, 2012 | 12:51 pm | 0 Comment
Happy Wednesday! We're wrapping up the next weekly e-newsletter, but wanted to do a quick post to highlight three very different happenings occurring tonight in case we don't get said newsletter out by its deadline. As Davis wrote a few weeks back, Wicker Purim, 7PM, 1630 N. Milwaukee (The Living Room) will feature the rollicking gypsy punk brass band, Black Bear more...
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Dispatch from A Benefit for Kristen at Double Door
By chicago-pipeline at March 7, 2012 | 2:25 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_8556" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sam Marts, Christine Olson"][/caption] "Local workers, local people, local bands, a lot of local," Sam Marts, a local worker himself, summed up the crowd of over 400 supporters that packed the Double Door, 1574 N. Milwaukee, this past Monday night to attend "A Benefit for Kristen," the Asrai Garden more...
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