This annual event, running September 9-12, showcases the work of emerging artists in Chicago’s Wicker Park/Bucktown area. Theater, performance, spoken word, dance, music, film and video, and visual art are all represented in the 15th annual edition of this festival.
The festival kicks off with a party featuring performance artist Lisa Buscani and “human beatbox” Yuri Lane, plus a silent auction, food, drink, and DJs. 19351/2 W. North. 8 PM-midnight, $20. An afterparty with karaoke runs till 2 AM next door at Piece, 1927 W. North. Free, but a small donation to benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is requested.
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Visual art exhibits include a “curator’s choice” show in ATC’s year-round gallery space at 19351/2 W. North; mass hangings at the Flat Iron Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee, Wicker Park field house, 1425 N. Damen, and Pulaski Park field house, 1419 W. Blackhawk (the biggest, with work by well over 100 artists); and smaller displays at neighborhood businesses and artists’ studios, including several in the Flat Iron Building. Maps listing all the venues can be found at the main exhibit sites. Friday, 6-10 PM; admission to the four major exhibits is $5 per day. Galleries joining in with extended hours are tagged “ATC” in the art listings.
Included in this recital are Melissa Mallinson, Mary Sue Miller, Nucleus Dance, Jennifer Sandoval, Jennifer Smith, Rachel Thorne Germond, Lucy Riner, Elisa Carlson, Angela Frederick, and Nicole Gifford. 8 PM, $10.
Nightrain (Guns N’ Roses tribute), 6:30 PM.
Poetry From the Pulpit
The American Myth Theatre Company performs American Dreaming, 49 Stories About Brian MacKenzie, Natural Selection, and Starlight–all written and directed by Gregory Hardigan. 7 PM.
