JUNE
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If you attend a performance of The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Circle Theatre tonight or tomorrow you’ll get free admission to “Off the Page 4,” a champagne brunch and discussion with the play’s creator, Rupert Holmes (of pina-colada song fame), on Sunday, June 13. Holmes won Tony awards for best book and best score after the interactive mystery opened on Broadway in 1985 (it also won the Tony for best musical that season); his more recent work includes Say Goodnight, Gracie. The brunch, which begins at 11 AM at the theater, is open to anyone with a program from the show (or, if this weekend sells out, a ticket to a future performance). The Mystery of Edwin Drood runs through June 27 at Circle, 7300 W. Madison in Forest Park. Performances are at 8 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and at 3 on Sunday. Tickets are $22, $20 for seniors and students; call 708-771-0700.
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Local online mag Sixosix and Wicker Park’s Akira boutique are behind tonight’s multimedia Garden of Eden event, held in the courtyard of the Galleria Marchetti banquet hall. Amid hors d’oeuvres from SWK restaurant, makeovers, massages, and palm readings, there will be a fashion show of “teeny tiny summer clothes” by local designers Threadless, Armed and Dangerous, and Nena, plus national brands. Quarter Mile will play, and admission ($8 in advance, $10 at the door) also gets you into Crobar later tonight. It’s from 5:30 PM to midnight (the fashion show is at 7) at 825 W. Erie in Chicago. Tickets are available at Akira, 1837 W. North. Call 773-489-0818 or see www.606mag.com for more.
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Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photo/Greg Kolack.
