Events for October 7th, 2008
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Tuesday - October 7th
Theater / Theater Event
Carpenters' Halloween
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
Local cabaret duo Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax perform a campy musical tribute to the 1978 John Carpenter slasher film, "Halloween," set to music by Karen and Richard Carpenter.
Events / Fair/Festival
Chicago Calling Arts Festival
Various locations - Chicago - Chicago
The third annual festival features collaborative performances and projects by Chicago-based artists and those living elsewhere.
Events / Community Event
Pretty in Pink Fundraiser
Various locations - Chicago - Chicago
Local spas honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with $31 massages, manicures, facials, waxes and other beauty treatments.
Events / Literature Event
The Great Chicago Book Sale
International House, University of Chicago - 1414 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The University of Chicago Press hosts its first public sale in more than 20 years. Browse more than 20,000 hardcovers and paperbacks priced at $5 each, ranging in genre from anthropology to poetry to zoology.
Style / Shopping Event
Fashion Focus Chicago: Fashion Lab
Chicago Tourism Center - 72 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Check out one-of-a-kind clothing crafted by local design students from Columbia College Chicago, the International Academy of Design and Technology and the School of the Art Institute. Pieces are available for purchase on Saturday.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Dia de los Muertos: La Vida Sin Fin
National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 W. 19th St. - Chicago (Little Tuscany)
Billed as the nation's largest Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead exhibit, this 22nd annual collection highlights local and international artists and includes a tribute to student demonstrators killed 10 days before the 1968 summer Olympics in the Tlatelolco massacre.
Events / Community Event
NextFest
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The fifth annual showcase of emerging technology features nearly 40 exhibits about next-generation interactive art and games, healthcare, robotics and more.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
11th Annual Chicago Art Open
Merchandise Mart - 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza - Chicago (River North)
Drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, textiles and more by nearly 300 emerging and established artists.
Events / Community Event
Stitch 'n' Bitch
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Grab your latest knitting project and yarn about needlepoint with other thread-minded folks.
Movies / Film Events
First Tuesdays with the Midwest Independent Film Festival
Landmark Century Centre Cinema - 2828 N. Clark St. - Chicago
6 p.m.
A monthly screening series features locally produced features and shorts. October features a screening of Chicago writer-director Rusty Gorman's "Home of the Giants," starring Academy Award nominee Haley Joel Osment. A discussion with the director follows. Get complimentary appetizers after the...
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