Events for October 13th, 2008
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Monday - October 13th
Theater / Theater Event
The Ville
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
A comedic soap-style drama explores the struggles and triumphs of a group of fictional gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and hetero residents of the Andersonville 'hood.
Theater / Theater Event
Free Night of Theater
Various locations - Chicago - Chicago
As part of a nationwide campaign, theaters offer free tickets to current shows. There is a two ticket limit. New blocks of tickets go on sale each Tuesday.
Theater / Theater Event
Eurydice
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
7:30 p.m. opening night
In this modern retelling of the classic Greek myth by Evanston native and Pulitzer Prize-nominee Sarah Ruhl ("A Clean House"), Eurydice's wedding plans to her true love Orpheus go awry when she sets off after a man bearing a letter from her dead father and ends up in the underworld.
Theater / Theater Event
Haywire!
Bailiwick Arts Center - 1229 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
8 p.m. opening night
In this campy drag parody of B-horror flicks, a female circus star's charmed life comes crashing down. Suspicions mount when she returns from a mental hospital and gruesome accidents occur.
Theater / Theater Event
An Evening with David Sedaris
Auditorium Theatre - 50 E. Congress Pkwy. - Chicago (South Loop)
8 p.m.
The humorist and author ("Me Talk Pretty One Day", "When You are Engulfed in Flames") performs a solo show.
Theater / Theater Event
Continental Divide: Mothers Against & Daughters of the Revolution
Pegasus Players - 1145 W. Wilson Ave. - Chicago (Uptown)
8 p.m. "Mothers Against" opening
This humorous and dramatic two-play cycle by Tony Award-winner David Edgar ("The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby") follows a gubernatorial election from two points of view.
Theater / Theater Event
That's Weird, Grandma
The Neo-Futurarium - 5153 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Ravenswood)
An assortment of scenes and songs created by Chicago Public School students and produced by actors, musicians, comedians and playwrights. The hour-long show changes each week, based on audience votes.
Events / Recreation Event
Bike Chicago Rentals-Navy Pier
Bike Chicago Rentals and Tours - 600 E. Grand Ave. - Chicago (Streeterville)
Head out on your own with one of the shop's bike, skate or equipment rentals. Rentals are available by the hour, day or week.
Events / Tours and Vacation
Segway Tour
Navy Pier - 600 E. Grand Ave. - Chicago (Streeterville)
Meet at Navy Pier's gateway park for a two-hour guided segway ride along the lakefront, led by Segway Experience of Chicago. The ride passes Oak Street Beach, North Avenue Beach, the Drake Hotel and more.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Enzo Mari
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)
Features 60 objects created by the artist and designer Mari.
