Events for May 12th, 2008
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Monday - May 12th
Leisure / Recreation Event
Andersonville Bike Week
The fifth annual event features a free bike maintenance clinic (6:30 p.m. Tuesday), a neighborhood cycling tour (9:30 a.m. Saturday) and more throughout the week.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Smart Home: Green + Wired
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Tour a three-story sustainable "green" home constructed on the museum's grounds, opening May 8.
Restaurants / Dining Event
Dinner and a Movie
La Pomme Rouge - 108 W. Kinzie St. - Chicago (River North)
Weekly series features classic films and half-price bottles of wine.
Movies / Film Events
Doc Films
Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago - 1212 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
7 p.m.
Billed as the longest continuously running student film society in the nation, the spring program features works by James Whale, David Cronenberg, the Coen brothers, Jean Cocteau, Michael Powell and others.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Wine tasting
D.O.C. Wine Bar - 2602 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A bi-weekly sampling featuring a different theme each event.
Theater / Theater Event
Heather Raffo: '9 Parts of Desire'
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
7 p.m.
Iraqi-American writer-performer Raffo interviewed Iraqi women to create her new solo show, an illustration of the conflicts and cultural shifts endured by women living in Iraq under Saddam Hussein, and since his expulsion.
Theater / Theater Event
Trumbo
TimeLine Theatre - 615 W. Wellington Ave. - Chicago
Tony Award-nominee Howard Witt ("Death of a Salesman") and TimeLine Theatre Company member David Parkes star in Christopher Trumbo's two-person drama.
Theater / Theater Event
Den of Thieves
Gorilla Tango Theatre - 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)
A dark comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis ("Our Lady of 121st Street") about a compulsive shoplifter who joins up with her 12-step program sponsor, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend to steal drug money from a disco.
Theater / Theater Event
Den of Thieves
Gorilla Tango Theatre - 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)
A dark comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis ("Our Lady of 121st Street") about a compulsive shoplifter who joins up with her 12-step program sponsor, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend to steal drug money from a disco.
Theater / Theater Event
Den of Thieves
Gorilla Tango Theatre - 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)
A dark comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis ("Our Lady of 121st Street") about a compulsive shoplifter who joins up with her 12-step program sponsor, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend to steal drug money from a disco.
