Events for August 7th, 2008
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Thursday - August 7th
Leisure / Recreation Event
Elvis is Alive 5K
The Columbia Yacht Club - 111 N. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
6:45 p.m.
Meet on the bike path across from the Columbia Yacht Club in your Elvis costume for the annual run. A post-race party includes Goose Island beer, food and live music by Elvis impersonator Doug Church and nine-piece band Anthony's Guitar Street Orchestra.
Movies / Film Events
Bicycle Film Festival
Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (Logan Square)
5:30 p.m. Citywide scavenger hunt (meet at Sheridan Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St.)
Screenings of short and feature films about building, riding and loving bicycles.
Events / Fair/Festival
Chicago SummerDance Festival
Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden - 601 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Zapteado with Anabel Tapia; music by Fandanguero
The 12th annual, 11-week festival includes one-hour dance lessons followed by live music and dancing. Thursdays feature world music; Fridays and Saturdays feature jazz, Latin, country or funk; and Sundays feature ballroom and big band tunes.
Events / Community Event
Dog Days of Summer
Bark Bark Club - 5943 N. Broadway St. - Chicago (Edgewater)
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Includes food, drinks and silent auction of art and gift certificates.
Events / Performance
Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience
United Center - 1901 W. Madison St. - Chicago (United Center)
7 p.m.
Life-size reproductions of 15 dinosaurs roar, snarl and move across the floor in this theatrical spectacle based on the award-winning BBC television series "Walking with Dinosaurs." The show vividly depicts dinosaurs' evolution and the climatic and tectonic changes that led to their demise. The $20...
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Bags for Babies
Rocks Lincoln Park - 1301 W. Schubert Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
A rooftop benefit bash includes open bar, appetizers and a cornhole tournament with prizes such as Cubs tickets.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Passport Thursdays
SushiSamba Rio - 504 N. Wells St. - Chicago (River North)
Head to the restaurant's rooftop, which is transformed into cities from around the world each week, including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Tokyo. DJ Dani Deahl spins batucada.
Theater / Theater Event
Summer Camp 2
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
8 p.m. "Eating Raoul, The Musical"
Hell in a Handbag Productions stages separate cabaret readings of three campy comedies under consideration for their upcoming winter season.
Theater / Theater Event
Sweatilicious
Live Bait Theater - 3914 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
8 p.m. preview
The Sweat Girls (Cindy Hanson, Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders and Pamela Webster) perform humorous, kiss-and-tell monologues.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Braziliance
Sonotheque - 1444 W. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (West Town)
9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
DJ Joe Bryl spins samba, reggae, maracatu and more.
