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June 2010
The Q Brothers' 'Funk' Returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
By Jennifer Wehunt
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced a couple of additions to its 2010-11 World’s Stage series this morning, one of which is National Theatre of Scotland’s critically-acclaimed Black Watch. But, it’s the much frothier Funk It Up About Nothin’, a hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, we’re especially interested in today... Read more
Sailing Above Belmont Harbor
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.65 million
The Property: A 65-foot span of windows on the ninth floor of an ornate Beaux-Arts building frames an extraordinary view of the boats, runners, and trees that make Belmont Harbor a summertime jewel... Read more
Zayd Dohrn, the Son of Bill Ayers, Pens Short, Sweet Obama Play
By Jennifer Tanaka
Tonight, American Theater Company (ATC), a stalwart off-Loop house in North Center, will present part one of its ambitious Silver Project, a series of plays that attempts, one year at a time, to chronicle the 25 years since the theatre company was founded. If you go tonight, you can catch a quirky gem titled ‘cause I know you got soul... Read more
Five for Free
Our top five picks for things to do this week: What do Tinariwen, Mos Def, Califone, and The Books have in common? Click to find out. Read more
All the Single Ladies (and Gents): Ready for Some Summer Lovin'?
By Amalie Drury
We all turn to the usual sources for potential dates: bars, Match.com, Jdate, bars, CTA platforms, the produce section at Whole Foods, bars, the elevator at work. But when all these fail (as they so often do), why not just pick someone you like from the pages of a magazine, then place yourself directly in the path of true love at a charity cocktail party where his or her attendance is guaranteed? Seems like a solid strategy to me... Read more
Heywood Wakefield Auction

Have an eye for vintage modern furniture? We do too. Former Heywood Wakefield furniture showroom of Three Oaks, Mich.—Springdale Furnishings—has closed its doors and will auction off its impressive collection of dining, bedroom, and living room furniture at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 19th in Hartford, Mich., about two hours from Chicago. Some 250 carefully restored pieces will be on the block, as well as 1,450-plus pieces in slightly distressed condition.

—Elizabeth Frantz

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