BEDNO.COM - THE BEST Chicago Guide Visit bedno.com for details, more events, photos, etc. Stretch. RECOMMENDED EVENTS THIS WEEK: Ongoing: * National Women's History Month. Ongoing: Redmoon's "The Cabinet" at Redmoon Central. Ongoing: International Womens Art Open at Woman Made Ga... Ongoing: Under The Picasso at Daley Plaza. Ongoing: Supernatural Chicago at Excalibur (Fr). Tu: Chicago Underground Comedy at Beat Kitchen. We: * Saint Patrick's Day. We: South Park new episode on COM. We: * "Shakedown D&B" at Neo. We: "In One Ear" at Heartland Cafe. Th: Experience Hendrix at Chicago Theatre. Th: "Atomic New Wave Dance Party" at Neo. Fr: * Robotics Competition at UIC Pavilion. Fr: Improvised Shakespeare at IO Theatre. Fr: "Nexus 6" at Neo. Fr: Cosmix at Berlin. Fr: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Neo-Fut. Sa: * Vernal Equinox. Sa: * Great American Meatout. Sa: ** ROBOTICS COMPETITION FINALS! at UIC Pavilion. Sa: Neighborhood Tour from Cultural Center. Sa: "Spring Awakening" at Congress Theatre. Sa: Alice In Chains at Aragon Ballroom. Sa: College of Complexes at Lincoln Restaurant. Sa: "Twisted" at Berlin. Sa: Midnight Marauders ride at Billy Goat Tavern. Sa: Improv Star Trek at iO Theater. Su: Start of Aries. Su: Windy City Roller Derby at UIC Pavilion. Su: "Salon de Vine" at Joie de Vine. Su: "Adult Swim" on TOON. Mo-Sa: World Water Week at Various locations. Mo: Boom Boom Room at Green Dolphin Street. ... *********************** Movie *********************** Now playing. Alice in Wonderland, The Crazies, Cop Out, Valentine's Day, Tooth Fairy, Book of Eli, Spy Next Door, Daybreakers, Leap Year, Youth in Revolt, Imaginarium, It's Complicated, Sherlock Holmes, Up in the Air, Avatar, Planet 51, The Blind Side, ... Theaters Everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies Movies and Beer. Movies, drinking, heckling, FUN! -Thursday 18+ (ID reqd) $5. It's Complicated: Su 5p, Mo-Th 6:30p. Youth In Revolt: Su 7p, Mo-Th 8p. Up In The Air: Su 9p, Mo-Th 10p. Brew & View, 773/929-6713, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner from the Red line Belmont stop. http://www.brewview.com *********************** Ongoing *********************** MORE EVENTS: See the ChicagoFunNews FaceBook app for unparalleled fast searchable local event listings: http://ChicagoFunNews.com/fb * National Women's History Month (since 1987). THANXX! -2010.03.31 Yearly. 2010: "Writing Women Back Into History" http://www.nwhp.org Redmoon's "The Cabinet" -2010.04.04 13+ $15-25 Sa 6+9p, Su 3p, Th 8p, Fr 8+10p. "Haunting spectacle in minature, sets the story of the murderous Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist slave Ceseare in an off-kilter world of puppetry and intricate machinery." Redmoon Central, 312/850-8440, 1463 W Hubbard. http://www.redmoon.org International Womens Art Open (since 1998). -2010.04.22 We-Fr -7p, Sa/Su 12-4p. Juried show of artwork in all media by women from the international community. http://womanmade.org/groupshows.html#4 Woman Made Gallery, 312/738-0400, 685 N Milwaukee. http://womanmade.org/calexhibits.html WAY too much great theater and comedy and dance to cover. Pickup Reader and NewCity and TimeOut magazines. Hundreds of city locations. Under The Picasso. All ages. Free 12p. Interesting free performances almost every week day at noon. Go to the spectacular Thompson Center nearby (100 W Randolph) for more good art. http://tinyurl.com/underthepicasso Daley Plaza, 312/346-3278, 50 W Washington. Washington and Dearborn. http://www.cityofchicago.org Supernatural Chicago (since 2004). Interactive theatre exploring Chicago's paranormal past. Fr/Sa 21+ $25 7:30-9p. Hosted by Necromancer Neil Tobin. Hear true Chicago stories of the unexplained, brought to life through audience-involving demonstrations of telepathy, clairvoyance, mediumship and magic -- at one of Chicago's most haunted nightspots. Price includes the show plus two drinks and general admission to the club. 800/979-3370 http://www.SupernaturalChicago.com Excalibur, 312/266-1944, 632 N Dearborn. Downtown, valet or pay. http://www.excaliburchicago.com Different rock, experimental, jazz, ethnic bands almost every night. 21+ $? Metro / SmartBar, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark, Near Red Line Addison stop, metrochicago.com Darkroom, 773/276-1411, 2210 W Chicago, darkroombar.com Double Door, 773/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee, Wicker Park near Blue line Damen stop, doubledoor.com Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western, dive-ish, emptybottle.com Martyrs', 773/404-9494, 3855 N Lincoln, martyrslive.com Ravinia, 847/266-5100, Highland Pk, ravinia.org *********************** Tuesday 2010.03.16 *********************** Good day for Brew&View. Tuesdays 18+ $5+. It's Complicated 6:30p, Youth In Revolt 8p, Up In The Air 10p. Brew & View, 773/929-6713, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner from the Red line Belmont stop. http://www.brewview.com Chicago Underground Comedy. Tuesdays 21+ $5 Doors 9p. "The Hippest, Hottest Stand-Up Showcase to Emerge in Years" +good menu & booze. http://www.chicagoundergroundcomedy.com Beat Kitchen, 773/281-4444, 2100 W Belmont. http://www.beatkitchen.com Stewart / Colbert. Mo/Tu/We/Th Reruns several times a day. 10-11p (unconfirmed). Brilliant awards winning "news" shows. COM. On cable. http://www.comedycentral.com *********************** Wednesday 2010.03.17 *********************** * Saint Patrick's Day. Patron saint of Ireland, 389-461 AD, born in Britain. Yearly. Observed by wearing green, beer, highlights Irish culture, songs, etc. PARTIES AT EVERY BAR. http://www.ireland.com South Park NEW EPISODE. Wednesdays All ages. Free 9p. COM. On cable. http://www.comedycentral.com * "Shakedown D&B" 21+ $0-5 10p-4a. Subsonik, w/ Radiata, Stunna, Lamebrane, Midway, Subverb, Phantom45. http://www.chicagodnb.com Neo, 773/528-2622, 2350 N Clark. Just South of Fullerton. Sometimes parking rare. http://neo-chicago.com "In One Ear" (since 1988). Poetry Open Mic. Wednesdays 18+ $3 10p-?a. "Eclectic mix of people who groove on laid-back vibes." http://www.myspace.com/inoneear Heartland Cafe, 773/465-8005, 7000 N Glenwood. Near Red Line Morse stop. http://www.heartlandcafe.com *********************** Thursday 2010.03.18 *********************** Experience Hendrix. $38-92 7p. http://experiencehendrixtour.com Chicago Theatre, 773/561-9500, 175 N State. Downtown. http://www.thechicagotheatre.com "Atomic New Wave Dance Party" Thursdays 21+ $5 10p-4a. DJs QBot, Kamar, special guests spin 80s, New Wave, more. http://atomicnewwave.com Neo, 773/528-2622, 2350 N Clark. Just South of Fullerton. Sometimes parking rare. http://neo-chicago.com *********************** Friday 2010.03.19 *********************** * Robotics Competition (since 1992). Motorola Midwest Regional. Yearly. All ages. Free 8a-6p. Over 30 corporate sponsored college engineering teams compete at a VERY high level. Contest is an academic sporting challenge changed each year, usually having a cooperative twist. Presented by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a non-profit organization. Matches 9:30a-noon, 1-4p. Concludes Saturday. http://www.illinoisfirst.org UIC Pavilion, 312/413-4750, 525 South Racine. http://www.uicpavilion.com Improvised Shakespeare. Fridays 18+ $14 8p. Based on audience suggestion The Co creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style with ALL the typical elements. http://improvisedshakespeare.com IO Theatre, 773/880-0199, 3541 N. Clark. http://chicago.ioimprov.com/io/shows/14 "Nexus 6" 3rd Fridays 21+ $7 10p-4a (unconfirmed). Kinetic DJs Gremlin, Pathogen, et.al. spin club hits, old classics, new music and alternative songs from established artists in EBM, industrial, rhythmic noise and other familiar genres, plus attention paid to the request list. http://kineticnoise.wordpress.com Neo, 773/528-2622, 2350 N Clark. Just South of Fullerton. Sometimes parking rare. http://neo-chicago.com Cosmix. Fridays 21+ $0-5 10p-4a. Greg Haus spins Electro / Progressive / Breaks / Alternative / Electronica. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop. http://www.berlinchicago.com Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (since 1988). Fr/Sa All ages? $6-11 (also Su 7p) 11:30p. 30 plays in 60 minutes, lots of improv, very welcoming, often topical. Neo-Futurarium, 773/275-5255, 5153 N Ashland. http://www.neofuturists.org *********************** Saturday 2010.03.20 *********************** * Vernal Equinox. Yearly. Night and day are equal length (sun 06:02-18:11), official start of spring. http://aa.usno.navy.mil * Great American Meatout (since 1985). Yearly. Eat nothing with eyes today. http://www.meatout.org http://www.go-veggie.org ** ROBOTICS COMPETITION FINALS! (since 1992). Motorola Midwest Regional. Yearly. All ages. Free 8a-5p. Over 30 corporate sponsored college engineering teams compete at a VERY high level. Contest is an academic sporting challenge changed each year, usually having a cooperative twist. Presented by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a non-profit organization. Matches 9:30a-noon, 1-3p. http://www.illinoisfirst.org UIC Pavilion, 312/413-4750, 525 South Racine. http://www.uicpavilion.com Chicago Neighborhood Tours. Bring a snack. Saturdays $20-45 4hr 10a. 03.20: Beautiful Beverly. Chicago Cultural Center, 312/742-1190, 77 E Randolph. http://chicagoneighborhoodtours.com "Spring Awakening" W/ Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, Second Sun. 17+ $? 7-?p. http://thespringawakening.com Congress Theatre, 773/276-1235, 2135 N Milwaukee. http://congresschicago.com Alice In Chains. All ages. $40 8p. http://aliceinchains.com Aragon Ballroom, 773/561-9500, 1106 W Lawrence. Near Red line Lawrence stop. http://www.aragon.com College of Complexes (since 1951). "The Playground for People Who Think" Saturdays All ages. $3? +food/drink purchase 2.5hrs 8-11p (unconfirmed). Structured weekly free speech forum with quality lecturers and good American food and bar. 03.20 - TBD - Seeking Speaker. 312/326-2120 http://collegeofcomplexes.org Lincoln Restaurant, 773/248-1820, 4008 N Lincoln. Near Lincoln/Irving/Damen. "Twisted" Saturdays 21+ $0 -11p, $5 -1a, $7+ 9:30p-5a. "Meet and mingle with a truly diverse crowd. Dress up or dress down... this is the place to be what you want to be!" Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop. http://www.berlinchicago.com Midnight Marauders ride. 3rd Saturdays 18+ Leaves after 11:30p-?a (unconfirmed). "Drinking club with a biking problem" http://chicagomidnightmarauders.org Billy Goat Tavern, 312/222-1525, 430 N Michigan. Lower Hubbard. http://billygoattavern.com Improv Star Trek. Saturdays $5 ($0 in costume) 12a. Cast creates an "episode" live from audience title detailing adventures of a lesser-known crew on a less "enterprising" starship. May include first contact with alien species, time travel, mind control, intergalactic intrigue, unexplained phenomena, the eminent destruction of the entire quadrant, or all of the above. http://chicago.ioimprov.com/io/shows/149 iO Theater, 773/880-0199, 3541 N. Clark. http://chicago.ioimprov.com *********************** Sunday 2010.03.21 *********************** Start of Aries. Astrological sign, the ram. Yearly. http://www.astrology.com Windy City Roller Derby. Monthly. All ages. $20-40 7-9:45p (unconfirmed). A new breed of derby dame hellions on skates. http://www.windycityrollers.com UIC Pavilion, 312/413-5700, 525 S. Racine. http://www.uicpavilion.com "Salon de Vine" Sundays 21+ Free 8+9:30p. Girlie-Q presents "Premier Queer Burlesque and Variety Performances" in "Chicago's Most intimate". Fine wines and handcrafted cocktails. http://girlieq.net/upcoming-shows/ Joie de Vine, 773/989-6846, 1744 W. Balmoral. http://joiedevine.com "Adult Swim" Sundays All ages. Free 10p-12a. Extraordinary block of popular and leading-edge absurdist cartoonage. http://www.adultswim.com TOON. On cable. http://www.cartoonnetwork.com *********************** Monday 2010.03.22 *********************** World Water Week. TAP Project for UNICEF. -Saturday Yearly. (unconfirmed). Varying events raising awareness and supporting UNICEF's TAP Project which helps supply clean water in parts of the world where it is a rare commodity. Various locations. http://www.tapproject.org/cities/chicago Boom Boom Room (since 1991). Mondays 21+ $? 10p-4a. Long running weekly w/ smart local DJs. 4kft dance space, multiple bars and environments, late night dining, state-of-the-art sound and lights, free parking, more. http://boomboomroomchicago.com Green Dolphin Street, 773/395-0066, 2200 N Ashland. At Webster. http://www.jazzitup.com Rehab. Mondays 21+ $? 10p-2a. "America's Best Party" according to frisky young Wickers. http://facebook.com/rehabdanceparty Debonair Social Club, 773/227-7990, 1575 N Milwaukee. At North and Damen. http://debonairsocialclub.com Showing one week of events.