Friday 17
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While almost everybody celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day with silly green beer and shamrock pins, DJ Kevin Riordan will host Stone Cold Blarney for the sixth straight year at the Artful Dodger in Bucktown. Riordan’s salute to Irish music will include traditional songs by the Chieftains and Sean O’Riada as well as the sounds of contemporary Irish musicians the Pogues, Horslips, and Sinead O’Connor. The fun starts at 10 PM at 1734 W. Wabansia. There’s no cover and, Riordan promises, “no idiocy.” For more call 227-6859.
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“Our celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico brings to our neighborhood an awareness of the roots of our culture,” said Olga Medina of the Centro Cultural Ruiz Belvis, 1632 N. Milwaukee. “It’s a symbol of our African, Spanish, and indigenous heritage.” As part of the celebration, a poster by Eli Samuel Rodriguez will be unveiled at 7 PM to commemorate the end of slavery on the Caribbean island on this day in 1873. Also on display is the mural Festival Lament and Caribbean Suite, created and designed by neighborhood kids under the direction of artists John Webber and Mirtes Zwierzynski, and “Puerto Rico’s Saints,” an exhibit of 31 handcrafted wooden figures that comes courtesy of New York’s Museum of Contemporary Art. The cultural center’s viewing hours are 1 to 3 PM Monday through Thursday, but appointments can be made during the weekend. It’s free. Call 235-3988.
