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“I’m not an artist,” says Lorenzo Rodriguez Jr., organizer of Blue, tonight’s one-night-only exhibit at 1840 W. Hubbard. “I’m a facilitator.” For this, his fourth exhibit, he followed his usual practice of renting a loft, making the artists whose work he’s showing help him clean it out, and letting them hang whatever they want on the walls. Eight local artists contributed to the show; the title was made up at the last minute. The exhibit runs from 6 PM to 3 AM, and there’ll be beer and dancing. Admission is free. Details at 342-5156.
The winner of the city’s Poem for Osaka Award will travel to Osaka, Japan–one of Chicago’s sister cities–to read at this summer’s International Garden and Greenery Exposition. Tonight the semifinalists will perform their work from 4:30 to 8:30 at B.L.U.E.S. Etcetera, 1124 W. Belmont. Proceeds benefit Neutral Turf, a marathon poetry festival to be held at Navy Pier in June. Admission is $5 and includes the 9 PM performance by Billy Branch and Sons of Blues. Call 276-9202 or 744-8923.
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Photographer Sally Mann’s images of her three kids at play, after accidents, or posing nude are explicit and disturbing. Her point is that childhood is not always carefree. “Many of [the photographs] were made in an effort to resolve that inevitable ambivalence that many parents feel about their children,” she says. An exhibit of her work will be up through June 23 at the Edwynn Houk Gallery, 200 W. Superior. Admission is free. Regular gallery hours are 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday. More info at 943-0698.
