AUGUST
Satisfied? Happy? Reasonably well situated in a relatively accommodating world? Gaye Bykers on Acid and Elvis Hitler, two rock bands whose names do a fair job of reflecting their respective musical outputs, are not. You can hear their reasoning on this and other matters of philosophical interest tonight at Cabaret Metro, 3730 N. Clark. The music starts at 11:30 and should go very late. Tickets are $7; info at 549-0203.
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SEPTEMBER
Sunday 2
Of course, you can do more than boo. Today at the Daley Center the Illinois Arts Alliance is holding a Rally in Support of the Arts; featured will be a pretty impressive array of figures reading aloud from banned works of art. Readers include Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, monologuist Spalding Gray, WXRT deejay Terri Hemmert, the current cast of Second City, Studs Terkel, and author Larry Heinemann, among others. Things get under way at noon under the Picasso at Washington and Dearborn, and go to 1:30. It’s free; call 855-3105 for more information.
Today’s power breakfast with Gary LaPaille, the new Illinois Democratic Party chairman and chief of staff to Illinois house speaker Mike Madigan, is being organized by Impact, a gay and lesbian PAC. The meeting comes on the heels of LaPaille’s appointment of the first political liaison between Illinois Dems and the state’s gay population. A continental breakfast starts at 7:30; the program begins at 8. A donation of at least $5 is requested. It’s at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth; call 880-2308 for more info.
