JULY
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Sure nature abhors a vacuum, but what does it have against Cinema Borealis, the three nights of free outdoor film screenings put together by movie-projection wiz and School of the Art Institute faculty member James Bond (sic!)? Last year, Bond tried to show three wide-screen wonders (including Ran and 2001) on a 70-foot outdoor screen in Lincoln Park, but heavy rains dampened the weekend’s festivities. And last weekend a slightly downsized (24-foot-screen) rendition in Harrison Park got flooded out. So Cinema Borealis attempts al fresco moviegoing yet again with three classic Mexican films: tonight, Ahi esta el detalle; Saturday, Macario; and Sunday, Pedro Paramo. Subtitles Saturday and Sunday only. Harrison Park is at 1824 S. Wood; the projectors start running at sunset. It’s free. Call 666-7737.
Saturday 28
Monday 30
AUGUST
Chopsticks and Chickadees is billed as “a close look at how birds eat.” It’s a talk for kids by resident bird-watcher Elaine Bentley at the Express-Ways Children’s Museum, 435 E. Illinois. “Bird utensils” figure in somehow, and the plan is for the kids to make a bird feeder to take home. The workshop runs from 1 to 2:30 PM today. Reservations are needed; call the museum at 527-1000. It’s free with museum admission, which is $3 for adults and $2 for children.
