Friday 17
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Quilombo tells the story of Palmares, a breakaway nation of African slaves in 17th-century Brazil; though constantly challenged by Dutch and Portuguese colonists, Palmares held on to its autonomy for 100 years. The film was directed by Carlos Diegues, with a score by Gilberto Gil; it shows tonight at 7 in room 254 of DePaul’s Schmitt Center, 2323 N. Seminary. Following the film, there’ll be a talk by Jose Lopez, director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. It’s $5; call 278-6706 for info.
It was confusing for a while, but it now appears that Chicago faves the Blake Babies are no more–singer Juliana Hatfield has gone solo for good, and the band’s recent tour of Europe was merely a swan song. But guitarist John Strohm and drummer Freda Love have a new group, Antenna, which among other things is a showcase for Strohm’s simple and plangent songwriting. They’ll be at Lounge Ax, 2438 N. Lincoln, sometime after midnight tonight. Tickets are $7; call 525-6620 for details.
Four thousand entries from nearly 50 countries were submitted to the 1991 Cannes International Advertising Film Festival. A compilation of the 105 prizewinning commercials–described by one critic as a “crash course in international advertising techniques”–plays at Facets, 1517 W. Fullerton, through May 7. Sundays it starts at 5:30 and 7:30, Monday through Saturday at 7 and 9. Tickets are $5, $3 for Facets members; call 281-4114.
The World Federalist Association is planning a provocative move today: the group–which thinks that if the United Nations had more power a lot of the world’s nationalist shenanigans could be avoided–will be raising three flags this morning at 11 in front of the federal building at 230 S. Dearborn. How can this be provocative, you ask? Well, they plan to raise the U.S. flag but fly the United Nations and Earth Day flags above it, as a way to symbolize their feelings about the importance of world government. Since convention says you’re not supposed to raise any flag higher than the old Stars and Stripes, maybe the ever-ready VFW will be there to straighten ’em out. It’s free, of course; call 427-5409 for details.
