JUNE
Saturday 30
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Eighteen-year-old Milton Ruben Laufer is one of 40 young pianists from the United States who will attend the Conservatory of Music in Moscow for an intensive two-week program this summer. To help raise money to cover Laufer’s travel expenses, the folks at Roberto Clemente Community Academy–the school with the largest Puerto Rican student population in the city–have organized a benefit recital. Laufer doesn’t go to Clemente, but “We Puerto Ricans have to support other Puerto Ricans,” says spokesperson Milta Ramirez. Laufer’s program tonight includes works by Beethoven and Chopin, plus “Granada,” by Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz. Show time is 7 at Clemente, 1147 N. Western. Admission is $10. Call 292-5011 or 342-2692.
When umpire Dave Pallone tossed Pete Rose out of a 1988 Mets-Reds game after Rose blew up over a call, it cost Rose a $10,000 fine and a 30-day suspension. But Pallone probably suffered more: he says the incident cost him a chance to work in the World Series and eventually ended his baseball career. Pallone, who’s gay, tells the whole story in Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball, his recently published memoirs. Pallone will be autographing the book from 1 to 3 PM at People Like Us, 3321 N. Clark. The signing’s free; the book’s $18.95. Call 248-6363.
The back room at the AA Meat Market (which has a dance floor, video screens, and its own bar) is strictly no-admittance unless you’re wearing a major article of black leather–in other words belts, shoelaces, and bracelets don’t count. And the bouncer may let you through shirtless–whether you’re male or femaleif you have a particularly well-developed chest. No kidding. The place is at 2933 N. Lincoln; it’s open noon until 2 AM daily, Saturdays until 3 AM. There’s never a cover. Call 528-2933.
In February 1972, in an unusual week of television programming, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were brought in as guest hosts for the middle-of-the-road The Mike Douglas Show. Apparently, Lennon and Ono had a free hand when it came to guests: they invited Chuck Berry, Ralph Nader, Jerry Rubin, and Bobby Seale–who did a little cooking on the show and later went on to write a pretty successful cookbook. You can see the Lennon/Ono shows as part of Rock ‘n’ Roll on Television, opening today at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, 800 S. Wells. The exhibit, which runs through September 15, features rare clips of U2 (on Tom Snyder’s The Tomorrow Show), early Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M., Elvis Presley’s first TV appearance (on Stage Show), and more. Wolfman Jack will give a presentation July 12. The video footage will run continuously in the museum screening rooms. Doors are open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from noon to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 5. Admission is $3, $2 for students, $1 for seniors and kids under 12, and free for MBC members. Details at 987-1500.
