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With the large exhibition Abstract: Chicago, Klein Art Works capo Paul Klein has assembled what he calls a comprehensive overview of the subject through the work of nearly 80 local abstractionists. In the accompanying catalog, contributors proffer drawings and their take on how the city of Chicago has affected their work; answers range from lots (“I have always felt the need to make my work colorful and explosive”) to not at all (“My visual and conceptual biases were fairly well established before I became a Chicagoan”). The show opens with a free reception this afternoon from 2 to 6 at the gallery, 400 N. Morgan. It’ll be up through the end of the year. Call 243-0400 for more.
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Tap legend Jimmy Payne, the Chicagoan who taught Lena Horne and June Allyson the basics of hoofing and choreographed films and Broadway shows, is giving a free tap dancing demonstration today to help celebrate the opening of the newly expanded Wesley’s Shoe Corral. It’s in the Hyde Park Shopping Center, 1506 E. 55th St. Payne will be there from noon to 3 today. Call 667-7463.
Like Johnson and Johnson’s handling of the Tylenol tampering cases, Pepsi’s smooth reaction to the rash of reports of syringes found in cans is sure to go down in the annals of PR history. Pepsi PR manager Ann Ward is in town today to give the inside story. She speaks at a lunch meeting of the International Association of Business Communicators at Michael Jordan’s restaurant, 500 N. LaSalle. Things get under way at 11:30; tickets are $30. Call 332-0147.
When activities ranging from the wacky to the intolerant to the criminal are practiced by almost every religious sect in America, it’s hard to take seriously the title of Stephen Carter’s new book, The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion; most people think the religions themselves are doing the job quite well. But you can hear him explain as he discusses the work at the Max Palevsky Theater in the University of Chicago’s Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., from noon to 1:30 today. Call 702-7712.
