Friday 10
The 1993 Winter D-Tour is the latest gallery walk sponsored by the West Side Gallery District. Today and tomorrow from noon to 5 there’ll be open studios at 25 locations roughly centered around the intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee. Besides seeing the art, you can play a sort of poker game by collecting playing cards at the different galleries and then registering your hand at Idao Gallery; the three best hands get prizes. For a map or more information stop by the Idao, 2324 W. North, during walk hours or call 235-4724. There’s also a Winter D-Tour reception and party tonight from 8 to 12 at Layaway Visual Arts, 1947 W. North, with music from the electronic music group Lab Report. It’s $3. Call 772-8059 for info on that.
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Admission to the Smart Museum of Art in Hyde Park is free today for its seventh annual Holiday Party. Here’s the lineup: At 1:30 there’s a guided tour of the ongoing exhibit “The German Print Portfolio”; at 1:45 there’s music from the University of Chicago student singing group the Acafellas; at 2:45 another a cappella group, Unaccompanied Women, performs; and at 3 there’s a guided tour of the museum’s permanent collection. There’ll also be various activities for kids and free cocoa and dessert from 1 to 4. The museum’s at 5550 S. Greenwood; call 702-0200.
Sometimes it’s hard to find that certain something for that special someone. Tonight at the Chicagoland Discussion Group’s holiday Bizarre Bazaar, more than 20 vendors will be selling leather and fetish fashion, whips, paddles, books, videos, jewelry, and all manner of kinky stocking stuffers. There’ll also be a cash bar. It’s at the Monte Vista Banquet Hall, 5154 N. Milwaukee, from 7 to 11. Admission is $5; the group suggests casual attire. Call 281-1097 for more info.
News that a Saudi Arabian emigre entrepreneur is buying Kroch’s and Brentano’s makes today’s luncheon address by Kroch’s CEO Bill Rickman quite timely. His subject? Survival and Renewal in a Changing Marketplace. He speaks at a meeting of the Young Executives Club; it starts at 11:30 in the Empire Room of the Palmer House, 17 E. Monroe. Tickets are $35, $20 for members. Call 853-0186.
