Friday 3
The Manhattan Transfer will be dressing up for a show at the Chicago Theatre tonight. The Transfer was founded in 1972, performing a jazzy, quasi-nostalgic act (their first LP featured “Tuxedo Junction” and a host of oldies-sounding offerings). Since then, they have established themselves as a premier vocal pop group. Their latest LP, Brasil, continues their tradition of experimenting with popular sounds. Show time is 8 PM at 175 N. State. Tickets are $9.50-$29.50, and are available at the box office, 236-4300, and through Ticketron, 853-3636.
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Monday 6
When Lyn Blumenthal and Kate Horsfield got their MFAs from the School of the Art Institute in 1976, they didn’t quite leave SAIC’s friendly confines. Horsfield, a painter, and Blumenthal, a video artist and critic, convinced the school to let them put together a library of videos and interviews with artists on tape. The two believed the exploration of artistic ideas by the artists themselves was important and should be in the public record. Their project eventually became the Video Data Bank, probably the country’s most extensive video-art resource center. Blumenthal has just put together What Does She Want, a two-part program of video art addressing women’s issues. Program one starts at 6 tonight, followed by program two at 8 in the school auditorium at Columbus and Jackson. Admission is $5 for each program ($6 for both programs), $3 ($4 for both) for Film Center members, students of area schools, and seniors. For more, call 443-3793.
