MARCH Friday 30
Performance artist James Grigsby introduces a new collaborative work, Unexplained Mysteries, and a new solo piece, Hard Coin, at 8 tonight at the Dance Center of Columbia College, 4730 N. Sheridan. Tickets are $7, $5 for students and seniors. Call 271-7928.
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The Old Town School of Folk Music’s four-week “Masters of the Guitar” rock ‘n’ roll workshop begins at 1:30 today. Students will study the techniques and styles of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Eddie Van Halen. If you prefer Keith Richards, wait for the folk-rock workshop, which starts April 28. It’s at 909 W. Armitage. Admission is $72, $63 in advance. Old Town members pay $63, $54 in advance. Call 525-7793.
Some things just don’t change. “It’s always been an artist’s town and it’s always been a torpedo’s town, the most artistic characters in the strong-arm industry as well as the most muscular poets get that way just by growing up in Chicago,” wrote Nelson Algren more than 30 years ago. There will be homegrown writers, hustlers, and other weirdos at Fools’ Eve, a benefit for the Links Hall performance series. The show starts at 2 PM and features 50 local talents. Conjunto Areyto will lead the dance party, which starts at 2 AM. It’s all at 3435 N. Sheffield. Tickets are $10. Call 281-0824.
Tuesday 3
In 1824 a group of free blacks from Philadelphia migrated to what is now the Dominican Republic. They learned Spanish as well as many of the native customs. But they also retained much of their African American culture and influenced their new home. Dominican Sketches, a photo essay by Dominican-American photographer Kenn Greene-Velez, looks at the influence of black Americans on the Caribbean island. The show will be on exhibit through Thursday at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted. It’s free. Call 881-6910.
