Friday 16
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Michelle Shocked, who’s straight as an arrow, got some nervous laughs from the audience at a New York award show last year when she accepted her trophy for Best New Female Vocalist. “This should have been called the best new lesbian category,” she joked good-naturedly. None of the nominees were actually out of the closet, but a couple of them got their starts in the women’s-music circuit. Does that mean they’re gay’? Or does it just mean they’re feminists? Or does it mean anything at all anymore? Toni Armstrong Jr., founder of Hot Wire magazine, the bible of women’s music, will answer questions on Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Women’s Music, But Weren’t Sure Who to Ask, starting at 7:30 PM at Kinheart, 2214 Ridge in Evanston. Admission is $5, $3 for members. It’s open to women only. Call 708-491-1103.
Saturday 17
The tradition of Saint Joseph’s Table began in Sicily in the 19th century, when wives of local fishermen promised Saint Joseph to provide food for the poor on his feast day if their husbands returned safely from the sea. Because Saint Joseph’s day fell during Lent, most of the foods served were meatless. In Chicago the tradition has been celebrated since 1960 by the Notre Dame parish, which will offer the free feast from 4 to 7 today at their church, 1336 W. Flournoy. Donations for the table are welcome. For more information call 243-7400.
Former Weather Underground member Bernardine Dohrn and top Daley adviser Julie Hamos make an unlikely duo for this morning’s executive forum, Shaping the Agenda: Taking Charge of the Future. Breakfast begins at 8, and the program follows from 8:30 to 10:30 in the sixth-floor assembly room at the Northern Trust, 50 S. LaSalle. It’s sponsored by Women in Charge; tickets are $20. Call 435-3900.
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