Friday 13
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During the second annual Around the Coyote festival–more or less named for the Tower Coyote Gallery, in the flamboyant art deco Northwest Tower Building, which anchors the intersection of North, Milwaukee, and Damen. (you can still see the green neon coyote sculpture in the window)–painters, computer artists, photographers, sculptors, and other artists will open their homes, studios, and galleries to show off their stuff. There’s also a bunch of accompanying theater, music, film, and dance. Potential highlights: a dance-music-video-theater endeavor called American Way, choreographed by Shawn Coyle and composed by Thomas Masters (tonight and tomorrow at 9 and Sunday at 5 at At the Gallery, 1543 W. Division); an exhibit of ten computer artists at Kill the Poets, 1801 W. Division, open from 3 to 10 today and 11 to 7 tomorrow and Sunday; and a photography show called “Evidence of the Art-Making Process,” wherein five experimental photographers explain the decision-making processes of their work, at the Ludwig Drum Factory, 1728 N. Damen, same hours as the show at Kill the Poets. There’s lots more and it’s all free: for details or a full schedule, stop by the Tower Building at 1608 N. Milwaukee or call 342-6777.
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The easy way to clear up the congestion on Chicago’s highways would be for fewer people to drive. The problem is that everyone wants other people to stop so the highways will be clear for them. The Regional Transportation Authority and the CTA have declared tomorrow Beat the Back Up Day; they’re asking commuters to please, just this once, abandon the car and try public transportation. Everyone’s chipping in: WMAQ is hosting a rally at noon today in Daley Plaza to promote the idea, and the Trib says it’ll sell discounted papers at suburban rail stations to help people appreciate the joys of riding the train and reading the paper. (Well, better the Trib than The Burden of Proof.) “Beat the Back Up Day” is tomorrow; the rally today is free. Call 245-6073 for more info on either.
