http://upcoming.yahoo.com/metro/us/il/chi/ All events in Chicago on Upcoming. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:53:56 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062800/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062800/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062800/#comments 41.9005 -87.6867 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:51:15 -0700 2009-07-05T10:51:15-07:00 Mayor Daley / Cacaw / Onyou 2009-08-02T21:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave Chicago Illinois United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062900/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062900/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3062900/#comments 41.7725 -87.8004 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:51:25 -0700 2009-07-05T10:51:25-07:00 Korn 2009-07-31T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72809/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72809/ Toyota Park 7000 S. Harlem Ave. Bridgeview Illinois 60455 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72809/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063001/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063001/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063001/#comments 41.854 -87.6269 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:51:37 -0700 2009-07-05T10:51:37-07:00 Doomtree Featuring Dessa / Sims / Mike Mictlan / Cecil Otter / Paper T 2009-08-01T22:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/91570/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/91570/ Reggie's Live Rock 2105 South State Street Chicago Illinois 60616 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/91570/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063495/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063495/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063495/#comments 42.0495 -88.2843 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:52:35 -0700 2009-07-05T10:52:35-07:00 George Jones 2009-09-04T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ Hemmens Cultural Center 150 Dexter Ct Elgin Illinois 60120 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063702/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063702/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063702/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:52:58 -0700 2009-07-05T10:52:58-07:00 Prolonged Detention 2009-07-24T21:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063849/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063849/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3063849/#comments 41.8833 -87.625 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:53:13 -0700 2009-07-05T10:53:13-07:00 Nicole Gordon: Stateless 2009-09-27T10:00:00Z 2009-09-27T18:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago Illinois 60602 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064058/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064058/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064058/#comments 41.9391 -87.6539 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:53:37 -0700 2009-07-05T10:53:37-07:00 Daughtry 2009-08-08T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45058/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45058/ The Vic Theatre 3145 N Sheffield Ave Chicago Illinois 60657 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45058/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064084/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064084/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064084/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:53:40 -0700 2009-07-05T10:53:40-07:00 Trignity 2009-07-25T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064344/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064344/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064344/#comments 42.0495 -88.2843 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:54:08 -0700 2009-07-05T10:54:08-07:00 Twista 2009-09-12T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ Hemmens Cultural Center 150 Dexter Ct Elgin Illinois 60120 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064429/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064429/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064429/#comments 41.8833 -87.625 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:54:18 -0700 2009-07-05T10:54:18-07:00 Nnenne Okore: Twisted Ambience 2009-09-01T08:00:00Z 2009-09-01T19:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago Illinois 60602 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/276/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064792/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064792/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064792/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:55:00 -0700 2009-07-05T10:55:00-07:00 Silent But Deadly 2009-07-31T22:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064963/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064963/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3064963/#comments 42.0495 -88.2843 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:55:19 -0700 2009-07-05T10:55:19-07:00 Church Basement Ladies 2009-08-14T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ Hemmens Cultural Center 150 Dexter Ct Elgin Illinois 60120 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59822/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065433/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065433/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065433/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:09 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:09-07:00 PEEVED! 2009-07-31T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065439/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065439/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065439/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:10 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:10-07:00 Viva Che Latte 2009-08-08T21:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065445/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065445/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065445/#comments 41.9114 -87.6349 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:11 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:11-07:00 We'Ve Got Our Own Problems 2009-07-25T22:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ Donny's Skybox Studio Theater 1608 N Wells St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/47125/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065508/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065508/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065508/#comments 41.8883 -87.6293 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:18 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:18-07:00 Monte Montgomery 2009-07-24T21:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35412/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35412/ House of Blues Restaurant 329 N Dearborn St Chicago Illinois 60610 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35412/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065595/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065595/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065595/#comments 41.9005 -87.6867 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:27 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:27-07:00 The Empty Bottle & the Wire Present 'Adventures in Modern Music' FIVE 2009-09-10T21:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave Chicago Illinois United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/767/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065631/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065631/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3065631/#comments 41.9397 -87.681 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:31 -0700 2009-07-05T10:56:31-07:00 Mortified 2009-08-23T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/6673/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/6673/ Beat Kitchen 2100 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago Illinois United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/6673/ Jimmy Buffett Concert Tickets 8/8/2009
Upcoming concert for Jimmy Buffett at 8/8/2009. Jimmy Buffett will be playing at Toyota Park in 8/8/2009 on 8:00 PMview
Catch Jimmy Buffett live in 8/8/2009 on 8:00 PMview at Toyota Park (formerly Bridgeview Stadium). Great tickets are still available for Jimmy Buffett.
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See Paul McCartney at a venue near you! Paul McCartney will be playing at Wrigley Field in 8/5/2009 on 6:30 PMview
On 6:30 PMview, at Fenway Park see right here in 8/5/2009. This is your chance to see at Fenway Park!
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]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066148/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066148/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066148/#comments 43.0418 -87.9068 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:19:53 -0700 2009-07-05T22:19:53-07:00 Square Kids, Tuesdays in the Food Court & Town Square 2009-07-14T11:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/217787/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/217787/ Bayshore Mall Towne Center 5800 N Bayshore Dr, Milwaukee WI Milwaukee Illinois United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/217787/
SCNA will present a myriad of opportunities for those skilled craftsmen as well as those working toward mastery in the field. Software Craftsmanship North America will provide the ideal personal experience and environment to meet other craftsmen. Whether trying to develop software skills and techniques, find other companies who take quality and skill seriously, or find future craftsmen for your company, SCNA is the perfect event for you. "

In short SCNA is a conference about software craftsmanship.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067082/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067082/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067082/#comments 41.8876 -87.6199 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:14:11 -0700 2009-07-06T16:14:11-07:00 Software Craftsmanship North America (SCNA) 2009-08-26 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38335/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38335/ Swissôtel Chicago 323 East Wacker Drive Chicago Illinois 60601 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38335/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067458/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067458/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067458/#comments 41.9396 -87.6441 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:08 -0700 2009-07-06T23:04:08-07:00 Arj Barker 2009-07-10T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ Lakeshore Theater 3175 N. Broadway St. Chicago Illinois 60657 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067459/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067459/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067459/#comments 41.9396 -87.6441 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:45 -0700 2009-07-06T23:04:45-07:00 Arj Barker 2009-07-10T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ Lakeshore Theater 3175 N. Broadway St. Chicago Illinois 60657 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23440/ mzamora@vidaabu.com you can register online at www.vidaabu.com/encuentro

Te invitamos a este evento "Encuentro 2009 en Cicero" Es un evento para toda la familia. Es el primer evento de esta clase en la ciudad de Chicago y va a ser de mucho beneficio para ti y toda tu familia. Costo $25 por todo el evento y $20 por solo el Sabado. No te lo pierdas. Mas info manda un correo a mzamora@vidaabu.com. Registrate online, ve a www.vidaabu.com/encuentro
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See Paul McCartney at a venue near you! Paul McCartney will be playing at Wrigley Field in 8/5/2009 on 6:30 PMview
will be is coming to Fenway Park in 8/5/2009 on 6:30 PMview. Tickets are going fast so get yours before they are sold out.
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See Paul McCartney at a venue near you! Paul McCartney will be playing at Wrigley Field in 8/6/2009 on 6:30 PMview
Catch playing in 8/6/2009 on 6:30 PMview at Fenway Park. Great tickets are still available for .
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http://www.myspace.com/codakings
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069027/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069027/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069027/#comments 41.9184 -87.6487 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:57:26 -0700 2009-07-08T19:57:26-07:00 Coda Kings @ The Store (Lincoln Park) -- No Cover 2009-07-10T21:30:00Z 2009-07-11T01:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/40520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/40520/ The Store 2002 N. Halsted St Chicago Illinois 60614 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/40520/ Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main Street
630-587-8400
www.thearcada.com

It’s time for the ultimate Disney’s High School Musical Summer Celebration! Sing and dance to your favorite High School Musical songs from all three hit movies! Including: “We’re All In This Together,” “Fabulous,” and “A Night to Remember.”
With more than 15 songs, kids will learn the hottest dance moves and sing along to the coolest music with our East High performers! This non-stop interactive celebration will have audience members experiences the Wildcat Frenzy and rocking the house!
Tickets to the 7:00pm show start at $29.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.thearcada.com, by calling 630.587.8400, or by visiting our box office on the show day.
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WAX will play Chicago's Riot Fest '09 with punk legends Naked Raygun and Rights Of The Accused.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069428/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069428/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069428/#comments 41.9498 -87.6586 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:33:06 -0700 2009-07-09T03:33:06-07:00 Riot Fest '09 (featuring WAX) 2009-10-09T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/85997/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/85997/ The Metro 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago Illinois 60613 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/85997/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069601/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069601/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069601/#comments 41.8927 -87.6202 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:52:48 -0700 2009-07-09T07:52:48-07:00 Doug Stanton, "Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan (t)" 2009-07-09T17:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/86242/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/86242/ Pritzker Military Library 610 North Fairbanks Court Chicago Illinois 60611 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/86242/ The Idle Flatlands River Band
Mohr Ave.
Karl Rorvik and the Crafty Bastards
Jeff Daschbach

Mohr Ave. Biography
"We're just five guys trying to make music that we love and love to play."

Starting off as just simple riffs and ideas, Mohr Ave. comes together and create a unique sound that appeals to all types of audiences.

It all started with a small vision that Miguel Villarreal had when playing around with some recording software on his computer. He created a few rough ideas of some songs and looked to Andy Borth to help him out on his project. Andy added his own unique guitar styling to the pre-existing music and it took off from there. They both set out a search to fill the remaining spots.

Charlie Bussian took up the vocal position right away having been in a previous band with Miguel. After a little search for a bass player Ryan Neff stepped in and threw his spin on the rhythm section. The final slot took a little bit of shuffling around of people, but Mike Bever was clearly the go to man on the drums. Now the lineup was set and it was time to take each persons style and put it in the music.

Miguel's vast influences all work their way into the songs as he lays down the groundwork for a song idea. He likes to keep the guitars simple but energetic. Lots of chords and simple leads that add texture but don't over complicate things.

Andy then grabs the idea and throws himself into it. He adds the next layer of guitar work on top to give the music the substance and drive. He can wail away at a lead that adds depth to the song, or sit back and strum away at the rhythm.

Ryan's bass work is reminiscent of the 80's style bass lines with a lot of lead work, tied into heavy pounding rhythm riffs that keep the pulse beating but putting yet another texture that isn't transparent, but cleverly disguised. He can go from root note chugging to hammer on and pull offs without disrupting the flow of the music.

Mike then adds the complete backbone of the music. Drawing from former punk band experience he gives that driving rock beat but keeps it jumping to get the crowd moving. He hits hard and he hits well. He adds the small flavors with his fills to keep everyone hungry for more.

And lastly Charlie throws his heart and soul into every last line of his songs. Taking on the lyrical responsibility, Charlie writes about life and struggle and love. From songs of heartbreak, to child birth, to his beliefs on war and corporate America, Charlie paints pictures through his words and melodies and you can hear that come through in his voice.

With the mix of these five guys and what they put into the music, the outcome is all their own. They try to keep the music unique but tangible. Something to give to everybody. Whether you like hard rock or melodic pop, they try to throw it all in the mix. They work hard to keep the music tight so you can enjoy every minute of it.

Instrumentation
Miguel - Guitar
AndyB - Guitar
Charlie - Vocals
Ryan - Bass
Mike - Drums
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069803/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069803/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3069803/#comments 41.9339 -87.6603 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:30:50 -0700 2009-07-09T12:30:50-07:00 Mohr Ave. @ The Elbo Room 2009-07-16T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/111276/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/111276/ The Elbo Room 2871 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago Illinois 60657 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/111276/ Agile project management is as radically different from traditional project management as agile processes are different from traditional methodologies. Watch Scrum Out of a Nutshell before attending. Rather than plan, instruct and direct, the agile project manager facilitates, coaches and leads. In the agile framework known as Scrum, this person is called a ScrumMaster to denote the difference and remind the person filling this role of their new responsibilities.

REGISTER

Objectives
Each individual is trained to be able to assume the following responsibilities:
Remove the barriers between development and the customer so the customer directly drives development;
Teach the customer how to maximize ROI and meet their objectives through Scrum;
Improve the lives of the development team by facilitating creativity and empowerment;
Improve the productivity of the development team in any way possible; and,
Improve the engineering practices and tools so each increment of functionality is potentially shippable

Training – Approach
This course is designed for modern adult learning. The sessions are very interactive, require participation and are run by an experienced Scrum Coach / Trainer.

Upon Completion completion of the program, each participant will get an invitation to join Scrumalliance as a certified Scrum Master.

Agenda
• Overview of Scrum and Agility
• What Agility is and why it works
• What Scrum is and why it works
• Balancing Structure and Conversation
• Sprints and Natural Rhythms
• Leveraging Natural Rhythms and Time boxing
• Connecting Sprints Together
• Inspect & Adapt
• Establishing a flow of product delivery
• Roles and Responsibilities
• ScrumMaster, Product Owner and The Team
• Sprint Planning and Release Planning
• Product Backlog & Sprint Backlog
• Informed strategic and tactical views
• User Stories, Other Stories and Building Robust Capabilities
• Building ROI in one step at a time
• How to maintain team focus
• Plans which adapt to emerging situations
• Sprint Review (Demo and Retrospective)
• Engaging critical business involvement to validate
• How to encourage ownership and accountability
• Engaging awareness to foster self-organization
• Emerging design to deal with unforeseen demands
• The power of done and incremental development
• Well Formed Teams
• What is a Well-Formed Team*
• Build trust, gain rapport and move faster
• Great teams & Scrum environments
• From fully collocated to fully distributed
• Cross-functional teams and how to build them
• Building and sustaining teams that perform
• Teams as Capital Assets
• Scaling, the Enterprise and Multi-Team Environments
• Tracking Progress to Inform Decision Making
• Estimating and sizing work items
• Burndown charts & Burnup charts
• Schedule performance, cost performance and business value

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The Steppenwolf Garage is at 1624 N Halsted, Chicago, and the theatre is just next door. The event is FREE, but you must RSVP to 312.335.1650 to reserve your tickets for the party.
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threewalls welcomes a group of national and international artists to Chicago this summer with their first thematic residency, Women in Performance. Curated from threewalls open application process, residents Susan Lee-Chun (Miami), Kang-hyun Ahn (Seoul via Chicago), Gitte Bog (Denmark via Mexico City) and collaborative CamLab (Jemima Wyman, Brisbane and Anna Mayer, Los Angeles) share performance and interactive or participatory methodologies in creating work that addresses identity, perception and ideas of authenticity through work that engages a critique of stable or certain characterization or recognition. Through multidisciplinary means, their work mutually employs humor, the senses and the absurd to capture their audience’s attention and participation.
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threewalls welcomes a group of national and international artists to Chicago this summer with their first thematic residency, Women in Performance. Curated from threewalls open application process, residents Susan Lee-Chun (Miami), Kang-hyun Ahn (Seoul via Chicago), Gitte Bog (Denmark via Mexico City) and collaborative CamLab (Jemima Wyman, Brisbane and Anna Mayer, Los Angeles) share performance and interactive or participatory methodologies in creating work that addresses identity, perception and ideas of authenticity through work that engages a critique of stable or certain characterization or recognition. Through multidisciplinary means, their work mutually employs humor, the senses and the absurd to capture their audience’s attention and participation.
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Performance art has a history as a feminist movement, through which female roles in society were radically challenged, questioned and unpacked, utilizing the mantra ‘the personal is political’ as a primary tool.

In undoing and disrupting many of the expectations of women in society, female performance artists also threw into question the traditional roles of the studio and the gallery. Were these sites of production and reception personalized and politicized in any salient way? Did these performance practices inform, collide, critique or affirm the role of the studio or the gallery? Has this influence appeared recently with post-studio practices?

This panel aims to elucidate some of the influences that Performance Art has had on the developing and expanding role that sites of production (studio) and reception (institution) play in field of creative production.
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