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Bronzeville Coffee House Comedy Show

Open run: Wed
phone 773-536-0494

Bronzeville Coffee House Comedy Show A BYOB comedy showcase.

Bronzeville Coffee House (map)
528 E. 43rd St.
Bronzeville
phone 773-536-0494

Latin Romance on Valentine's Day

Through 2/14

A Latin American restaurant features a special three-course menu for two. Chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne are included with the meal. $60

Cafe con Leche/D'Noche (map)
2710-2714 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Logan Square
phone 773-289-4274

Mexicans, Jews, and Muppets

Through 2/4: Fri-Sat 8 PM, also 2/11, 8 PM

A topical sketch show by Butch LaRue. $15

Stage 773 (map)
1225 W. Belmont Ave.
Lakeview
phone 773-327-5252

Broads on Boards

4/9: Thu 8 PM
phone 847-251-7424

Lauren Dowden and Amanda Blake Davis star in this Annoyance Theatre production. $15

Wilmette (map)
1122 Central Ave.
Other Suburbs North
phone 847-251-7411

Get Physical

Thu 2/9, 9:30 PM

The theme of this month's Get Physical dance party by DJs the Fabulous Ladies of Fitness is "love is a battlefield." They'll be spinning "songs of tragedy, love lost, and triumph over heartbreak." —Joey Jachowski and Julia Thiel

Cole's (map)
2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Logan Square
phone 773-276-5802

"Death as an Occasion for Wonder: Nonmorbid Occasions for Talking About Morality"

Thu., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
phone 312-742-8497

Conversation with University of Chicago divinity school professor emeritus Martin E. Marty and Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel. In conjunction with the exhibit "Morbid Curiosity." Reservations recommended.

Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center (map)
78 E. Washington St.
Loop
phone 312-744-6630

Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen

Thu., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
phone 312-255-3700

Historian Ratner-Rosenhagen discusses American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas.

Newberry Library (map)
60 W. Walton St.
Old Town
phone 312-255-3700

Scale the Summit, Elitist, Centaurus, Burn the Remains

Thu., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Scale the Summit, Elitist, Centaurus, Burn the Remains Scale the Summit got it right when they decided to forgo vocals. Lots of instrumental metal or postrock bands eventually experiment with singing, but I don't even want to imagine this Houston prog outfit with a front man—I just know it'd add nothing but overblown pomp to their already heady songs, like the vocals in old-school Dream Theater and, dare I say it, Coheed & Cambria. Last year's The Collective (Prosthetic) is half metal and half atmospheric prog, full of seven- and eight-string guitar lines and seriously skilled six-string bass moves (though you'll have to deal with some slapping). Of course, you'd better know what you're doing when you start fiddling around with mutant, extra-level Guitar World instruments, and Scale the Summit definitely do. The album's standout cut, "Gallows," starts off with double-kick-drum head-banging heaviness, then morphs into a lovely, epic jam that could soundtrack any one of the scenes from The Neverending Story where Atreyu is riding high on Falcor's back. Who needs vocals when you've got that? —Kevin Warwick Elitist, Centaurus, and Burn the Remains open. $12, $10 in advance

Reggie's Rock Club (map)
2109 S. State St.
Near South Side
phone 312-949-0121

Joyce Selander

Thu., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Selander signs her memoir, Joyce, Queen of the Mountain: Female Courage and Hand-To-Hand Combat in the World'S Largest Money Pit.

Barnes & Noble, DePaul Center (map)
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
Loop
phone 312-362-8792

The World Beyond the Headlines

Thu., Feb. 9, 6-7:30 p.m.
phone 773-702-7721

Talk by journalist Hal Weitzman (Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering).

International House, University of Chicago (map)
1414 E. 59th St.
Hyde Park
phone 773-753-2270

Martha Bayne

Thu., Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Martha Bayne Not to be confused with the first Soup & Bread Cookbook—even though it shares its name, author, illustrator, and even a few recipes (most are new)—Martha Bayne's new book is a reflection on the cultural importance of soup as much as a cookbook. Each section begins with an essay: soup as a political statement, for example, or as performance art, or, of course, as a way to build community. Soup & Bread, the ongoing event at the Hideout that brought forth the recipes collected in this book (and the previous cookbook), is a particularly good illustration of soup as a means of bringing people together. Bayne (a former Reader editor) started the event in January of 2009 to alleviate the boredom of her lonely Wednesday-evening bartending shift, recruiting several volunteers each week to cook soup and giving the profits (from donations by attendees) to a rotating roster of nonprofits like food pantries and hunger relief agencies. To say that it caught on would be an understatement: nearly every time I've gone, the back room of the Hideout has been packed with people jostling good-naturedly for soup prepared by both professional chefs and dedicated amateurs, trying to avoid stepping on the children scurrying underfoot. The book reflects the almost palpable enthusiasm for soup that can be felt at the events, from Bayne's informative essays to Paul Dolan's charming illustrations to the recipes themselves, which preserve the writers' individual voices. From the instructions for Tuscan bread soup: "Stir. A lot. The bread will burn on the bottom if you're not careful and your soup will be bitter and the children will cry and it'll be terrible. So stir." —Julia Thiel

Quimby's Bookstore (map)
1854 W. North Ave.
Wicker Park/Bucktown
phone 773-342-0910

Jennifer Olvera

Thu., Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Olvera presents Food Lovers' Guide to Chicago: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants & Events.

Oak Park Public Library (map)
834 Lake St.
Oak Park/River Forest
phone 708-383-8200

"Religion, Democracy, and Civic Engagement"

Thu., Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
phone 630- 617-3390

Talk by political scientist Robert D. Putnam (American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us).

Lincoln Hall (map)
2424 N. Lincoln Ave.
Lincoln Park
phone 773-525-2501

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