Weekly Events Calendar: 08.22.07

Bucktown Arts Fest

Art & Design Events...

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Bucktown Arts Fest
- It's the "combination of art and neighborhood that makes the Bucktown Arts fest an event unique in Chicago."
- Senior Citizens Park, 2238 N. Oakley Ave.
- Sat-Sun, August 25-26, 11 am-7 pm

The Block Party Party

"As part of its DIY Neighborhood event series, Neighbors Project is partnering with Lakeview residents, community organizations and aldermen to show you how you can host your own block party. The event will be a hands-on fair on partying in the street with your neighbors using the food, furniture, drinks and fun sold in your neighborhood to support local businesses. Everything you need to know to throw your own block party. Get in on the secret to the ultimate summer party."
Mystic Celt, 3443 N. Southport Ave.
Saturday, Aug. 25, 1-4 pm

Rob Snyder: Rivers, Pools, Piles and More Convenient Truths

Large scale glass installations
Habatat Galleries, 222 W. Superior St.
Through August 25

Focus: Jana Gunstheimer

"German artist Jana Gunstheimer (b. 1974) combines her academic training in ethnology with a refined figurative drawing practice to observe and comment on aspects of her own culture."
The Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave.
Closes Sunday, August 26

Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City

The exhibition "includes site-specific, performative and ephemeral projects in addition to videos, photographs, and installations by several artists, including Maria Alós, Carlos Amorales, Julieta Aranda, Gustavo Artigas, Stefan Bruggemann, Miguel Calderon" and more.
MCA, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
Through Sept. 2

Cool! Poster by Gabe Lanza!

posted by art on August 22nd 2007 at 8:15am
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Bucktown Arts Fest!

Best fest in the City!

posted by chris on August 22nd 2007 at 12:38pm
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Definitely hit up Gabe Lanza's booth- his stuff is amazing.

This poster, though... is that really Comic Sans I spy?

posted by SDDWN on August 23rd 2007 at 9:53am
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Wow, seriously... how do you make such a great poster and then use Comic Sans? Ugh!

http://bancomicsans.com/
Join the fight!

posted by melanie on August 23rd 2007 at 10:02am
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hmmm....didn't realize the power of hatred that Comic Sans brings. I never would of imagined in my wildest dreams that there would be an actual website to ban the font.
Weird..you're all weird.

posted by TinRobot on August 23rd 2007 at 6:49pm
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If you have ever had a client tell you, "This logo you designed [read: spent two weeks drafting concepts, interviewing the client, and showing revision after revision] is beautiful, but can't you just use Comic Sans? It's just so fun, and our receptionist Sandy uses it on all our invoices anyway!"

...you will want to kill yourself.

posted by melanie on August 24th 2007 at 7:06am
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