• 220 East Chicago Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Through March 2 the Museum of Contemporary Art presents Jeni Spota’s small, impasto paintings inspired by the dream sequence of a character named Giotto in the film The Decameron. Mysterious and emotive, the paintings are an auspicious beginning for Spota, who received her M.F.A. from the Art Institute in 2007. (220 East Chicago Avenue, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., $6 for students)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• 170 North Dearborn Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Boasting some of the best performances of the season, Goodman Theatre’s Shining City is a ghost story for grown-ups about a Dublin widower haunted by the specter of his ex-wife. John Judd as the widower and Jay Whittaker as his shrink are both outstanding. (170 North Dearborn Street, 7:30 p.m., $23–$70)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• 1601 North Clark Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Professors and former Weatherman members Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrm speak tonight about key political events and trends in 1968 as part of the Chicago History Museum’s The ’68 Experience. An ongoing series of talks and a bus tour, The ’68 Experience explores this fascinating time in American society, including its music, culture, and politics. (1601 North Clark Street, 7 p.m., $10)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• 1354 West Wabansia Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Chamber-pop starlit Nina Nastasia delivers stripped-down versions of her delicate, fraught songs tonight at the Hideout. The Bitter Tears round off the ticket. (1354 West Wabansia Avenue, 9 p.m., $10, 21+)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• 5153 North Ashland Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Want to laugh on a Monday? Go see “That’s Weird, Grandma,” a collection of short plays written by Chicago Public School students and performed by comedy troupe Barrel of Monkeys at the Neo-Futurarium. It sounds dubious on paper, but it is one of the funniest shows going on right now. (5153 North Ashland Avenue, 8 p.m., $10)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• 164 North State Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 8, 2008

  Paul Newman gives arguably his greatest performance in Robert Rossen’s bleak The Hustler, playing tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Newman plays an ambitious pool hustler struggling to defeat the reigning champion, Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). The story barely conceals the existential cry of despair underneath. (164 North State Street, 5:15 p.m., $7 for students)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 8, 2008.

• Edwardo’s on East 57th Street (1321 E. 57th) With policy, choose safety first

  Ethan had just picked up a pizza from Edwardo’s on East 57th Street, and now he was being mugged.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• Ray School ()5631 S Kimbark Ave) With policy, choose safety first

  At around 10:15 p.m. on January 5, Ethan Stanislawski, a fourth-year in the College and a Maroon columnist, turned around in front of the Ray School on South Kimbark Avenue to find a handgun pointed at his head.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• East 47th Street and South Cottage Grove Gourmet grocer to open in Hyde Park

  The Zalesky & Horvath MarketCafe, which will be located at East 47th Street and South Cottage Grove, is the project of Hyde Park couple Tim Schau and Karen McCarthy Schau, two foodies who say they want to bring high quality edibles to the neighborhood.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• 61st Street and Cottage Grove Grove Parc’s development prospects still hazy

  The apartment complex, built more than 50 years ago at the intersection of 61st Street and Cottage Grove, is showing more than its age. Boarded-up windows have become a common sight around the complex. Residents complain that the management has increasingly failed to respond to tenant complaints.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• 6400 block of South Kenwood Avenue Crime Report: 2-5-08

  February 2, 5:00 p.m. — Two unknown men approached a male victim as he was jogging in the street on the 6400 block of South Kenwood Avenue. One offender moved into the street to meet the victim and displayed a handgun, while the other remained on the sidewalk. The first offender demanded the victim’s iPod and his money. The victim surrendered the iPod but told the offender that he wasn’t carrying cash. The victim was then told to run by the offender, which he did. Both offenders are described as male, black, approximately 18 years old, and of medium builds, and wore dark, baggy clothing at the time of the incident.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• 5500 block of South University Avenue Crime Report: 2-5-08

  University student reported that she was approached by an unknown man who had pulled up in his vehicle to the curb as she crossed the 5500 block of South University Avenue. The offender pushed her up against a wall, asked her where she kept her money, and removed her purse. He returned to the vehicle with the purse and drove west on 55th Street. He is described as male, black, and of heavy build, and wore black clothing at the time of the incident.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• Hyde Park Co-op (1526 E. 55th Street) Dissolved Co-op to hold board election

  Even without the benefit of a physical storefront for the first time in its 75-year history, longtime neighborhood grocer the Hyde Park Co-op is taking nominations for its upcoming board election in May. Although the cooperative accepted a University buyout in December and will be replaced by a Treasure Island within weeks, the board will continue to settle the remaining debts involved with the store’s closure and hopes to continue on as a presence in the neighborhood.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 5, 2008.

• 6100 block of South Kenwood Avenue Crime Report: February 1

  A 53-year-old man noticed a two-door Chevy vehicle across the street as he was getting into his own car on the 6100 block of South Kenwood Avenue. A man emerged from the Chevy, tried to converse with the victim, then displayed a handgun and demanded money.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 1531 North Wells Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe award winner Fatboy comes to A Red Orchid Theatre. This puerile, comic, and ultimately disturbing parade of the grotesque takes its cues as much from South Park as from high theatre. A gluttonous, power-crazed couple scheme and conspire their way from paupers to potentates while wallowing in their own greed and lasciviousness. (1531 North Wells, 8 p.m., $20–$25)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 3541 North Clark Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  On Wednesday night the iO Cabaret hosts the 45 minutes of comedic bliss that is TJ & Dave. A prime example of long-form improv, the show features amazingly complex characters. (3541 North Clark Street, 11 p.m., $5)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 1511 North Milwaukee Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  A new reading series, the fruit of a collaboration between Chicago arts podcast Bad at Sports and the Green Lantern Gallery, kicks off with Jonathan Messinger reading from his collection of short stories, Hiding Out. Hiding Out has made waves in literary circles for its subtle yet straightforward evocation of ordinary life and its occasional sublimities. (1511 North Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd floor, 7 p.m., free)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 3159 North Southport Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  Kick out the jams on Fat Tuesday with The Sophisticated Cissies, a mega funk group dedicated to playing the music of New Orleans’s beloved Meters. For the $10 cover, clubbers get a full buffet of Cajun cuisine, like cornbread, gumbo, and jambalaya. Plus, this Mardi Gras you won’t need alcohol to assuage your conscience. All the proceeds go to the Habitat–NOLA Musicians’ Project, a project providing new homes for displaced New Orleans musicians. (3159 North Southport Avenue, 8 p.m., $10, 21 and over)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 77 East Randolph Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  Aspiring musicians should head over to the Chicago Cultural Center for Monday night’s installment of the city’s Musicians at Work Forum on how to form a stable band and make it profitable. Paneled by local music biz representatives and musicians, it’s a great way to pick up tips and do some networking. And envisioning your band as a little business venture is sure to help you create great art. (77 East Randolph Street, 6 p.m., free)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 610 South Michigan Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  David Rubinger has photographed Israel’s history from the very beginning, when he himself fought for its independence. His recently released autobiography, Israel Through My Lens: 60 Years As a Photojournalist, is a fascinating account of a remarkable life, and a remarkable nation. Rubinger will share anecdotes and memories about his best-known pictures at the Spertus Institute Sunday afternoon. (610 South Michigan Avenue, 2 p.m., $20)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 3733 North Southport Avenue Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  Granted, it’s a little early to make the trek up to the North Side, but it’s worth it for this rare screening of W.C. Fields’s The Bank Dick, a hilariously misanthropic, booze-soaked comedy. Fields delights as a shlub elevated to small-town hero when he accidentally foils a bank robbery. As usual, the plot is as insubstantial as meringue; Fields’s acrobatic physical comedy, drunken wordplay, and almost absurdist comic universe make the film golden. (3733 North Southport Avenue, 11:30 p.m., $9.25)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 1655 West Cortland Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  Don’t look for the ponderous, tragic nobility of Madonna’s Evita in Trap Door Theatre’s Eva Peron: This Peron is a spoiled, neurotic woman who even in her last days remains an unreformed bitch. Written by Copi, a major influence in France’s Theatre of the Absurd movement, the play is volatile, funny, and, as befits its main character, larger than life. (1655 West Cortland Street, 8 p.m., $17)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 164 North State Street Voices STD (Stuff to Do)—February 1, 2008

  Ingmar Bergman’s classic Persona, a deceptively simple film about a nurse who comes to know her patient intimately, screens at the Gene Siskel Film Center tonight. Persona has been called Bergman’s best by some critics. The film is part of the Center’s The Great Transitions: World Cinema in the ’60s series. (164 North State Street, 6 p.m., $7 for students)

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 6100 block of South Ellis Avenue Third man charged in Cisse murder

  Cisse, a 28-year-old chemistry student from Senegal, was shot at 1:30 a.m. on November 19 in front of his apartment on the 6100 block of South Ellis Avenue during an attempted robbery, CPD authorities said.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 6100 block of South Damen Avenue Third man charged in Cisse murder

  Jamal Bracey, 17, of the 6100 block of South Damen Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in Cisse’s death, Chicago Police Department (CPD) news affairs officer Marcel Bright said. Police arrested Bracey on January 23.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• Kenwood Without ice hockey, athletic department playing shorthanded

  As foreign television crews descend upon our South Side oasis to catch a glimpse of Barack Obama’s posh Kenwood digs (courtesy of that “slum landlord Rezko”), and students everywhere contemplate creative ways to cross from Bartlett to Stuart without contact with the latest snow flurry (hint: it’s not possible), the task of finding genuine sporting entertainment on campus becomes more and more difficult.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• University of Chicago Without ice hockey, athletic department playing shorthanded

  The ramifications for a Frozen Four–caliber ice hockey squad extend beyond the rink. A nationally recognized program would boost the school’s visibility in regions of the country that currently may not be aware of the University of Chicago.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• Ratner (Ellis Avenue and 56th Street) Taking the “work” out of “workout”

  And so I continued my familiar routine at Ratner. I’d start by greeting the Ratner desk guy who, having taken a vow of silence, can only return your cheery “hello” with a half nod and solemn stare.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• Andersonville Owners of indie bookstore address students

  Co-founders Linda Bubon and Ann Christopherson opened Women and Children First in Andersonville in 1979 in an effort to provide both books and a community environment for feminist and lesbian readers in Chicago. Despite the wider cultural revolutions taking place at the time, Bubon said that there was little support for the queer community.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

• 5706 S. University Ave Recent grad Bethurem dead at 22

  A long-time employee at Hallowed Grounds, a manager at the Starbucks on East 53rd Street, and a tireless concert-goer, Bethurem was a highly visible presence on campus.

  Published by Chicago Maroon on February 1, 2008.

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