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24 hour fundraiser at Second City etc tonight

Don’t miss the 24 hour Letters to Santa fundraiser starting tonight, featuring a stellar lineup of musicians and improvisers, and awesome raffle prizes including Iggy Pop’s original lyric book (!!@#$%^) and two tickets to see SNL with a personal tour from Fred Armisen. Here are a few pictures I shot of Armisen in 2006 in Wicker Park.
Fred Armisen Wicker Park Chicago 500x168 24 hour fundraiser at Second City etc tonight

More info about the event, from the LTS web site.

The Second City e.t.c. Theatre 1608 N Wells St Chicago, IL
December 14, 2010 7pm concluding Wednesday December 15, 2010 7pm

For the ninth year in a row The Second City has enlisted Chicago’s best improvisors and their musical counterparts in offering twenty-four consecutive hours of the best improvised live art you will see in the city. This unique event raises money and gives hope to disenfranchised Chicago families on Christmas day.

Improvisational games, scenes and songs inspired by sleep deprivation will accompany performances by the following musical acts:

* 8pm Jeff Tweedy
* 10:30pm Groupon’s founder Andrew Mason & Steve Albini
* 12am JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
* 2am Joan Of Arc
* 5am Jeff Parker
* 7:30am Sally Timms & Jon Langford
* 1pm Robbie Fulks
* 3pm Bill “Sweet Pea” Callahan
* 5pm The Blisters

Raffle prizes will be available along with some of the most incredible auction items ever donated. Think…

* Iggy Pop’s original lyric book & artwork
* Two tickets to see SNL with a personal tour from Fred Armisen
* A lifetime pass for two to live events at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall
* A day in the studio with Steve Albini
* A private concert by Jeff Tweedy in your home with 29 of your closest friends (last year this auction item generated $23,000)

37 Minutes in Chinatown

I shot these pictures last night in Chinatown–the first one at 6:53, the last one at 7:30. If these were movie stills, what’s the plot?

Note: click on the top left image and then hold your cursor on the right side of the photo for navigation instructions (click and drag to move, use arrows on keyboard to go to next image, click image to close).

Alinea: best restaurant in the U.S.

Restaurant Magazine has dubbed Chicago’s Alinea best place to eat in the United States. If the wait is too long or your wallet’s on the slender side, head over to Halsted St. and for a modest fee a Greek dude will set fire to a delicious slab of cheese for you. Hey New York and L.A.–now who’s the second city? I shot this portrait for the Village Voice. Here’s another one. Grant Achatz Alinea Restaurant fire1 500x370 Alinea: best restaurant in the U.S.

Denise Keim/Jim Newberry photo show this Saturday night

keim newberry web1 500x357 Denise Keim/Jim Newberry photo show this Saturday night

The enormously talented Denise Keim and I are teaming up this Saturday for a one night, two-stop photo show. I’ll be showing brand new work along with some old favorites, including stereo (3D) slides. Denise has a plethora of gorgeous black & white prints. I’ll be at my studio, and Denise will be at hers for the duration of the show (we’re hoping to have a video linkup). Look for the stream of indicator stop bath on the sidewalk between the two buildings. Please stop by both studios Saturday night if you’re in Chicago and free. Here are the addresses:

Denise Keim 2219 W. Belden Ave 773-294-7699 Chicago, IL 60647

Jim Newberry 2068 N. Leavitt St 312-485-1879 Chicago, IL 60647


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