Taking its name from the Tower Building at the intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee–commonly called the Coyote Building because it once housed the Coyote Gallery–this multimedia arts event includes a sizable theater and performance component (coordinated by Wm. Bullion, director of Sliced Bread Productions, with Stephanie Beu) that lays claim to being Chicago’s only entirely free theatrical festival. Running September 9 through 12, Around the Coyote features plays and performance pieces by 22 different companies, teams, and solo artists (most but not all human) at four different venues: the Eclipse Theatre Company, 2074 N. Leavitt; Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, second floor, 1632 N. Milwaukee; Urbus Orbis, 1934 W. North; and Chicago Filmmakers (in its new space in the Chopin Theatre building), 1543 W. Division. Admission to all shows is free; for more information, call the Coyote hotline at 342-6777 or check at one of the several information booths scattered around the four-square-mile festival walk. Here’s the schedule for opening day; next week’s paper will have a complete festival listing.
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