Taking its name from the Tower Building at the intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee, which once housed the Coyote Gallery, this multimedia arts event includes a sizable theater and performance segment. Running through September 11, the fifth annual Around the Coyote features eleven different productions at Centrum Hall, 1309 N. Ashland, and the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, as well as various other spoken-word and performance attractions at venues listed below. (Related dance and visual-art activities are listed individually elsewhere in Section Two.) Admission to all shows is $2 (except where noted below). The following listings, updated from information available Monday, are subject to last-minute changes and mishaps; for more information or to confirm the schedule below, call the Coyote hotline at 342-6777.
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Richardson, who specializes in physical clowning (often with a bittersweet edge), performs his commedia-style mask play Harley Keno (Wakes Up). Chopin Theatre, 8:30 PM.
The Cu’Chulain Players explore male-to-male expression and Irish-American social attitudes in Tim Joyce’s play about a young man conversing with his dead father. Chopin Theatre, 9:30 PM.
The Armageddon Radio Hour
Brides
Local writers perform their own work in this spoken-word event organized by Richard Thomas, which also features live and recorded music. Participating artists include Sandy Lipton, Charles Cannon, Rabedeaux, M.J. Loheed, Gabrielle Kaplan, Laura Probasco, Jeff Rawlin, Keith Skilling, Diane Eberhardt, Sean Williams, and Richard Thomas. Mad Bar, 1640 N. Damen, 6 to 10 PM.
