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Randolph Street Gallery is presenting two nights of sound experimentation organized by Steve Clark and Margaret Goddard, who, like all the other artists involved, are students at the Art Institute. Heard Things kicks off tonight with a “fantasy documentary” by Nancy Andrews that uses songs, video, film, and go-go dancing to tell a story about a girl raised by squirrels. A work-in-progress by Louise McKissick shares the bill. Tomorrow night is Tommy Eddy’s Almost Heaven, a “multisensory ritual” that features bird sounds, bells, and tribal vocalizations, and a collaborative piece from Clark and Nancy Andrews that experiments with the violin and the human voice. The shows are at 8 PM. It’s $5, $3 for members and students. The gallery is at 756 N. Milwaukee; call 666-7737 for more.
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The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s summer Chicago River cruises start today. For $15 you get to hear CAF docents telling tales about riverfront edifices from Cityfront Center to River City to the Tribune’s printing plant, the Freedom Center. Trips leave daily at noon from the southwest corner of the Michigan Avenue Bridge; an additional trip leaves at 2 on weekends. (More trips will be added to the schedule starting June 11.) Call 902-1500 or 922-3432 for tickets.
“Hyphen Live,” the monthly reading from the literary magazine Hyphen, presents artist/poet Tony Fitzpatrick and poetry slam capo Marc Smith tonight. Reading by those two plus open-mikers starts at 8:30 at Phyllis’ Musical Inn, 1800 W. Division. It’s two bucks. Call 975-9097.
Out at Work (or Not) is a group that aims to help gays and lesbians attain better working conditions. At a meeting tonight at the Lakeview Ann Sather, 929 W. Belmont, they’re talking about looking for a new job: how to gauge whether an employer is gay-friendly, whether or not to come out during the interview, and so on. Things get under way at 6:30 with a networking session; the program starts at 7. You only pay for whatever you order for dinner. Call 794-5218 for details.
