Friday 28
Get the visitors’ perspective on the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 from three professors and a photographic scholar at this morning’s program at the Chicago Historical Society, Clark and North. Experiencing the Fair will look at, among other things, “how photographs reveal people’s thoughts about the fair” and “what people actually did when they went to the fair,” say organizers. It runs from 9 to 12:30 in the Rubloff Auditorium. Admission’s $5, $3 for members, seniors, and students. Call 642-4600.
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You can tailgate indoors at the Cafe Brauer’s fifth annual Zooperbowl today. The snazzy Lincoln Park Zoo gathering place at 2021 N. Stockton will bring out hot dogs, beer, popcorn, and large-screen TVs for its Super Bowl-watching party; the $40 ticket benefits the Lincoln Park Zoological Society. Things get under way at 4. Call 935-6700 for more.
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The heat against gangsta, rap is getting turned up as parents, women, and political groups attack certain rappers’ sociopathic attitudes toward things like women and guns. The Guild Complex at the HotHouse explores the issue tonight with Da Real Boom Bap, an evening of music and talk. There’ll be performances by Thirteenth Tribe and the Slick Boys, plus a panel discussion featuring Bobby Sox, from the hip-hop store Triple XXX; sometime Reader contributor Rosalind Cummings; and your humble Calendar writer, dba Hitsville. Things gets under way at 7:30 at the HotHouse, 1565 N. Milwaukee. Cover is $5, $3 for students. Call 278-2210.
