Friday 5
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Richard Crowe has been a professional ghost researcher, storyteller, folklorist, tour guide, and self-styled ghostbuster for more than 20 years. Tonight he’s leading a Chicago Historical Society-sponsored ghost tour by boat. The Chicago Supernatural Cruise leaves the southwest corner of the Michigan Avenue bridge at 9:30 PM and goes to midnight; the route allows Crowe to expatiate on spirits both asea (the site of the Eastland ferry disaster) and on land (ghosts of the city skyline). The trip costs $35, $30 for society members; refreshments are included. Call 642-4600 for more. Crowe’s regular tours continue every Saturday night in August; these leave from the same place at 11 PM and cost $16. 708-499-0300 is the number to call for info on those.
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Two noted local jazz artists are playing for free at Tower Records tonight. Jackie Allen, a chanteuse and songwriter, has a new record out on the local Lake Shore Jazz label, Never Let Me Go. Its title song has gained a fair amount of national radio airplay. The Jeff Stitely Quartet, which also records for Lake Shore Jazz, is a fave rave at ‘BEZ and recently appeared at the Autunno Musicale Festival in Como, Italy. Tower is at 2301 N. Clark. Call 477-5994 for more. The performance starts at 6.
