AUGUST
If you’re one of those people who think a salon is where you go to read People with cotton balls stuck between your toes, you probably wouldn’t have the best of times at Urban Art Retreat’s Gertrude Stein Salon, where artists and friends get together to munch on refreshments and talk about the isolation of contemporary artists. The first of two August salons will take place tonight at the gallery, 1510 W. Berwyn, from 7 to 9; the second is next Friday, August 25, at the same time and place. A $3 donation is requested. Tomorrow and Sunday from 1 to 5 you can help Urban Art Retreat raise money for its upcoming move by attending a sidewalk rummage sale at its current location. In addition to all the usual rummage (books, clothes, furnishings) they’ll be selling art at 30 to 50 percent markdowns. Call 275-1319.
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Art of the T-shirt, an exhibit featuring T-shirts hand-painted and screen-printed by local artists, remains on view at the Edgewater Public Library, 1210 W. Elmdale, through September 16. The library’s open 9 to 9 Monday through Thursday and 9 to 5 Friday and Saturday. Call 744-0718.
Reputedly one of the more draining film experiences at Cannes this year, Russian director Alexander Rogozhkin’s 1992 feature The Chekist is the story of a postrevolution secret-police functionary whose job it is to interrogate and execute opponents of the Soviet state. The Film Center, which warns that some may find the movie’s extreme violence disturbing, screens the film tonight at 6, Thursday at 6, and next Saturday, August 26, at 4:15 and 8. It’s at Columbus Drive and Jackson. Admission is $5. Call 443-3737.
