Friday 23
Ali Akbar Khan, the world’s foremost practitioner of Indian classical music, who’s often hailed as one of the world’s greatest living musicians in any genre, began his studies at the age of three at the hand of his father, master musician Allauddin Khan. Legend has it that he practiced 18 hours a day for years. Now 70, he lives and teaches alternately in the Bay Area and Switzerland, and still tours. He plays tonight at Centre East, 7701 N. Lincoln in Skokie. The show starts at 8; tickets are $15 and $17.50. Call the sponsoring Old Town School of Folk Music at 525-7793 for info.
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Monday 26
On the occasion of its first presentation of performance art, the Art Institute offers this definition of the hard-to-define genre: “A non-traditional art form employing time-based activities–ranging from theatre to music to dance–that expands the traditional definition of the visual arts to include the impermanent and the experiential.” Tonight’s performers are the Texan husband-and-wife team of Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen, both of whom appeared in David Byrne’s True Stories. Terry is a respected, if somewhat warped, country and western songwriter and artist; Jo Harvey is a monologuist and actor. The pair perform at 8 at the museum’s Fullerton Auditorium, Michigan at Adams. Tickets are $10, $8 for Art Institute members, and $5 for students. Call 443-3630 for more.
James Carville, the “Ragin’ Cajun” political adviser who played a key role in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, will talk politics with students tonight in Hyde Park. The program is designed to be a debate, with the topic “Resolved: Politics is changing for the better.” The free discussion begins at 7 in Mandel Hall, 5706 University. Call 702-8356 for more.
