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The fine lines that separate Jim Jones, Jerry Falwell, and Joseph Cardinal Bernardin will probably not be much discussed as the Parliament of the World’s Religions comes to a close today; but how precarious the distinctions are is well evident in the parliament’s professed desire to give a “progress in religion” prize to Watergate conspirator turned jailhouse preacher Charles Colson. Anyway, one of the convention’s big stars is the Dalai Lama, who’ll be speaking tonight at the Petrillo Music Shell, at Columbus and Jackson in Grant Park. The event starts at 6 with a performance by the Drepung Loseling monks; then the Dalai Lama will talk until 8:30 or so. It’s free; call 629-2990 for more info. Another final parliamentary event is today’s Divine-Love-Meditation Workshop, taught by Sushree Meera Devi of the International Society of Divine Love, will include instruction in meditation, breathing exercises, yoga postures, and integral relaxation through chanting. It’s from 10 AM to 1 PM in room 280 of DePaul’s Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore. The $15 fee includes a light vegetarian lunch. Call 708-331-6624 to sign up.
The American School of Japanese Arts in San Francisco is bringing an amalgam of comedy, martial arts, and calligraphy to the College of DuPage tonight. The program includes the U.S.-based Theatre of Yugen, which specializes in kyogen, the stylized, comedic counterpart to Noh theater; calligraphic artist Kazuaki Tanahashi, who will show off his impressive five-foot-wide brush strokes accompanied by a corps of koto and taiko drummers; and shintaido master Haruyoshi F. Ito. It starts at 8 at the college’s Art Center, 22nd Street and Lambert Road in Glen Ellyn. Tix are $15. Call 708-858-2800, ext. 2208. Ito will also share a bill Wednesday morning with guitarists Henry Kaiser and Jim O’Rourke. That event runs from 10 to 11:30 in the Wabash Room of the Palmer House, 17 E. Monroe, and it’s free; call 708-867-1263.
Anthropologist and photographer Joe Davy has spent three years in Thailand and Laos, but all the photographs in his current exhibit, Hmong Portraits, are of Hmong emigres in the Chicago area. Some were taken in Uptown, but the Chicago Hmong now mostly live in Albany Park, says Davy; he’s also followed some to Milwaukee. His show is up through September 30 at the Darkroom Aids Upstairs Gallery, 3449 N. Lincoln. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 9 to 6, until 8 Thursday; admission is free. More at 237-4167.
Loopy New York monologuist Spalding Gray’s newest work, Gray’s Anatomy, is reputed to detail with a clear eye the medical problems of an aging monologuist. He performs it tonight through September 12 at the Goodman (as usual), which is at 200 S. Columbus. Tonight’s $50 tickets include a 6:30 cocktail hour and the 7:30 show; for another hundred you can dine with Gray apres performance. Additional show times are tomorrow and Thursday at 7:30, Friday and Saturday at 8, and Sunday at 12:30; tix are $20-$22. Call 443-3800.
