Friday 7
If you believed what you read in the local dailies, Otto and Daniella Kirchner–the natural parents of cause celebre Baby Richard–are demons of the first order, fanged and grasping parental incompetents who are trying to wrest an unknowing child out of the hands of the adoptive parents who’ve cared for him for nearly four years. Actually, they’re merely typical (i.e., less than perfect) parents who’ve been trying for most of that time to get their kid back from what the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled was an illegal adoption. You can hear their side of the story today at 2 at the First Congregational Church of La Grange, 100 S. Sixth Ave. in La Grange. ICARE, the Illinois Coalition for Adoption Reform and Education, sponsors the free meeting. Call 708-441-7581.
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Monday 10
Lawyers for the Creative Arts helps local artists with free advice, workshops, and conferences. Tonight, they’re having a benefit at the Three Arts Club, 1300 N. Dearborn. The $30 ticket gets you cocktails beginning at 6:30 and then at 8 performances by Cheryl Trykv, the monologuist and Reader contributor, and Matthew Owens, the performance artist and sculptor whose work tends to have a rather ghoulish cast. Call 944-2787 for more.
