By Tom Terranova
SATURDAY 10
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The intersection of film and libido will be the focus of a pre-Valentine’s Day program tonight at Chicago Filmmakers. “The Colors of Love” is a raunchy collection of art films and videos, including Color of Love by Peggy Awesh, Wildgirl’s Go-Go Rama by Addison Cook, and The Operation by Jacob Pander. There’ll also be several archival treasures, including Sweet Smoke, which features two stoners firing up and dancing nasty to psychedelic music and strobe lights. The whole thing starts at 8 at the theater, 1543 W. Division. Admission is $6, $3 for members. For more information call 384-5533.
Works donated by over 100 artists–some nationally known–are going on the block from 1 to 6 today at N.A.M.E. gallery’s 15th annual Saint Valentine’s Day benefit auction. Included will be works by Yoko Ono, Jo Hormuth, Rodney Carswell, Barbara DeGenevieve, Arturo Herrera, Dennis Kowalski, Buzz Spector, and Libby Wadsworth. The pieces will be auctioned–some silently, some not-so-silently–by a gaggle of local performance artists. Admission is $15, $10 for members, free if you become a member at the door. Food, drinks, and music will be served throughout the afternoon. The gallery is located at 1255 S. Wabash. Call 554-0671 for more.
The most bitter fighting of World War II occurred at the battle of Stalingrad, where Soviet forces broke the back of Hitler’s army at a cost of a million and a half lives on each side. German director Joseph Vilsmaier examines this turning point in the war from the perspective of a German platoon in his film Stalingrad, which runs through Thursday at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport. Admission is $7.25. Call 871-6604 for show times.
Irishmen Robert Arkins, Dick Massey, Kenneth McCluskey, and Dave Finnegan, all featured in the movie The Commitments, have hooked up with six other Irish musicians for what they’re calling the “Committed World Tour.” They’re in town tonight to perform at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace. Tickets are $20 and can be bought by calling 559-1212. The doors open at 8. Call 478-4408 for info.
