9 FRIDAY Tonight’s “Experimental Encore” program, the second in this year’s Chicago Ear and Eye Control series, combines experimental film and video shorts with improvised musical accompaniment. Wen Hwa Tsao, Anna Cimini, Paula Froehle, Bruce McClure, Keith Sanborn, Phil Solomon, Zack Stiglicz, Jim Trainor, Todd Wieneke, and Fred Worden are among the artists who’ve contributed new footage; musicians include Ken Vandermark, Kevin Drumm, Axel Dörner, and Paul Lytton. The concert and screening start at 8 at Columbia College’s Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan; tickets are $6. Call 773-293-1447 for more information.
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The effects of racist housing policies, deindustrialization, urban renewal, and gentrification are among the issues addressed by the Chicago Historical Society’s new exhibition Out of the Loop: Neighborhood Voices. Today’s opening festivities include performances by Hubbard Street 2, Natya Dance Company, and Funkadesi, as well as an interview with Studs Terkel by Street-Level Youth Media, food, and mural making. The program takes place from 11 to 4:30 at the Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark. Admission is $5, $3 for students, seniors, and kids over 12. Children aged 6 to 12 pay $1; those under 6 get in for free. Call 312-642-4600.
11 SUNDAY “I’m just a sucker for sentiment,” says antique valentine collector Aimee England. “I like to read the backs of them; they’re like a window to the past.” England will bring part of her collection–which includes everything from frilly Victorian fare to naughty, un-PC, turn-of-the-century penny postcards–to today’s workshop on collecting and making valentines. It’s from 2 to 4 at the Chicago Rare Book Center, 56 W. Maple, and it’s $8. Call 312-988-7246 to register. England also leads a free workshop Saturday at 1:30 at Garfield Park Conservatory’s second annual Chocolate Fest, at 300 N. Central Park (312-746-5100).
“I must admit, the first time I drove down Magnolia Lane I was not thinking about Bobby Jones or all the Masters stood for. I was thinking about all the great African-American players who never got a chance to play there,” writes Tiger Woods in the introduction to Pete McDaniel’s book Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf. Among other things, McDaniel points out that the golf tee was designed by an African-American dentist in 1899, and that because of his skin color, innovative golf course builder Joe Bartholomew wasn’t allowed to play on his own creations. McDaniel will discuss his book at a free event tonight at 7 at Borders Books & Music, 2210 W. 95th (773-445-5471).
