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Studs Terkel’s 1999 book American Dreams: Lost and Found examines the lives and aspirations of a wide range of Americans, from a Boston Brahmin to a disillusioned former Miss U.S.A. The NYC-based Acting Company will present a theatrical adaptation of the book tonight as part of its “American Century” series, which has also featured productions of Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! and Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson. The show runs tonight and tomorrow, March 8, at 8 at the Beverly Art Center, 2407 W. 111th, Chicago; there’ll be a reception with Terkel following tonight’s performance. Tickets are $25, $15 for children 12 and under. For more information call 773-445-3838 or see www.beverlyartcenter.org.
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For his photo series Every Playboy Centerfold, The Decades, Jason Salavon used software of his own design to combine and average the characteristics of all the Playboy centerfolds from each decade between 1960 and 2000. The resulting creatures are blurry figures who seem to get lighter in complexion as the decades progress. Three pieces of Salavon’s work (which also includes photo compositions based on portraits from his high school class) will be on display starting today as part of the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan in Chicago. The show, which runs through April 24, is open today from 10 to 5 and admission is free; call 312-663-5554. Work by digital imaging pioneer Paul Berger also goes on display today, and will be up through April 29.
