DECEMBER
6 SATURDAY
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The Zen Buddhist Temple resurrected the quarterly magazine Spring Wind: Buddhist Cultural Forum two years ago because after 9/11 “we thought we needed to get Buddhist insight out to the public,” according to a spokesperson. Tonight’s Zen Buddhist Temple Holiday Auction will serve as a fund-raiser for the glossy black-and-white magazine, which is sold via subscription and at bookstores and health food stores around the country. There’ll be a vegetarian buffet and live music, and the bidding starts at 7; items on the block include artwork, meditation courses, massage therapy, and theater tickets. The temple’s at 1710 W. Cornelia in Chicago, and there’s a suggested donation of $15 ($10 in advance). Call 773-528-8685 or see www.zenbuddhisttemple.org for more.
Organic Theater founder Stuart Gordon mounted Ray Bradbury’s The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit with Joe Mantegna at the Organic in 1973. Twenty-five years later, he made a film of it, with Mantegna in the same role. Today Gordon will show the film and talk about his life in showbiz in Chicago (where he cocreated the hit plays Bleacher Bums and E/R) and on the west coast. He’ll return on Monday, December 8, to discuss Jewish themes in film and theater, as well as his own new play, The Speaking Head and Other Scary Jewish Stories, currently running at Chicago Jewish Theatre. Sunday’s event begins at 3 at Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster in Skokie; there’s a suggested donation of $3. Monday’s lecture starts at 8, also at Beth Israel. Admission is $5; call 847-675-0951 for more information.
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