Lumpen 118 - Lumpen Magazine

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I n d e p e n d e n t C u l t u r e A r t Po l i t i c s Ac t i o n EDI T I P spe c i a l O N edition R E S E N T S T HE OF r be m nu er mb nu er mb nu er mb nu 1 6 11 6 11 6 11 6 11 OCCUPY837 Is a new craft beer festival located in the neighborhood of Bridgeport, the Community of the Future. The festival features some of the world’s best breweries. Join us on: MAY 19 • 2012 • 1-5 Featuring: MasH Tun: a CraFT Beer Journal, a new publication put out by your buddies at MarIa’s paCkaged goods & CoMMunITy Bar. love it & enjoy: ALL YOU CAN DRINK We will be pouring over 30 beers by participating breweries, including our friends at: HalF aCre, THree Floyds, sT. FeuIllIen, dogFIsH Head, sTone, Founders, lagunITas, la Trappe, pIpeWorks, 5 raBBIT, VIrTue CIder, uInTa, greaT lakes and other surprIse guesTs. Festival tickets are $40 each which includes unlimited pours of flagship beers, tickets for rare beers, a tasting glass, a copy of the Mash Tun Journal as well as some snacks. Food trucks will also be attending and vending. Tickets are available online through the festival website or at Maria’s packaged goods & Community Bar. 960 W 31st st. learn More aT MasHTunFesT.org THe aCTIon Happens @ BrIdgeporT arT CenTer 1 pM - 5 pM 1200 W. 35th street ( at racine, near Bubbly Creeek) Occupy837 seeks to occupy one minute of the day, 8:37pm, every day, to create noise, song, screaming, music–any kind of sonic intervention–that signals a protest against the control afforded to corporations by 2010’s Citizens United decision and the undue influence that they and wealthy individuals have on electoral politics through the institution of SuperPACs. OCCUPY837 LUMPEN MAGA Z I N E CON— TRIBUTORS A aron Z arzutski EDITOR / PUBLISHER A ndy B urkholder Ed Marszewski [email protected] B ernie M c G overn B laise L armee COPY EDITOR C hris J ones Reuben Kincaid D an P ogorzelski D ane M artin E die F ake WOR LD COR R ESPONDENT Brian Meir E leni Z imiles G rant R eynolds I an F erguson ART DI R ECTION Plural J ason O verby PHOTO EDITOR J o A nne G azarek B loom Aron Gent J oe T allarico L eslie W iebeler L ynn B arnett COM ICS EDITOR Joe Tallarico Official Guide VERsION 12: INTRODUCTION 06 TIME TAKES A CIGARETTE BREAK by Paul Durica 09 LATER, FISK by Rev. Tom Gaulke 09 MAN ON THE STREET by Chris Jones and Rev. Tom Gaulke 10 COMMUNITY CALENDAR & RESOURCES by Eleni Zimiles 11 BRIDGEPORT IMPROMPTU SALON by Lynn Barnett 11 MYSTERIES AND NATURAL WONDERS OF BRIDGEPORT by Paul Durica 12 M aureen S ullivan TECHNOLOGY M a x M orris Brunerd.com BRIDGEPORT MAP 14 19 84 16 Mike Evans IMAGES OF AMERICA: BRIDGEPORT by Maureen Sullivan THE BOSS VERSION 12: GUIDE 20 COMICS 40 M I R A M oore N ate B eaty O nsmith / G lisc P aul D urica Ruby Dean EDI T I O N GUILT BY ASSOCIATION Marion Frost Ken Zawacki THAN KS Bridgeport ADVERTISING INQ UI R IES [email protected] LUM PEN HEADQ UARTERS 960 W 31st St Chicago, IL 60608 U$A www.lumpen.com www.lumpenmagazine.com hosted by onshore.net r be m nu er mb nu er mb nu er mb nu 4 5 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 11 www.publicmediainstitute.com What happens when you invite community developers, urban entrepreneurs, workers, foodies, public space hackers, cultural urban planners, artists, designers, cultural geographers, and dreamers to swarm a neighborhood and transform it for one month? This May 2012, we’re inviting you to come visit us in Bridgeport, a Chicago neighborhood, and join in on our month-long urban design experiment.During the Eleventh Annual Version Festival, we will be opening and remixing twelve temporary spaces, businesses, enterprises and projects, all to celebrate the neighborhood we love and call home. Day, will be celebrated! We will start the day with a parade leaving from the Zhou B Center and it will arrive at the Benton House for a full day and night of activities. Please join us and be part of this new annual celebration. This year we’re also launching a new publication: Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal. Mash Tun is a paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society. It will come out during Chicago Craft Beer Week ( May 17-27), with its own mini festival during Version, the Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Festival. We couldn’t have produced this festival without the hundreds of people who have donated money and given their support through our Kickstarter campaign. Much love to all of you. We also couldn’t do this without your participation. Please join us for a day, a weekend or the entire month. — see you on campus The Version 12 Team o f We are super excited about this month long festival and we are pleased to announce the opening of these new projects and spaces: The Paratext Bookstore, The SMALL Showroom, Enoch’s Donuts, Quimby’s Bridgeport, Dusty Groove Pop Up Store, Community Supported Supper Club, Private Feast, Setting the Table, The Daley Storefront Gallery, First Lutheran Church of the Trinity Performance Space, BridgePop’s SpringPOP Store, Mike’s Thrift Score, The Salon Series, and the Research House for Asian Art. Please check out our Space Directory and Calendar to find out how to navigate the festival. One thing we are super excited about is the Small Manufacturing Alliance (SMALL), a new organization that promotes companies and individuals who make locally manufactured products. The organization will open the SMALL Showroom at our gallery the Co-Prosperity Sphere, and publish the SMALL Directory, which lists over 100 local manufacturers. Come to the opening of the showroom on May 4, 2012. On May 12, a new holiday, Bridgeport The festival is co-produced by Public Media Institute (PMI) and dozens of our neighbors, community groups, friends, and business owners here in Bridgeport. 6 T HE PMI is a non-profit 501(c) 3, community based, arts & culture organization located in Chicago, Illinois. Our mission is to create and incubate innovative arts programming and cultural infrastructures to transform people - socially and intellectually - through the production of festivals, art spaces, events, exhibitions, community projects, artifacts and media. Public Media Institute is committed to the region’s cultural ecology and is evident through our series of programs, spaces and projects. 7 Later, Fisk. b y THE BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONALE S“Freedom P of the E pressCbelongs I to those A who L own one.” - A.J. Liebling TIME TAKES A VCIGARETTE o l . There was a brewey near • • LOCAL BUSINESS MATTERS: , GINO’S I VINCE3ANd By Kristin Ostberg The Hardscrabbler Time Takes a Cigarette Break Is it tme to get a community grant to investigate how to clean our air? SEE PAGE 11 CONTENTS NEW ASTROLOGY SIGNS? Bah! Page 03 ASK THE REVEREND ( AND THE SCHOLAR) Page 07 A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS... Page 08 b y A FEW MORE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS Page 09 YOUR RIGHTS WHEN THE I T I O N s u e 1 The first time I got highlights in my hair I came out a little too Bridgeport blond. My landlord, who has turned out to be a source of sound advice on a surprising range of topics, suggested I try Vince and Gino’s Hair Design at 28th and Wallace instead. I’d seen the shop before – I thought it was a barber shop. It is. But they do women’s hair too. Not only did they fix my hair, but from my perch in the ladies’ salon I could watch them barber the men, which is worth a visit in itself. CLEAN UP THE PLANT s D November • 2011 Volume II, Issue Three lace in 1960. Bridgeport.. SEE PAGE 04 E They’d finish a haircut that was less than an inch long, then apply product and blow it dry – the whole operation accompanied by lively conversation. “A lot of it’s the pampering,” Gino says of the barber’s service, but it’s also the finishing. “Barbering is all about the details.” They use clippers for very short hair (clippers aren’t less traditional than a comb and scissors - most men probably know this, but I didn’t – there were manual clippers before there were electric ones, and their relative merits are a function of how short the cut will be). But clippers are often the first step at Vince and Gino’s – they’ll go back over the cut with scissors to make the hair lie right; or they’ll use the clippers to shave the neck and shape around the ears, and then lather is up and perfect it with a straight razor. P a u l Gino’s father Vince Ballone learned the barber’s trade in Italy, where training entailed a 4 year apprenticeship. You’d start out sweeping the floors and move up to applying lather before they’d let you hold a razor – a respectful pace for an art that entails applying a sharp blade across someone’s throat. Vince came to Chicago and opened the shop at 2845 South Wal- In the US, Gino’s path was different. He went to beautician’s school, and got recruited into an assistant-ship at an Oak Street salon. They didn’t call him an assistant, they were charging hundreds of dollars when he colored people’s hair, so they called him a color specialist and told the clients he was from Milan. If all went well, he could expect to work his way up to his own chair in a few years. That seemed like a long time. And he wasn’t entirely comfortable with the atmosphere. “I like the people,” he says “the personal interactions.” The personal interactions were strange at the Oak Street salon. Part of his education was to stand and observe as the master stylists performed. One afternoon, a client sat down and told her stylist “You know, I think you left this side a just little bit longer than the other last time you cut my hair...” D u r i c The stylist bit her head off. “I am an artist! You’re just a canvas!” He stormed off, leaving Gino, stunned, with the client. The client started to cry in the chair. Eventually the stylist cooled off, came back and apologized. The client apologized too. a LANDLORD IS IN THE WRONG Your neighborhood historian is in a bit of a pickle. I wanted to write something that would Page 10 fit Athis month’s International, so I turned to one of Bridgeport’s most potent symbols of WEEK (or so) OF REPORTED IN THE 11THthe WARDartCRIMES and leisure, Ramova Theater. I don’t need to tell you about the current state of the Page 12 That will never happen to you at Vince and Gino’s. Most of their clientsup have tighter been comingthan Ramova. The city owns it, and its doors and windows have been sealed those at Fort Knox. Pigeons who manage to press their way through gaps in the roof are the only things occupying the 1500 or so seats. Save the Ramova, led by Maureen Sullivan (a project of Friends of South Halsted), is to be commended for its efforts to renovate and revitalize this architectural and artistic treasure. Because of this group and because “ramova” in Lithuanian means something like “peaceful place,” I’m reluctant to stir the pot. The Ramova opened its doors in 1929. It was a neighborhood theater, offering cheap entertainments to the hardworking Irish, Lithuanian, and Polish communities that surrounded it. Architecturally, it was similar to the North Side’s Music Box Theater but with a Spanish flair. For one brief moment, on the eve of World War II, the Ramova transcended its status as a neighborhood theater. “The highlight of the theater’s history came in 1940,” writes David Anthony Witter in Old Chicago (Lake Claremont Press, 2011), “when, since the subject matter was deemed too controversial for the larger Loop theaters, Charlie Chaplin traveled to the Ramova Theater to host the premiere of The Great Dictator.” This story has been repeated all across the Internet. Here’s the thing: I don’t think the Little Tramp ever bummed his way down to Bridgeport. The premiere of The Great Dictator at the Ramova never happened. Chaplin arrived at the LaSalle Street train station on October 30, 1940. He gave an interview there to Guy Savage of WGN radio and, according to a Chicago Daily News article, quipped, “I had the mustache long before Hitler.” The premiere of The Great Dictator had been scheduled for the following night, Halloween, at two Loop theaters, the Roosevelt and the Apollo. Advertisements for the film, appearing in the Tribune and the Daily News, also list these theaters as the sites for the “Gala Midwest Premiere.” I’m not one to simply accept what newspapers say, so I dug a little deeper, seeing if I could come up with anything on the premiere itself. Tribune critic Mae Tinee was in the audience and had this to say, “The picture, supposed to show at 8:30 last night didn’t go on till about 9:20 and was greeted somewhat unenthusiastically by the Roosevelt audience.” Daily News critic CJ Bulliet says more or less the same: the premiere occurred at the Roosevelt. So what was showing at the Ramova on that fateful night? According to the papers, Tom Brown’s Schooldays and Five Little Peppers in Trouble thrilled Bridgeport audiences, but they’re hardly films to rally a restoration effort around. Somebody tell me I’m wrong about this! 8 9 R e v. To m Gau l ke I’m a pastor in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, at a Lutheran Church. We at First Trinity take much pride in the fact that between our clothing distribution (God’s Closet), and the food pantry operated by Benton House, our friends down the street, Bridgeport folks, as needed, have pretty good access to the things they need at no cost to them. 

After arriving in this neighborhood, as a result of my role in the community, and as a result of First Trinity’s partnership with Benton House, I got to meet a lot of really nice people. Good people. Charitable people. Do-gooders. The kind of people you want to know if you want to live a happy life. 

But amidst our happiness, there was discontent, but the good kind. That kind that kind of twists your gut a little bit and lets you know you should be doing something more. Something different. We were all doing lots of good, but as of yet, we weren’t doing anything to change the system that necessitated our charity. 

One issue that charity couldn’t fix, (as handing out gas masks was rather impractical and unaffordable), was the damage being done to our community’s health by the emissions of the Fisk coal-fired power plant that sits on the border of Bridgeport and Pilsen. Just a mile from the church that I serve, a congregation that strives to be a safe place, a sanctuary, in the community, Fisk was busy pumping out pollution that made sure that no one in the area was truly safe. 

In fall of 2011, Christine Nanicelli from the Sierra Club, a friend and ally, and a key leader in the Chicago Clean Power Coalition, had the wisdom and insight to send a Green Corps organizer, Emma Greenbaum, to Bridgeport. Christine and I had talked about working together, and Sierra Club had even spoken at our church back in July of 2011 on the issue of the coal plants. But sending us an intern was the push we do-gooders needed. This was our push to organize. This was also the beginning of what would become a multi-issue grassroots organization known as Bridgeport Alliance. In September of 2011, we held our first Move Beyond Coal Community Action meeting at Benton House. Bridgeport turned out; old and young, white, Latino, Asian, Republican, Democrat, Communist, Lutheran, Catholic, atheist, and on and on. It was our first public meeting and the room was packed. Turns out people really cared. And people who often divide themselves over political ideologies or creeds were there because they saw Fisk’s tower every time they went outside, and they knew it was killing people. 

From then on, Bridgeport was in the campaign. I can’t remember a day going by for months where we didn’t just talk about dirty old Fisk, but strategized and made plans about what we would do next. With Emma Greenbaum, Rene Paquin, and Joe Hopkins frequenting Sierra Club’s Field Team meetings, we were wonderfully plugged into a campaign that would help our community in a very concrete way. We gathered hundreds of photopetitions throughout Bridgeport for an action at City Hall on December 2, 2011. In two days, we gathered 40 business signatures for clean power to deliver to our Alderman, James Balcer. In conjunction with PERRO (Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization), we put pressure on our Alderman, hoping he would come out about his support of the Clean Power Ordinance. We built a giant database of supporters and turned-out an enthusiastic Bridgeport again and again to Clean Power Coalition actions and demonstrations. I even had the honor of being one of the speakers for the press conference in December. All the while, with the help of Will Tanzman and Lev Hirschhorn from SOUL (Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation), we moved from being simply “the folks from Bridgeport” into incorporating as the Bridgeport Alliance, with our first issue officially being signing on to the Chicago Clean Power Coalition. 

On February 29th, the news leaked to the press that a deal had been reached and that the plants were getting shut down. Many from the coalition turned out for an impromptu press conference. I had the pleasure of watching one of the local T V reports again and again, as a parishioner had video taped the story I was interviewed in, and was looping it over and over before our Wednesday night Lent services. 

W hen I announced the news to the two congregations who were gathered at my church that night, they all erupted in applause. 

The scripture from that evening was God’s Covenant with Noah and every living thing from the book of Genesis, where God promises every living thing that God will never destroy the earth. Sadly, humankind has not yet made that promise. But through grassroots organizing, the Chicago Clean Power Coalition and other groups all over the world, are taking effective steps to stop the destruction of this fragile planet, and to reverse some of the damage being done. 

I am proud to have worked with the coalition through Bridgeport Alliance, and I am grateful for the relationships that have been formed in the process. 

I am so happy to have been a part of this victory. But of course, the battle has only begun. 

In Solidarity, 

Rev. Tom Gaulke 
Pastor, First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Bridgeport, Chicago
Leader, Bridgeport Alliance Man on the Street b y C h r i s p h o t o s Community Calendar & Resources from Benton House 1 J o n e s b y & T o m C h r i s G a u l k e J o n e s 7 c o m p i l e d “ I F YO U C O U L D D O A N YTHING W ITH ONE OF THE MANY VA C A N T S T O R E F R O N T S I N T H E N E I G H B O R H O O D , W H A T WO U L D IT BE? ” Question : 2/3 4 1 B e n u If I had it my way, I’d reopen the Ramova” 2 A l 3 R o 4 J o h n 5 R o b e 6 H i c Juice Bar x i a I y I Dance Studio A A good steak house. r Banquet Hall 6 B i l l y 7 N a t a l 8 D a r w 9 D t i i g n i e n v i Blues Bar with an eclectic food menu a : a : a g a : r e s : r r i l l i : S a f f o l d : q u i t : C d o r : a o Home-cooked restaurant / old fasioned diner. a r r n l y r a F P a b o Cheese Cake Factory Open an Aldi’s b e H l a t c h : Bridgeport Impromptu Salon b y b y E l e n i Z i m i l e s EV ENTS April 21st, 10 am - 2 pm / Various Locations Chicago’s Citywide Clean & Green Volunteer Clean-Up
Saturday Start time is at 10 a.m. at McGuane Park Field House
Join Benton House and other community organizations in cleaning up our neighborhood in parks, empty lots and on the street. We will have tools and supplies, but bring gloves, sunscreen and water! Supervised children and teens are encouraged to help out!


 Sunday, April 22nd, 8 pm Garden and Main Building Earth Day Celebration Benton House will be celebrating the earth with live music and a seeding ceremony! Saturday, April 28th, 7 pm, Hyatt Lounge, Oak Brook, IL One For The Kids Cocktail Party Fundraiser 
 One For The Kids is holding a 20 Year Anniversary Cocktail Party Fundraiser to support Benton House, the Chicago Special Olympics, and the Heart Institute for Children. There will be music, a silent auction, a wine tasting and open bar. 
If interested in joining us at the fundraiser, please visit www.oneforthekids.org Thursday, May 10th, 6:30 - 9:00 pm / Activities Building The Art Bowl: Benefit for Benton House Artists donate hand-crafted ceramic bowls, local chefs will stir up the soup & chili, and everyone can share in the deliciousness. For $15 you get soup and a ceramic bowl to take home! 100% of proceeds goes to the Benton House Food Pantry. (If interested in donating soup or bowls, please contact [email protected]) 

 Saturday, May 12th, All Day! Bridgeport Day
 Celebrating our vibrant community with a parade and block party. There will be art projects, local school bands and other musical performances, a charity fundraiser, a cook-off and games. Keep in touch for more info! ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 5 8 9 We’re always looking for extra hands-- if you are interested in any of the mentioned volunteer opportunities, would like to volunteer at an event above, or want to know about others, please contact us ASAP at [email protected]! We are happy to provide community service hours. Food Pantry
Help with food donations, picking up and stocking food, assisting with the day-of running of the food pantry.
Mondays, 7-9 pm / Thursdays 1:30- 4 pm / Fridays 11:15 am - 2 pm

Benton House Garden
It’s that time again to get our hands dirty. Show off your green thumb and help us cultivate and expand our gardens.
Open time Building the Benton House Resource Center!
We are in the midst of creating a resource center in our Activities Building. Help us with putting together the space! 
Open time

Media/Outreach
Assist with media outreach, including social networks, our website, press releases, email updates and other forms of community outreach! 10 11 COMMUNIT Y R ESOURCES Find out what public benefits opportunities are available for you, please contact [email protected].

SNAP- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
We can help you apply for an Illinois Link Card! This aid will help supplement grocery purchases for you and your family. Schedule an appointment during food pantry distribution Fridays 12pm - 2pm.

Citizenship Application Assistance Need help applying for U.S. citizenship? Have you been a greencard holder for 5 years or married to a U.S. citizen for 3? We have an immigrant advocate on staff to help you fill out the necessary documents to naturalize. Become a U.S. citizen to protect your rights and expand educational, career, and public benefit opportunities. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Passionate about making change in the Bridgeport community? Want to have your voice heard on community issues? Join the Bridgeport Alliance, a new organizing coalition of churches, organizations and neighbors! Email us at bridgeportalliance@ gmail.com 

We are looking for long-term resident workers and summer interns! Let us know if you are interested in joining the Benton House Team!

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Benton House
3052 S Gratten Ave
Chicago, IL 60608
Office: (773) 927-6420
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www.bentonhouse.org L y n n B a r n e t t The setting was an old funeral parlor cum loft-style apartment, standing unassumingly on a lovely side street in Bridgeport. Inside, a crowd was gathering on a chilly winter afternoon. The crowd could not be labeled in any sort of way other than eclectic – there were young and old attending, and people of all sorts including artists, musicians, neighbors, friends of friends, family members, etc. Everyone was in good spirits, sipping wine and nibbling on lovely snacks. Soon there was a call to move in the main living room, which was packed with ad hoc seating, arranged loosely around a central figure in the room – the baby grand piano. Yes, as you may have now guessed, the crowd had assembled to hear music – specifically classical music! A lovely selection of pieces had been programmed for the afternoon, to suit many tastes. There was a lovely piece for piano, f lute, and clarinet; songs by Debussy sung in French; songs by Schubert sung in German; and finally, some marvelously fun songs in Italian by Rossini that describe a young woman cheering on a regatta race! The musicians were professional, the setting was intimate, and the music was amazing. You didn’t know there was an underground classical music scene burgeoning in Bridgeport? Don’t feel badly–it is not widely advertised, but it does seem to be catching on–and with such talent living right in our neighborhood, why not? Mysteries and Natural Wonders of Bridgeport If you were to overlay a map of Chicago onto the human form, then Bridgeport would fall approximately where the spleen is. Like that vital but little understood organ, Bridgeport often gets a bad rap. Perceived by outsiders as a locus of corrupt political power and overt racism, Bridgeport is nonetheless a true community with its own traditions, institutions, and rich history. And it’s changing. The homogeneity of the neighborhood has always been overemphasized—yes, historically, there were a lot of Irish but also Poles and Lithuanians—and today’s Bridgeport is home to growing Chinese and Latino communities as well the young creative types who often herald urban change. Before it was the neighborhood of mayors, before the original Schaller pumped out his first schooner of beer, before immigrants from County Cork scrapped with immigrants from County Ulster, before the building of the canal that set the stage for growth, Bridgeport was a grove of trees along the south branch of the Chicago River near where a man name Lee owned a farm. Paul Durica 12 Sadly, Lee’s farm became the site of one of the earliest recorded acts of violence in the area. Charles Lee and his family had settled near the south branch of the river in 1805. The proximity of the farm to Fort Dearborn made it a favored place for soldiers to furlough and acquire fresh produce. When war between the United States and Great Britain broke out in 1812, Native American tribes living near Fort Dearborn chose sides. The Winnebago went with the Brits. On April 6, 1812 members of the tribe, under the pretense of peaceful trade, arrived at Lee’s farm and proceeded to murder Liberty White, the farm’s manager, and a French settler named Cardin. The murders were a portent. When Fort Dearborn fell to the British in August, soldiers as well as settlers began a long march east toward Fort Wayne. They made it as far as today’s 18th Street before being attacked by the Potawatomi. With the exception of Mrs. Lee and one infant child, the entire Lee clan died in what became known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre. From there things could only improve for Bridgeport. When hostilities ceased and Fort Dearborn was restored, a merchant from Detroit took over Lee’s farm where he grew vegetables that he sold to the soldiers at exorbitant prices. By the 1830s, when Chicago as a whole was taking shape, talk began in earnest of building a canal to connect the Great Lakes to the Mississippi. Many of the mysteries and wonders of Bridgeport are a result, one way or another, of that canal-building era. Here’s a brief guide to seven of them. Mr. Dooley’s Pub, 90 09 Archer Ave: Everyone in Bridgeport, if not Chicago, knows an opinionated and witty Irishman, but in the late nineteenth century Finley Peter Dunne turned the type into a literary goldmine. The fictional Mr. Dooley began to appear in Dunne’s newspaper column, holding forth on all matters political and cultural. His opinions on the Spanish-American War brought Dooley (and Dunne) to national prominence, and the collected sketches Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War (1899) became a bestseller. Particularly prescient of Bridgeport’s future, Dunne is believed to be the first to have remarked, “All politics is local.” The Former Stearns Quarry, now Palmisano Park, 2700 S Halsted: The Illinois Stone & Lime Co. operated a quarry out of this site from 1833 until 1969. It was named after M.C. Stearns (1816-1890), an early Chicago settler, self-made man, and Board of Trade member. When his health began to fail, Stearns committed suicide in his Michigan Avenue mansion. It took him four shots to succeed, illustrating the same “can-do” attitude that won him his wealth. Today the quarry is a beloved public park, but throughout most of its history, it was a bit of a nuisance. A 1928 article in the Tribune describes how dynamite going off at the quarry caused china to break, furniture to shift, and shaving razors to slip, irking neighborhood residents. Bubbly Creek, South Fork, South Branch, Chicago River: “Bubbles of carbonic acid gas will rise to the surface and burst, and make rings two or three feet wide. Here and there the grease and filth have caked solid, and the creek looks like a bed of lava; chickens walk about on it, feeding, and many times an unwary stranger has started to stroll across, and vanished temporarily. The packers used to leave the creek that way, till every now and then the surface would catch on fire and burn furiously, and the fire department would have to come and put it out. Once, however, an ingenious stranger came and started to gather this filth in scows, to make lard out of: then the packers took the cue, and got an injunction to stop him, and afterwards gathered it themselves.”—Upton Sinclair, The Jungle Bonfield Street, 1300 W, from 2700 to 3096 S: A popular neighborhood story is that streets in Bridgeport are named for each of the eight police officers killed by the bombing in Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886. In truth, there is a street named for the man, John Bonfield, who defied the orders of Mayor Carter Harrison and led the march upon the square where workers were protesting a previous act of police violence at the McCormick Reaper Works. Bonfield had his reasons to distrust the fledgling labor movement. During the nationwide 1877 strikes, Bonfield was stripped of his club and badly beaten by irate Bridgeport butchers. After the Haymarket, Bonfield continued to suppress labor strikes but later resigned after it was revealed that he’d received protection payments from gamblers and had kept evidence obtained from crime scenes as personal trophies. Mayor Richard J. Daley’s House, 3536 S Lowe Ave: Richard J. Daley died on December 21, 1976, having served as the Mayor of Chicago since 1955. For a description of the interior of his home as well as the route he took each morning to the fifth floor of City Hall, please see Mike Royko’s Boss (1971). I would merely like to mention that Daley’s unexpected demise was especially tragic given his great love of Christmas, a mere four days away. Daley once managed to keep a live puppy quiet in his daughter’s Christmas stocking using methods he never quite explained. And he loved to dress up as “Santy Claus,” which included wearing a mask and driving around Bridgeport in a squad car, with the sirens blaring and lights blazing, bringing good cheer to all. Ramova Theater and Grill, 3510 S. Halsted: The amazing Ramova Theater, sister to the north side’s Magic Box, opened its doors in 1929 and reflects the importance of the Lithuanian community to Bridgeport. “Ramova” means “peaceful place” in Lithuanian. For decades the theater served the needs of the local community, and efforts are currently underway to preserve and renovate it for future generations. When Mayor Daley died, the marquee read, “Good Bye, Dick. We’ll Miss You.” Locals often claim that Charlie Chaplin screened the Chicago premier of The Great Dictator at the Ramova in 1940 since the film was considered too controversial for Loop theaters. Bridgeport would fall approximately where the spleen is. Sadly, the story isn’t true. What is true is that the best diner in the city closed its doors on April 14, 2012 after eighty-three years of business. Bridgeport has learned to live without the Theater but the Grill? Where else can one go for chili mac? Schaller’s Original Pump, 3714 S Halsted: Butt-steak sandwich anyone? Seriously though, Schaller’s is Chicago. Throughout the twentieth century, it was a much a center of the city’s politics as the 11th Ward Democratic Committee headquarters across the street. It also had the added attraction of Tony Burica on accordion. Chicago’s oldest continuously operating bar, since 1881, Schaller’s attract locals as well as White Sox fans. Illustrating the close relationship between politics and beer is the fact that one Schaller, George, joined the bar rather than decide to run one. Along with Mayor Richard J. Daley, George Schaller was a partner in the law firm of “Daley, Lynch, & Schaller.” Site of the White Eagle Brewing Company, 38th and Racine: Not as illustrious as the nearby Manhattan brewery, later Canadian Ace, at 39th and Union, the White Eagle is nonetheless significant because of its close ties to Bridgeport’s Polish community and because it was one of a handful of breweries to survive prohibition. White Eagle moved to this site in 1907 after acquir- 13 ing the Illinois Brewing & Malting Company. It quickly became involved in a local scandal when it was determined that meter inspectors had been deliberately misreading the brewery’s use of the city’s water; White Eagle had to pay over six thousand dollars to Chicago to settle the matter. Buildings added to the site in 1911 were the work of John S. Flizkowski, who was also the architect of the Polish Roman Catholic Union. During prohibition, White Eagle survived by producing “near beer,” but like many local breweries it was unable to compete in growing national markets and shut down operations in 1950. Union Stockyards, Halsted and Exchange: OK, not technically part of Bridgeport but a big part of its history and its historical scent. Most guides tell you to check out the limestone gate, the work of Burnham and Root of World’s Columbian Exposition fame, with its carved head of “Sher- man” the steer. But take it from me and check out the former Live Stock National Bank at 4150 S Halsted. It was designed as a replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia and is about the most incongruous bit of architecture one can imagine for the area. Freedom never rang for the millions of cows and pigs that passed over the “bridge of sighs.” For many the journey was a short one, to the tables of the Stock Yard Inn, a restaurant with a faux Tudor design, formerly located at 4178 Halsted. RACINE ASHLAND Who doesn’t like wings? Buffalo Wings & Rings 3434 S Halsted 15 Winner of TWO Best of Chicago Eat Out awards from Time Out magazine in 2012! Yep. Pleasant House Bakery 964 W 31st Street Every Monday 5:30-7:30pm. See what the hullabaloo is about. PERSHING This is prime meat heaven. We wish they would just open up a butcher shop for chrissakes. Allen Brothers 964 W 31st Street 35th PL 35th Rocking it on Morgan. Ray Emerick Studios 3149 S. Morgan St. #1 Art Music and more. First Lutheran Church of the Trinity 643 W 31st St The Daley Storefront Gallery 3526 S Halsted Besides having a nice Uhaul service this place features a large artist studio complex in an historic riverside building. Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W. 35th Street 51 31 34th PL 4 24 43 Operated out of the second bedroom. Second Bedroom 3216 S Morgan St Apt 4R The newest gallery in Bport! Research House for Asian Art 3217 S Morgan Street 5 37 7 36 42 HALSTED 38 19 COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE 8 WELCOME TO BRIDGEPORT 11 49 26 25 Country Man’s breakfast is the jam. The Mutant Man’s breakfast is not. Bridgeport Restaurant 3500 S Halsted St Called the best coffee brewers in Chicago. No Shit! Bridgeport Coffee House 3101 South Morgan Awesome Thai food. Ring the doorbell, they are not closed! Bangkok Thai 55 451 W 31st St mmm fresh bread Ace Bakeries 3241 S. Halsted Street EAT 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 This is the one stop fast food emporium. I order the grilled chicken on garlic bread with mozzarella cheese, bar b q sauce and mayo. Freddie’s Italian Eatery 701 W 31st St Old School Italian joint. Beautiful sign. Franco’s Ristorante 300 W 31st St All your potstickers belong to us . Ed’s Potsticker House 3139 S Halsted St Hot gossip central! Dunkin Donuts 749 W 31St Street Probably has the best burgers in Bridgeport. Cork and Kerry at the Park 3258 S Princeton Ave We love that Chef AJ is here, just wish we knew when it was open. Chef AJ’s Carry Out 748 W 35th St Burrito in a bowl and other warm Mexicali delights. Carbon 300 W 26th St The Lithuanian Rye is the jam. Bruno’s Bakery 3341 S Lituanica Ave 18 17 16 15 14 13 20 19 Locals love the steak dinner. Mexico Steakhouse 2983 S Archer Ave You will inevitably wind up here some late night. Guaranteed. Maxwell Street Depot 411 W 31st St Not sure about their brick oven pizzas.. Maybe we shouldn’t get bar-b-q sauce pizza.. The breaded steak is their hit. Mangia Fresca 2555 South Archer Italian beef on pizza? This is the place to go. We wish they would be open later. Lina’s Pizza 3132 S Morgan St 24 23 22 Yeah, they got some Michelen thingy. Five course fixed prix menu makes this worth the visit. Unfortunately they think they are more fancy wancy than they really are. 21 Han 202 605 West 31st Street Who doesn’t like eating at Gio’s? It’s pretty much THE Italian restaurant in the neighborhood. Lumpen Grandmas eat her every time they come to the hood. Gio’s Cafe & Deli 2724 S Lowe Ave 25 30 29 28 27 Zaytune Italian Beef Breaded Steak. Uncle Johnny’s 500 W 32nd St THE late night taco experience. Taqueria San Jose 3253 S Halsted St They battle the block for best taco. Taco’s Erendira Inc 3207 S Halsted St A Sports bar. We never really went in there much. 32 Small, dark, cozy. glowing, cheap and run by our buds! Bernice’s Tavern 3238 S Halsted St DRINK The coolest diner you will ever eat in. Ramova Grill 3510 S Halsted Street Great breakfast sandwhiches, good pizza make this Italian pizzeria a worthwhile pizza trip. Punky’s Pizza & Pasta 2600 S Wallace St Cool cafe with great coffee drinks. Zhou B Cafe 1029 West 35th Street 35 Our family bar in the middle of the Community of the Future. Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar 960 W 31st Street Your down-the-residential-block bar. Karaoke happens there. 2700 S Loomis St 33 A nice secret on Morgan Street. 3129 S. Morgan Bridgeport Inn Old school residents, politicos Delicious Middle Eastern food. Try 2901 S Archer Ave made this their hangout.. Thursday ordering fries in your Schwarma Old Man bar, Mexican Irish motif, night specials are worth the trip. wrap. . 34 Try the Creme Brulee French Toast. 31 Gem Bar Polo Cafe & Catering 3322 S Morgan St Everyone says this is the place for Sausage Pizza. You want mini sausage patties on yer pizza? You better ask for a knife and fork. Phil’s Pizza 1102 West 35th Street People love this place. Above average. We like the Chimichangas with beef. The Chicken Tostada’s are good , too . Pancho Pistolas 700 W 31st St 234 W 31st St Ricobene’s 252 W 26th St Basically you have to eat a dog They got the pizza, the breaded here to say you were in Bridgeport. steak and our favorite Sloppy Joe And when we say dog , we mean Sandwhiches.. two dogs, with fries. Bring your 26 good friend. Rocky’s Morrie O’Malley’s Hot Dogs 3501 S Union Ave 40 39 38 37 36 Get your Eye f Newt and incense here. Augustine’s Spiritual Goods 3327 S Halsted STUFF The best place for food and drink just north of Bridgeport proper. Skylark 2149 S Halsted St Shinnick’s Pub 3758 S Union Ave Old School attitude . Great bar, great old school Bridgeport experience. Schaller’s Pump 3714 S Halsted St They got beer! Mitchell’s Tap 3356 S Halsted St 45 44 43 42 41 Unique Thrift Store 3000 S Halsted St The family hardware store that has everything. These guys are super helpful and friendly. Joe Harris HArdware and Paint 3301 S Wallace St Above the Ramova Grill is an old school Boxing club. Serious Boxing 101 class will get your butt in shape and be able to take on Bridgeport Mutants on the street. Chicago Boxing Club 3508 S Halsted Ave The only place to get a tattoo. Bridgeport Tattoo Company 3527 South Halsted Street Blue CIty Bicycles 3201 S Halsted Rad bike providers . 51 50 49 48 47 46 The largest Bridgeport artists studio community is housed here alongside the art center for the Zhou Brothers. Zhou B Center 1029 W 35th Street Art Music and more. The Orphanage 643 W 31st St Cute little storefront gallery managed by Reuben Kincaid, our buddy. Eastern Expansion 244 W 31st Street Besides having a nice Uhaul service this place features a large artist studio complex in an historic riverside building. East Bank Building 1200 W. 35th Street This is our headquarters for the publications, art events and festivals that Lumpen helps produce. Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219 S Morgan St Over 10o years of community service in the arts and social services. Benton House 3052 S. Graten ART & COMMUNITY – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – IF YOU COME AND VISIT, CHECK OUT ONE OF THESE FINE NEIGHBORHOOD ESTABLISHMENTS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Typical huge portion, low price Chinese food jam. Happiness 3313 S Halsted Super cheap eats. George’s 3445 S Halsted Korean Polish BBQ @ Maria’s 960 W 31st Totally bizarre world hot dog joint. Zebra’s Gourmet Hot Dogs 3737 S Halsted St Kathy De’s Deli 3642 S Parnell Ave Local sandwhich and grocery store. For a Sox fan a must see place to be. Enjoy the Italian burger. Old school. Home made. BENSON Even though its a Barcadi branded bar, their pork nachos make you forgive them. YD Turtle Bar and Grill 238 W 33rd St MAY Johnny O’s 946 W 35th St . IS 34th LITUANICA Bacardi At the Park Bar and Grill 320 W 35th St ABERDEEN 21 CARPENTER 22 PARNELL 04 LLO 44 29 17 STEWART 03 CH 32 2 SHIELDS 02 AR 47 10 41 27 1 40 28 50 51 14 31st 6 PRINCETON 01 ES . YN HA MORGAN 48 LD 33rd L M OO 32nd PL EY 20 12 LOWE 15 30 EMERALD 9 NORMAL 32nd IE NF 30th WALLACE 31st PL 3 45 29th 28th 13 23 CANAL 31st 35 ER HALSTED M LY BO UNION AN EL 46 A H RC 26th CERMAK WELLS NEW ADDITIONS 55 33 KE 18 34 16 39 90/94 MADE IN THE I M A G E S of America B ridgeport JOANNE GAzArEk BLOOM, MAUrEEN F. SULLIvAN, AND DANIEL POGOrzELSkI [email protected] B ridgeport IMAGES OF AMER ICA: BR IDGEPORT hborhood in the most political of parades of politicians honoring tive American village traversed icago grew the area was called nally Bridgeport. Immigrants built rry that led to slaughterhouses, h were worked by Germans, Thisof summer Arcadia Publishing will be rehe “heart Lithuania,” muckrakers . Moreleasing immigrants came: a book byItalians, JoAnne Gazarek Bloom, ackdrop of prairies,Sullivan labor strife,and Dan Pogorzelski Maureen times uneasy mix lived, worked, called Images of America: Bridgeport. s that defy the city’s orderly grid, ch nationality, churches and taverns. The following images housing, but on summer nights, stoopare featured the socialbook. obligations. A launch party and signings will be ullivanannounced are Chicagoans, Bridgeport will be available soon. Books ersity Law School, and Maureen widely and signed copies can be purchased on Chicago’s South Side. Daniel directly from the authors. an for the Northwest Chicago e Park. e history of neighborhoods, Questions, interesttowns, or orders should be photographs, each presentsSullivan: directed to title Maureen e the character of the community preservation of local heritage, making Jo Anne Ga z a re k B l o o m, Ma ure e n F. Sul l i v a n, a nd Da ni e l Po g o rz e l sk i 9/1/09 5:20:25 PM From the Introduction : Explore Bridgeport, the most political neighborhood in the most political of cities— home to five Chicago mayors and parades of politicians honoring its power at national conventions. Once a Native American village traversed by Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, as Chicago grew the area was called Hardscrabble, then Cabbage Gardens, and finally Bridgeport. Immigrants built it: the Irish dredged a canal and mined a quarry that led to slaughterhouses, cooperages, rolling mills, and breweries, which were worked by Germans, Bohemians, Swedes, and Poles. Held dear as the “heart of Lithuania,” muckrakers described parts of it as a heartbreaking jungle. More immigrants came: Italians, Croatians, Mexicans, Chinese. Against the backdrop of prairies, labor strife, gangways, and Joe Podsajdwokiem, this sometimes uneasy mix lived, worked, and voted together. Bridgeport still has streets that defy the city’s orderly grid, settlement houses, language stews, and, for each nationality, churches and taverns. Today it may welcome artists and expensive housing, but on summer nights, stoop sitting and rooting for the White Sox remain social obligations. 16 JoAnne Gazarek Bloom and Maureen F. Sullivan are Chicagoans, Bridgeport born. JoAnne Bloom teaches at Loyola University Law School, and Maureen Sullivan develops not-for-profit organizations on Chicago’s South Side. Daniel Pogorzelski is vice president and chief historian for the Northwest Chicago Historical Society. He also coauthored Portage Park. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. 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Starowitz, Alissa Pagels, Brown Recluse, Esq., Meredith Weber, James Bell, Emily Hrobsky, Mairead Case, Carla & Mark Peltier, Lisaann, Anne Petersen, Jenny Learner, Georgina Ruff, Sofia Leiby, Grace Madden, Emily Clayton, BJX Entertainment, Adrianne Hawthorne, Kaitlin Kostus, and Stephanie Pereira. PLEASE VISIT US MAY 1-31, 2012 — VERSIONFEST.ORG 21 755 W 32ND ST DUSTY GROOVE //////////////////////////////////////// DIRECTORY OF VERSION FESTIVAL SPACES PARATEXT BOOKS 753 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.paratextbooks.wordpress.com Hours : Wednesday - Friday / 1p m - 8 p m Saturday / 11- 5 p m Sunday / Noon - 8 p m For the month of May, residents of Bridgeport transform a small storefront into Paratext Books. In addition to books, Paratext will feature zines and other publications from local authors. The bookstore will host workshops, weekly readings, art openings, screenings and story hours for kids. Paratext will provide a cozy and inviting space for you to spend an afternoon with fine company in sundry literary pursuits. Wednesday May 16- readings from mash tun and signing. And free beer. THE WEEKENDER POP UP SPAC E 755 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// We are pleased to bring a rotating cast of Pop Up shops to the Storefront located at 755 W 32nd St Hours : Friday, May 4 / 7— 9 p m Saturday, May 5 / 11— 6 p m Sunday, May 6 / 11— 6 p m Chicago’s premier record store for all things groovy — making a pop-up weekend appearance in Bridgeport! Named one of the best record stores in America by Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets — Dusty Groove America has a global reputation for unusual music in a wide variety of styles — jazz, funk, soul, Latin, Brazilian, African, and more — as well as a smattering of hard-to-find rock titles as well. We’ll be bringing a great sampling of our best for the Bridgeport store — lots of great music you’ll be hard pressed to find at any other record store in town — all served up at some special pricing for the event! We’ll also be having a Preview Night on Friday, May 4th, from 7pm to 9pm — open to the public, and with refreshments and music too 755 W 32nd Street Hours : Friday, May 2 5 / 1— 8 p m Saturday, May 2 6 / 1— 6 p m R ESEARCH HOUSE FOR ASIAN ART Mike Marszewski is a collector of oddities and thrift scores. For this weekend, Mike will display his favorite items and try to sell them to you. Hours : Fridays in May / 6 — 9 p m ENOCH ’S DONUTS 751 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : Thursday & Friday / 8 am — 8 p m Saturday / 9 am — 8 p m Sunday / 9 am-3 p m “Enoch’s Doughnuts is a family operated establishment combining outstanding ingredients, artistry, and playfulness to make incredibly delicious doughnuts.” The Donu t shop features : QUI M BY ’S BR IDGEPORT 755 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : Saturday, May 12 / 11am — 6 p m Sunday, May 13 / 11am — 6 p m Quimby’s was part of the first pop up experiments that the Public Media Institute introduced to the Bridgeport back in 2006. This year Quimby’s returns to bring the denizens of the neighborhood a taste of Quimby’s Bookstore. A selection of the finest independent zines, periodicals and books will be available. 22 Mike’s Thrift Score ASIA HOUSE T O O L S T O R Y by Kevin Heisner In the beginning, there was technology and man. One utilized/employed the other as a TOOL, a catalyst towards the evolution of the other. Combining found objects and electronic media, these tools become the characters in the third chapter of a story about the circular cause of reference in the evolution of man & technology. LED lights evoke a visual simulation of the physical pattern of the tool(s), actuated by the rhythm of man. Their co-existence is fundamental in preventing a flatline in the pulse of evolution… 3217 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// T he Research House for Asian A rt (RHAA) is a non-for profit organization founded in the summer of 2008. The goal of RHAA is to promote art that is becoming more global and to provide a platform for the ongoing cultural exchange between East and West, in particular with China. RHAA organizes symposiums on various themes of art and other cultural activities such as art exhibitions, and art publications. The China Contemporary Art Forum (CCAF) was initiated by RHA A, and co-founded with China Contemporary Art Foundation (a Hong Kong based foundation), and two symposiums of CCAF-2009--2010 International Conference on Art Theory and Criticism were hold in Beijing China. RHA A was involved in curating The Contemporary Ink Painting and Artists at Duolun Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai, which was part of cultural activities of the Shanghai World Fair in 2010. BENTON HOUSE CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE SMALL SHOWROOM 3219 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : Thursday & Friday / 5 p m — 9 p m Saturday & Sunday / 12p m — 5 p m T he Small Manufacturing A lliance (SMALL) is being launched during Version Festival 12. SMALL is a new organization that promotes companies and individuals who make locally manufactured products. To showcase these products The SMALL Showroom will open from May 4th to May 27, 2012 in the Co-Prosperity Sphere. We think of the Showroom as the People’s Macy’s . Each week we will be host promotional events, supper clubs and tastings. Creators of these local products will be demonstrating and sampling out their wares to the public. Please check the Version calendar for details. THE BENTON HOUSE 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// Benton House is a 501(c)3 non-profit community settlement that has served the Bridgeport neighborhood for over a century. Founded in 1907 as Providence Day Nursery, it provided daily care for the children of working families. Through the years, it grew to offer programming for groups of all ages, building over 30,000 sq feet of space. In 1942, the name ‘Benton House’ was adopted in memory of founder Katherine “Ma” Benton. RAY EM ER IC K STUDIOS Today the programs, facilities and administration are all managed by a staff that lives on-site and volunteers who are instrumental in day-to-day tasks. In keeping with the settlement house tradition, a ‘community as research’ approach is used to address 4 areas of service: Immediate Needs, Education, Sustainability and Civic Engagement. Artist Ray Emerick is a veteran Morgan Street artist. He joins Version festival by reopening his studio to the public this May. Each weekend he will share his new art works. And on Saturday afternoons he will host a Children’s Movie Series at 2pm and 4pm. Bring the kids! During Version12, we are focusing on food. We are hosting Supper Clubs, the Art Bowl, Setting the Table and Bridgeport Day, events as catalysts for sharing food and fun as a social event as opposed to a social service. As the only food pantry in Bridgeport, we have served 1300+ families and developed a vast support network, supplemental programs and opportunities to get involved. These events are pilots for continuing community meals. Our space is your space; come by to hang out and/or get involved. 23 RAY EMERICK STUDIOS 3149 S. Morgan St. #1 //////////////////////////////////////// Friday / 6 —10 p m Saturday / 6 — 9 p m Saturday / 2— 4 p m Children’s Movies THE DALEY STOREFRONT GALLERY THE DALEY STOR EFRONT GALLERY 3 5 2 6 S H a l s t e d //////////////////////////////////////// The Hardscrabble Window Gallery is a new experiment in locating visual art in underutilized storefront windows on Halsted Street. A rotating roster of curators and artists will select and install work within the gallery window. For Version 12 , Chicago artis t, Slang, fro m Gala Gallery will be exhibiting paintings. You can view t he work any time during May. S L A N G Slang’s drive can best be described as the commitment to capture, as images, the thoughts that reverberate inside his mind. His work has adorned the corporate walls of the MT V main offices in Time Square. Commercial clientele also includes Viacom’s VH1 and Nickelodeon, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Allstate and Universal Music Group, etc. His work has been collected by celebrity collectors as well as private collectors. TRUE LOVE concentrates on the power of confident line work and denotes a marriage of instinct and structure. Drawing on narrative and active imaging, Jones’ new work is in consistent reference to and irreverence for the traditional Graffiti praxis. The work is broadly accessible, subtle and revelatory. It brings to attention the power of intuition in the hands of a master within a concentrated, contemporary aesthetic. This philosophy of the work is subsequently evident in his plan for his Gallery Gala Gallery on Millwaukee. www.slangism.com Chicagoan born and raised, Slang’s influence spans from studying the styles of the classic masters of the past 2 centuries to the urban avaunt-grade art form of Graffiti where he rose to become one of the leading figures in the the city’s early 80’s movement. GALA GALLERY 10 0 0 N Milwaukee Ave F l o o r 1 //////////////////////////////////////// MN GALLERY THE DOCK AT BRIDGEPORT ART CENTER BRIDGEPOP’S SPRINGPOP BR IDGEPOP ’S SPR INGPOP M N GALLERY / The Salon Series 3143 S Morgan St //////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////// 3524 s Halsted St www.facebook.com/pages/ Bridgepop/283741584995098 Saturday, May 12 Hours : Saturday and Sunday / 12— 5 p m Thursday / 6 — 8 p m Friday / 6 — 9 p m Saturday, May 2 6 For Version Fest 12, The Salon Series will host public discussions with Chicago artists, writers and other creatives in its temporary Bridgeport home at MN Gallery. These hour-long talks will begin with an artist-led review of one exhibited artwork/performance selected by the artist as representative of their practice. From that critical observation, we’ll branch out into the artist’s larger ouvre: their medium, approach, references, inspirations and plans for the future. Through the exchange of observations and opinions, the Version Fest Salons aim for two goals: providing a fun and serious level of artistic discussion for the community, and presenting the artist with a new body of feedback outside their practice and normal art channels.  BridgePop is a group of resident Bridgeport artists and entrepreneurs who have banded together in a collaborative Pop-up Shop on Morgan Street since November 2011. Their goal is to revitalize the community with exposition of new art, as well as reclaimed and reused articles, in a curated, performative, and eclectic environment. In collaboration with the VersionFest 2012, our pop-up shop will be open from Friday to Sunday at 3143 South Morgan St. We aim to promote and expand community interests in Bridgeport via VersionFest. BR IDGEPORT ART C ENTER 12 0 0 W 35th St //////////////////////////////////////// bridgeportart.com Office Hours : Monday -Saturday / 8 am — 6 p m Sundays by appoint ment Housed in the former Speigel Catalog warehouse, the Bridgeport Art Center is the neighborhoods largest artist studio building. The architectural elements from this historic 1911 building include timber construction, exposed brick, soaring ceilings and an unparalleled view of the Chicago skyline. The Bridgeport Art Center has a large variety of timber loft artist studio’s ranging in size from 200sqft to 7,500sqft which all feature high ceilings, large windows and breathtaking views that are sure to inspire you. The Center offers raw industrial work space suitable for woodworking, metal design, light manufacturing, assembly, distribution, and office space. ABOUT THE SALON SER IES The Salon Series is an itinerant exhibition and discussion project that emphasizes participation between guests and artists to explore meaning, context and craft of new creative work. 24 25 FIRST TRINITY FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR INITY 6 4 3 W 31s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours : Open daily Special program ming hours : See the Version Calendar First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, serving Bridgeport since 1865, moved from canal street to 31st street in 1906. The First Trinity Community Center, built as a Lutheran school, and operating into the 1970’s, has transformed into a multipurpose community center, valuable to many groups in Bridgeport. Home to the First Trinity offices, God’s Closet clothing pantry, a small chapel utilized by three different church groups, an AA group, teen night, various concerts and community meals, and more. First Trinity Community Center is truly a center in the Bridgeport neighborhood. The property is owned and maintained by the people of First Trinity, whose mission includes serving those in need as well as encouraging and facilitating creativity. Some find it odd that such an open and welcoming place could happen at a church. We find it odd that it doesn’t happen at more churches.  TUESDAY MAY 1 WEDNESDAY MAY 2 THURSDAY MAY 3 FRIDAY MAY 4 6 O — p 9 e n p i m n g E x h i b i t i o n f o r Kevin Heisner’s T o o l S t o r y Visit the SMALL Showroom May 4-27, 2012 3219 S. Morgan St • Chicago • Illinois • 60608 Smallma.org S V e r s i o n 1 2 O p e n i n g Kick off Cocktails f E MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// 1 f Hours : 7p m — 2am P It’s May Day. So we’re not working on the first day of Version 12. But we will be ready to share with you all the details of the month long festival. Please join us at Maria’s for some cocktails, craft beer and some special brews. Get a program and enter a raffle win a silk screened poster and some t-shirts made especially for the festival. m O p e n i n g www.community-bar.com Ad mis sion : Free p B r a o t o o n o o h u ’ e k x t s t 7 51 W 3 2 n d S t //////////////////////////////////////// s Hours : 8 am- 8 p m www.paratextbooks.wordpress.com Hours : Wednesday - Friday / 1p m - 8 p m Saturday / 11- 5 p m Sunday / Noon - 8 p m Enoch’s Doughnuts is a family operated establishment combining outstanding ingredients, artistry, and playfulness to make incredibly delicious doughnuts. You can stop by any time today to sample some of the best donuts in town. 6 p m O p e n i n g N i g h t f Reception: 6pm— 8pm Admission: free For the month of May, residents of Bridgeport transform a small storefront near Blue City Bikes into Paratext Books. In addition to books, Paratext will feature zines and other publications from local authors. The bookstore will host workshops, weekly readings, art openings, screenings and story hours for kids. Paratext will provide a cozy and inviting space for you to spend an afternoon with fine company in sundry literary pursuits. Be one of the lucky people who can score some books and zones and learn more about Paratexts programming.. o w r o L o m CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org ENOCH ’S DONUTS 753 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// h L s r PARATEXT BOOKS 26 c n S A r D a y o a D D a y M o r B r i d g e P o p ’ s SpringPOP Shop BR IDGEPOP ’S SPR INGPOP 3143 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.facebook.com/pages/ Bridgepop/283741584995098 Hours : 6 - 9 p m BridgePop is a group of resident Bridgeport artists and entrepreneurs who have banded together in a collaborative Pop-up Shop on Morgan Street. Their goal is to revitalize the community with exposition of new art, as well as reclaimed and reused articles, in a curated, performative, and eclectic environment. Stop by for some refreshments and meet the proprietors. Hours : 5 — 9 p m Ad mission : Free Join us on the opening day of the SMALL Showroom for tastings and demonstrations of some products made by some of the over 100 members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance. Few Spirits, Half Acre Beer Company, Koval Distillery, Bridgeport Coffee, Urban Belly Foods, and other companies will be sampling their wares all night long. The Small Manufacturing Alliance (SMALL) is being launched during Version Festival 12. SMALL is a new organization that promotes companies and individuals that make locally manufactured products and provide services to small businesses and creators. To showcase these products The SMALL Showroom will open from May 4th to May 27, 2012 in the Co-Prosperity Sphere. We think of the Showroom as a People’s Macy’s. Each Friday during May we will host promotional events, supper clubs and tastings. Creators of these local products will be demonstrating and sampling out their wares to the public. With the opening of Cast-offs by Deirdre Colgan: “Future Relics — Cast-offs” are an attempt to monumentalize the throwaway objects we usually discard. Taking the void space of a variety of ordinary household objects, Colgan uses concrete to freeze them in time while retaining their lids - reconnecting each with its past life. In this ongoing series of work, “Future Relics,” Colgan seeks to lift ordinary household containers out of their generic disposable condition and into the realm of the precious and relic. ENOCH ’S DONUTS SATURDAY MAY 5 On Friday, May 4, the new RHAA’s gallery in Bridgeport will feature the exhibition “Gang of Nine” on Friday, April 20th. This exhibit features four prominent Shanghai artists (Zhang Haitian, Chai Yiming, Cai Xiaosong and He Saibang) who still work with the traditional medium of ink a\painting on rice paper under tremendous pressure of globalization to embrace the contemporary, and five Chicago artists (C.C. Ann Chen, John Henley, Maria Gaspar, Jason Dunda, and Laura Hsieh) seeking common linkages in terms of the cultural context, form and craft and the path in which tradition and the modern could come together. 7 7 Join artist, Kevin Heisner, for the opening reception of his Tool Story Series of works. O p e n i n g - G a n g 9 o f — 9 D u s t y p m N i n e E x h i b i t i o n Research House for Asian Art 3217 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// S u p p o r t e d S u p p e r C l u b Benton House 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// www.bentonhouse.org Hours : 7p m —10 p m Ad miis sion : See below Hours : 8 am — 8 p m Reception 6 — 9 p m Ad mission : Free 6 m C o m m u n i t y 7 51 W 3 2 n d S t //////////////////////////////////////// In the beginning, there was technology and man. One utilized/employed the other as a TOOL, a catalyst towards the evolution of the other. Combining found objects and electronic media, these tools become the characters in the third chapter of a story about the circular cause of reference in the evolution of man & technology. LED lights evoke a visual simulation of the physical pattern of the tool(s), actuated by the rhythm of man. Their co-existence is fundamental in preventing a flatline in the pulse of evolution... p p m G r o o v e P a r t y 6 p m B r i d g e p o r t DUSTY GROOVE 755 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 7- 9 p m Ad mission : Free Chicago’s premier record store for all things groovy is making a pop-up weekend appearance in Bridgeport! Check out the preview night on Friday, May 4th, from 7pm to 9pm — open to the public, and with refreshments and music too! Named one of the best record stores in America by Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets — Dusty Groove America has a global reputation for unusual music in a wide variety of styles — jazz, funk, soul, Latin, Brazilian, African, and more — as well as a smattering of hard-to-find rock titles as well. We’ll be bringing a great sampling of our best for the Bridgeport store — lots of great music you’ll be hard pressed to find at any other record store in town — all served up at some special pricing for the event! Hours : 6 - 9 p m Ad mission : free T he Research House for Asian A rt (RHAA) is a non-for profit organization founded in the summer of 2008. The goal of RHAA is to promote art that is becoming more global and to provide a platform for the ongoing cultural exchange between East and West, in particular with China. RHAA organizes symposiums on various themes of art and other cultural activities such as art exhibitions, and art publications. S t r e e t E a t s Maria’s Packaged Goods & Co m m unity Bar 960 W 31st Street //////////////////////////////////////// community-bar.com Hours 6 — 9 p m Join a rotating group of Chicago food trucks Saturday nights in May from 6PM to 9PM. It’s a sweet and savory feast under the stars at 31st and Morgan St in Bridgeport (at Maria’s). Come out for the first South Side culinary invasion of your favorite trucks including (in no particular order): Tamale Spaceship, Samich Box, Bridgeport Pasty, Sweetie Cakes, Caponies, Getta Polpetta, Wagyu Wagon, DuckNRoll, Slide Ride, Sweet Ride, and more... Join the Community Supported Supper Club this May as part of Version 12. Sited in the Victorian dining room of Benton House, we are continuing the long tradition of underground eating and drinking establishments in Bridgeport. On the evening of each supper, ring the doorbell at Benton House to become part of an exclusive dinner group of twelve people. Chef Pablo Jones and host Deirdre Colgan will reinvent the space as a modern speakeasy for this series of suppers during the month of May. Enjoy an artfully crafted meal made with locally sourced produce and meats from Bridgeport and the surrounding area. The five-course meal will be complemented with libations from local breweries and wine shops. All proceeds will support this pop-up enterprise in Bridgeport and provide you with a great dinner and evening’s entertainment. Come to the the dining room at Benton House, a historic settlement house currently supporting resident activist-artists, who provide services through social practices, for the community of Bridgeport. Early bird Price : $ 5 8 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment * Regular Price : $ 6 3 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment** *Payment is due two weeks in advance of each supper **Payment is due one week in advance of each supper ***Benefits are available for subscribing to three suppers or more. More info at: communitysupperclub.com Contact us: [email protected] 27 SATURDAY MAY 5 7 p A c t o f SUNDAY MAY 6 m 3 G o d M p y s t a 6 4 3 W 31s t S t o f r n Natural FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR I NITY / COM MUNITY C ENTER e m i e s d Wonders TUESDAY MAY 8 On Sunday, May, 6th, starting at 4PM and lasting until 8PM TERRAFORMER will be open for visitation. 20 artists have killed 20 things, and in an attempt to honor the memory of the 20 dead, these 20 artists have erected 20 monuments. Come and pay your respects to the deceased. GRAVEYARD is located on Morgan st. directly south of the building at 3216 s. Morgan st. B r i d g e p o r t F e a s t V i s u a l A r t i s t s : Jenny Kendler, Sam Sieger, Jeriah Hildwine, Stephanie Burke, Theodore Darst, Robin Kang Aaron Orsini, Adam Rux, Luke Bradley, Kent Bamberger Curated by Jake Myers& The Octagon Gallery 8 p M u s i c A x i s : S o v a Golden Birthday H e c k s FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR I NITY / MAI N SANCTUARY 6 4 3 W 31s t S t Hours 7-11p m Ad mis sion : Free These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Saturday:Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, Quimby’sBookstore, the SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books. MONDAY MAY 7 smallma.org Hours: 3pm Ad mis sion : Free Bridgeport isn’t just home to numerous Chicago mayors. It’s also got old stone quarries; historic bars; defunct breweries; settlement house; fictional, opinionated Irishmen; and some mighty fine chili. Tour traces Bridgeport history from Marquette all the way through Mayor Daley! Join us for a walking tour on May 6 and a trolley tour on May 13th. Walking tour is FREE. Trolley tour is $30 sliding scale and includes stops at famous and infamousBridgeport watering holes. RSVP to [email protected] and be sure to indicate the date. p O p e n i n g m o f SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 : 3 0 —10 p m Ad mis sion : By reservation and invitation (see below) 5 : K o 3 0 p m r e a n P o l i s h B B Q T E R R A F O R M E R MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR m Ve r s i o n T h e 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// 4 SECOND BEDROOM ’S PLOT 3216 W. Morgan st //////////////////////////////////////// Hours 4-8pm Admission: Free TERR AFORMER is a lot of land on Morgan St. in Chicago’s Southwest side. This lot was once the site for a home. After a drive by shooting a couple of people were killed in this home. Later, the home caught fire and burned down. After that, a demolition worker dealing with the wreckage died from a collapse of the burnt remainders from the house’s frame. The soil is too rocky from the leftover foundation for good gardening and the lot receives limited sunlight. There is a very large and old cottonwood tree that sits at the furthest end of the lot. This tree releases an incredible amount of it’s cotton seed in the spring. 28 R e 3 a 0 d p i m n g s P a r a t e x t 753 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.paratextbooks.wordpress.com CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E Joe Sepka & Allison Tru m bo (7-7 : 3 0 ) Maribelle ( 8 - 8 : 4 5 ) Volcano ! ( 9 - 9 : 4 5 ) Odd Obses sion (10 -10 : 4 5 ) : FRIDAY MAY 11 PARATEXT BOOKS Hours 7-11p m Ad mis sion : Free Musical Acts : 6 a t These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Sunday: Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, Dusty Groove, SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books. P r i v a t e Unless Bridgeport is riddled with earthquakes or hurricanes, you should go to Act of God on the opening weekend of Version Festival. Floods, seismic activity and all varieties of natural destruction have inspired awe in the human race for centuries. We respond to these uncontrollable forces with artwork, community and the hope to rebuild what was lost. Come see artwork that deals with natural disasters and other Acts of God. WEDNESDAY MAY 9 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// www.community-bar.com Most of the pop up shops in Bridgeport are closed on Mondays. If you forgot that, then you might as well join us at Maria’s for some Korean Polish Bar B Q. It starts at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. It’s complementary. Come hang out with the locals and enjoy come craft beer, good conversation and hopefully a mouthful of kimchee. “Private Feast” is a series of interactive participatory performances, a set up for exploring diverse cultures and practicing a collective imagination in a social environment performed with artist, Hoyun Son. Selected guests (both neighbors and other Chicagoans) who don’t know most of the other guests are invited to a dinner party. Each of the guests is asked to bring a choice of food ingredient, a choice of spice, a choice of drink, and a choice of music. The artist provide variety of table settings and each of individual setting represent different culinary culture. As the guests arrive, Hoyun will guide them to decide what they can cook with the collected food ingredients and spices by sharing their own culture. The guests are divided into a few groups to work together on different food preparations. Throughout the evening, the guests will share the food they made, and enjoy a variety of drinks, music, and diverse conversations each of them brought to the table. Some of activities may include making dessert and Korean rice wine (Makguli) together. If you would like to be a participant in Private Feast please contact Hoyun at [email protected] They take place Tuesdays, May 8, 15 and 22. The feasts are limited to 12 people. Hours : Wednesday - Friday / 1p m - 8 p m Saturday / 11- 5 p m Sunday / Noon - 8 p m 11a m Astro Space Party (www.astrospaceparty. info) is a Chicago-based virtual gallery that curates one original content video horoscope each week. All videos are made exclusively for the site. To celebrate the impending launch of Space Station T V (www.spacestation.tv), a sister site that will feature artist-made television with curated channels, a three episode kickoff series will be performed and taped live at Version 12.  Join artist Frank Pollard as he hosts interviews, musical performances and surprise special guests on the set of Space Station T V, installed at the Co-Prosperity Sphere throughout Version.   THURSDAY MAY 10 r o S p a c e S t a Magic t i with o n a K SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 — 9 p m Ad mission Free u i m b y ’ s B r i d g e p o r t 6 : T h e 3 0 A r t p Q UI M BY ’S 755 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 11am- 6 p m Ad mis sion : Free The Art Bowl is community coming together to share Soup. The Art Bowl is artists helping Chicago’s hungry while introducing the community to Chicago’s vibrant ceramic scene. The Art Bowl is your chance to get handmade, functional art from some of Chicago’s best ceramic artists, for only $15.00! On May 10th hundreds of handmade, ceramic bowls, created and donated by local artist, will be on offer to the public for a $15.00 contribution. After selecting a bowl people are invited to share a meal of soups and chili made by local chefs and foodies. There will even be vegetarian and vegan options! 100 percent of all contributions will go directly to the Benton House Food Pantry. These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Thursday: Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, the SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books. 29 o n y o u J + J + J p m S a m p l e T h i s SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 — 9 p m Ad mis sion Free Join us every Friday in May at the SMALL Showroom for tastings and demonstrations of some products made by some of the over 100 members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance. 7 p m Ve r s i o n + M u s i c K i c k Firs t Lu theran Church of The Trinity Co m m unity Center & Sanctuary 6 4 3 W w 31s t Hours 7-11p m Ad mis sion : $ 5 sugges ted donation S t Z a w a c k i i t h a film screening of K m B ow l Please join us in the Community Center of First Lutheran Church Community Center for a very special series of live performances by the electronic bands: K e n 6 Hours : 6 : 3 0 — 9 : 0 0 p m Ad mission : $ 15 t Q o f Astro Space Party is programmed by Gwendolyn Infusino and Joe Jefferssnacks will be served. 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// s O p e n i n g of Gel Set.  Frank Pollard interviews Wesley Groves on how the occult figures into artis tic practices. M u sical performance and interview with Lulu Callier THE BENTON HOUSE / GYM NASIUM A 6 p m Quimby’s Bookstore was part of the first pop up experiments that the Public Media Institute introduced to the Bridgeport back in 2006. This year Quimby’s returns to bring the denizens of the neighborhood a taste of Quimby’s Bookstore. A selection of the finest independent zines, periodicals and books will be available. Magic with a K For the month of May, residents of Bridgeport transform a small storefront near Blue City Bikes into Paratext Books. In addition to books, Paratext will feature zines and other publications from local authors. The bookstore will host workshops, weekly readings, art openings, screenings and story hours for kids. Paratext will provide a cozy and inviting space for you to spend an afternoon with fine company in sundry literary pursuits. Be one of the lucky people who can score some books and zones and learn more about Paratexts programming. Visit Paratext every Wednesday night for a reading by a local author. Starts at 6:30pm. snacks will be served. - i c k Kick is a short film by Clara Alcott. A science fiction melodrama, the piece deals with two women who have a psychic connection before they meet. The title Kick references a pregnancy in the story as well as the creative instinct or “kick”. Bookended with images of a feverish dream, Kick is a meditative piece that explores themes of fear, passion and the desire to connect. Although a short piece, the film has the frenzied narrative of the classic woman-centered melodrama. A visual and sonic experience, Kick utilizes the colors of traditional 1950s technicolor along with a contemporary electronic score and experimental sound design. Douglas Sirk, the architect of 1950s Hollywood melodrama created a lush genre to experiment with. Kick works within as well as customizes the genre for a contemporary story and theme. The set dressing, wardrobe and cinematography comprise a warm and vibrant palate for the setting of the film. To enhance the element of apprehension with machines, an electronic sound design runs throughout the film. Composer Marc Riordan’s score is a mixture of a classic Hollywood drama but with touches of horror and science-fiction accents. Todd Carter of the lap top group T V Pow, engineered and mixed the piece as well as provided the sound design. Kick features Sarah Weis as Joselyn, Jeff Norman as Dr. Griffin and Andrew Taylor as Dr. Reynolds. The screening of Kick will be preceded by a series of short works reflecting the film’s themes. On the program are works by Yony Leyser, Sarah Weis & Arturo Cubacub, Chris Hefner, The Pretty Things, Erica Schreiner, Catie Olsen, Sarah Hamblin & Marisol Medina and more! These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Friday: Bridgepop SpringPop, Enoch’s Donuts, Paratext Books, Research House for Asian Art, Ray Emerick Studios SATURDAY MAY 12 1 The SUNDAY MAY 13 p Salon 3 m M Series s t a //////////////////////////////////////// 3524 n Halsted St r i e n Natural M N GALLERY / The Salon Series m e a In Honor Ma, p y 9 s a B m - Ma 1 of m  your Benton, Mother’s r p u n Day c h d Wonders o f B r i d g e p o r t The Tr o l l e y The Dining Hall of Benton Hou se /////////////////////////////////////// Holden School PTA hosts a ticketed Brunch. Proceeds benefit Benton House To u r Saturday, May 12 9 Saturday, May 2 6 Hours : 1— 3 p m / 4 — 6 p m / 7— 9 p m CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E For Version Fest 12, The Salon Series will host public discussions with Chicago artists, writers and other creatives in its temporary Bridgeport home at the MN Gallery and Studio. Three hour-long talks will begin with an artist-led review of one exhibited artwork/performance selected by the artist as representative of their practice. From that critical observation, we’ll branch out into the artist’s larger ouvre: their medium, approach, references, inspirations and plans for the future. Through the exchange of observations and opinions, the Version Fest Salons aim for two goals: providing a fun and serious level of artistic discussion for the community, and presenting the artist with a new body of feedback outside their practice and normal art channels.  The Salon Series is an itinerant exhibition and discussion project that emphasizes participation between guests and artists to explore meaning, context and craft of new creative work. A l l D a y Bridgepor t 2 0 Day 1 2 THE BENTON HOUSE / GYM NASIUM 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// bentonhouse.org May 12, Human-powered floats. Mobile sculptures. Origami architecture, marching bands, hot dogs, and dance. Everything is welcome but flame-throwers and ketchup. Lion VS Gorilla (LVG), a curatorial collaboration that uses experiential art to build community, is partnering with Version12 to create the First Annual Bridgeport Day, on May 12, 2012! Bridge- 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// Hours: 3pm Ad mission Free 6 port Day is a celebration of the diverse communities that make up the neighborhood, and will be a fun, relaxed day where neighbors can meet, talk, mingle, and celebrate the community. Join us for the Bridgeport Day Community Parade, as it winds down Morgan Street between the Zhou B Arts Center to Benton House, from 2:00 to 3:00. At 3:00, the Bridgeport Day Block Party begins, at Benton House. There will be everything from a kimchee cookoff to 12 operas to art installations to musical performances. There will even be a petting zoo! For more information, check out Bridgeport Day online atwww.bridgeportday.com. We look forward to seeing you there! ARTISTS AND ACTIVITI ES I NVOLVED IN BR IDGEPORT DAY: 26lab: Bobby Zylstra 4 Star Brass Band Alexander DeGraaf Archeworks: Maria Elena Hewett + Grant Penfield Haugen The Benito Juarez Academy Marching Band Benton House Jon Bollo Be The Change Charter School Bridgeport Citizens Group The Bridgeport Hurricanes Youth Cheerleading Squad The Bridgeporter.com Belonio Family Talents Chew Heart Conclusionary Practices Core Projects Chicago Dunk tank (as in an actual dunk tank) Enoch Donuts 30 Face painting First Trinity Church High Concept Labs Fellowship House Illinois Wheelmen (Penny-farthing bikes!) Johny with the Hot Dog Cart (this guy Johny has a hot dog cart) Kimchee Cookoff with Xavier Chris Knowlton Korean Polish BBQ George Larson Ludus Lovestyle Mask-making (craft party whaaat?) Victoria Martinez Catie Olson Jennifer Olson (not related to Catie Olson) Parka the Hutt (just Google it, seriously.) Peanut Gallery People Made PETTING ZOO! (animals galore, we hope it includes llamas!) Polish Folkloric Dances Puffs of Doom (sweet and savory artisanal puffs) Plywood Face Cutout Thing (you know.) Public Media Institute Crispin Rosenkranz Skeeball Softball in the park Sweet Ape Maureen Sullivan Three-legged race Texas Ballroom Basia Toczydlowska UnOpera Yollocalli + Nicole Marroquin Michelle Yuan YOU! and more... p m B r i d g e p o r t S t r e e t E a t s MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// www.community-bar.com 9 Join a rotating group of Chicago food trucks Saturday nights in May from 6PM to 9PM. It’s a sweet and savory feast under the stars at 31st and Morgan St in Bridgeport (at Maria’s). Come out for the first South Side culinary invasion of your favorite trucks including (in no particular order): Tamale Spaceship, Samich Box, Bridgeport Pasty, Sweetie Cakes, Caponies, Getta Polpetta, Wagyu Wagon, DuckNRoll, Slide Ride, Sweet Ride, and more... Setting These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Saturday: Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, Quimby’sBookstore, the SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books. a m m - 4 p m - 4 the p m Ta b l e Performance and f e a t u r i n g : S a l a d 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// bentonhouse.org This festival within a festival, takes direction from Ma Benton’s historic mission in considering past, present, and future of our communal heart and soul health by speaking to our Bridgeport’s neighborhood plate. This event will be housed in the dining hall and throughout our historic, Benton House. You are invited to come and experience durational food and neighborhood related performances, a ticketed Mother’s Day Brunch, food, health, art, info. session and, custom make your own neighborhood cookbook. B a r g e by Skip Mayabb and Sabri Reed (from artist collective Frimbrae) Adults and children alike can build their own edible boats and set them afloat along a tabletop recreation of the Michigan Illinois Canal.Through this delicious and cooperative ritual of constructing and consuming, participants will explore the history of Bridgeport’s transformation surrounding the canal and ways communities come together to create a satisfying present and a vital future. S THE BENTON HOUSE / DINING HALL Reciting To Te l l D u r a t i o n a l Installation Works Bridgeport isn’t just home to numerous Chicago mayors. It’s also got old stone quarries; historic bars; defunct breweries; settlement house; fictional, opinionated Irishmen; and some mighty fine chili. Tour traces Bridgeport history from Marquette all the way through Mayor Daley!  Join us for the trolley tour on May 13th. The Trolley tour is $30 and includes stops at famous and infamous Bridgeport watering holes. RSVP to [email protected] and be sure to indicate the date. You will be asked to purchase your ticket online after you RSVP. Hours : 6 — 9 p m a e T h e t t i n g T a b l e by Vicki Fowler in collaboration with Trisha Martin and Kristina Tendilla This installation holds a collective pooling of past to present bridgeport favorite recipes in duplicate stacks as well as health, food, and art related ephemera. These pages are yours to decide, come reach over of, elbows on the table,like we are family at the dinner table. Here YOU are invited to have a custom Bridgeport cook book bound for you on the spot by artist, Trisha Martin and her team. Curation of recipe, cook and paired neighborhood story by Kristina Tendilla 31 Rachael Marzews ki, co-director of Co Pros perity Sphere and med s tudent by Georgia Wall Reciting To Tell is a performance created out of a collecting, mixing and performing of personal narratives. The words that make up the score for the performance were gathered during conversations between the artist and elder women in New York City’s Greenwich Village and Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. In this piece Wall considers the intersection between multiple personal narratives and the history of the place. She places her body at the center of this investigation as a way to complicate her position as artist and female of a different generation.  B o i l the Vanes sa Smith, artis t, food enthu sias t and beekeeper i t Steam Craig Sadur, gardner at Benton Hou se and believer in the healing of food and gardening And more representing voices fro m t he neighborhood. This mini festival instigated by artist Vicki Fowler MONDAY MAY 14 D ow n , Room K o r e a n by Vicki Fowler P o l i s h It doesn’t take much to fill a room, a heart, with necessity. In this installation Fowler attempts to re-enact the bare bone necessity that can fill a room, with just a few components; water, chicken, celery and onion, all that one needs. B 1 : 3 0 p m Performative Info Ses sion www.community-bar.com Artists,food enthusiasts, gardeners, doctors to be, all presenting and responding to the memory of this vicinities food, the future of communal health and mission of Ma Benton Hours : 7p m — 2am Ad mis sion : Free s peakers include : Kris tina Tendilla, artis t and Benton Hou se food pantry manager Vicki Fowler, artis t and founder of Whole Artis t wholeartis tdinners.co m B Q MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// Most of the pop up shops in Bridgeport are closed on Mondays. If you forgot that, then you might as well join us at Maria’s for some Korean Polish Bar B Q. It starts at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. It’s complementary. Come hang out with the locals and enjoy come craft beer, good conversation and hopefully a mouthful of kimchee. TUESDAY MAY 15 WEDNESDAY MAY 16 THURSDAY MAY 17 FRIDAY MAY 18 COMMUNITY SUPPER CLUB creation of art in the south side of Chicago. Zhou B Art Center curator Sergio Gomez has invited resident artists to explore the theme of “community” as part of Version Fest 12. “Bridgeport: Community of the Future” What is a community and how does it function? Participating artists will work as a small community by exploring and interpreting the theme and collectively presenting a “Zhou B Art Center Community” exhibition on May 18th on the second floor of the Zhou B Art Center. The exhibition will consist primarily of installation work and will concur with the Third Friday galleries and studios openings. W W W.COMMUNIT YSUPPERCLUB.COM 6 : 3 0 P r i v a t e p m 7 F e a s t p m C o m m u n i t y SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E S u p p o r t e d S u p p e r C l u b 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// THE BENTON HOUSE smallma.org 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 6 : 3 0 —10 p m Ad mission : By reservation and bentonhouse.org invitation ( see below) “Private Feast” is a series of interactive participatory performances, a set up for exploring diverse cultures and practicing a collective imagination in a social environment performed with artist, Hoyun Son. Selected guests (both neighbors and other Chicagoans) who don’t know most of the other guests are invited to a dinner party. Each of the guests is asked to bring a choice of food ingredient, a choice of spice, a choice of drink, and a choice of music. The artist provide variety of table settings and each of individual setting represent different culinary culture. As the guests arrive, Hoyun will guide them to decide what they can cook with the collected food ingredients and spices by sharing their own culture. The guests are divided into a few groups to work together on different food preparations. Throughout the evening, the guests will share the food they made, and enjoy a variety of drinks, music, and diverse conversations each of them brought to the table. Some of activities may include making dessert and Korean rice wine (Makguli) together. If you would like to be a participant in Private Feast please contact Hoyun at [email protected] They take place Tuesdays, May 8, 15 and 22. The feasts are limited to 12 people. Hours : 7p m -10 p m Ad miis sion : See below 7 p m R e a d i n g s P a r a t a t e x t PARATEXT BOOKS 753 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.paratextbooks.wordpress.com Hours : Wednesday - Friday / 1p m - 8 p m Saturday / 11- 5 p m Sunday / Noon - 8 p m Join us for a special pre-release party for Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal at 7pm. Editor Ed Marszewski and writes from the journal will read texts while sampling out craft beer. Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal. The Mash Tun is a new publication put out by your buddies at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization based in Bridgeport. Mash Tun is our paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society. Join the Community Supported Supper Club this May as part of Version 12. Sited in the Victorian dining room of Benton House, we are continuing the long tradition of underground eating and drinking establishments in Bridgeport. On the evening of each supper, ring the doorbell at Benton House to become part of an exclusive dinner group of twelve people. Chef Pablo Jones and host Deirdre Colgan will reinvent the space as a modern speakeasy for this series of suppers during the month of May. Enjoy an artfully crafted meal made with locally sourced produce and meats from Bridgeport and the surrounding area. The five-course meal will be complemented with libations from local breweries and wine shops. All proceeds will support this pop-up enterprise in Bridgeport and provide you with a great dinner and evening’s entertainment. Come to the the dining room at Benton House, a historic settlement house currently supporting resident activist-artists, who provide services through social practices, for the community of Bridgeport. Early bird Price : $ 5 8 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment * Regular Price : $ 6 3 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment** *Payment is due two weeks in advance of each supper **Payment is due one week in advance of each supper ***Benefits are available for subscribing to three suppers or more. More info at: communitysupperclub.com Contact us: [email protected] 32 7 7 : 3 0 p m A s t r o 6 p m S p a c e P h a s e 1 n L i v e A r c h i v e a n d Outreach Center S t a (Hpnotiq t i o Session) SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 —10 p m Ad mission Free Astro Space Party (www.astrospaceparty. info) is a Chicago-based virtual gallery that curates one original content video horoscope each week. All videos are made exclusively for the site. To celebrate the impending launch of Space Station T V (www.spacestation.tv), a sister site that will feature artist-made television with curated channels, a three episode kickoff series will be performed and taped live at Version 12.  Join artist Frank Pollard as he hosts interviews, musical performances and surprise special guests on the set of Space Station T V, installed at the Co-Prosperity Sphere throughout Version.   m S t o r i e s f r o m t h e o f B o t t o m t h e G l a s s SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// p m Version Music: W i n d b r e a k e r Michael Songs J Broers For u Gods g e l center’s sculpture garden. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR INITY / COM MUNITY CENTER 6 4 3 W 3 1 s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours 7-11p m Ad mis sion : $ 5 sugges ted donation Please join us in the Community Center of First Lutheran Church Community Center for a very special series of live performances by the electronic bands: These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Friday:Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, Ray Emerick Studios, the SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books will also be open on Friday May 18, 2012. smallma.org R ESEARCH HOUSE FOR ASIAN ART 3217 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 6 — 9 p m (s tories @ 7 : 3 0 p m ) Ad mis sion : $ 10 sugges ted donation Hours 6 - 9 p m Food & delicious concoctions will be provided. This is a free event with a suggested $10 donation to keep the performers in booze. Complementary craft beer provided by Wild Onion Brewery. The show will feature six of the best damn live lit performers in the city bringing true stories of their own drunken mistakes down to Bridgeport for the very first time. This archive center will host Jason Lazarus’ Phase 1 — a growing archive of publiclyREcreated OWS signs used globally for ongoing public occupations, display, and exhibition. Second, the center will promote and disseminate information about Occupy837, a nationwide sonic protest (info at www.occupy837.com). Performers include : 6 p Third Fridays Z u h o m at B Samantha Irby, writer of Bitches Got ta Eat ZHOU B ART CENTER 1029 W 35th St //////////////////////////////////////// Dana Norris, hos t / producer of Story Club and writer of Bad With Men www.zbartcenter.org Mu sical performance and interview with Jeremiah Chiu of Deep Sleep. Hours : 6 —10 p m Ad mission : Free Astro Space Party is programmed by Gwendolyn Infusino and Joe Jeffers For the last eight years the Zhou B Art Center has become a hub and a growing community for artists from Chicago and abroad. Located in the heart of Bridgeport, the Zhou B Art Center has become a catalyst for the advancement, promotion and SATURDAY MAY 19 1 p m M a s h A F T u n : C r a f t e s t B e e r i v a l Keit h Ecker, hos t / producer of Essay Fies ta Shannon Cason, winner of t he Moth Chicago GrandSLAM Hpnotiq Frank Pollard interviews Michael Workman on how the creative process intersect s wit h t rance s tates.  p 8 33 We will be pouring over 30 brews by participating breweries including our friends at: Half Acre, Three Floyds, St. Feuillien, Dogfish Head, Stone, Founders, Lagunitas, La Trappe, Pipeworks, 5 Rabbit, Virtue Cider, Unita, Great Lakes and others. The festival is a celebration of the release of Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal, a new publication put out by your buddies at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization. Mash Tun is our paean to beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society. You will love it. Festival tickets are $ 40 each which includes unlimited pours of flagship beers, tickets for rare beers, a tasting glass, a copy of the Mash Tun Journal as well as some snacks. Food trucks will also be attending and vending. Tickets are available online through the mashtunfest.org website or in person at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar. The Bridgeport Art Center has parking for over 400 vehicles, is close to the White Sox 35th St Red Line, the Ashland Orange Line and the Metra. The Chicago Beer Bus will offer rides to the Red Line L Station during the festival hours. There is limited capacity and there will be no ticket sales at the loading dock. BR IDGEPORT ART CENTER MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR 1200 W. 35th Street //////////////////////////////////////// 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// mashtunfest.org www.community-bar.com Hours : 1p m — 4 : 3 0 p m Ad mis sion : See Below Hours : 12p m — 3 am Ad mis sion : Free Join us on May 19, 2012 from 1pm to 4:30pm for the Mash Tun Festival at: the Bridgeport Art Center located at 1200 W. 35th Street. Mash Tun is a new craft beer festival featuring some of the world’s best breweries. Flagship and rare beers will be poured alongside one-of-a-kind concoctions at the stunning Bridgeport Art Center at 35th and Racine. The festival will be held in the 19th century loading dock next to the Mash Tun festival after party begins at 5pm. Join us at Maria’s for a selection of rare beers on draft like Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, Half Acre the Chairman and other delights from our friends who served you beer at the Mash Tun Festival. SATURDAY MAY 19 1 2 p 7 p m C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t e d S u p p e r C l u b m Framed by Angels THE BENTON HOUSE 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR I NITY / MAI N SANCTUARY bentonhouse.org 6 4 3 W 31s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 7p m -10 p m Hours 12—1p m Ad mission : $ 5 sugges ted donation Located in the heart of Bridgeport, one of Chicago’s best kept secrets is “Salon Rouge” also known as the Bridgeport Salon. Formed by pianist Paul James Lewis and baritone Ryan de Ryke, Salon Rouge has been an invitation only concert series presented in a unique space and private home. We are pleased to present a public performance and are thrilled to be a part of Version Fest. This afternoon’s offering is entitled: “Framed By Angels: A dangerously eclectic melange of songs both sacred and profane” 6pm Bridgeport Street Join the Community Supported Supper Club this May as part of Version 12. Sited in the Victorian dining room of Benton House, we are continuing the long tradition of underground eating and drinking establishments in Bridgeport. *Payment is due two weeks in advance of each supper **Payment is due one week in advance of each supper ***Benefits are available for subscribing to three suppers or more. More info at: communitysupperclub.com Contact us: [email protected] Hungry? Then join a rotating group of Chicago food trucks Saturday nights in May from 6PM to 9PM. It’s a sweet and savory feast under the stars at 31st and Morgan St in Bridgeport (at Maria’s). Come out for the first South Side culinary invasion of your favorite trucks including (in no particular order): Tamale Spaceship, Samich Box, Bridgeport Pasty, Sweetie Cakes, Caponies, Getta Polpetta, Wagyu Wagon, DuckNRoll, Slide Ride, Sweet Ride, and more... MONDAY MAY 21 8 p P i g p m m C o m m u n i t y B r e w i n g B e e r 1 0 1: Discovering Flavors With of Dave the Beer Kahle S l o p K o r e a n P o l i s h B 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 6 — 9 p m Dave Kahle is a Master Cicerone, one of just four people to have earned the title. He has earned certificates from the Siebel Institute/World Brewing Academy, in Brewing Technology, Sensory Panel Management, and Brewing Microbiology, as well as having an Advanced Draft Tech certificate from the Micro Matic Draft Institute. Since high school, Dave has worked in the bar business, culminating with owning a bar and restaurant in Chicago for seven years, where he was able to sample several hundred different brands of beer, wine and sake on an annual basis. This experience and beer education has lead him to work for the Cicerone Certification Program, which is the beer industry equivalent to a wine Sommelier certification program. He works as a consultant and beer educator when he’s not grading, writing and proctoring Cicerone exams. Dave is also an AHA member, homebrewer, and a beer judge at the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) in Chicago. Early bird Price : $ 5 8 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment * Regular Price : $ 6 3 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment** 7 www.community-bar.com SUNDAY MAY 20 Ad miission : See below Eats MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR dj for endtimes]. This is joie de vivre by way of fast food grease and abandoned urban hotboxes; welcome to the festive world of---pardon the acid-prose---a post-donut, pre-cryogenic, defrosted landscape of cybernetic-cavedwelling gruntery. In short: as an alternative to the internet (what WAS communication?), Pig Slop promises you times of a tried, true and disappointingly genuine fashion. We are collective, ownership is boring, and role-playing is the new night-time gig. http://www.facebook.com/ pigslopstudios FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR INITY / MAI N SANCTUARY 6 4 3 W 31s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours 7—11p m Ad mission : $ 5 sugges ted donation This is Pig Slop: being a St. Louis-based coalescence of Art-Damaged and Nubile souls, oozing together in a rather literal sense, spending endless nights (what is daytime?) reiterating their concoction of music, performance, “music,” and visual surgery. Unmoored for a weekend from its (charming, we hear) River City warehouse, Pig Sloppers are a-crawling from the slimy birth-hole of anti-symbolic (what WERE semiotics?) convention to (re)present installed, infused and terminally insane artworks---plus hot finger-poppin’ beats [noise performances, performance artists, dance 34 B Q SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 8 —10 p m Ad mis sion : $ 3 0 Please rsvp at [email protected]. There will be only 30 participants for this event In this seminar, we will discuss how flavor perception works and how to apply it to tasting beer. While discussing the range of flavors that can be found in beer, we will do side by side taste comparisons to give an understanding of the different ingredients and how they play a roll in creating beer styles. This tasting session will also help you to understand what your preferences are within the scope of beer styles, making it easier to buy a beer that you’ll enjoy. MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// www.community-bar.com Hours : 7p m — 2am Ad mission : Free Most of the pop up shops in Bridgeport are closed on Mondays. If you forgot that, then you might as well join us at Maria’s for some Korean Polish Bar B Q. It starts at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. It’s complementary. Come hang out with the locals and enjoy come craft beer, good conversation and hopefully a mouthful of kimchee. TUESDAY MAY 22 6 : 3 0 P r i v a t e WEDNESDAY MAY 23 p m F e a s t 6 : 3 0 R e a d i n g s P SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 : 3 0 —10 p m Ad mis sion : By reservation and invitation (see below) “Private Feast” is a series of interactive participatory performances, a set up for exploring diverse cultures and practicing a collective imagination in a social environment performed with artist, Hoyun Son. Selected guests (both neighbors and other Chicagoans) who don’t know most of the other guests are invited to a dinner party. Each of the guests is asked to bring a choice of food ingredient, a choice of spice, a choice of drink, and a choice of music. The artist provide variety of table settings and each of individual setting represent different culinary culture. As the guests arrive, Hoyun will guide them to decide what they can cook with the collected food ingredients and spices by sharing their own culture. The guests are divided into a few groups to work together on different food preparations. Throughout the evening, the guests will share the food they made, and enjoy a variety of drinks, music, and diverse conversations each of them brought to the table. Some of activities may include making dessert and Korean rice wine (Makguli) together. If you would like to be a participant in Private Feast please contact Hoyun at [email protected] They take place Tuesdays, May 8, 15 and 22. The feasts are limited to 12 people. p m a r a t a t e x t PARATEXT BOOKS 753 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.paratextbooks.wordpress.com Hours : Wednesday - Friday / 1p m - 8 p m Saturday / 11- 5 p m Sunday / Noon - 8 p m For the month of May, residents of Bridgeport transform a small storefront near Blue City Bikes into Paratext Books. In addition to books, Paratext will feature zines and other publications from local authors. The bookstore will host workshops, weekly readings, art openings, screenings and story hours for kids. Paratext will provide a cozy and inviting space for you to spend an afternoon with fine company in sundry literary pursuits. Be one of the lucky people who can score some books and zones and learn more about Paratexts programming. Visit Paratext this Wednesday night for readings by local authors. Starts at 6:30pm. snacks will be served. House, we are continuing the long tradition of underground eating and drinking establishments in Bridgeport. On the evening of each supper, ring the doorbell at Benton House to become part of an exclusive dinner group of twelve people. Chef Pablo Jones and host Deirdre Colgan will reinvent the space as a modern speakeasy for this series of suppers during the month of May. Enjoy an artfully crafted meal made with locally sourced produce and meats from Bridgeport and the surrounding area. The five-course meal will be complemented with libations from local breweries and wine shops. All proceeds will support this pop-up enterprise in Bridgeport and provide you with a great dinner and evening’s entertainment. Come to the the dining room at Benton House, a historic settlement house currently supporting resident activist-artists, who provide services through social practices, for the community of Bridgeport. Early bird Price : $ 5 8 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment * Regular Price : $ 6 3 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment** *Payment is due two weeks in advance of each supper **Payment is due one week in advance of each supper ***Benefits are available for subscribing to three suppers or more. More info at: communitysupperclub.com Contact us: [email protected] THURSDAY MAY 24 7 p 7 : 3 0 p m AstroSpaceStation ( A m Online e r i c a Version) SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// smallma.org Hours : 6 —10 p m Ad mis sion Free   Astro Space Party (www.astrospaceparty. info) is a Chicago-based virtual gallery that curates one original content video horoscope each week. All videos are made exclusively for the site. To celebrate the impending launch of Space Station T V (www.spacestation.tv), a sister site that will feature artist-made television with curated channels, a three episode kickoff series will be performed and taped live at Version 12.  Join artist Frank Pollard as he hosts interviews, musical performances and surprise special guests on the set of Space Station T V, installed at the Co-Prosperity Sphere throughout Version.   A merica Online Live Frank Pollard interviews Theodore Dars t on the current s tate of new media presentation in virtual s pace.  m C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t e d S u p p e r C l u b 7 p m Pleasant House a M THE BENTON HOUSE n a r F o o d i d a ’ s P a i r i n g 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// bentonhouse.org MAR IA’S PAC KAGED GOODS & COM MUNITY BAR Hours : 7p m -10 p m Ad miission : See below 9 6 0 W 31s t S t //////////////////////////////////////// Join the Community Supported Supper Club this May as part of Version 12. Sited in the Victorian dining room of Benton Hours : 6 p m 35 Double your pleasure with craft beer and hand crafted pasties made by Pleasant House Bakery. The pairing will be hand se lected by Maria’s bartenders, Eric Olson and owner Mike Marszewski and chef Art Jackson. The fixed prix paring will begin at 6pm. www.community-bar.com Ad mis sion : Free Musical performance and interview with Todd Mat tei of Lightsalive. With reggae DJ Brian Chankin.  Astro Space Party is programmed by Gwendolyn Infusino and Joe Jeffers FRIDAY MAY 25 6 p SATURDAY MAY 26 m S a m p l e T h i s 1 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// sion Festival m Mike’s T hr if t S c ore 12 M I KE’S THR I FT SCOR E 755 W 32nd Street Hours : 1p m - 8 p m smallma.org Hours : 6 — 9 p m Ad mis sion Free 1 p m Mike’s T hr if t S c ore O p e n i n g Join us every Friday in May at the SMALL Showroom for tastings and demonstrations of some products made by some of the over 100 members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance. 7 M I KE’S THR I FT SCOR E 755 W 32nd Street p Ver sion m Music This afternoon you should take one last opportunity to enjoy the fruits of Version Festival 12: Bridgeport the community of the Future. We are closing all our spaces today. Come join us at our cloying party at First Trinity with some very special guest performers. 1 The p Salon BR IDGEPOP ’S SPR INGPOP 3143 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// www.facebook.com/pages/ Bridgepop/283741584995098 C l o s i n g d a y o f Ve r- SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E p Mike Marszewski is a collector of oddities and thrift scores. This is the last chance you can browse Mike’s collection of stuff. : BridgePop is a group of resident Bridgeport artists and entrepreneurs who have banded together in a collaborative Pop-up Shop on Morgan Street. See what they have left. 3 p m L e n d S q u a r e SMALL SHOWROOM AT CO - PROSPER ITY SPHER E 3219 S Morgan Street /////////////////////////////////////// *Payment is due two weeks in advance of each supper **Payment is due one week in advance of each supper ***Benefits are available for subscribing to three suppers or more. More info at: communitysupperclub.com Contact us: [email protected] RAY EM ER IC K STUDIOS m Series Hours : 12— 5 p m Early bird Price : $ 5 8 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment * Regular Price : $ 6 3 per person / price includes drinks and entertainment** 3149 S. Morgan St. #1 //////////////////////////////////////// 7 Hours : 2p m - 6 p m Artist Ray Emerick’s Saturday Children’s Movie Series ends today. Screenings at 2pm and 4pm. V e r s i o n C l o s in g 1 2 P ar t y: T h i n H y m n s R i d e r s o f M N GALLERY / The Salon Series smallma.org 7 Mike Marszewski is a collector of oddities and thrift scores. For this weekend, Mike will display his favorite items and try to sell them to you. S //////////////////////////////////////// 3524 n Halsted St Hours : 5 — 9 p m C o m m u n i t y A p o c a l y p s e Ad mission : Free S u p p o r t e d B o b S u p p e r C l u b (SPECIAL GUEST!) 6 S Our last event at the SMALL Showroom will feature the last series of tastings and demonstrations of some products made by some of the over 100 members of the Small Manufacturing Alliance. Stop in for a seminar by Lend Square, a new tech start up that is funding small businesses. LendSquare is a Chicago startup that allows small businesses to finance growth by borrowing money from their customers and communities. This community-focused approach has advantages over traditional sources of credit: it’s cheaper for businesses, it strengthens community bonds, and it allows individuals to invest in places they understand and love. p Second m Part P h a s e n k D e e p + a e S l e e p Heather h n r Ly nn’s i n e of FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF 1  L i v e A r c h i v e a n Outreach i d Center R ESEARCH HOUSE FOR ASIAN ART 3217 S Morgan Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours 6 - 9 p m This archive center will host Jason Lazarus’ Phase 1–a growing archive of publiclyREcreated OWS signs used globally–used for ongoing public occupations, display, and exhibition. Second, the center will promote and disseminate information about Occupy837, a nationwide sonic protest (info at www.occupy837.com). THE TR INITY / MAI N SANCTUARY 6 4 3 W 31s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 7—12p m Ad mission : $ 7 sugges ted donation Please join us in the Community Center of First Lutheran Church Community Center for a very special series of live performances. Performance and rituals with Artist heather Lynn in the Small Sanctuary in the Community Center. In Heather’s shrine she will aid you in refocussing love and energy, help you build a magical space, and give you a chance to develop growth and healing in your life. These Version Pop up shops will be also open on Friday: Bridgepop, Enoch’s Donuts, Ray Emerick Studios, the SMALL Showroom, & Paratext Books 36 Saturday, May 12 Saturday, May 2 6 Hours : 1— 3 p m / 4 — 6 p m / 7— 9 p m For Version Fest 12, The Salon Series will host public discussions with Chicago artists, writers and other creatives in its temporary Bridgeport home at the MN Gallery and Studio. Three hour-long talks will begin with an artist-led review of one exhibited artwork/performance selected by the artist as representative of their practice. From that critical observation, we’ll branch out into the artist’s larger ouvre: their medium, approach, references, inspirations and plans for the future. Through the exchange of observations and opinions, the Version Fest Salons aim for two goals: providing a fun and serious level of artistic discussion for the community, and presenting the artist with a new body of feedback outside their practice and normal art channels.  The Salon Series is an itinerant exhibition and discussion project that emphasizes participation between guests and artists to explore meaning, context and craft of new creative work. ENOCH ’S DONUTS 751 W 32nd Street //////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 9 am- 8 p m Enoch’s Doughnuts is a family operated establishment combining outstanding ingredients, artistry, and playfulness to make incredibly delicious doughnuts. This is the last time you will be able to eat these delicious donuts in Bridgeport. m m C h a n d e l i e r s Hours : 1p m - 8 p m p p THE BENTON HOUSE 3 0 5 2 S G r a t e n //////////////////////////////////////// bentonhouse.org t h e K o n o w FI RST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE TR INITY / MAIN SANCTUARY 6 4 3 W 31s t S t /////////////////////////////////////// Hours : 7p m -10 p m Ad miission : See below Hours : 7—12p m Join the Community Supported Supper Club this May as part of Version 12. Sited in the Victorian dining room of Benton House, we are continuing the long tradition of underground eating and drinking establishments in Bridgeport. On the evening of each supper, ring the doorbell at Benton House to become part of an exclusive dinner group of twelve people. Chef Pablo Jones and host Deirdre Colgan will reinvent the space as a modern speakeasy for this series of suppers during the month of May. Enjoy an artfully crafted meal made with locally sourced produce and meats from Bridgeport and the surrounding area. The five-course meal will be complemented with libations from local breweries and wine shops. All proceeds will support this pop-up enterprise in Bridgeport and provide you with a great dinner and evening’s entertainment. Come to the the dining room at Benton House, a historic settlement house currently supporting resident activist-artists, who provide services through social practices, for the community of Bridgeport. Please join us in the Community Center of First Lutheran Church Community Center for a very special series of live performances and a very very special guest that will be announced the day of the show. Stay tuned! Ad mis sion : $ 7 sugges ted donation 37 18th Street Brewery, 900 BLOK, AAA Design Inc., Adam Radetski, Al Ribskis, Andrea Algiers, Angeli & Edwin, Bee’s Knees Foods Co., Blue Cabbage Designs, Bluelala, Bonnie, BOT Bakery, boyfren/girlfren, Bridgeport Pasty, Bridgette Buckley Studio, Broad Street, Cheap Tart Bakery, Chicago Comb Co., Circa Ceramics, Cities in Dust, Co-op Sauce, CUBIVINO, Dan De Los Monteros, Darrell Roberts, David Bruce Robison, David Lepeska, Death’s Door Spirits, Debbie Carlos, Denise Riesen Photography, Dolan Geiman Inc., Domestic Workwear, Double Blind Design, Double Blind Design, Dresserts, Electric Apparatus, Emperor Music LLC, Enoch’s Doughnuts, Erik Newman, Ethically Engineered, Eugene Barnett, Few Spirits, Filberts Soda, Fourth is King, Foxywhoo, Francis Ellis Candles, Hoosier Mama Pie Company, Hozac Records, iamhome, IANNECI Jewelry, Jo Snow Syrups, Kat Ammann, katem., Katherine Anne Confections, KOVAL Distillery, L’Elisir D’Amore Fine Confectionery, Legacy Frameworks, Lloyd Cycles, LunaTik, m a d e, Magnetic BlokHaus, Inc., Masha Gololobova, Matt Ibarra, Matthew Hoffman, Mayana Chocolate, Merkled Studio LLC, Michelle Starbuck Designs, Milk & Honey Granola, Mother Earth Soap, Moxie Industries, MP Custom Made, NaiJones Global ArtistryNew Chicago Beer Co., Only Shadow Puppets, Owen D. Lloyd, Owly Shadow Puppets, Pear Tree Preserves, Pipeworks Brewing Co., Pop4orm, Purple and Lime, Ray Borchers, Re:Paper, Re:Up Handmade Goods, ReBuilding Exchange/RX Made, Reina Ferraris Designs, Relevant ReUse, Retroactive, Revolution Brewing, Ricki Hill Styling & Design, Rule No. 6 Records, RunRunRun, Inc., Ruth and Phil’s Gourmet Ice Cream, Sanzimat International, Sarah Delezen, Screwball Press, Shift, SoundChick Accessories, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Squasht by Les, Steel Petal Press, Strand Design, Strange Tapes, Stripped & Chewed Records, Stu’s Sour Pickles, Studio 925/Creative Texture Tools, Studioellsworth/ lhooq design, Tania Rodamilans, Teetsy, The Finder Things, The Wool Dispensary, Thrill Jockey Records, Tree Hopper Toys, Urbanbelly Restaurant, V. Mora, Whether Bags, Whimsical Candy, Wild Onion Brewery, William FitzPatrick, WILLIFAB, With Love XOX, Wolfbait & B-girls, Woodshed Studio, Zachary A. Design + others. Visit the SMALL Showroom May 4-27, 2012 3219 S. 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Halsted closed tuesdays open mic thursdays www.bernicestavern.com W W W.COMMUNIT YSUPPERCLUB.COM RAMOVA GRILL 3510 S Halsted St 773.847.9058 IMMERSE YOURSELF IN FLAVOR. FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY. BREWED FOR US. ENJOYED BY EVERYONE. 235 GRANDVILLE AVE SW GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503 WWW.FOUNDERSBREWING.COM IMMERSE YOURSELF IN FLAVOR. FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY. BREWED FOR US. ENJOYED BY EVERYONE. 235 GRANDVILLE AVE SW GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503 WWW.FOUNDERSBREWING.COM We now offer monthly unlimited rental packages ...as part of the 2012 Version Festival The Quimby’s Bridgeport Pop-up returns May 11th and 12th, 11AM to 6PM both days. The shop will be located at 755 W 32nd St, Chicago, IL 60616, right behind the Blue City Bike shop on Halsted Street. And don’t forget to visit us at our permanent space, at 1854 W. North Ave,7 days a week. more info: quimbys.com Bernice’s Tavern 3238 S. Halsted closed tuesdays open mic thursdays www.bernicestavern.com RAMOVA GRILL 3510 S Halsted St 773.847.9058