The Farce Side
Don’t-miss picks for 10.28.09 through 11.03.09: Druids at CST … Monsters at Auditorium … dinosaurs in Brookfield … ghosts in West Town … and more

STOP IN THE NAME OF DRAMA The Walworth Farce begins a five-day run Wednesday at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
THE FIVE
Don’t-miss picks for Wed 10.28.09 through Tue 11.03.09:
1 | theatre The Walworth Farce |
2 | concerts Monsters of Folk |
3 | concerts Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III |
4 | classical Newberry Consort |
5 | farrago Dinosaurs Alive! |
bonus halloween pick Haunting in the Square
For those still mourning Redmoon’s All Hallows’ Eves of yore, mounted in Logan Square circa 1995-2002: This afternoon-into-evening spectacle from the similar-minded performance troupe Collaboraction dials back the pagan revelry but still brings the fire dancers. Early festivities include kiddie costume contests, circus training, and concerts; around sunset, the party gears up with ghost stories and DJs, plus an open bar on Saturday.
GO: Oct 30: 3-midnight; Oct 31: noon-midnight. $2-$25. Firehouse Square, 459 N Wolcott. collaboraction.org
FREEBIES OF THE WEEK
farrago Young Frankenstein
Bundle up and catch a free outdoor screening of Mel Brooks’s slap-happy classic, part of the city’s Franken Plaza to-do. When the Broadway musical hits town in November, you’ll be all set to compare and contrast.
GO: Oct 31 at 6. Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington. chicagoween.us
farrago James McManus
The New York Times poker columnist—and the subject of America’s Game, an elegant profile in the November issue of Chicago by another familiar hometown writer, Joe Meno—reads from and signs copies of his new book, Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker.
GO: Oct 28 at 7:30. Barbara’s Bookstore UIC, 1218 S Halsted. 312-413-2665
farrago Astronaut John Grunsfeld
So, your kid’s going as a spaceman this Halloween and wants to do a little background research? Take your budding scientist to hear a real NASA alum when the Hubble guru Grunsfeld recounts his experiences in orbit.
GO: Oct 28 at 6. MacLean Center Ballroom, School of the Art Institute, 112 S Michigan. 312-629-6650
Photograph: Robert Day
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