Unofficial Closing Day of Version Festival 12
May 26, 2012
Closing day of Version Festival 12
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 all day long and make sure you make time to celebrate at our final party with some very special guest performers.
Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 1pm
The Salon Series
MN Gallery
3524 n Halsted St
Hours: 1-3pm 4-6pm 7-9pm
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.
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Phase 1 / Live Archive and Outreach Center
Research House for Asian Art
3217 S Morgan Street
Hours 6-9pm
This archive center will host Jason Lazarus' Phase 1–a growing archive of publicly-REcreated 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).
***Philip von Zweck and Kevin Jennings - Saturday, May 26th
Erythrophobia--A happening by Kevin Jennings & Philip von Zweck, a hot bath in the meanings of the color RED relying heavily on the talents of: Eric Humphrey, Michelle Harris, Carrie Gundersdorf, Zachary Cahill, Mark Booth & Adrian Moens, Gary Cannone, Chris Hammes, Jen Blair, Charles King, and Bill Gross
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 1pm
Mike's Thrift Score
Mike's Thrift Score
755 W 32nd Street
Hours: 5pm - 8pm
Mike Marszewski is a collector of oddities and thrift scores. This is the last chance you can browse Mike's collection of stuff.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 3pm
LendSquare
SMALL Showroom
3219 S Morgan Street
Hours: noon to 7pm
Lendsquare presentation at 5pm
Lendsquare presentation at 5pm
Admission: Free
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.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 9am
Enoch's Doughnuts
751 W 32nd Street
Hours: 9am-9pm
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 doughnuts in Bridgeport.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 12pm
BridgePop’s SpringPOP
3143 S Morgan Street
Hours: 12-5pm
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.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 6pm
Ray Emerick Studios
3149 S. Morgan St. #1
Hours: 2pm - 6pm
Artist Ray Emerick's Saturday Children's Movie Series ends today. Screenings at 2pm and 4pm.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 7pm
Community Supported Supper Club
Benton House
3052 S Graten
Hours: 7pm -10pm
Admiission: See below
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: $58 per person, price includes drinks and entertainment*
Regular Price: $63 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: communitysupperclub@gmail.com
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 7pm
Version Closing Party
First Lutheran Church of The Trinity
643 W 31st St (near Halsted & 31st)
Hours 7-11pm
Admission: $7 donation
Please join us in the Community Center of First Lutheran Church Community Center for a very special series of live performances by the bands: Riders of the Apocalypse / Thin Hymns / Bob Konow and very special guest.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 6pm
Bridgeport Street Eats
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar (parking lot)
community-bar.com
Hours 6-9pm
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......