Head to the basement and grab those Super 8 films Grandpa shot at the forest preserve picnic: it’s Chicago Home Movie Day. Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society join forces this year to present the annual celebration of Chicagoans’s home movies, screened from 11 AM-3 PM at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark). Audience members can bring in 16mm, 8mm, or Super 8mm films to be inspected by archivists and projected as part of the show. And the experts from both film groups will offer storage and preservation tips. It’s free to participate, or just show up and watch snippets of Chicago family histories. Check out the Chicago Film Archives website for more details. (SCJ)
Music of the Baroque and South Chicago Dance Theatre team up for Music & Movement today at 2 PM at Hamilton Park Cultural Center (513 W. 72nd). Two dance works merging the old and new will be presented: the world-premiere choreography by South Chicago Dance Theatre founder and artistic director Kia Smith to dances by 17th-century composer Michael Praetorius, and Wade Schaaf’s “Coéurs Separés” to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The two companies continue the collaboration with Baroque Heroes, a program exploring the concept of the “hero” in a whimsical fashion with guest conductor Patrick Dupre Quigley. The works of featured composers J.S. Bach, son C.P.E. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Jean-Philippe Rameau share the bill with Smith’s Praetorious piece. That concert kicks off Sun 10/9, 3 PM, at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie) and then moves to the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph) for a performance Tue 10/11 at 7:30 PM. An on-demand viewing option is available starting 10/14. Today’s performance at Hamilton Park is free, but reservations are suggested; tickets and more information about Baroque Heroes available at baroque.org. (KR)
At 3 PM, the Swedish American Museum (5211 N. Clark) hosts “Irrbloss: Songs from the Poetry of Signe Aurell.” During the early 20th century, Signe Aurell immigrated from Sweden to Minnesota, where she worked as a domestic servant. In 1919, she self-published a series of poems called Irrbloss that describe labor struggles, class anxiety, gender discrimination, and homesickness. In 2019, musicians Maja Heurling and Ola Sandström set some of the poems to music and released it as a record through Kakafon Records. According to the Museum, they blend “folk stylings and the Swedish visa tradition together to underscore the continued relevance and impact of Signe’s words.” Today they’ll be joined by Livet Nord to perform this music. Tickets are $20, and masks are required. (MC)
It’s the fourth anniversary of Wild & Sublime, the live talk show and podcast about sex, relationships, and kink hosted by sex educator Karen Yates. Those 21+ with proof of COVID-19 vaccination can be in the audience for tonight’s podcast recording, which will feature an interview with Caitlin V, host of the Discovery+ show Good Sex, a panel discussion on exploring porn (“what’s out there, what’s awesome, and what you should know,”), entertainment from drag performer Dusty Bahls, and more. It all starts at 8 PM at Hungry Brain (2319 W. Belmont); advance tickets are available here. (SCJ)
