Welcome to MonkeyTown

Getting back to our roots this week...We feature two excellent Video Art programs, including emerging works from Chicago and recent works from Russia. PLUS. live drawing set to algorithmically generated sound and an original film, Jocasta, with a live score.

But first. We are showcasing Pedro Costa's 1994 unreleased classic Casa De Lava on MONDAY and TUESDAY (note: we were unable to obtain a subtitled copy of Colossal Youth). And we just added a fabulous launch party for Working Class Magazine's Issue #6: Smut!

AND. We only have seats available for the 10pm seating of Food Party Episode 4, reserve soon, this will fill up.

And finally: 12 strings and a sax.
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Monday, January 5
UnReleased Film Series: Casa De Lava
Costa's 1994 "classic" starring Issach De Bankolé, set on Cape Verde, mixes documentary with fiction
(8pm) Free, $10 minimum

Tuesday, January 6
UnReleased Film Series: Casa De Lava
Costa's 1994 "classic" starring Issach De Bankolé, set on Cape Verde, mixes documentary with fiction
(8pm) Free, $10 minimum

Wednesday, January 7
Working Class Magazine Party
Issue #6: Smut Launch Party
(8pm) Free

Thursday, January 8
EARLY
Survey : Chicago Video Art
Young and emerging video art from Chicago. Work by Jesse Avina, Marco Kane Braunschweiler, Digeo Leclery, Greg Stimac, Martine Syms and others
(7:30pm) Free, $10 minimum

LATE
Twelve Strings and a Sax: Brad Farberman, Ras Moshe, and Marco Cappelli
Farberman (guitar), Cappelli (guitar) and Moshe (tenor sax) present
spontaneous compositions in the key of life
(10:30pm) $5, $10 minimum

Friday, January 9
EARLY
Walking a Fine Line: Parables of the Sublime and the Subversive in Russian Video Art
Recent Russian video art works that reflect complex and controversial attitude towards the phenomenon of the sublime in Russian culture and mentality
(7:30pm) $5, $10 minimum

LATE
DRAW
Michael Schumacher [sound] and Nisi Jacobs [video]. DRAW's compositions form the basis for improvisations involving processed video, algorithmically generated sound and live musicians, including Tom Chiu on violin
(10pm) $10, $10 minimum

Saturday, January 10
JOCASTA
Screening of Elise Kermani's JOCASTA with live soundtrack by Tom Chiu and other surprise guests
(8pm) $10, $10 Minimum

Sunday, January 11
Food Party Episode 4
Puppet cooking show, baguette drama
(7:30 and 10pm) Free, $10 Minimum

NOTE: the 7:30pm Food Party show is SOLD OUT
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Many artist have contributed their works to our space.
Thank you artists:

Mike Houston and Martin Mazorra (Woodcut Mural)
MoMo (Monkey Logo, hallway mural)
M.Carter (Monkey Logo, hallway mural)
FAWNJEAN — Chelsea Briganti and Kevin Jean (Ceiling installation)
Phillip Niemeyer (DoubleTriple) (Bathroom #3, posters, postcards)
Ambrose Brown — Bathroom #2, Paisley Shitskin 1981
Mercedes Gonzalez de Garay (Bathroom #1, from March 2008)
Andy Barrett (cardboard chandelier, much woodwork)
Saviour Scraps (Front Dining Room installation, through June 2008)
Taras Hrabowsky (Back Room animation)
Cartune Xprez (Back Room animations)
Corrine Jones (bathroom painting #2, through August 2008)
Ry Fyan (bathroom painting #1 through February 2008)
Brady Dollarhide (1st Front Dining Room forest mural, through July 2008)
Various Artists (bathroom sound installation #1, through July 2007)
Greg Allen-Müller (bathroom sound #2, McCarren Park Amended Audio)