Extra, Extra

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Apr 19, 2007 1:11AM

The Chicago Architecture Foundation architecture river cruise season opens on April 28.
Warm up your arm! The US Air Guitar tour will be here on June 15.
The Chicago Craft Mafia has a new show called "Spring Loaded" taking place on Saturday, May 5. The show will also be a fundraiser for Rainbow House.
The 2nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition is taking place at the Morpho Gallery from April 20 - 28, with the opening reception on April 20 from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Nau, the lifestyle and outdoor apparel company, opened a store here (2118 N. Halsted) and sets itself apart by donating 5%* of every sale to a charity of the buyer's choice.
Fiesta Cultural takes place on April 28 and benefits the Inter-American Magnet School. The event celebrates Latin America's diverse cultural heritage with music and dance performances, a food fair, a silent auction, an artisan bazaar, and children's activities. It's also bilingual, family-friendly, and open to the public. Tickets are $10 for adults, $2.50 for kids.
On June 30, Catholic Charities will end its foster care program in Chicago. This comes after the insurer covering the program dropped coverage. And after they settled a lawsuit brought on by some kids who said they were abused by foster parents. Right now the foster program cares for 900 children.
One of the Virginia Tech shooting victims was from Illinois.
A body found in a country club swimming pool is that of a Chicago college student who has been missing since last fall.

"Strawberries, skinny legs" via margaretlyons.