Pencil This In

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 13, 2011 5:20PM

Balkano plays Martyrs' tonight.

Beer

Chicago Magazine tapped Pipeworks Brewing to create a summer beer specifically for the magazine. That beer gets its launch today June 27 at Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) from 6-8 p.m. Go out and get yourself a free glass or two.

Brew and View

Raw, the last documented testament to Eddie Murphy's power as a comedian before he started a 20-plus year coasting on voice acting work and bad children's movies, gets a screening at the Vic at 10:30 p.m.

Music

Balkano is a local sextet that melds the soul of traditional Klezmer, the energy of Bulgarian wedding music and the melodies of Turkish Gypsy music into an exciting original mix. The group was founded by bandleader and clarinetist Bryan Pardo as a vehicle to meld the influences of artists like Naftule Brandwein, Selim Sessler, Yuri Yunakov, and John Zorn into a new synthesis that mixes the Old World and the New. Balkano plays Martyrs' at 8:30 p.m. tonight with L’Orchestre Super Vitesse. Cover is $8.

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