The Borderbend Arts Collective proudly presents the Seventh Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival, September 27-October 13. Chicago Calling is a multi-arts collaboration festival; during the Seventh Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival people in Chicago work with people outside of Chicago, both here in the U.S. and abroad. These collaborations include a range of art forms, such as music, dance, film, literature, and intermedia -- prepared or improvised. Some Chicago Calling events involve live feeds between Chicago and other locations.

The 2012 Chicago Calling Arts Festival includes the following events—“Bicycles and the Arts” at the International Artist Group Gallery, “Silent Spring & Autumn 2012,” “Water Music” at Berger Park, “Speaking in Tongues: Chicago-China Collaborations” at Powell’s Books, “Ex Libris: Portfolio Exchange Opening Reception” at Spudnik Press, “Creative Currency: Words To Live By” at the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network Space, Chicago Calling at Elastic Sound & Vision Gallery, “Interpretations and Translations Featuring the Music of Nu Directions Chamber Brass” at the Southside Hub of Production, a performance at Gallery Cabaret, Red Rover Series Experiment #57: “We Can Be Heroes” at Outer Space Studio, “Harvest Fest: An Interfaith Arts Celebration” at Peoples Church, and Chicago Calling at The Yellow Book. www.chicagocalling.or

The Seventh Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival is part of Chicago Artists Month 2012, the seventeenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community. This October, meet Chicago’s artists at 200+ exhibitions, openings, demonstrations, tours, open studios and neighborhood art walks that take place at galleries, cultural centers and arts buildings throughout the city. Chicago Artists Month is presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. For more information, visit www.chicagoartistsmonth.org.

New Music

Saturday, October 6 (9 pm), Microcosmic Sound Orchestra and the Chicago Scratch Orchestra at Elastic Sound & Vision Gallery ($10 donation). This multi-media event is part of the 2012 Chicago Calling Arts Festival with performances by the Microcosmic Sound Orchestra, Chicago Scratch Orchestra, poets Jen Besemer, j/j hastain, Eric Elshtain and Gregory Fraser, and performance artist Saul Aguirre.

David Boykin (photo: Matt Austin)

The Chicago Scratch Orchestra, an experimental music ensemble, has performed at a wide range of venues in the Chicago area -- such as the Green Mill, Heaven Gallery, Empty Bottle, High Concept Laboratories, Ball Hall, WNUR and more. Musicians include Julia Miller and Elbio Barilari (guitar); Jon Hey and Mark Hardy (electronics); Jeff Kowalkowski (keyboards); Paul Hartsaw (alto and sopranino saxophones);  Christopher Preissing (flute, electronics); James Cornish (baritone horn); Joe Vajarsky (tenor saxophone); Dan Godston (trumpet); and kg Price and Jimmy Bennington (percussion).

The Elastic Sound and Vision Gallery is located at 2830 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd floor, Chicago.

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