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bringmayflowers

Sun, 27 May 2007 21:00:00 -0500

Sunday, May 27th, 2007 at 09:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

Tense Forms’ second annual celebration of springtime, in collaboration with the House Theatre! An evening of drama, dance, magic and song!
Reserve Seats Now!

bringmayflowers

Sat, 26 May 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 at 10:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

Tense Forms’ second annual celebration of springtime, in collaboration with the House Theatre! An evening of drama, dance, magic and song!
Reserve Seats Now!

bringmayflowers

Fri, 25 May 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Friday, May 25th, 2007 at 10:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

Tense Forms’ second annual celebration of springtime, in collaboration with the House Theatre! An evening of drama, dance, magic and song!
Reserve Seats Now!

bringmayflowers

Thu, 24 May 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Thursday, May 24th, 2007 at 10:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

Tense Forms’ second annual celebration of springtime, in collaboration with the House Theatre! An evening of drama, dance, magic and song!
Reserve Seats Now!

Joshua Dumas reads

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Saturday, February 10th, 2007 at 07:00 PM

Venue: Dulcenea

w/ Amy Phillips, Jonathan Messinger as part of the Machine Media party at Around the Coyote.

Tense Forms Winter Button Up

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0500

Friday, February 02nd, 2007 at 08:00 PM

Venue: the Subterranean
Poster: http://log.tenseforms.com/posters/meehan/tense-forms-winter-button-up.html

Our 2nd annual winter showcase!
featuring music by The Notes and Scratches, Ash in Pensacola, Casey Meehan and Ami Saraiya (of Radiant Darling); and artwork on over 1000 one inch buttons by a mess of artists!
18+ $8

DIY Trunk Show

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Saturday, November 18th, 2006 at 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Venue: Pulaski Park Auditorium

We have a table and will be selling our stuff along with 80 or so other cool lovely DIY craft/art types. This is most fun shopping day of the year, come on out see us!

Tense Log 2.0 and Tense Index 3.0 Released

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:00:00 -0500

Friday, October 06th, 2006 at 01:00 AM

Venue: Tense Code

Tense Log 2.0 and Tense Index 3.0 are finalized and ready for download! Tense Log is the web log and content management system we use to run all of our sites. Tense Index creates custom galleries and file listings automatically.

Summer Clsterfck

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0500

Saturday, September 02nd, 2006 at 08:00 PM

Poster: http://log.tenseforms.com/posters/other/summer-clsterfck.html
Venue: the Subterranean

Featuring the debut screening of Beach Assh*le, new art produced on janky canvases forced on the artists, and music by groups formed randomly for this one night event, capped off with a headlining set by Where the Moon Came From.

Saturation Series :: Dark in Here

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0500

Friday, September 22nd, 2006 at 08:00 PM

Venue: the South Union Arts Space

absence, the lonely road, and the dark places are explored in music by the Never, Stone Jack Jones, in performance by the Amandas and in verse by Joshua Dumas.

Tense Log 2.0 beta 2 & Tense Index 3.0 beta 2 Released

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:01:00 -0500

Friday, September 01st, 2006 at 12:01 AM

Venue: Tense Code

The blogging/content management system we use ourselves, now updated, much prettier and available for download! Tense Log 2.0 || Tense Index 3.0

See More Perspective

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Friday, September 08th, 2006 at 07:00 PM

Venue: the Subterranean

w/ readings by Malcolm Palmer, Tim Cook, Thomas Strunk, Nikki Pattin, Thax Douglas, Charlie Newman, avery r young. $5, 21+

Andy Wagner

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:01:00 -0500

Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 12:01 AM

Venue: Tense Forms

Departures — a brand new full-length!

Metropolis Art Show

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:01:00 -0500

Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 12:01 AM to Saturday, September 09th, 2006 at 12:01 AM

Venue: Metropolis Coffee

A month-long show of photography and mixed media by Kirk Bravender, Nora McComiskey, and Mary Paul. With an Opening Celebration on August 19th, 6pm-8pm and a Closing Party on September 7th, 6pm-8pm.

Saturation Series :: Youth, Innocence and Doubt

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0500

Friday, July 21st, 2006 at 08:00 PM

Venue: the South Union Arts Space

w/ Jenny Walton-Wetzel reading her short story The Armors; a screening of Kate Raney’s cut paper animation, including her film Mapping the Length Between and music by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, This Song Is A Mess But So Am I, This Story, Arrah and the Ferns.

Saturation Series :: Growing Things

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:00:00 -0500

Friday, June 16th, 2006 at 09:00 PM

Venue: the South Union Arts Space

w/ a presentation by Ken Dunn of the Resource Center; the Chicago premier of The Child’s Garden of Peace which documents three years of work creating a community garden in Brazil; music by Root Shoot Leaf.

Joshua Dumas

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:00:00 -0500

Saturday, June 03rd, 2006 at 06:00 PM

Venue: Mojoe's

reads w/ Rob Christopher, Todd Dills, Jeff Disler, Billy Roberts, Scott Smith and Mitchell Szczepanczyk. Hosted by Aaron Cynic and Brandon Wetherbee. Part of the Music with Meaning 7 festival to benefit Rape Victim Advocates and America’s Second Harvest.

Katy Didden and Tom Strunk

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Thursday, June 08th, 2006 at 07:00 PM

Venue: Sheffield's

read w/ John Cunningham, Alicia Dorr, A.B. Drea, Eric Lab Rat, Andrew Mall, Kate Sandler. Hosted by Emerson Dameron and Kelsey Snell. Part of the Music with Meaning 7 festival to benefit Rape Victim Advocates and America’s Second Harvest. $5

bringmayflowers

Thu, 25 May 2006 22:00:00 -0500

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 at 10:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

a three night celebration of springtime, a collaboration between artists from the House Theatre of Chicago and Tense Forms featuring magic and verse and dance and drama. Tonight’s show closes with a set by Radiant Darling.

bringmayflowers

Fri, 26 May 2006 22:00:00 -0500

Friday, May 26th, 2006 at 10:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

bringmayflowers

Sun, 28 May 2006 21:00:00 -0500

Sunday, May 28th, 2006 at 09:00 PM

Venue: the Viaduct

Six Artists

Wed, 17 May 2006 20:00:00 -0500

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 at 08:00 PM

Venue: the Subterranean

presented by Pistol Bazaar.
Ben Pirani spins old soul, drink specials from 8-11, featuring work by Andy Wickstrom, David Dohrmann, Ben Chappell and Tense Forms artists Kelly Reynolds, Nora McComiskey and Craig Blakeman.

Saturation Series :: Muted Tones

Fri, 19 May 2006 20:00:00 -0500

Friday, May 19th, 2006 at 08:00 PM

Venue: the South Union Arts Space

We inaugurate our monthly multi-media series with a celebration of the last two years of Muted Tones; featuring films by Jessica Billey and Neil Jendon and music by Things Falling Apart.

Tense Log 2.0 beta & Tense Index 3.0 beta

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:01:00 -0500

Saturday, April 01st, 2006 at 12:01 AM

Venue: Tense Code

the blogging/content management system we use ourselves, drastically updated and available for download! (in beta)
Tense Log 2.0
Tense Index 3.0

800 Winters

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:30:00 -0500

Saturday, January 28th, 2006 at 08:30 PM

Venue: the Subterranean

A winter showcase to celebrate the release of Radiant Darling‘s new CD Cryptomnesia. This is a dang extravaganza! With music by Andy Wagner, Ben Clarke (of Lying in States), Casey Meehan, Radiant Darling and the Notes and Scratches; the debut performance of frost, a new play by the House Theatre‘s Marika Mashburn, starring Mashburn and the House’s Chris Matthews; art by Nora McComiskey, Sangini Brahmbatt and Jen Haybach; and an installation of 800 photographs including work by Marlene Bednarz, Mark Benson, Elizabeth Boyne, Sangini Brahmbhatt, Kirk Bravender, carlsweets, Joshua Dumas, Emily Freeh, Chris Fuller, Cortney Groves, Jen Haybach, Dennis Hayes IV (7teen), Nora McComiskey, Matt North, Mark Paci, Alison Paul, Mary Paul, Mike Piontek, Julie Prenoveau, Kate Raney, Kelly Reynolds, RM5, robotskirt, Matt Rose, Melissa Stallard and Holly Tickner.

tense forms calendar // Tense Forms

bringmayflowers

bringmayflowers

bringmayflowers

bringmayflowers

Joshua Dumas reads

Tense Forms Winter Button Up

DIY Trunk Show

Tense Log 2.0 and Tense Index 3.0 Released

Summer Cl*sterf*ck

Saturation Series :: Dark in Here

Tense Log 2.0 beta 2 & Tense Index 3.0 beta 2 Released

See More Perspective

Andy Wagner

Metropolis Art Show

Saturation Series :: Youth, Innocence and Doubt

Saturation Series :: Growing Things

Joshua Dumas

Katy Didden and Tom Strunk

bringmayflowers

bringmayflowers

bringmayflowers

Six Artists

Saturation Series :: Muted Tones

Tense Log 2.0 beta & Tense Index 3.0 beta

800 Winters

Summer Clsterfck