| Wilco pulls out all the stops in five-night residency
How special was Wilco's show Friday night at the Riviera Theatre? Special enough to bring back the banjo. The Chicago band's longtime listeners will recall a time when front man Jeff Tweedy wanted so badly to break with his roots-rock beginnings that he told fans to stash the twangy instrument in a rather uncomfortable part of their collective anatomy. .
Gunman kills 5 at Northern Illinois University
Gunman kills 5 at Northern Illinois University Shooter opens fire in lecture hall, commits suicide. By CARYN ROUSSEAU The Associated Press DEKALB, Ill. -- A former student dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said. The gunman fatally shot four women and a man in a "brief, rapid-fire assault" that sent terrified students running for cover, university President John Peters said. Four died at the scene, including the gunman, and the other two died at a hospital, he said. Witnesses in the geology class said "someone dressed in black came out from behind a screen in front of the classroom and opened fire with a shotgun," Peters said.
Adrienne Kennedy Inaugurates PUBLIC LAB
Hot off the griddle. That's a culinary way of describing PUBLIC LAB, a new play series jointly birthed by the Public Theater and the LAByrinth Theater Company and running at the Public's Lafayette Street complex through June. The goal is to present new works quickly — with minimal stage design and a short rehearsal period. Tickets are a wallet-friendly $10 each. Up first is "Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?" The memoir, currently running through Feb. 23, is by Adam P. Kennedy and his mother, noted playwright Adrienne Kennedy, best known for her "Funnyhouse of a Negro." The 65-minute production, directed by Peter DuBois, is a recollection of Adrienne Kennedy's time in London in the late 1960s, specifically when she was attempting a theatrical adaptation of John Lennon's nonsense book, "In His Own Write." As played by actress Brenda Pressley, the playwright recounts what she calls "my search for fame and fortune," and her brush with such English celebrities as Laurence Olivier as well as all four Beatles.
$1 million bail in chief's residence fire
Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for the San Francisco planning director's companion, who is accused of setting fire to the historic Nob Hill residence of the fire chief where the couple were living temporarily. Lance Farber, 47, pleaded not guilty to felony arson and vandalism in a brief appearance at the Hall of Justice, shortly before Superior Court Judge John Conway set bail. "I am concerned that this is a public safety issue," the judge said. Farber was ordered to return to court Friday after being evaluated for migraine headaches. His lawyer said the headaches have worsened since Farber was arrested Friday night. Farber is a chiropractor who moved to San Francisco from Seattle in January with incoming Planning Director John Rahaim.
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