The New Buddha Machines Are Here! The New Buddha Machines Are Here!

FM3 created one of the few tangible objects that has made me content in the last three years—the Buddha Machine. Now, there's a new version with many new samples and the ability to pitch shift! Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
(Please don't pry yours apart looking for the tiny Buddha. He's in there. Some things just need to be taken on faith.)

The Third Annual Hideout Christmas Dinosaur Panto

I can't tell you how much fun these are. If you can, GO!

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The Hideout Players present

 

The Third Annual Hideout Christmas Dinosaur Panto

"Mutiny on the Beagle: A Darwinian romp on the open seas in search of the Jurassic Origins of Christmas"

Thursday, Friday and Saturday December 18th, 19th and 20th at 7:00 sharp! and 10:00 sharp!
6:00 and 9:00 door

Early shows all ages and family friendly
Late shows over 21 only and less friendlyFancy dress encouraged

Hideout folks, 



It’s that time of the year again... The Holidays! 
And that means that the Annual Hideout Holiday Panto is back! 
Yours truly will star as the young Charles Darwin, a wordy and misunderstood naturalist, searching for the scientific origins of Christ-mas! Moby Duck is back too! 
If you want to join us on our voyage, we urge you to buy your tickets now. They sell out fast, and we don’t want to overcrowd the boat! 


See you soon, 
Tim

In celebration of the 2009 Darwin Bicentennial, the Hideout Players present their third annual pantomime* (see definition below) telling the little-known story of Charles Darwin's terrifying voyage on HMS Beagle and his amazing discoveries in the uncharted jungles of Christmas Island.

Starring Chicago's best-loved Pantomime Dame, Jon Langford as Mrs. Ahab,

 the fearsome uni-ped and ship's cook. Also featuring Tim Tuten as Charles Darwin (evolution in reverse), Mike Bulington as the villanous Sir Joseph Bonkers, Callie Roach as Finchy and Derek Erdman as Beaky (the world's oldest cabin boy), Gnat Ward as the gender-ambiguous harpoonist and recovering cannibal Queenqueg, and Amy Lombardi as the partially evil Captain Blight. And welcoming back, after a self-imposed exile in the jungles of Christmas Island, Janet Bean as Hanoi Janet. Assorted Hideout regulars double as grimy, scurvy-ridden sailors and overly-festive dinosaurs. Moby Duck returns once more as herself. 

Directed very reluctantly by Sally Timms.

Seating is strictly limited to 60 people per show. 

Limited chair seating, mainly floor seating so bring your own cushions. 

Advance ticket purchase highly recommended.

Thank you.

Ye be warned.

*A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play. Originally silent productions, the pantomimes are a mix of fairy stories, folk tales and much loved cartoons, which encourage audience participation. The audience becomes very involved in the performance, with lots of hissing and booing of the villain and cheering for the hero. Some pantomimes include a song for the audience to join in with, and others invite children up on stage to chat to one of the performers. In pantomimes the male roles are often played by women and female roles by men.

Google Mobile App for iPhone

Even though I feel like the only non-iPhone holder at CTD, it's not because I don't care. Google threw out another goodie in the last few weeks that I haven't heard much talk about around the office, so here ya go—an early Xmas present from the tech geeks at Mountain View, CA.

Letters to Santa

Make some kid's year for just $25 and make yourself feel better while doing it.

Greetings, Santa's Helper!

Here's a quick update on our progress with Letters to Santa. This year, we received 19,688 letters from low-income children in Chicago and some of our south suburbs. We still have 7,471 kids' letters left to send to generous donors who can commit to spending about $25-30 per child.

• If you have not yet requested a letter to Santa, please sign up today!
  
• If you already purchased a gift for a child, thank you so much!
  
• If the economy hasn't hit you too hard, please consider taking on another child's holiday wish list!
  
• Do you have co-workers, family or friends who may be interested in being Santa's Helper this year? If so, please encourage them to sign up too!

To request a child's letter to Santa, please go here: www.suntimes.com/santa. If you don't have time to shop and deliver a gift before Christmas, please consider making a donation to the Empty Stocking Fund and we'll do the shopping for you. Contact us anytime at elves@suntimes.com or (773) 890-7373.

Thank you again for your generosity.

Happy Holidays!