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The 2010 Creative Chicago Expo at the Chicago Cultural Center is a highly successful event that connects artists and art organizations in all disciplines. The Creative Chicago Expo is free and open to the public. Last year, over 5,000 people connected with vendors, workshops, and consultants, taking advantage of Chicago’s top resources, services and expertise for individuals and organizations in all the arts.

Not only will direction tour marketing be promoting the 2010 expo, but we will have a booth as well! We’ll be checking out tons of booths of clients and friends. Be sure to come by our table and say hello !

The 2010 Creative Chicago Expo is at the Chicago Cultural Center on April 10th. Please visit www.chicagoartistsresource.org for more info.

Christopher Hampton’s award-winning, English-language adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ infamous 1782 novel of sexual intrigue and ruthless manipulation! Set in the salons and boudoirs of pre-Revolutionary France, two high-powered and well-heeled friends, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, devise a game to test their skills as rapacious lovers. NOTE, This production contains some nudity.

Working with Remy Bumppo is always fun as they bring a plethora of exciting  theater to life on the stage. We will be launching a distribution campaign bringing posters to all corners of the city. Les Liaisons just started last week, so be sure to check it out this spring!

Les Liaisons Dangereuses is at Remy Bumppo Theatre through May 2nd. Please visit www.remybumppo.org for more information.

Arthur Miller’s classic play is brought to life on stage this spring by Infamous Commonwealth Theatre. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, this scathing indictment of censorship remains a timeless classic of American drama and a master study on the inherent frailty, delicate beauty and limitless possibility of the human spirit.

We’re excited to work with Infamous Commonwealth as they perform in their new space at the Raven Theatre. We’re distributing posters and other materials throughout the city with a heavy concentration on northside neighborhoods. If you’re a Miller fan, this is one production you won’t want to miss!

The Crucible is playing through April 25th. Please visit www.infamouscommonwealth.org for more information.

Australia’s prog rockers make there way stateside for a nationwide tour! Winner’s of several Australian awards including Most Popular Act and Most Popular Live Act, Karnivool will be tooling around the country hitting up several major cities and events including SXSW.

Along with our friends at SonyMusic Independent Network, we’ll be promoting some of the city stops along the way; setting up venues and promoting in and around the area of the performances. Be sure to check out Karnivool when they come to your city, and keep an eye out for our teams on the street!

Please visit www.karnivool.com.au for more information and tour dates.

Not too long ago, we were tasked with printing and distributing materials for Slayer’s performance at the UIC Pavilion on February 5th. Unfortunately, the performance was postponed. But now it has been rescheduled to August! We are working Jam Productions, printing and distributing posters and handbills for this highly anticipated show! Many were disappointed at the news of the cancellation, put now is your chance to see one of the heaviest bands in the world! Tickets are still available, and tickets purchased for the February 5th show will be honored. Well be hitting up a variety of metal shows in Chicago passing out handbills, so be sure to grab one for more details!

Slayer plays UIC Pavilion with Megadeth and Testament on August 20th. Please visit www.slayer.net for more information.

This Saturday, the Windy City Rollers are ready to bring the ruckus in the third match of the new season! Join the mayhem as the Manic Attackers take on the Hell’s Belles, and the Double Crossers go head to head with The Fury.

We are in the midst of another distribution for WCR, distributing posters and handbills throughout the Chicagoland area. If you missed the previous events, be sure to check out this latest extravaganza, and grab a handbill which features a calender of all WCR’s upcoming events!

The Windy City Rollers are at the UIC Pavilion March 27th. Please visit www.windycityrollers.com for more information.

Chicago Tap Theatre will be presenting its first ever tap story-show where the audience will determine the fate of the tale. Love Taps explores the concept of lonely singles searching for their soul-mates through internet dating, and what happens after those couples meet their on-line prospects in-person. During intermission, the audience will be able to decide which characters get to be paired up with each other, creating entirely different performances from night to night.

We’re very happy to be a part of this new production, and are doing our part to help spread the word on this new production. Our team has been hitting the streets, putting up posters and handbills throughout Chicago Neighborhoods.

Love Taps is at the Theatre Building Chicago March 19th through the 28th. Please visit www.chicagotaptheatre.com for more information.

Three boys meet while fleeing the horrors of war. They soon find themselves in Fargo, North Dakota where encountering drought, crocodiles and guerrillas are replaced with malls, video games, and Skittles.

We are working closely with Victory Gardens on this project, as we distribute handbills all over the Chicagoland area. Be sure to bring your used books to the performances, as Victory Gardens has partnered with The PACODES Library Project to collect books that will help build a library in Southern Sudan.

The Lost Boys of Sudan is at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater March 19th through April 25th.

The Broadway hit is finally here! Billy Elliot the Musical makes it’s way to Chicago this spring for an extended stay. Billy Elliot is the heartwarming celebration of one young boy’s triumph against the odds. Set in a small mining town, the story follows Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of a boxing ring and into a ballet class and discovers his dream to dance.

You might remember not too long ago we did a promotion for the Billy Elliot onsale.  We had staff members with banner packs targeting commuters and holiday shoppers with handbills. Now, we will be staring retail distribution of promo materials throughout the city. If you haven’t done so yet, get your tickets right away for what is sure to be the hit musical of the year!

Billy Elliot the Musical is at the Ford Center/Oriental Theatre starting on March 18th. For more information, please visit www.broadwayinchicago.com for more information

If you were out  at the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, you probably saw our crack team of guerrilla marketers passing out handbills. This is part of project that we have been working on together with our good friends at Live Nation. Passing out flyers for upcoming shows including Slightly Stoopid and Gaelic Storm, our team joined the masses that came out in spite of the weather to the annual parade.

Keep an eye out for us at other concerts and festivals as we will be doing a variety of show hits each month, advertising the most exciting shows coming to the city.

Please visit www.livenation.com for a complete listing of upcoming shows.