legal, housing, family planning and nutrition problems. Call 348-6842.

All these clinics provide a variety of services and operate on different schedules.

Call them first to be sure they are open.

LEGAL AID

Chicago has a number of good law schools and you can often get some assistance or referral by calling them and speaking to the editor of the law school paper. You can go to the bathroom for free in the Julius J. Hoffman Room at Northwestern University Law School.

The Law Student Commune, 357 E. Chicago, 649-8462, is a group of young radical lawyers and law students trying to bring legal assistance into the streets.

The People’s Law Office 2156 N. Halsted, 929-1880 operates the same way. For community problems, call the Lincoln Park Rights Center, 525-9775, or the Community Legal Counsel, 726-0157. The ACLU maintains a large chapter in Chicago at 6 S. Clark, 236-5564, and handles cases where civil liberties are affected.

DRAFT COUNSELING

• American Friends Service Committee—407 S. Dearborn St. 427-2533

• Austin Draft Counseling Center—5903 Fulton 626-9385

• Chicago Area Draft Resisters (Cadre)—519 W. North Ave. 664-6895

• Chicago Circle Draft Information Organization University of Illinois, 317 Chicago Circle Center 663- 2557

• Hyde Park Draft Information Center—Quaker House, 5615 S. Woodlawn Ave. 363-1248

• Kennedy King Draft Counseling Center—7047 S. Stewart—488-0900, ext. 36

• Lawndale Draft Counseling—4049 W. 28th St. 277-3140

• Loyola Draft Counseling Center 6525 N. Sheridan, 274-3000 ext. 378

• Mandel Legal Aid Clinic—6020 S. University Ave. 324-5181

• Ravenswood Draft Counseling—Barry Memorial Methodist Church, 4754 N. Leavitt 784-3272

• Roosevelt Selective Service Counseling Organization—Roosevelt University Student Senate Office, Rm. 204, 430 S. Michigan Ave. 922-3580 ext. 334

• South Side Draft Information (Mt. Carmel Book Dist.) 2355 W. 63rd St. 925-3686

• Uptown Hull House Draft Information Service—4520 N. Beacon St. 561-8033

• Wellington Avenue Congregational Church Draft Counseling Center—615 W. Wellington Ave. 935- 0642.

PLAY

Parks

Lincoln Park stretches along Lake Michigan in the Northern section of the city. It has a Conservatory and Zoo, opened 9 AM to 5 PM. Just south of the zoo is the gathering place for free rock concerts, be-ins, and the like. There is also a zoo in the Brookfield section at 8400 W. 31st St. The Morton Arboretium located on Route 53 in Lisle is open every day till sunset. The Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 South Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt.

Music

The Auditorium and Opera House sometimes offers free concerts on Sunday and weeknights. Hang around the lobby and claim there are tickets in your name at the box office. Even if it’s a pay concert you can generally bluff your way inside.

The Center for New Music, 2263 N. Lincoln, usually has free concerts on Sunday and Monday at 8 PM. WGLD is the local underground station. The Universal Life Church Coffee House, 1049 W. Polk has free rock and folk music on the weekends. Free City Music sponsors free rock concerts during the spring and summer in Lincoln Park.

Museums

• The Art Institute—Adams and Michigan. Opens daily at 10 AM. Great art museum.

• Chicago Academy of Science-Lincoln Park at 2001 N. Clark. (LI 9-0606) Open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM.

• Field Museum of Natural History-Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive. Time of opening varies from day to day; call 922-9410. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday admission is free.

• Museum of Contemporary Art-237 E. Ontario (943-7755) Open daily.

• Museum of Science and Industry-57th St. in the Hyde Park area. (MU 4-1414) Open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM. Our all-time favorite museum.

• The Oriental Institute-University of Chicago campus, 1155 E. 58th St. (643-0800) Open daily, except Monday, from 10AM to 5 PM.

Poetry

The Other Door Coffee House, 3124 N. Broadway, features nightly poetry readings and music. Call 348- 8552. Cafe Pergolesi, 3404 N. Halsted, features poetry readings, baroque music and an art gallery. There is no cover or minimum. Open 6 to 12 PM, and till 1:00 AM on Saturday.

Theater

The Playhouse North, 315 W. North Ave. features free theater. For $1.00, you can see various groups perform at the Harper Theater Coffee House at 5238 S.

Harper. Second City, l616 N. Wells, has free improvisations after their evening performances every evening except Fridays. Free children’s theater can be seen at La Dolores, 1980 North Orchard, Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 PM. Call 664-2352.

Movies

• The Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. shows double bills for $1.25 and has a penny candy counter. John Dillinger got ambushed when he left the place. Free Newsreel films can be seen Wednesdays at 8 PM at the Neighborhood Commons, Wisconsin and Freemart. Newsreel, 2744 N. Lincoln (248-2018) provides movement films for free or law cost to groups.

• Alice’s Revisited, 950 N. Wrightwood, is a restaurant that shows free movies. On Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM they have free folk-rock-blues music. Saturdays they also have free children’s theater. Tuesdays they have psychodrama, also for free. Call 528-4250 for more info.

INFORMATION

• The Switchboard number is 281-7197.

Underground Papers

• Rising Up Angry—2261 N. Lincoln 472-1791

• Second City—2120 N. Halsted 549-8760

• The Chicago Seed—950 W. Wrightwood 929-0133

The Seed features a column called “Making It,” which deals with survival in the Windy City. It is probably the

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