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@ The Juicer - Netherfriends, The Extraordinaires, Dowsing, Skymaul - Oct 16th @ The View (1656 w division st #3 /Enter in the Alley) Run Forever, The Pleats, Acidic Tree, Shiloh * November Sth @ The Juicer - Brown Sugar, Divine Right, Culo, Death After Decay * November 17th @ The Spaceship (1804 S. Racine #4F) - Condominium' Wet Witch, Den, Calendar Boys, Manipulation * Decemeber 17th + PUNKS MAKE @ The Juicer - The Max Levine Ensemble ART 4 + Holiday Toy Drive (More details TBA) -Contact Mattwalshl2g@qmail.com about submitting art to the art show!

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People are involved by coming to meetings and shaping the future of the-project, booking bands, making food for bands, making baked goods,rdoing sound at shows, making flyers, doing the door and cleaning up at shows.

Houses and other living/show spaces are awesome. They will always be a huge part of DIy culture. But, they,re also

very temporary and subject to the whims of roommates, ,often I landlords and the police. Many basements can't

What happens to the money if DIY CHI dissolves?

The money will be donated to another project or projects with required by the bylaws similar goals to DIY cHI. This is of the organization.