Calendar: Near and (mostly) far

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The East Village Association board meets at 6:30pm Monday at Leona's, 1936 W. Augusta. Stop by and tell the webmaster whether this list really needs to include a Roscoe Village street festival or other events miles from East Village.

Saturday, Aug. 6
Retro on Roscoe, noon-10 through Sunday, Roscoe & Hoyne. Retro Kids Fest (noon-6), antique car show, typical street-fair fare. Mighty Blue Kings tops music schedule. retroonroscoe.com

Sunday, Aug. 7
ReBuilding Exchange Antique & Flea Market, 10am-4pm, 2160 N. Ashland. Mid-Century modern furniture, lighting, clothes, bikes. rebuildingexchange.org

Tuesday, Aug. 9
Finding Balance in Your Budget, 6pm, West Town Branch Library, 1625 W. Chicago. Basics of budgeting, credit and debt. chicagopubliclibrary.org

Wednesday, Aug. 10
SummerDance in the Parks, Humboldt Park Boat House, 1359 N. Sacramento. Free live music with Salsa and Cha-Cha dance lessons by Miguel Mendez.

Thursday, Aug. 11
Eyes Manouche, 7pm, Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee. Gypsy jazz benefit for 1st Ward Back to School Health Fair, scheduled for Aug. 19 at Windy City Fieldhouse (2367 W. Logan Blvd. next to Target). j2gallery.com

Friday, Aug. 12
Built Festival, 5-10:30pm, noon-10:30pm Saturday, 1767 N. Milwaukee. Shipping containers converted to art and performance spaces. builtforart.com
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