Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 10th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs August 27 through September 2 at the Landmark Century Center Cinema, 2828 N. Clark. This year's highlights include "Scrabylon" (about -- no shit -- the "cutthroat world of tournament Scrabble"); documentaries on Rockets Redglare, Tribe 8, and feminist porn; "Value-Added Cinema," a 45-minute montage of product placement shots from 70 films; NewCity film critic Ray Pride's piece on the antiwar protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive; plus all the odd, experimental, and non-commercial stuff you just won't see anywhere else.

Tickets are $9.25 per screening, or buy a five-show pass through ticketweb for $30. Metromix has the full schedule.

The Last Seminar

Seminar, Chicago's longest-running drum & bass weekly, has its final rinse out tonight. Join the Bass by the Pound crew and the junglist massive for the last session, with Shy FX and an open bar from 9-10. Big Wig, 1551 W. Division, 21+, $10.

Gay and Lesbian Event Network

The Gay and Lesbian Event Network will be hosting a fundraiser at Cité, the restaurant at the top of the Lake Point Towers (505 N. Lakeshore) from 6pm to 11pm. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of the sky as Mars appears as big as the Moon like it hasn't for 5,000 years. There will be cocktails, fireworks, and lots of networking with all the people you've been meaning to meet. For more info, call 312-644-4050.