Select Media Festival 2

The Gene Siskel Film Center and your pals at Lumpen Magazine present Select Media Festival 2, the latest in a series of film and video festivals celebrating "the digital underground of electronic media." Tonight the festival kicks off with a rip-roaring double feature: Value Added Cinema, a 45-minute collection of gratuitous product placement in Hollywood cinema; and Knowing Was Half The Battle, aka the infamous GI Joe shorts that have been travelling the 'net recently (done by Chicago's own Eric Fensler!). Show starts at 8:00; Select Media Festival runs through November 26. Check the Website(s) for further details. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Sondre Lerche/Rachael Yamagata

Norwegian singer-songwriter wünderkind Sondre Lerche makes a return appearance at Schubas, supported by local hot stuff Rachael Yamagata. Two shows: 7:00p, 18 & up; 10:30p, 21 & up.

CHICAGOPEX

The Chicago Philatelic Society holds the 117th(!) annual CHICAGOPEX philatelic convention and bourse November 21-23 at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest, 3400 West Euclid Ave. in Arlington Heights. The British Caribbean Philatelic Society, the United Postal Stationery Society and the United States Stamp Society will hold their annual conventions concurrently. If you're into stamps, this is the Big Show. More information here.

Flirt Burlesque

Flirt is a burlesque cabaret featuring Parisian-style dancing, singing and vignettes in two 40-minute sets with live musical accompaniment. 9pm at The Black Orchid, 230 W. North Ave. (third floor of Piper's Alley.) 21 and over. Tickets are $25 each, call the box office to reserve: 773-425-5593.