Music Box Christmas sing-a-long

Frank Capra nostalgia and group singing collide with the Music Box's Christmas double feature and sing-a-long, Dec. 19-24. Per tradition, the movies are "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life," and each showing is preceding by a round of Christmas carols, led by Santa Claus himself.

Illegitimate Arts Festival

The Associated Colleges of the Midwest's Chicago Arts Program presents its semi-annual Illegitimate Arts Festival, in which artists from ACM's 14 schools exhibit and/or perform their work. The show is free, and runs from 6pm to midnight at 3340 N. Clark. Call 773/529-4458 ext. 10 for more information.

Surf Rock Christmas

This Friday, the Abbey Pub is hosting Los Straitjackets' Christmas Pageant featuring the World Famous Pontani Sisters. Who, you say? Legendary surf rock outfit Los Straitjackets plays in Mexican wrestler masks and speaks only in Spanish. The Pontani Sisters are go-go dancing New York sisters. And this is why you have to be there. Friday, Abbey Pub, $15.