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.

Handel's Messiah

Handel's perennial Advent favorite - the Messiah. Apollo Chorus of Chicago, Stephen Alltop conductor; Ellen Hargis, soprano; Calland Metts, tenor; Angela Horn, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Barrett, bass-baritone. The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E. Randolph Drive Dec. 21: 3 p.m. Price: $25-$45 Information: 312-427-5620

SPEC Chicago organizational meeting

There's a Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago organizational meeting tonight at 8pm at Brent Ritzel's place, 908 N. Oakley #2 (2 blocks north of Chicago Ave., 1 block east of Western Ave.).

"Last meeting we covered upcoming events, venues and co-sponsors for events. This meeting we'll focus more on protests, actions, art attacks, flash mobs, guerrilla theatre, pranks...and promotions, promotions, promotions (i.e. getting as much attention for what we're up to as possible). Also, we'll discuss putting on benefits in order to raise more operational funds. Also, we'll be compiling a SPEC Chicago mission statement, and other content for the website (www.selfpublishers.org), so scribble your ideas down for this (plus ideas on protest, actions, etc.) and bring them with."

The meeting is, of course, free, but please RSVP to Brent at SPECchicago@yahoo.com or 773/269-2918.