Henry Rollins - The Spoken Word

The mighty "aging alternative icon" Henry Rollins (formerly of seminal punk band Black Flag and currently of the Rollins Band) makes his annual trek to beloved Chicago for an evening of his electric spoken word. At the Congress Theatre 2135 N Milwaukee 7:30 PM, $25.

90 Day Men record release

The ever-amazing 90 Day Men (one of Chicago's best musical talents) release their latest at the Empty Bottle with CocoRosie and Pit er Pat who also are releasng records (triple record release power!) for $8 good dollars to start at 10pm.

Dirty Harry @ Siskel Film Center

The Siskel Film Center is presenting a series of significant 1970s films all this month. Tonight's film: the 1972 action classic Dirty Harry. Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya? The film screens tonight at 8:00, and again on Tuesday, February 24th, at 6:00. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Buñuel double feature @ Siskel Film Center

The Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two classic films by the legendary cinematic surrealist Luis Buñuel: the film classic Un Chien Andalou (1928), Buñuel's notorious collaboration with Salvador Dalí; and L'Âge d'or (1930), the seldom-seen full-length film, also a collaboration with Dalí, which shows, as the Film Center puts it, "a lusty young couple's attempts to consummate their raging desire in the face of social, religious and psychological obstacles." The program runs from Friday, February 20th through Thursday, February 26th. Showtimes: 6:15 PM and 8:00 PM (Fri, Mon-Thu); 4:00 PM and 7:45 PM (Sat); 3:15 PM, 5:00 PM and 6:45 PM (Sun). Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Pink Bloque Dance Party @ Hideout

Dance your pants off for a good cause at the Pink Bloque's post-Valentine's Day dance party. The fundraiser is to help the Pink Bloque organize for the March for Women's Lives on April 25th, 2004 in Washington D.C. DJs Damon Locks, Wayne Montana, Plan B, and Kim Soss will be featured. A bake sale, free condoms and a raffle with all sorts of lovely prizes are among the goodies you'll find there. The dancing starts at 9:30 and there's a $5 suggested donation.

Glorious Noise 3rd Anniv. Party

Glorious Noise, a music webzine based right here in the city, turns three today, and to celebrate they're throwing a party at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., at 9pm. Quasar Wut Wut, Riviera and The Millions will perform. 21 and over, $8 to get in. More information here.

Women's Empowerment: Models for Advocacy

Beginning tonight at 6 pm at the Chicago Historical Center, you'll get to see a large number of influential women talk about how to empower women and how that relates to local and national public policy issues. The night will kick off with a refreshments reception in the North Atrium and at 7 pm will move to the Arthur Rubloff Auditorium. There are a large number of influential women who will be speaking.

Shift at Heaven

Shift, a collaborative exhibition at the Heaven Gallery featuring work by Jeffrey Sfire, Serena Stucke, and Sara Zimmer among others, has its opening reception. SubK and M50 will DJ the event, which goes from 7-11pm. 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd floor.

Black Bra Party 4

What good are frilly underpinnings if you can't show them to strangers in bars? ChixMix Productions encourages just such behavior at its fourth annual Black Bra Party, billed as "Chicago's hottest and largest women's dance party." Dance to the turntable stylings of DJ G String and DJ KXS, flaunt your fancies in the Black Bra Contest, and (and!) enter to win a copy of Courtney Love's new CD, "America's Sweetheart." Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, 9 pm-4 am, ten bucks.