Cabaret for Choice

Maybe you've heard about the March for Women's Lives that will be taking place in Washington DC on April 25th. There is a huge Chicago delegation that is going to be descending on the Capital and they're raising money to get as many people there as possible. Your $10 donation ($7 for students with ID) will get you into the Subterranean (2011 W. North--doors open at 8 pm) and let you see the following acts: telenovela, Hedonists Maybe, Anne-Marie Aiken Band, Michelle "Touts" L'amour and her Sugarbabies from the Lavendar Cabaret, , and DJs Michelle Musial and Shaka 23 of Hipstep Sistaz. There will also be Tarot readings, dancing, info table and cool raffle prizes from Women and Children First, Bust magazine, Early2Bed, SoftSkull Press, Bitch magazine, RR1, Landmark Theater and more! This event is co-sponsored by Pink Bloque and DykeDiva.com and all proceeds will be turned into scholarships for riders to the March. For more information: 312-762-2717

The Paramours @ Joe Daniel's

Catch The Paramours playing acoustic, Sunday March 28 - Joe Daniel's in Palos Heights.

Myopic Books Poetry Reading

Tonight's Myopic poetry series features Jackie Lalley who programs the Discovery Reading Series at the Poetry Center of Chicago and local poet and 2004 Pushcart Prize nominee Richard Fox. The reading begins at 7 p.m. at Myopic Books located at 1564 N. Milwaukee Avenue. The reading is free and open to the public. Call 773.862.4882 for more information.

The Big Sleep @ Music Box Theatre

Who killed the chauffeur? One of the eternal questions of the cinema. And you can have another crack at figuring it out this weekend, as the Music Box shows the classic Howard Hawks movie this weekend for their matinee. Bogie, Bacall, Martha Vickers, and Dorothy Malone in a classic cameo as the bookseller who falls under Bogie's spell. Screenplay by William Faulkner and Raymond Chandler, a once-in-a-lifetime combination. The Big Sleep screens Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 AM. Music Box Theatre: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.