"Eat This New York" @ CHIC

The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago offers a free screening of the new restaurant documentary Eat This New York, followed by a panel discussion with several Chicago chefs. The event starts promptly at 6pm at the CHIC Cafe, 361 W. Chestnut. Space is limited, so you must have a reservation: call 312/798-7888.

International Dinner & a Movie: Vengo

It's International Dinner and a Movie night again over at the Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Come see "Vengo" and enjoy a meal from Los Dos Laredos. 7pm. Tickets are $22; call 312/744-6630 for reservations or more information

Detachment Kit @ Empty Bottle

The Detachment Kit play their brand of angular spastic rock tonight at the Empty Bottle. They're quite a live act (crowd participation is mandatory) so if you like singers running through the crowd, screaming/singing in your face, high energy and a good rock show, this is your band. Challenger and Thin Man open. $8, 9:30pm, 21+.