Women in the Director's Chair filmfest

Women in the Director's Chair, a Chicago-based group dedicated to promoting media made by women, presents a "Garden Screening" as an alternative to the wholesome offerings of the Chicago Park District's Movies in the Park. Today they'll be showing short films by local filmmakers: CRUSH by Rebecca Spencer, FATTY DANCE PARTY by Sara McCool, performance/video duo MARRIAGE (Math Bass & James Tsang) and the Chicago premiere of FIVE ALARM MUFF by Kirston Fortune & KJ Mohr. The show starts at dusk in the garden at 2457 N. Fairfield. Admission is $6-10 on a sliding scale. See the Website for more information.

Elevated Cinema: "Battleground"

The crew at buddY will be showing Guerrilla News Network's new film, Battleground, on the roof tonight at 8:30pm (or inside, if it rains). Preceded by an episode of TLVSN. BuddY is at 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd floor. Free, but you might make a donation.

Drinking & Writing @ T's

Beginning Thursday July 8th "Drinking & Writing" will once again cozy up to the bar where it all started, T's Bar and Restaurant, 5025 N. Clark St. (at the corner of Winnemac) in the heart of Andersonville. Every Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m. for the whole month of July you are cordially invited to join them for drinks and performances of "Drinking & Writing". As a bonus, not only will you be able to see the original "Drinking & Writing," but you'll also be able to see the all new "Drinking & Writing Volume II, The 'Nobel' Experiment". That's right, an all new show written and performed by Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda, Sean Benjamin, and featuring Chloe Johnston. This all new Volume of Drinking & Writing focuses on the years of prohibition and features many new writers such as Edna St. Vincent Milay, H.L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and many more. The two shows will be performed in rep on Thursdays and Saturdays, so to find out more about the schedule visit their website, where you can also purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are $12 and $8 for students with ID and can also be purchased at the door.

Bicycling to Work Lecture

It’s lovely out, so why aren’t you biking to work? This, and other questions, will be answered by Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors today, July 8, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor. They’ll address the principles of riding in traffic, and will share tips on carrying techniques, clothing options, and how to be springtime fresh once you reach your desk in the morning.