Fun While It Lasted: A Farewell Tour

Live Bait Theater presents Edward Thomas-Herrera's latest solo show, "Fun While It Lasted: A Farewell Tour". The play talks about Edward's relationship with his late mother, and the material that was previewed in a recent appearance at The Partly Dave Show was witty and humorous. Tonight's show starts at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $10. Live Bait Theater: 3914 N. Clark. (773) 871-1212.

Asians in Indie Rock

Asians in Indie Rock, a tour of Asian-American indie bands organized by Jenny Choi, kicks out the jams at Fireside Bowl, 2648 W. Fullerton, tonight at 8pm. In addition to Choi's band Sanawan, the line-up features Mike Park, Please Please Wait and Wanamaker. Tickets are $8, available in advance through MP Shows. All ages.

Opaque Vs. New York

Atomiq Records and The Opaque Project bring you: Opaque Vs. New York. Watch as Chicago represents acid house and techno via the Opaque crew (Atomly, Jimmy Edgar, and Johnny Love), while New York throws down with Marcos Cabral, Cowboy Mark, and Gibby, founder of makeoutclub. Mariposa Gallery, 346 N. Justine, Chicago, 10pm, $5, all ages, BYOB.

Going Forward in Reverse

Interrupt Media and Covalent, in conjunction with Subsystence and Sonotheque, are proud to present: GOING FORWARD IN REVERSE, featuring performances by BMG of Ectomorph (Special Ableton Live DJ set), Common Factor, Josh Werner, with opening DJs Zachary Lubin and Dave Siska. At Sonotheque, 444 W Chicago, from 9pm to 3am. Tickets are $8, 21 and over.

Foolin' Around with Infinity

The Phalanx Theater presents its first production: Foolin' Around with Infinity by Steven Dietz, directed by Luke Hatton. At the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. August 13 - 29. Tickets $15.

Home Movie Day

Home Movie Day 2004 happens today at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington). The day celebrates home movies, and we're talking movies on film, rather than DVD or videotape. If you've got some old film sitting around in your closet, bring it down to be shown. Check-in and "film inspection" from 12:00 to 5:00, and screening from 6:00 to 10:00. See the Home Movie Day Website for more details.

Retro on Roscoe

It's time for this year's Retro on Roscoe festival in Roscoe Village. And by "Retro," they mean "with vintage cars." Corner of Roscoe & Damen, today & tomorrow. Noon to 10 PM both days. See the Roscoe Village Website for a complete schedule of musical performers.

Wizard World Chicago

Comic/sci-fi conventions are gaining mainstream notice lately, as every last small-press graphic novel and bottom-of-the-barrel superhero property are scraped up by Hollywood in the wake of the Spider-Man and X-Men successes. The panels and Q&A's at conventions like the San Diego Comic-Con are increasingly important venues for the Halle Berrys and Keanu Reeveses of the world to plug their upcoming projects. Wizard World Chicago manages to keep the PR machine and the star wattage down and the programming focused more on the creators. Still, we get Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and current writer of Astonishing X-Men, plus Kevin Smith, Amber Benson and Kelly Hu, in addition to comic rock stars like Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., and Chicago's own Alex Ross. And it's always a good time just checking out the freaks, the geeks, and the lesser lights of decades past—Gil Gerard, I'm looking at you. At the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. $45 for a Friday-Sunday pass, $25 for one-day. Kids 10 & under are free with a paid adult. See here for a full schedule and additional info.

Garage sale @ Old Town School of Folk Music

In the market for some cheap musical equipments? Check out the annual garage sale at the Different Strummer, the music store at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Guitars, banjos, djembes, mandolins, ukuleles, books and CDs, instrument cases, it's all here. The sale runs through Sunday, August 15th, and new items are added each day. The hours each day: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 751-3398.

Fast Forward Film Festival screening

The 15th Fast Forward Film Festival screening is tonight, with 24 teams having 21 hours to make a three-minute movie based on a topic assigned on Friday (the previous) night. At the screening, prizes are awarded to sleep-deprived teams. Wesley Kimler's Gallery, 2046 W. Carroll, 8pm, $5 donation, BYOB.