The Godfather @ Film Center

The Siskel Film Center presents a tribute to the late actor Marlon Brando this month by showing some of his greatest films. Tonight: Fancis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). The movie starts tonight at 6:30 PM. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Streets of Fire @ Film Center

Surely you remember the 1984 epic Streets of Fire? Michael Pare? Diane Lane? Okay, then perhaps you remember the song "I Can Dream About You". Okay, the movie that produced that classic bit of 1980s radio fluff is screening tonight at the Siskel Film Center, as part of its "Beautiful Losers" program. The film screens tonight at 6:00 PM, and is tentatively scheduled to feature an introduction by the program's co-creator, Peter Sobczynski. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Bad Haggis @ Martyrs'

Chicago's Irish music sweetheart Kathleen Keane returns home, this time with a whole new bunch of boys: Eric Rigler and Bad Haggis. After success as the vocal, whistle and fiddle talent in Chicago band The Drovers, and later in Gaelic Storm, Kathleen followed her heart to L.A. a couple years ago, where Celtic fusion band Bad Haggis invited her to join them. See Kathleen perform with world-renowned piper Eric Rigler (Braveheart, Titanic, Master & Commander) and his band Bad Haggis (at their first Chicago gig!) at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln, Wednesday, August 25, 9 pm, $10.

The Cacophony Society

Come out for the next meeting of the Chicago Cacophony Society Reform Lodge #176 as we inscribe postcards to nobody. Bring a phone book, some old postcards, and some postage. We'll also start planning our upcoming bicycle pubcrawl. We might sing Happy Birthday to a member of our group for no good reason. We'll meet at the Chicago Brauhaus at 7:30ish on Weds, Aug 25th. For more info, check out http://www.planetshwoop.com/noise/