Rhino Theater Fest: Hit Me Like a Flower

A new play by Beau O'Reilly for the Rhinoceros Theater Fest. "Hit Me Like a Flower continues O'Reilly's “Big Play” experiment: large casts, lots of story line, expanse. Sarah Wallace has come to an East-Coast waspish town to start her therapy practice and cast a watchful eye over her long-estranged college daughter Terry, known to her friends as “Oddhead.” Sarah’s patients: Arthur Moore, a psychopath with a bear suit and a 2 by 4; William Coughlin, a sometime novelist of minor fame who is recovering from a stroke; and Mrs. Chester, a woman who has been living on the streets but now is ready for a bus ride. Terry’s friends are Saul and Hannah, and they are in their 20’s, skating tough, and worried about the war." 7pm, Curious Theatre Branch, 7001 N Glenwood. $12 or pay what you can. Call 773-274-6660 for reservations.

Train to be a Pollwatcher

The League of Women Voters of Chicago and the snappy website i am the government will be offering free training for people interested in being a pollwatcher on November 2nd. Training takes place tonight (as well as other nights in October) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Center for Neighborhood Technology at 2125 W. North Avenue, Chicago. For more information, or to read True Pollwatcher Stories check here.

101 Reykjavik @ Doc Films

Don't miss Baltasar Kormakur's widely acclaimed Icelandic slacker film 101 Reykjavik at the University of Chicago's Doc Films, Monday, October 18 at 7 pm. Tickets are $4.

Lazy FM @ Danny's

"As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired." David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross — a harsh, unforgiving cult classic — is usually praised for the actors and oft-quoted one-liners that have made it so famous. Rarely, it seems, does one think about the music from the film playing much of a role at all. Tonight, something completely different comes to the fore, as local DJ collective Lazy FM perform a live remix of the film's sparse soundtrack. Usual suspects Josh Werner, Hiroki, and Rob Hamilton play a range of tracks over top of the movie's audio, making for a relaxed, frequently entertaining, evening. At Danny's Tavern, 1951 W. Dickens, 21+. No cover, ever.