Mother's Day Too Much Light @ Neo-Futurarium

The Neo-Futurists present a special Mother's Day edition of their long-running show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, featuring many works on the subject of parenthood written by the ensemble. Mothers accompanied by one or more of their children will get into the show for free! Too Much Light happens this evening at 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:30 PM. No reservations are accepted, so make sure you show up on time. Neo-Futurarium: 5153 N. Ashland (at Foster). For more information, call the Neo-Futurist hotline at (773) 275-5255. And for those of you who wish to honor Dad, don't forget to attend the Father's Day edition of Too Much Light next month!

Holy Modal Rounders doc @ Film Center

Have moicy! The legendary 1960s folk freaks The Holy Modal Rounders are captured in Bound To Lose, a documentary that follows the duo of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber as they careen headlong towards a 40th anniversary concert in Portland, Ore. Interviewees include: Sam Shepard (who once drummed for the Rounders); Dennis Hopper (who used the Rounders' "Bird Song" in his movie Easy Rider); Peter Tork John Sebastian; and Fugs founders Ed Sanders & Tuli Kupferberg. Bound To Lose screens this evening at 5:45 PM at the Gene Siskel Film Center, and again on Thursday. May 18 at 8:00 PM. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, and $5 for Film Center members. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Free Breakfast for Moms @ U Lucky Dawg

Hey, cheapskate! Take your mom to U Lucky Dawg, 6821 N. Western Ave., today between 7 and 11am for a free Mothers Day breakfast. Nothing says "I love you, Mom" like pancakes at a hot dog stand.

Wings @ Film Center

As part of the Treasures from the Library of Congress series, this silent 1927 war classic screens at 3 PM, accompanied by David Drazin on the piano. $9, or $5 if you belong to the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State. For more information, call 312-846-2600 or visit the website.

Children's Prayers for Moms@ Baha'i House of Worship

All children are invited to read, recite, or chant their favorite prayer on Mother's Day, May 14th, at 12:30 p.m. Children will be reading in the Auditorium upstairs at the Baha'i House of Worship. If you have a child who would like to participate, please escort them to the viewing room downstairs in the Visitors Center at NOON. Each child will be assigned a number when they arrive and will say prayers in order. Please encourage your child to practice at home.

The Baha'i House of Worship is at 100 Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL. Questions? Call or email Joyce Litoff @ The Baha'i House of Worship--(847)853-2326, jlitoff AT usbnc.org.

Eiko & Komo @ MCA

Japanese born, New York based performance and dance artists Eiko & Komo have been creating inovative and ideosyncratic work together for 35 years. See the chicago premiere of their new work this evening at the MCA (220 East Chicago Avenue). Cambodian Stories was created in collaboration with eleven young visual artists, aged 14-20, from the Reyum Institute of Arts and Culture in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, who will paint monumental portraits of traditional Cambodian figures on stage. This afternoon at 3:00pm. Tickets are $18-22. For more information call 312-397-4010, or visit the website.

Also, this morning, Eiko and Komo teach a workshop Delicious Movement, designed to increase skill and awareness in focus, coordination, and stance. The worksop, which is $10-15, is open to participants with all levels of experience. Call 312-397-4010 for more information.

Dreamlandia @ Decima Musa

Part of Teatro Vista's Play Reading Series this weekend, Octavio Solis' new play is about a family on the border between the US and Mexico, and addresses issues including NAFTA and illegal immigration. 2 PM, free. 1909 S. Loomis. For more information, call 312-494-5767 or visit the website.

New Music Chicago @ Cultural Center

Local new music ensembles perform works by a variety of composers at a free concert this afternoon at 3 PM. In Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington St. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.