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Saturday, May 18
Join Rudder, featuring some heavy hitters in the unseen jazz world, and Crawl for a night of high-octane jazz at Martyr's. Show time is 8pm.
The Literary Gangs of Chicago hosts its event at the Museum of Contemporary Art on the third Tuesday of every month. This month bestselling author Audrey Niffenegger is scheduled to read from her work. Free. 6pm. 220 E. Chicago Ave. in the MCA cafe. Call 312-397-4010 for more information.
The award-winning New Yorker staffer "talks about growing up in the golden age of Jewish comedy" in this event sponsored by Nextbook. Tickets are $6 to $8; 60 W Walton, 6:30 PM. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.
Improv group Reuben Williams plays at the Lakeshore Theater tonight as part of the Upright Citizens Brigade-hosted weekly series. Performances are at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.