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Friday, January 23
LTH Forum is holding a Chinese feast at Lao Sze Chuan, 2712 S. Archer (Chinatown Mall, West End) tonight at 6pm for those of you who need an escape hatch from your family, something to do if you don't celebrate Christmas, or a need to indulge your Chinese food habit. Click here for more information and to register.
Martini Park wants to be THE place to be for Jewish singles on the 24th. Doors open at 9pm for an evening of specialty cocktails and looking for someone that's finally good enough to meet your mother. $25.
This year's event highlights folk-rockers Even Sh'Siyah with their blend of extended-play, Allman Brothers style southern rock jams, spiritual themes and lyrics in Hebrew and English. Also performing is singer/songwriter RavShmuel, (aka Shmuel Skaist) a Brooklyn denizen and frequent regular at Greenwich Village's Sidewalk Cafe. An ordained Rabbi who heads up a Yeshiva by day, RavShmuel once followed jam band Phish around the country performing in the pre-show haze with his first band, Gefilte Fish. Plus special guests Moshe Averick, Miriam Brosseau, Adam Davis, Rachel Kohl Feingold, Even Jacover, and Alan Sufrin. 7pm doors for 8pm show. Over 21. Cubby Bear,1059 W. Addison. $15 adv. via ticketweb.com, $18 door. Mp3s and information here.
The Music Box Theatre presents its 24th annual Christmas show, featuring the double feature of White Christmas and It's A Wonderful Life. Each screening will feature a carol sing-along led by Santa himself! Tickets are $10 for one film or $15 for the double feature. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the box office during normal operating hours. The Christmas show continues through December 24; see the Music Box Website for full details. Music Box Theatre: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.