It's Pecha Kucha Night at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., starting at 8pm tonight. Come watch a dozen people run through 20-image presentations, each shown for just 20 seconds each, forcing them to be very concise and quick. Presenters include Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Kurt Lauer and more. $10 at the door. 21+
Head to High Concept Laboratories, 1401 W Wabansia Ave., tonight at 7pm for Cinema 16, a screening of classic short films by Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer, modernist Man Ray and French filmmaker and scriptwriter Robert Enrico, with live soundtrack performed by a live band. DJ Kid Color fills in between flicks. Sponsored by Drambuie and Myopenbar. It's free, but you have to RSVP. 21+