NaNoWriMo Grand Finale Writefest & Cookie Swap

Come to Open Books and get in the final pages of your National Novel Writing Month masterpiece. Simply put, it's the 15-Hour You Can Do It Yay Yay Writefest and Cookie Swap. What better way to celebrate the completion of your novel than with cookies and other NaNoWriMo winners? 9am-midnight. Free at 213 W. Institute Pl., Suite 305. Email info[at]open-books[dot]org for more information.

The End ft. Dave Powers, Jason Patrick, Matt Main, James Lauer @ rednofive

Weekly house / techno / etc night The End with resident James Lauer has played host to electronic luminaries such as Richie Hawtin, LCD Soundsystem, Telefon Telaviv, Julius The Mad Thinker, Diplo and many more. Tonight, rednofive highlights a handful of local DJs and producers working diligently in the underground to keep the city's subterranean electronic currents exciting.

NO COVER + FREE Pie-Eyed Pizza 10-11pm

$5 Effen Vodka
$5 Jameson Whisky
$125 EFFEN BOTTLES
Pie-Eyed Pizzeria

NOV 30 - Dave Powers, Jason Patrick, Matt Main, James Lauer
@ rednofive
440 N. Halsted | 10pm-LATE | 21+

Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center continues its month-long screening of the work of Jim Henson with a showing of the 1977 TV special "Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas" (the uncut version with Kermit!), along with some other holiday Muppet highlights. The program screens this afternoon at 4pm, and again on Thursday, December 4 at 6pm. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

The Great Muppet Caper @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center continues its month-long screening of the work of Jim Henson with a showing of the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper. Not as great as The Muppet Movie, but hey, it's Muppets. The film screens this afternoon at 4:30pm, and again on Wednesday, December 3 at 8:15pm. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

ohGr @ Double Door

Skinny Puppy's Nick Ogre and his band, ohGr, will be bringing their unique electro/industrial/metal/pop sound to the Double Door tonight. Tickets are $20 and the show starts at 9pm. Opening up will be Chicago's own industrial Scotsman, Chris Connelly. This show promises to be at times a dance party, at times a head-banding mauling. Only those open to something different need apply.

Section4 @ Beat Kitchen

The last time I saw Section4 the lead singer was dressed as an escaped prison inmate and was dancing and singing while straining against her handcuffs. The rest of the band was dressed as cops and prison guards. Did I mention that their singer is also operatically trained? If you haven't heard them, they're a little bit of Portishead, a bit of Blonde Redhead and a heavy dose of a guy rocking out on the vibes.
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, 773.281.4444
Doors @ 5:30pm | Show @ 6pm
Tickets $8 Adv. / $10 Doors. | All Ages