A Letter From an Unknown Woman @ the Chicago Cultural Center

Cinema/Chicago is once again is teaming up with Chicago's various consulates and cultural organizations to present the sixth annual International Summer Screening Program at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 E. Randolph Street).

Today's screening of A Letter From an Unknown Woman is presented by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago. This Chinese adaptation of the novella by Stefan Zweig tells the story a man returning home to war-torn Peking to find a letter from an unknown woman. With striking visuals and a fantastic narrative, A Letter From an Unknown Woman is a great spin of their classic novella.

Admission is free and seating is on a first come, first served basis. Screening starts at 6:30pm.

Invent the Future Workshop @ Hotel Florence, Chicago

How should the region plan for the year 2040? This summer, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will hold dozens of free public workshops called GO TO 2040 "Invent the Future". Information you contribute at these meetings will help CMAP develop a preferred scenario that will best reflect the region's desired future. Tonight’s workshop takes place from 7-9pm at the Hotel Florence in the Pullman neighborhood, 11111 S. Forrestville Ave., Chicago. Visit goto2040.org for more information and to register.

Cocktail Creation Contest @ Sushi Samba

Got a couple of hours to kill on Wednesday July 22 between 1pm and 3pm? Do you have mad mixology skills?

If so, then you should hustle down to Sushi Samba (504 N Wells St) for their Cocktail Creation Contest and try to dazzle the judges! The contest is open to the public but there are only 20 slots in the competition. So if you want to enter you'll need to call the restaurant at (312)-595-2300, and make a reservation.

Prizes will be awarded for the best cocktail which will also be the official sambatini for the month of August.

Elizabeth Leinkes @ Book Cellar

Elizabeth Leiknes comes to the Book Cellar to read from and discuss her debut novel The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns. Free at 7pm at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-263-2995 for more information.

Paul Virant @ Green City Market

Paul Virant of Vie will give a cooking demonstration today at 10:30am at the Green City Market, Stockton and LaSalle Drives.

Bombazo: AfriCaribe, Grupo Yuba y Nuestro Tambo @ Humboldt Park Boathouse

Chicago SummerDance in the Parks presents a free bombazo or Afro-Puerto Rican jam session tonight at the Humboldt Park Boathouse (1359 N. Sacramento Ave). Dance lessons by AfriCaribe start at 6pm and are followed by bomba and plena music by Grupo Yuba and Nuestro Tambo from 7 to 9 pm.