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Monday, April 28
Join America SCORES Chicago for the SCORES World FoosCup at Small Bar (1415 W. Fullerton). This table-soccer fundraiser costs $20 per person and all proceeds go directly to America SCORES Chicago. Doors open at 6:30pm and tournaments starts promptly at 7pm. To register for the tournament, click here. For more information on America SCORES Chicago check out their website at www.americascoreschicago.org.
The Chicago Nerd Social Club presents their first evening of speed dating for nerds! This evening is for hetero nerds; LGBT nerds can look forward to their own date evening tonight. Date night takes place at Cuna Chicago (1113 W. Belmont) tonight from 6pm to 9pm. Tickets are $25 and include 2 complimentary cocktails and appetizers; please see the Chicago Nerds Website for tickets and full information.
The 17th annual Dining Out For Life happens this evening at various restaurants in the Chicago area. Participation is simple: just go to one of the participating restaurants, and a portion of the money you spend there will be donated to AIDSCare Progressive Services. Please see the Dining Out For Life Website for more details.
Learn basic cooking skills at this class. which is part of the World Kitchen learning series offered by the City of Chicago. Class runs 6-8:30pm at Gallery 37 for the Arts, 55 East Randolph. Pre-registration required; admission is $30.
A band that manages to ride out blog-hype and sustain itself for a second album often gets panned to high heaven and buried quietly under the floorboards. While Yeasayer did have it's fair share of detractors for this year's Odd Blood, more than enough people also thought it was the bee's knees, and amidst the many discussions many people just decided to shut up and dance on the sidelines. Following in their footsteps are Brooklyn up-and-comers Sleigh Bells, who's "Ring Ring" promises high adorability, if not-yet-certain career sustainability. Starting it all off is local psychadelic quartet Chandeliers.
Doors are at 8, and show starts at 9 - we hope you got your tickets already, because this one's sold out.
DePaul students will participate in the annual Take Back the Night rally against sexual assault with The Clothesline Project, a display of t-shirts with art depicting the impact of sexual assault during the day, and a rally at 4:45pm on the university's Lincoln Park campus, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. RSVP on Facebook.