Facets Night School: Under The Cherry Moon

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: Prince's 1986 film Under The Cherry Moon, featuring an early role for Kristin Scott Thomas. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.

Hey, We're All Beginners Here! @ Roots and Culture

Come out tonight to Hey, We're All Beginners Here! Line, Form, Color, Nutrients and Affection at Roots and Culture, 1034 N Milwaukee Ave at 6:00pm. Presented by the Network of Crowded Art, this exhibition features a historical narrative composed of a series of social events and collection of images includes drawings, an open stage and pulpit, a book making work shop, good food, video, wheat grass, and a bike ride to Shaumburg.. This exhibition features the work of Robin Hustle, Sarah Kavage, Pennie Brinson, Salem Collo-Julin, Sarah Ross, Red76, Sarah Smizz, Courtney Moran and Park McArthur. For more information, please click here.

Orion Martin & Hudson Harring Berry @ Monument 2

Come out tonight at 7:00pm to see the work of Orion Martin & Hudson Harring Berry at Monument 2, 2007 N Point St. Activating the domestic tradition of the art object, this exhibition entitled Minutes Away From Downtown pairs, both ontologically and aesthetically, the paintings of artist Orion Martin with an ambitious installation of post-war furniture from the collection of design scholar Hudson Harring Berry.

Fillet of Solo Festival @ Lifeline Theater

Lifeline Theater (6912 N. Glenwood) and Live Bait Theater (3914 N. Clark Street) move into the second week of their 14th annual Fillet of Solo festival with a 7pm performance by Dorothy Milne entitled "Grown Up", followed by 8:30pm performances by Julie Ganey, performing her piece The Half-Life of Magic, and Caitlin Parrish, performing Strapped. Tickets are $10 for each performance, for more information call 773-761-4477 or visit Lifeline Theater.

Great Cemeteries of Chicago Tour @ Graceland Cemetery

Dedicated to helping Chicagoans discover the hidden gems that surround them, Chicago Neighborhood Tours explores a different type of neighborhood with an excursion to Graceland Cemetery. The Great Cemeteries of Chicago tour includes art and architecture honoring a number of important figures that had a hand in shaping our great city, including architects Louis Sullivan and Daniel Burnham, retailer Marshall Field and hotelier Potter Palmer. Check-in and departure from the Chicago Cultural Center at 10am. Adults: $30; Seniors: 65+, students with valid ID and children 8-18: $25. Reservations are available online and by calling (312) 742-1190.

Girls Rock! Chicago End-Of-Camp Extravaganza @ Metro

Girls Rock! presents their end-of-camp session concert featuring campers aged 8-16. The nonprofit organization runs a summer camp dedicated to musicianship for girls. The campers have formed bands, and will be performing in front of a live audience this afternoon at Metro (3730 N. Clark). Doors open at 3pm, show starts at 3:30. Tickets are $7 in advance, $8 at the door. For more info call (773) 549-0203 or visit Metro.

Tarantino double feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center continues its Quentin Tarantino retrospective with a pretty unique double feature this afternoon: Inglourious Basterds at 2:45pm; and Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein 5:45pm. You can see either movie separately, or purchase discount tickets for both films. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Dust Congress & Friends @ Ball Hall

Dust Congress plays Ball Hall (1621 N Kedzie Ave #3) tonight with Shiny Around the Edges, Distractions and Mines. Visit Ball Hall's website for details.

Lollapalooza @ Grant Park

The multi-stage multi-day festival known universally as Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park this weekend for fun in the sun with thousands of your new best friends. Headliners include Soundgarden, Green Day, and Lady Ga Ga among many many others. Pack some water and sunblock and head on out! (Keep an eye on Transmission for our previews on what to see.) Tickets are $215 for a 3-Day Pass or $90 for single day tickets.

The Chicago Metaphysical Circus presents: PSYCHAPALOOZA @ Locked Out

This show, organized by The Chicago Metaphysical Circus, features a slew of good bands from Chicago and the Detroit including The Great Society of Mind Destroyers, Sisters of Sunshine Vapor, Hands of Hydra, Black Wyrm Seed, Michael Michael Motorcycle, and DJ Psychadelix. BYOB or you can get some homemade sangria there. All ages. Donation at the door. This event is from 9pm to 2am at Locked Out (3951 W Fullerton.)

Cheap Art for Chicago! Benefitting AREA @ Yollocalli Arts Reach

AREA Chicago is hosting their second annual art show and auction, featuring work inspired by Chicago and made by artists living in the city. They'll have paintings, sculptures, photographs, and more, with starting bids as low as $5! Artists include: Charlie Vinz, DiDi Grim, Mary Patten, Mathias Regan and Amy Partridge, Jayne Hileman, Mary Sea, Marian Hayes, Rachel Wallis, Robin Hewlett, Annie Siegler, Laura Szumowski, Csi...lla Kosa, Frank Rico, Nicole Marroquin, Rebecca Zorach, Claudia Garcia-Rojas, Kolektif Atis Jakmel, Josephine Ferorelli, Jhonathan F. Gómez, Neil Brideau, Alex Guzman, and more! This event is from 4 to 11pm at Yollocalli Arts Reach (1401 W 18th St.) For more information, email Rachel at rachel.a.wallis@gmail.com.

Two-Hour Comedy Hour @ Gallery Cabaret

This week's Two-Hour Comedy Hour will be hosted by Mike Lebovitz and features comedians Mikey Manker, Lane Pieschel, Trey Mowder, Dara Katz and Jon Lyons. This free show features a fresh mix of comedians each week. There's no cover for the 21+ show -though a $5 donation is accepted - and it runs from 7-9 pm at Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley (near Western and Milwaukee, just off the Blue Line stop). Guests are encouraged to arrive early.

Grant Park Orchestra with the Lyric Opera @ Harris Theater

Tonight the Grant Park Music Festival collaborates with the Lyric Opera's Ryan Opera Concert and its collection of rising vocal stars for an evening of opera scenes including Rossini's La Cenerentola and L'Italiana in Algieri plus Mozart's Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro. 6:30pm. Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Free.

PSYCHAPALOOZA @ Locked Out

Psyching out at 9:00pm tonight, The Chicago Metaphysical Circus presents: PSYCHAPALOOZA! At Locked Out, 3951 W Fullerton The Great Society of Mind Destroyers create a psychotic wall of groove rock & roll, hailing from Detroit Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor rock groovy sights and sounds, the droney Hands of Hydra, the weighty dreams of Black Wrym Seed, garage rock of Micheal Micheal Motorcycle & DJ Psychedalex spins grooves all night. BYOB, Donations are welcome and tickets will sold at the door. For more information please click here!

LVL3 @ Art on Track

In motion today at 5:00pm, LVL3 will be showcasing the works of Jacob Goudreault, Alyssa Herlocher, Ben Medansky and Marcus Ober ON a CTA Train! Art on Tracks is a mobile art experience aboard an eight-car CTA train, which circles the Chicago loop for a day long celebration of fine arts culture. The train will begin on CTA elevated Loop Track in Adams and Wabash CTA Platform. For tickets, please click here!

"JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance" @ MCA

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), concludes its annual festival of American tap dance and contemporary percussive arts with the three performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art MCA Stage (220 E. Chicago Ave.). "JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance" begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30 for non-Rhythm World participants, and may be purchased
online.

Northalsted Market Days

Northalsted Market Days takes over Halsted from Belmont to Addison all weekend, filling the street with more than 400 arts and crafts and food vendors as well as three concert stages. 11am to 10pm. Free, but donations requested.

Brompton Stage:
1pm The Moves
2:45pm Handcuffs
4:30pm Salute to Abba
6:15pm Eric & the Adams
8:15pm Rock Candy

Roscoe Stage:
12:15pm Shanghai Circus
1:30pm Brit Beat
4pm7th Heaven
6pmJennifer Holiday
7:15pm September
8:30pm Jon Secada

Belmont Stage:
12:30pm Bird Talk
2:15pm Everelle
3:15pm Chicago Spirit Brigade
4pm Girl Next Store
6:15pm Kimi Hayes
8:15pm Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots