86 Hunger Dinner Series @ Boka

Tonight's dinner at Boka (1729 N Halsted) will benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 86 Hunger series. Tickets $150.

Shelby Lynne with Derek Nelson @ SPACE

Former "Best New Artist" Grammy winner Shelby Lynne showcases her eclectic blend of country, blues, soul, and pop with guest Derek Nelson.

SPACE is located at 1245 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, IL. General admission, $27. Doors open at 7:15pm, show begins at 8pm.

Airplane! screening @ AMC Theatres

Inspired by the success of a recent one-day-only screening of Back To The Future, AMC Theatres are doing a two-day-only screening of the 1980 classic Airplane! The second of the two screenings happens tonight at 7pm. See the AMC Theatres Website for a list of local theatres that are screening the film.

Tuesday Funk @ Hopleaf

As Old Man Winter's fixin' to throw a hell of a fit, you probably aren't going anywhere but home tonight. If you're a hardy soul and Andersonville isn't too far, the monthly Tuesday Funk reading series is going on the Hopleaf. Tonight's readers include musicians, dildo slingers and accidental terrorists, oh my! The lineup: Jerry Schwartz (Pixels of a Young Mueller), Eden Robins (co-founder and co-editor of Brain Harvest magazine), UIC Ph.D. candidate Brooke Wonders, Karen Skalitzky (A Recipe For Hope: Stories of Transformation by People Struggling with Homelessness) and William Shunn (The Accidental Terrorist). Hopleaf, upstairs lounge, 5148 N. Clark St., 7:30pm.