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Tuesday, September 30
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents the 1932 film Movie Crazy at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is $5.
London band Chapel Club is at the Double Door with openers Blah Blah Blah and Hey Leroy. Tickets are $1.00 according to the Text Double Door. Doors at 8:00pm/show at 9:00pm
1572 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Intimidated by yeast? Never kneaded anything before? Let Sunny, from the popular food blog Smart Cabbage, show you how easy homemade bread can be! We'll tackle basic sandwich bread, herbed foccacia and everything bagels. Cost of the class, which starts at 7 p.m., is $10 includes instructional materials, snacks and a free gift. Pre-registration strongly recommended; call 773.244.4200 to sign up. Whole Foods Market Lakeview, 3300 N. Ashland Avenue.
Whet Moser asks over at Chicago Mag, hopefully some good (read: not abusive) discussion will come out of this thoughtful piece.
Whet Moser asks over at Chicago Mag, hopefully some good (read: not abusive) discussion will come out of this thoughtful piece.
Get your slurp on at this weekly fundraiser for area food-related charities tonight at the Hideout, 1354 West Wabansia, from 5:30-7:30pm. A volunteer team of chefs and bakers donate the soup and bread; you donate the money.
Are you Good, Giving and Game? Do you know It Gets Better or could you use some proof? Author and Savage Love advice columnist Dan Savage will be in Chicago tonight.. He and his husband Terry Miller will be discussing It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying and Creating a Life Worth Living. In response to news reports of the suicides of bullied LGBT teens several months ago, Savage and Miller uploaded a short YouTube video about their lives. The aim was to reach vulnerable gay teens, encourage them to accept themselves and provide living proof that with determination they can design happy lives of their choosing. The video sparked the It Gets Better project, in which over 6000 people uploaded similar videos about their own lives. It Gets Better distills the videos into essay form. Sponsored by Unabridged Bookstore, the reading will be held at Nettelhorst School, 3252 N. Broadway, 7pm.
That's right! The new comedy from Music Box Films will open New York and L.A. this Friday, but the Music Box Theatre has a special early preview of the film TONIGHT where you can see the film for free! TIME Magazine says Potiche is "a glittering showcase for [Catherine] Deneuve!" Only the first 200 will be admitted, so RSVP here. The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Ave.
The Oak Park Public Library is getting in on the graphic novel scene! Their new From the Gutters series will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month to discuss a particular graphic novel. The series kicks off March 23 at 7:30pm at the Main Library (834 Lake St, Oak Park) with Persepolis I & II by Marjane Satrapi. From the Gutters is open to anyone interested in reading and talking about books (and refreshments will be served!). Future graphic novels to be covered include Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman, Watchmen by Alan Moore, and The Dark Knight by Frank Miller.