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TODAY
Sunday, October 26
Slowdown
BY DAY
Friday, October 07 2011
Shock Theater Horror Double Feature
Shock Theater from the Cinema Dementia Collection screens at the Wicker Park Arts Center, 2215 W. North Ave., tonight at 9pm with Nightmare Castle and Caltiki the Undying Monster. $5 admission, with "cheap concessions and free burial if you die of fright." More about the film series here.
Facets Fright School: Ginger Snaps
Facets Multimedia presents the return of Facets Night School, their semi-regular series of midnight cult movie screenings paired with lectures on the films' subjects (renamed Facets Fright School for this run, due to this series' focus on horror films).
Tonight's screening: the 2005 film Ginger Snaps, which combines the classic werewolf tale with the relationship of two teen sisters on the verge of womanhood. The accompanying lecture will be given by Facets Night School regular Catherine Clepper, currently a PhD candidate at Northwestern University. Facets Fright School runs Friday and Saturday nights at midnight through October 29. See the schedule on the Facets Website for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.
Tabloid @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the Errol Morris 2011 documentary Tabloid. The film plays tonight at 8:15pm and runs through October 13. See the Film Center Website for a schedule and to purchase tickets in advance. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
The Interrupters @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a return engagement for Kartemquin Film's new film The Interrupters, a documentary about former Chicago gang members working in the community to defuse violent situations. The film runs at the Film Center through October 20; see the Film Center's Website for a complete schedule of showtimes and to purchase tickets in advance. Film Center: 164 N. State Stree. (312) 846-2600.
Riot Fest: Danzig @ Congress Theater
Glenn Danzig will be playing not one, but three sets at the Congress Theater tonight as part of Riot Fest. He'll start with a Misfits set, along with original Misfits member Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, then move to a set of Samhain tunes before capping it off with a Danzig set. Youth of Today, Macabre, Nachtmystium, and The Infected are also on the bill. Tickets are $37.50 for general admission and $106.66 for VIP (including an open bar), and may be purchased here. The show is all ages and starts at 7:00 pm at 2135 N Milwaukee Ave. Check out our full Riot Fest coverage over in Transmission.
Season Opener @The Lincoln Lodge
Located within The Lincoln Restaurant (4008 N. Lincoln Avenue), The Lincoln
Lodge is entering into it's 12th year: shows are every Friday at 8:30pm and
10:30pm with free parking in the Lincoln Restaurant parking lot. Tickets for the season opener are $15 and doors open at 7:30pm, with pre-show drinks and dining available. The Lincoln Lodge is proud to open it's 12th season with special guest headliner James Adomian (Last Comic Standing, Funny Or Die, Just For Laughs). Tickets and more information available HERE.
Small Business Expo @ UIC Forum
The City Treasurer's FREE Small Business Expo is today at the UIC Forum from 8:30am to 3:30pm. A full day of free expert business workshops--ranging from social media skills to business plan writing to financing, and many other topics--will be offered. 125 exhibitors with small business expertise will be on hand, as well as more than 3,000 fellow small business owners to network with. More information here.
Coming Out Ball!
The annual Coming Out Ball will be held tonight from 7pm-12am at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. The theme for this year is "Circus," which will include dancing, drag shows, floor performances and much more. Come with your ringleader and fellow clowns for some one-of-a-kind celebration while supporting "coming out" and making a difference. $10 admission; tickets sold at the door. All proceeds benefit the Broadway Youth Center.
