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Tuesday, May 08 2012
The Sea and Cake @ Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle welcomes The Sea And Cake tonight at 9:30pm. Opening act: Golden Retriever. Tickets are $18, and advance tickets are available at the Empty Bottle Website. Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western Avenue. (773) 276-2600.
Wu Tang Clan 101 @ Hungry Brain
Emerson Dameron and Sherron Shabazz explain the allure of "the illest rap group ever" in Wu Tang Clan 101 tonight at 9pm at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., presented by Homeroom and You, Me, Them, Everybody. Admission is $5.
This Much Is True @ Hopleaf
Get to the Hopleaf extra early tonight - the May installment of This Much Is True features SNL alum Nora Dunn, which is sure to pack the house. Other readers tonight include regular contributors Dorrie Ferguson, Larry Kerns, Deanna Moffitt, and Scott Whitehair, and special guests Rebecca Kling and Brandon Will. The Hopleaf is located at 5148 N. Clark, show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. A word to the wise: get there early for a seat, and bring cash - credit cards are not accepted in the upstairs bar. For more info visit This Much is True or Hopleaf.
Miss Representation @ Music Box
Miss Representation, a documentary about the portrayal of women in the media, screens at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. The screening is presented by and Start Somewhere as a benefit for Start Out's lesbian entrepreneurship mentoring program. Tickets are $15 or $20 for VIP seating, available online .
Paul Virant @ Book Cellar
Chef Paul Virant celebrates the release of his new book, The Preservation Kitchen, at Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 6pm. There will be snacks!
