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TODAY
Friday, April 19
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, April 17 2013
#DocYourWorld @ Columbia's Film Row Cinema
Today Columbia College continues its free #DocYourWorld documentary panels and screenings from noon until 9pm in their Film Row Cinema on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Soup & Bread @ Hideout
The Hideout (1354 West Wabansia) holds the final Soup and Bread fundraiser tonight from 5:30 to 8pm (or until the soup runs out). Local chefs and foodies prepare a selection of soups for your casual slurping from the bar's crock pots, with (encouraged) donations going to a local food-related charity. This year each week has a theme, and tonight's final one is "the pantry shelf." Cooks include Swim Cafe, Mana Food Bar, Hoosier Mama Pie Co. baker Allison Scott, and staff and dieticians from Vital Bridges. Plus bread from Publican Quality Meats and special end-of-the-season pie and other baked goods! Event is age 21+, but children can be admitted if accompanied by an adult. Details on Facebook.
Chicago Latino Film Festival
The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.
One Book, One Chicago Discussion @ WBEZ South Side Bureau
WBEZ's South Side bureau, 6957 S. Halsted St., hosts a One Book, Once Chicago discussion about Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of American's Great Migration, tonight at 6pm. Free, but reservations requested.
Guts & Glory @ Powell's Bookstore
Samantha Irby of Bitches Gotta Eat and Keith Ecker, the producer of Essay Fiesta, return with Guts & Glory: Live Lit for the Lionhearted. This month's lineup includes playwright Chris Bower, Essay Fiesta producer Willy Nast, writer Jill Summers, Stoop-Style Stories producer Lily Be and performer Amanda Glasbrenner. Starts at 7pm at Powell's Bookstore, 2850 N. Lincoln Ave. Show is free and BYOB, with donations collected and split evenly between One Tail at a Time and 826CHI.
The First Time @ UP Comedy Club
The First Time, CHIRP's reading series about firsts, tackles the topic of "first crimes" in tonight's installment. Head to UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave., to hear JC Brooks, Kelly Hogan, Joe O'Sullivan, Melissa Pierce, Dmitry Samarov and William Shunn tell their tales, each followed by an apropos song by The First Time Three (Steve Frisbie, Liam Davis and Gerald Dowd). Doors open at 7:15pm, show's at 8pm. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. 21+
Story Lab @ The Black Rock
Story Lab stands apart from other live lit series in the city in its accessibility and unmitigated audience support for the performers at the Black Rock Pub, 3614 N. Damen Ave. This month's readers include: Hilary Barry, Nancy Hannibal, Patrick Monahan, Kasey O'Brien, Peter Papachronopoulos, and Belinda Woolfson. Hosted by Scott Whitehair of the reading series This Much is True. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. Get there early for a seat and to take advantage of the $5 burger and $3.50 Chicago microbrew specials. For more information, visit Story Lab Chicago.
