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Stimulus Social Club meets tonight from 5:30pm to 9pm at RM Champagne Salon, 116 N. Green St. $10 cash donation at the door gets you 1 drink + complimentary appetizers, and benefits the Autism Society of Illinois. 21+
Head to the West Loop for a Taco Truck Throwdown featuring food trucks from Big Star and The Salsa Truck as they serve up tasty tacos for your love and culinary devotion. A $10 donation at the door benefits Rock For Kids, providing music education for at-risk youth in Chicago. The event takes place at The Garage, 116 N. Aberdeen St. (just south of Randolph St.) Take the CTA Green Line to the new Morgan-Lake stop, just blocks away. Learn more, RSVP on Facebook. Event takes place 5:30pm-8pm.
The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens 1929's rare and quirky High Treason, the second British "talking picture," at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., tonight at 8pm.