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Tuesday, December 10 2013
ShopColumbia Holiday Market
ShopColumbia, Columbia College's student and alumni art boutique, holds a three-day holiday market Dec. 9-11 in the Stage Two lobby, 618 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd floor. Shop for fashion, art, music and more. Hours are 11am to 7pm today.
Dredd @ Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the 2012 reboot of the Judge Dredd film series, starring Karl Urban in the title role. Dredd screens this evening at 6:00pm; see the Film Center's Website for details. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.
This Much Is True @ Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
This Much Is True is back this month at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (3905 N. Lincoln) with an outstanding lineup of returning favorites and new faces. Listen to stories from Mama Edie Armstrong, Stephanie Douglass, LeVan D. Hawkins, Tekki Lomnicki, Amy Rood
Ozzie Totten, and Scott Whitehair. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. For more info visit This Much is True or Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro.
Hulk 101: Accident Fallacy @ Hungry Brain
Homeroom presents Hulk 101: Accident Fallacy, a discussion of the cultural tonight at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., from 9 to 11pm. Artists and writers -- including Noah Berlatsky, Dana Bassett, Lindsey Smith and Rachel N. Swanson -- "address Hulk as high art, kitsch, world breaker, god, and Kanye West for discussions and performances about the gender binary, self identity, artistic appropriation, feminism, activism, and supreme media." Hosted by Fred Sasaki and Seth Vanek. $5 suggested donation. 21+
