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Sunday, September 28
Representatives from Heartland Health Outreach on hand to answer questions about the Act. Beginning at 10:30am at Bezazian: 1226 W. Ainslie Street
Kickoff celebration for Chinese New Year, featuring food, dance and more. Happening at the Daley Center, 50 W. Washington. Beginning at 12 pm.
Epitonic hosts its first annual Deep Freeze comedy and music festival tonight and Saturday at the Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., and Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. Each show is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Festival passes are $40. They're all 21+
Tonight at Subterranean, see Pillars and Tongues, Cocksure, Chandeliers, Brontosaurus and Holyoak play, with the Shit Show, Mike Lebovitz, Kellye Howard, Brian Babylon, Marlena Rodriguez, Dominizualan, Scoundrels and Exquisite Corpse doing comedy in the lounge. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets.
At Double Door, Carbon Tigers, Suns, Secret Colours and Wedding Dress perform, with comedians Mike Lebovitz, Marty DeRosa, Drew Frees, Chris Condren, Candy Lawrence and many more. Doors open at 7pm, show's at 8pm. Tickets.
Patty Griffin performs at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., tonight, with Anais Mitchell opening. Preview in Transmission. Tickets are $20, or $15 for students with ID. Doors open at 7pm, show's at 8pm. 18+
Filmmaker Crispin Hellion Glover returns to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 8pm for a Q&A and a screening of his second film, It is Fine. EVERYTHING IS FINE!, as well as a sneak peek at his current film in process. Tickets are $22.50 in advance, $25 at the door; $20 for students.
The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., hosts a "global dance party" tonight at 8:30pm as a teaser for the 13th annual Chicago International Salsa Congress, which happens Feb. 13-16. Tickets are $10.
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a tour, and tonight they play FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, tonight at 9pm. Tickets are $15.