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Thursday, February 27 2014
Vegan Wine Dinner @ The Signature Room
The Signature Room at the 95th (875 N. Michigan) hosts its first all-vegan dinner (including vegan wine pairings from Grant Family Wines) tonight from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Dinner is $130, all inclusive. Call (312) 280-0472 for reservations.
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Alex Kotlowitz @ Northwestern
Northwestern's Center for the Writing Arts presents a conversation between The Atlantic senior editor and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and author Alex Kotlowitz tonight at 6pm in the Peggy Dow Helmerich Auditorium in Annie May Swift Hall, 1920 Campus Dr. on Northwestern's Evanston campus. A book-signing will follow. Free and open to the public.
Oak & Iron @Jerry's- Wicker Park
Jerry's- Wicker Park (1938 W. Division) hosts Oak & Iron III tonight, which features myth, music, and barrel-aged beer (from Perennial, Haymarket, Revolution, Virtue, and more). Action kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with Dýrbjörn Grimsbørg "spinning an array of fantasy-inspired prog, dungeon synth, and assorted metals, while regaling you with tales from forgotten sword-wielding cinema on our ten-foot screen." Live music follows at 10:30 p.m. No cover; pay as you go.
Pipeworks Beer Dinner @ Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw, 2524 N. Southport Ave. hosts a five-course beer dinner tonight at 6:30pm for $65. Each course will be paired with a different beer from Pipeworks Brewing. Call Monkey's Paw at 773-413-9314 to reserve a spot.
Risky, Ecletic Artists Comedy Hour @ UP Comedy Club
Brian Babylon hosts R.E.A.C.H. -- the Risky, Ecletic Artists Comedy Hour -- tonight at UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave. The lineup includes Chris Redd, Martin Morrow, Calvin Evans, Kevin Coval, Bleep that Bleep, Rebecca O'Neal and Dionna Griffin-Irons, with special guest performances by Young Chicago Author and Louder than a Bomb performers. Doors open at 7:15pm, show's at 8pm. Tickets are $13.
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands @ Patio Theater
The Northwest Chicago Film Society returns to the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., with a screening of Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, starring Burt Lancaster and Joan Fontaine, tonight at 7:30pm. $5 admission.
