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Thursday, March 28
The third annual Chicago Critics Film Festival runs May 1-7 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's films include Blind at 5pm, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon at 7pm with director Douglas Tirola on hand for a Q&A, and The Connection at 9pm. Check the festival's site for a complete schedule, advance tickets and festival passes.
The Chicago Home Theater Festival (CHTF) is focusing on cultural segregation and social isolation at the Museum of Contemporary Art this evening at 6PM. The event will be held at 220 E. Chicago Ave. Free!
The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Their guests this month are political reporters Mary Ann Ahern of NBC-5 and Charles Thomas of ABC-7. Tickets are $5 online or at the door. 21+
Storyteller Shannon Cason brings his WBEZ podcast "Homemade Stories" to the stage at Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., for a live taping tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $15, or $12 for WBEZ members. Doors open at 6:30pm.
WBEZ and Mayne Stage present a live taping of the Homemade Stories podcast this evening from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Mayne Stage: 1330 W. Morse. Box office: (773) 381-4554.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some live lit at Tuesday Funk! The eclectic monthly reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., with guests Wesley Chu, Jenny Drai, Melissa Franic, Maggie Kast and Jack Silverstein. Doors open at 7pm sharp -- no earlier, alas, but get there as close to 7 as possible to grab a table, as the room fills up quickly -- and the show begins promptly at 7:30. Andrew Huff and Eden Robins co-host. Admission is free, but you must be 21 or older. RSVP on Facebook.