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Thursday, October 22 2015
Breakfast at Ina's Doc @ AMC River East
Breakfast at Ina's, the documentary about Ina Pinkney, whose famed West Loop brunch spot closed in 2013, screens today at noon at the River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as part of the Chicago International Film Festival. Tickets are $8.
Nina Rappaport Lecture @ The Charnley-Persky House
This evening MAS Context presents Nina Rappaport in a conversation about her traveling exhibition and book, Vertical Urban Factory. The lecture, part of MAS Context's 2015 Fall Talks, will take place at the historic Charnley-Persky House, the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians. Doors open at 6pm, with the lecture following at 6:30pm. Read more about the event and RSVP on the event's page.
The Act of Killing @ Northwestern
Northwestern Equality Development and Globalization Studies presents a screening of the film The Act of Killing, a documentary told from the perspective of the people who perpetrated the 1965-66 genocide in Indonesia, tonight at 6:30pm at Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Rd. in Evanston. Political science professor Jeffrey Winters, author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State, will conduct a Q&A after the film. Free and open to the public.
It's All True! Live!
Standup comic and podcaster Tim Barnes brings his show It’s All True! to the Cards Against Humanity Theater, 1917 N. Elston Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. The live podcast recording features author and musician Tim Kinsella, musician ShowYouSuck, and comedians Felonious Munk and the Puterbaugh Sisters. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or at the door.
Hinds @ Lincoln Hall
Spanish female trio Hinds brings their brand of lo-fi fuzz to Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., with Public Access T.V. opening. Tickets are $15, and doors open at 9pm. 18+
