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Thursday, May 2
The Stoop storytelling show is back at Rosa's Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage Ave., tonight. The theme this month is "Treated," and featured storytellers are Don Hall, Tori Rosin Szekeres, Elizabeth Cambridge and Jennifer Peepas, plus open mic slots from 7:30 to 8:30. Lily Be and Clarence Browley host. Doors open at 7pm. No cover, 21+
The unauthorized documentary film The Dark Side of Disney and a rough cut of the new short documentary Keep Moving Forward screen tonight at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7pm. The films deal with different aspects of Disney fandom, including obsession and therapy. A Q&A with filmmaker Philip B. Swift and some of the films' subjects will follow the screening. Tickets are $15.
Kuma's burger namesake Yob drown Reggies, 2105 S. State St., with doom metal tonight. Acid King and Black Cobra open. Doors are at 8pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 17+
Do the Time Warp again! The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens tonight at 10pm -- and midnight on Friday and Saturday -- at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Clark St. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door; partici... pation kits are available for $3.