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Saturday, November 14 2015
Culinary Garage Sale @ Naha
Green City Market holds a Culinary Garage Sale today at Naha, 500 N. Clark St. Pay $10 and go shopping for chef coats, promotional items, cookware, silverware, kitchen gadgets and more. The sale is open from 8am to noon -- or pay $50 for VIP access an hour earlier and grab the most coveted stuff before anyone else sees it! Proceeds of the sale benefit Green City Market's education programming.
Handmade Market @ Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle hosts the long-running Handmade Market today starting at 12:00pm. Plenty of hand-made crafts will be for sale this afternoon, and admission is free. Details at the Empty Bottle site. Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western. Tickets: (866) 777-8932.
ChillFest
The third annual ChillFest returns to Wicker Park and Bucktown today from noon to 5pm. More than 100 musicians perform live at 20 businesses around the neighborhood; see the schedule for details. Free.
Bridgeport's Got Beef @ Co-Prosperity Sphere
Bridgeport's Got Beef, an Italian beef competition, today from 3 to 5:30pm at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St. Taste eight different beef sandwiches, wash them down with Marz Brewing beer, and vote for your favorite. Tickets are $35, or $50 with your choice of tote bag or t-shirt. Proceeds benefit the Public Media Institute.
Game Positive @ Neo-Futurarium
The Neo-Futurists perform a special video-game-themed version of their long-running show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind tonight at 7:00pm as a fundraising event. Full details at the Neo-Futurist site. The benefit happens at the Neo-Futurarium (5153 N. Ashland, at Foster); for more details call (773) 878-4557.
Everything Is Terrible! @ Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall welcomes back those connoisseurs of low-grade direct-to-video content Everything Is Terrible! They're back celebrating their three-disc Legends compilation, and their live shows will feature classic clips as well as never-before-seen content. Plus, your favorite EIT! characters! The show starts at 7:00pm, and it's a 21+ show. Tickets at the Lincoln Hall site. Lincoln Hall: 2424 N. Lincoln Avenue. (773) 525-2501.
Starshaped Press Annual Open House @ Starshaped Press
Starshaped Press is celebrating their 16th anniversary of making awesome letterpress art with a pumped up version of their Annual Open House. Snacks, drinks, prints and cards will be available to all. Everyone will have a chance to pull a print on the press too. Join the celebrations 7pm-10pm at 4636 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago.
The Drive-By Truckers @ Thalia Hall
WXRT presents a two-night stand by the Drive-By Truckers, Friday and tonight, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport Ave. The Dexateens open. Tickets are $26 in advance, $28 at the door. Both shows are part of XRT's annual Holiday Concert for the Kids series, and concertgoers are encouraged to bring a unwrapped new or like-new toys and books to be donated to kids in local hospitals. Doors open at 7pm, show's at 8. All ages.
Wyatt Cenac @ Lincoln Hall
Comedian and former "Daily Show" correspondent Wyatt Cenac performs tonight at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., at 10pm. Tickets are $20. 21+
