Friday 8/13 – Thursday 8/19
When playwright Martin McDonagh imbibes, it’s a bitter and twisted, a mixture of ale and fruit juice. The former, at least, will be on tap tonight at Steppenwolf Theatre’s special Pub Night performance of McDonagh’s play The Beauty Queen of Leenane. It starts at 7 with a preshow discussion led by dramaturge Michelle Volansky. The curtain is at 8; Irish music and boozing start around 10 in the lobby. All events are at the theater, 1650 N. Halsted, and are included in the price of a ticket ($35 to $39). Call 312-335-1650.
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15 SUNDAY Jon Jost’s experimental video London Brief began as a home movie of a visit to that city. On a whim he sent it to a documentary film festival in Japan; the organizers liked it, and with a week more of shooting it became a 90-minute “sketch of London heading into the 21st century,” says the University of Chicago dropout. It will be shown today at 3:30 as part of the Chicago Underground Film Festival at the Village Theatre, 1548 N. Clark. Tickets are $6. For more on the festival, call 773-866-8660 or check out the critical guide in Section Two.
18 WEDNESDAY All “lesbian, bi, trans, queer, same-gender-loving, two-spirited women” are invited to attend tonight’s Dyke March coalition forming committee, at which they’ll plan next year’s rally. The free meeting is at 7:30 at 59 E. Van Buren, 17th floor. Call 312-409-3705.
