Events for December 5th, 2008
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Friday - December 5th
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Whiskey Rebellion
Kelly's Pub - 949 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
A benefit bash commemorating the 75th anniversary of the legalization of liquor after Prohibition features $2 domestic drafts and bottles and $2 well drinks.
Events / Bar/Club Event
20th Annual Rock and Roll Charity Auction
Park West - 322 W. Armitage Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. VIP reception and 7 p.m. general admission
Bid on memorabilia signed by Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Gwen Stefani and nearly 200 other music stars during live and silent charity auctions.
Events / Bar/Club Event
20th Annual Rock and Roll Charity Auction
Park West - 322 W. Armitage Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. VIP reception and 7 p.m. general admission
Bid on memorabilia signed by Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Gwen Stefani and nearly 200 other music stars during live and silent charity auctions.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
'Save the Girls' Holiday Party
Zella - 1983 N. Clybourn Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
A festive benefit includes all-you-can-eat appetizers, cocktails and raffles.
Theater / Theater Event
Drinking & Writing Volume IV: The 12 Steps of Xmas
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda and Phil Ridarelli remount this site-specific play of holiday-related anecdotes, which takes place in the lobby bar.
Theater / Theater Event
The Seafarer
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
7:30 p.m. preview
John Mahoney stars in this dark comedy by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.
Theater / Theater Event
Dublin Carol
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
William Petersen (star and executive producer of CBS-TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") portrays an alcoholic funeral home employee whose estranged daughter arrives on Christmas Eve with news that the wife he abandoned is dying and wants to see him.
Theater / Comedy
The Audacity of 'DOPE!'
Donny's Skybox Theatre - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
The Second City Outreach & Diversity cast performs a review of "Best of Second City" scenes and sketches with an urban, multicultural twist.
Theater / Comedy
Behind the '08 Ball
Donny's Skybox Theatre - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
Creepy Hug performs a sketch comedy revue that satirizes and parodies the stories, people and events of the past 12 months.
Theater / Theater Event
The Brides Of Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe: Christmas Edition
Liar's Club - 1665 W. Fullerton Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
In December, 1903, a fire in Chicago's Iroquois Theater claimed approximately 600 lives. Relive the panic and terror of that event in a new drama by Chicago Supernatural Tours operator Richard Crowe and local playwright Michael Flores, which also explores pagan origins of Christmas.
