Events for December 5th, 2008
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Friday - December 5th
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Santa Cause 4
Sluggers Sports Bar & Dueling Pianos - 3540 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
7 p.m.
WSCR-AM 670 host and producer Matt Abattacola and Pimprov comedy's Jonathan Keaton host a singles auction for dates with local celebrities and professionals. A raffle features sports and concert tickets, a massage and more. Enter the "Bad Santa" costume contest and you could win a cash prize.
Theater / Theater Event
Silent Night of the Lambs
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
7:30 p.m. opening night
In a holiday mash-up of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Silence of the Lambs," a female detective heads to the North Pole to interrogate notorious psychopath Kris Kringle as part of her investigation into a series of killings where the human and animal victims are skinned.
Bars & Clubs / Community Event
Lakeview Pantry Toy Drive
Murphy's Bleachers - 3655 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
7 p.m. - 1 a.m.
The Damn Hoovers play live rock at this holiday benefit. Guests receive a raffle ticket for every toy they donate. Prizes, worth about $10,000 in all, include restaurant gift certificates, signed memorabilia, cookware and more. Raffles take place at 9:30 and 11 p.m.
Events / Bar/Club Event
Supernatural Chicago
Excalibur - 632 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (River North)
Explore Chicago's allegedly paranormal past during this interactive one-man show starring necromancer Neil Tobin.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Theater Event
A Christmas Carol
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
8 p.m.
Tom Creamer's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
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 / Comedy
pHrenzy
Stage Left Theatre - 3408 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
Eight improv artists compete for audience votes and suffer arbitrary eliminations during a fast-paced show.
Theater / Theater Event
Belle Barth: If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends
No Exit Cafe - 6970 N. Glenwood Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
Local actress Bethany Thomas portrays the raunchy '50s comic Belle Barth in a musical comedy by Evanston playwright Joanne Koch and collaborators Ilya Levinson and Owen Kalt.
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.
