Pencil This In

By Ali Trachta in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 28, 2009 7:15PM

Performance Art
Get your slow lovin', heavy breathing, channeling of Sting going on with a performance by Tantra Nova Man (pictured right) tonight in Lakeview. Freddie Zental - actor, drummer, humorist and tantric sexer - puts on a one-man show featuring stories of love, intimacy and general boot knockin'. Zental opens the floor for discussion after the performance.
Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, Wednesday, January 28, 7 p.m., $20 - $25, call 73-525-5006 for tickets.

LGBT
As an extension of their Chic Chicago exhibit, Timothy Long, the Chicago History Museum's curator of costumes and textiles, hosts the Closets are for Clothes event, which highlights prominent gay and lesbian designers and LGBT style icons, and the impact they have made in the world of fashion. The program includes cocktails, and even more fun than that, the Kit Kat Lounge is hosting the after party.
Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark, Thursday, January 29, 5:30 p.m., $10 - $12.

Calling all gay nerds. Nerds@Heart, dedicated to helping brainy singles find love, hosts "Dating for Queer Nerds" tonight at Fat Cat. Show off your smarts with board games and trivia games, and enter to win tickets to Miss Saigon while mingling with other delightfully geeky guys. Girls may not have it so lucky, but apparently guys DO make passes at boys who wear glasses.
Fat Cat, 4840 N. Broadway, Wednesday, January 28, 7 - 10 p.m., $20 - $25.

Free
Hooray for free food! Hurray on down to the Panera nearest you today to score a free sample of their newly launched coffee brew, as well as samples of their grilled breakfast sandwiches and fruit parfaits. If you're so inclined, your $1 donation will benefit The Greater Chicago Food Depository and/or the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana.
Panera Bread in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Wednesday, January 28, Until 9:00 p.m., Locations here.