Pencil This In

By Staff in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 28, 2011 5:20PM

Bar Shuttle

Captain Morgan Rum is offering a trolley shuttle to the Captain Morgan Club at Wrigley Field from the following downtown locations: Wacker and Madison, Washington and Dearborn, and Monroe and Dearborn. Once at the Captain Morgan club, there's a $2 Bud Light draft special all night long. No reservations are required to hop on the shuttle. Stops will be at 4 and 6 p.m.

Theater

Based on the premise of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope Theatre's 2nd Annual Living Newspapers Festival is comprised of six original 10-minute plays by some of Chicago's most promising young playwrights. Each play is based on a story ripped from current headlines. Jackalope Theatre's Living Newspapers Festival kicks off tonight with 7 p.m. shows tonight through Saturday and a 3 p.m. Sunday show. (3111 N. Western Ave., $15, $10 for students and theater industry professionals.)

Film

The 14th Annual Chicago Short Comedy Video and Film Festival gets underway tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center at 8 p.m. [Cultural Center Theater, 78 E. Washington, on the day of the festival only (box office opens at 3 p.m. on that day). The box office is located at the door of the Theater on the second floor of the Center. Cash sales only. Phone reservations accepted at: (312) 379-8633.]

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