Through 10/22: What is it to be a black, masculine body? Zimbabwe-born performance artist Nora Chipaumire grapples with this question in the piece Portrait of Myself as My Father at the Dance Center of Columbia College (1306 S. Michigan). In an interview with the Reader‘s Matt de la Peña, she says ”reconciling my relationship with my father means reconciling my relationship with a black man. And that’s a minefield.” 7:30 PM
Sat 10/22: If you’ve been wishing that your vote had the power to put a labradoodle in the White House, the Mutt Strutt (Southport and Newport) is the thing for you. The 13th annual fund-raiser for the Chicago Canine Rescue is ”paw-litically”-themed: cast your ballot for the dog you find most fit for office, and march your own mutt in a parade that leads to the presidential pooch inauguration. 11 AM-3 PM
Sun 10/23: Are you haunted? Are you plagued by some ”spooky fixation?” The Chicago Moth StorySlam wants to know. Come to Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln) to tell your own spine-tingling story. 7 PM
