Films on LGBTs and the Middle East on Jan. 31
Silk Road Rising and the Chicago Palestine Film Festival will host "Breaking Borders," an evening of screenings followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
The event will take place Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St.
The films slated to be shown are The Imam and the Homosexual, a 16-minute piece that Jamil Khoury wrote and directed. This short probes the political alliance between Imam Mustafa Khan ( played by Khurram Mozaffar ), spiritual leader of a besieged Naperville mosque, and Carl Baker ( Nicholas Cimino ), the gay son of the imam's chief nemesis.
City of Borders ( 66 minutes ) features Yun Suh as the director. City of Borders follows the daily lives of the Israeli bar owner and four Israeli and Palestinian patrons as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly.
General admission is $15; visit web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9976694 .
Dianne Reeves show on Jan. 30
Symphony Center Presents ( SCP ) is hosting, for the first time since 2013, Grammy-winning jazz/R&B vocalist Dianne Reeves, as she shares her Beautiful Life project with audiences on Friday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.
Recently nominated for a Grammy Award, the new release is her first in five years. She covers songs such as Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain," Harold Arlen's "Stormy Weather" and Ani DeFranco's "32 Flavors."
Tickets are $38-$135; visit www.cso.org, or call 800-223-7114 or 312-294-3000 .
'Sound of Music' retelling Feb. 1
On Sunday, Feb. 1, at Davenport's Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7 p.m., the Robert Rodi Quartet will perform "The Sound of Music, Man"a revue featuring jazz versions of songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical, with a Beat-poetry narration of the story.
This is Rodi's second take on a classic musical: "My Fair Lady, Man" ran in 2012 and 2013. Rodi is also a successful writer. His best-known novel is Fag Hag.
Admission is $12, and there is a two-drink minimum. Visit www.davenportspianobar.com/ or calling 773-278-1830 .
Gay horror film showing canceled
A showing of the gay indie horror film Incallslated for Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. at The Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd.has been canceled.
Writer/producer/director/actor Brock Riebe said in a statement that the movie may screen at The Landmark Century, 2828 N. Clark St., on March 5.
The plot of Incall is as follows: Kasey is down on his luck. He has no family or friends except a woman ( Beth ) who always seems to show up at the wrong time. ( Is it love? ) To make ends meet, Kasey does "incall" massage from his apartment. Unfortunately, some of his married, middle aged, male clients are more interested in things other than massage.
Enter Marco, a drifter, in the country under mysterious circumstances. After the accidental death of one of his massage clients ( that looks like a murder ) and through a bizarre set of circumstances, Kasey enlists the help of Marco to dispose of the body. What started as an accident soon becomes intentional as the duo lure unsuspecting men to their deaths.