THU 3/6
Girls meet boys
Brooklyn-based dance troupe Urban Bush Women goes coed with a joint performance with Compagnie JANT-BI, an all-male dance company from Senegal. The groups, who met during overlapping residencies at Columbia College, debut “Les ecailles de la memoire (The scales of memory),” set to music by French composer Fabrice Bouillon. 8 p.m. Through Saturday. $24-$28. Tickets: colum.edu/dancecenter. Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave. 312-344-6600.
Private goes public
Eve Ensler’s controversial play “The Vagina Monologues” has been dropping jaws and getting laughs for years. Thursday’s 90-minute revival features 12 actresses portraying characters ranging from an ecstatically multi-orgasmic gal to a Bosnian rape camp victim. The performance includes raffles, live auctions and craft booths to raise funds for V-Day, a movement to prevent violence against women and girls. 7 p.m. Through Friday. $20. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, 1419 W. Blackhawk St. 312-742-7559. Tickets: vday chicago2008@gmail.com.
FRI 3/7
Clean break
Just because you’ve outgrown keg stands and wet T-shirt contests doesn’t mean you’re too old for Spring Break. This 21-and-older benefit bash floods the Shedd Aquarium’s galleries with DJ beats, a bags tourney ($20 a team), and plenty to eat and drink. Free trolley to afterparty at Crimson Lounge (11 p.m.; 333 N. Dearborn St.). 8 p.m. $55-$65. 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive. 312-692-3363.
Art in action
Be one of the first to check out Craig Doty’s exhibit of startling photographs at First Fridays. This month’s “traveling stars” theme lets you create your own postcard, browse travel gear and get your photo snapped paparazzi-style. Includes appetizers and a cash bar. Afterparty at Whiskey Blue (10 p.m. 172 W. Adams St.). 6 p.m. $7-$15. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. 312-397-4010.
SAT 3/8
Write-brained
Rub elbows with local literati at The2ndhand Release Party and celebrate the mag’s eighth anniversary and latest release. Locals Chris Bower, Ling Ma and Jill Summers read excerpts of their short stories and experimental prose. 7 p.m. Free. Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. 773-342-0910.
Funk it up
Funky Couture Entertainment has been producing soirees for two years, so what better way to celebrate than with another party? At the Funky Couture Second Year Anniversary Party, sample sushi and sip champagne and Effen vodka cocktails while Grammy-winning DJ Eric Kupper and others spin. Afterparty at Vision Nightclub (632 N. Dearborn St.). 8 p.m. $10-$15. Victor Hotel, 311 N. Sangamon St. 312-733-6900. Tickets: going.com/funky2.
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