WED 6/4
Comic relief
Sketch group Negative Infinity debuted earlier this year with a sendup of male-on-male friendships, “DUDE! A Bro-mantic Comedy.” Now the troupe aims for extra-strength comic relief with “Super Zeroes and Altered Egos,” inspired by the box-office obsession with those who save the world and protect humankind. Drink specials include mortally delicious $2 PBR cans. 9:30 p.m. Through July 9. $10. Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green St. 312-733-6000. Tickets: theaterland.com
Put it in park
Do you suffer from anxiety? Bouts of invincibility followed by shame? An insatiable thirst for ballpark beer? Sounds like you’ve got Cubs fan-itis. Commiserate with others at The Lovable Losers Literary Revue, a monthly gathering of local artists who toast the team’s losing streak with readings, historical reenactments, trivia contests and songs. Wednesday’s guests: mystery novelists D.C. Brod and Randy Richardson, author Jonathan Eig, and actors Joseph Tokarz and John B. Leen. 7:30 p.m. No cover. El Jardin Restaurant, 3335 N. Clark St. 773-528-6775.
Fashion club
We love “Sex and the City,” but the movie isn’t this week’s sole destination for fashion mavens. Pick up tips in a club setting at Electrofashion 2008, where eight emerging local designers headline a fashion show of women’s sportswear, swimwear and dresses. DJs Nando, Cedeno and Dave Moreno spin. 9 p.m. $5. Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago Ave. 312-226-7600.
THU 6/5
White wedding
Alpana Singh has a pale reprimand in store for those who blush over cumbersome wine lists. The celeb-sommelier hosts Fiesta Bianca, a wine-and-food party that pairs white wine and sparklers with white pizza and farmers’ market antipasti such as grilled asparagus and arugula salad. 5 p.m. $15. R.S.V.P. recommended. Frankie’s Fifth Floor Pizzeria, 900 N. Michigan Ave. 312-266-2500.
FRI 6/6/
Star gazing
Turn your eyes to the night sky for the chance to spy a heavenly body or two at this month’s First Fridays bash at the Museum of Contemporary Art. A summer star theme takes the spotlight as the museum celebrates gay pride with DJ Greg Haus. Party favors include a tote bag creation station, digital dating bar and delectable Wolfgang Puck appetizers. Cash bar. 6 p.m. $7-$15. 220 E. Chicago Ave. 312-397-4010.
SAT 6/7
Art fair city
Get a Hyde Park-grade arts education (sans the University of Chicago tuition) when the neighborhood hosts the 57th Street Art Fair. See original works by 250 artists at the event, billed as the oldest juried show of its kind in the Midwest. Don’t miss 57th Street’s typically less mainstream non-juried counterpart, the Community Art Fair, which runs concurrently. 11 a.m. Through Sunday. Free. 57th Street and Kenwood Avenue. 773-493-3247.
