Internet Cat Film Festival, Mega Garage Sale This Weekend

"Mega Garage Sale": Attention all bargain hunters — the wait is finally over. Hawthorne Neighbor's second annual "Mega Garage Sale" is set for Sat. Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Residents in the Hawthorn Neighbor's boundaries — which is Belmont to Addison, Clark to Racine — will have plenty of treasures available. Check out a full story on the sale here, and take a peak at last year's sale here. 

Win an Arcade Game from Headquarters: In honor of their first birthday, Headquarters Beercade — at 2833 N. Sheffield Ave. — wants to give YOU a vintage arcade game. The bar will be raffling off one of its games at its celebration on Fri. Oct. 18. More details are available here. 

Sculpture Day: Divvy is invited you to bike to sculptures around Lincoln Park and Lakeview on Sat. Oct. 19. Stop by Trader Todd's — 3216 N. Sheffield — between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. for a map or download it here. Take photos of yourself at the sculptures and meet some of the artists, then stop back at Trader Todd's between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. for a reception (with two free drinks each). More information is available here. 

Chili Day at the NOSH: With a high temperature on Sat. of 57 degrees, we're officially approaching prime chili season. Luck for you, NOSH will be hosting Chili Day this Saturday. Over a dozen types of chili from across the city will be served. Each vender will be serving a $3 sample size of their dish, and there will also be live music by Crazee Heart. Admission is free, and the event will be held at the A.N. Pritzker School at Damen and Evergreen Ave. The event begins on Sat. at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. 

Music Box of Horrors: Think you can handle a scary movie? Well howabout 24 hours worth? Join the Music Box Theatre for their annual Music Box of Horrors — a 24 hour horror movie film festival. The event begins at noon on Saturday, and and tickets run from $35 to $40. Tickets — as well as a list of movies being shown — is available here. (Warning: many sound nightmare-inducing.) 

Internet Cat Video Film Festival: Who doesn't love a good cat video...or a few hundred. Join the Chicago Cat Rescue, Tree House and Minnesota's Walker Art Center for the Internet Cat Video Festival. Tickets are $10, and the money will go to raise money for the very worthwhile organizations. Local artists, "cat-ivities", "meowsic" and probably dozens of more puns will be available. The event will be held at the Irish American Heritage Center — 4626 N. Knox Ave. — from 11:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. More details are available here.