Wednesday Happenings

Drinking and Drawing

-- It's not as dangerous as you'd think. Animators get together at Paddy O's to drink, draw, and canoodle. Crazy cartoons may result. 33 Union Street, 7:30pm. RSVP. (KS)

Drinking and Drinking

-- Did you know it's International Picnic Day? The ladies at Brix want you to try out reusable, outing-friendly GoVino plastic wine glasses. Wine will be provided. Brix on Broad, 105 Broad St., 5-7 pm. Free. (CF)

Movies

-- CineMental, Boston's queer underground film and video series, presents a program of shorts inspired by Belgian artist Chantal Ackerman, who has an ongoing show at MIT's List Center. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 9:30pm. $10.

Sick Puppies

-- The New England Conservatory's Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, known around the school as "SICPP," or "sick puppy," continues. Tonight, NEC prof and new music enthusiast Stephen Drury tackles recent works for piano by Jo Kondo, Helmut Lachenmann, John Zorn, and Toshio Hosokawa. Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St., 8:00pm. Free.

C. Fernsebner and Kerry Skemp contributed to this post.