Don Norman on Emotional Design

Don Norman will discuss his new book, Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things, at 7pm tonight at Evanston's Main Library, 1703 Orrington. According to Norman, a well-rounded product will "enhance the heart as well as the mind, being a joy to behold, to use, and to own." Free. For information, call 847/866-0300.

Zulkey Book Release Party

Claire Zulkey, local blogger and brand new author, invites you to raise a glass in honor of the release of her first novel, Girls! Girls! Girls! Join her and publisher Ben Brown of So New Media at JoyBlue, 1401 W. Irving Park (at Southport), tonight from 8pm to 10pm. RSVP to the eVite, or just show up unannounced.

Grace Lee Boggs

Grace Lee Boggs, an activist, writer and speaker whose 60 years of polictical involvement encompass the major US social movements of the last century, will speak on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 75th birthday. The title of the speech is "From 'I Have a Dream" to Global Citizenship and Revolution in Values." 7pm at UIC's Circle Center, 750 S. Halsted, Room C.

Sex! Opening Night

Sex!, The Neo-Futurists' latest prime-time show, examines the burning questions, "What is sex? And why are so many people doing it?" Find out, for just $12 ($8 for students) Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. Through Feb. 21, at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland, 773-275-5255.

Gay Marriage Debate

The Chicago Anti-Bashing Network co-hosts What's at Stake in the Gay Marriage Debate: A Town Hall Discussion tonight at 6:30 pm, First Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington St.