Five Easy Pieces @ Siskel Film Center

The Siskel Film Center is showing a series of major films from the 1970s. Tonight's is the 1970 classic Five Easy Pieces, which turned Jack Nicholson from a character actor into a star with one simple line: "I want you to hold it between your knees." The movie screens tonight at 6:00. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Aleksandar Hemon @ HWL

Local author Aleksandar Hemon will be reading from his newest collection of stories, Nowhere Man, at the Harold Washington Library Center. This free event starts at 5:30pm in the Chicago Authors Room, and Hemon will be available afterwords to sign copies of the book. For more information, see the library website.