Studs Terkel @ Steppenwolf

Chicago author and historian Studs Terkel will be performing the play "Trumbo" at Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater tonight at 7:30PM. Following the reading of the play, Terkel will discuss his own experiences with the subject of the play, author Dalton Trumbo, and his own experiences with being blacklisted. Tickets: $25. Steppenwolf: 1650 N. Halsted. (312) 355-1650.

The New Americans on PBS

Chicago documentarians Kartemquin Films ("Hoop Dreams" and more) have created The New Americans, a multi-part series for PBS tracking four years in the lives of a diverse group of recent immigrants. Tonight at 9 on WTTW.