Author Rachel Cohen @ Barbara's Bookstore

Rachel Cohen, author of the imaginative historical work A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, will be speaking tonight at 7:30, at Barbara's Bookstore at UIC. The event is free and open to the public. Barbara's Bookstore: 1218 S. Halsted at UIC. (312) 413-2665.

Chicago Golden Gloves

Championship bouts for Chicago Golden Gloves, a historic amateur boxing tournament, are at St. Andrews Gym, 1658 West Addison, at 7:30 p.m. March 14-16.