Regenstein Library Book Sale

U of C's Regenstein library holds its annual book sale this week. Prices are reduced each day and on Saturday everything left is free! The sale takes place from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm Saturday. You can find the sale in room 120B, which is to the left when you come in the front doors -- or just look for a big crowd of bargain-hunters looking for deals.

Dream Job Gala Benefit

The Employment Project’s 10th Anniversary Dream Job Gala Helps Homeless Men and Women Find Jobs.

The Employment Project is a non-profit organization devoted to helping homeless men and women gain stability through a dynamic combination of employment preparation training, financial literacy training, free voice mail, personal and career counseling, education and job training referrals, and job search support.

This year, The Employment Project Executive Director Shannon Stewart hopes to raise over $30,000 to mark a decade of serving Chicago’s homeless.

The Gala takes place November 10 from 6-8 pm at Hotel Monaco (225 N Wabash). Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The Gala features an open bar and appetizers. Call 773-832-4080 for tickets.

John Binder @ Evanston Historical Society

Join author John Binder for a discussion of his book The Chicago Outfit,
a look at the people and places of Chicago’s gangland past, on Wednesday,
Nov. 10. The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Evanston
Historical Society (225 Greenwood St). Tickets are $5, free for EHS members.

Reservations recommended. Call 847-475-3410.

Tony Kushner @ Harold Washington Library

One of the most celebrated playrights of the last 20 years, Pulitzer Prize winning Tony Kushner often joins the personal and the political in his wide selection of plays, including the Emmy-winning "Angels in America" and "Homebody/Kabul" (which premiered last year at the Steppenwolf Theater). Kushner comes to Chicago as part of the Nextbook Writer's Series to talk about Jewish culture and ideas. Free, but registration recommended. Kushner reads tonight at the Harold Washington Library, at 400 S. State Street, Chicago at 6 p.m.

Michael Ian Black @ The Metro

Tonight, the Metro presents the Stella Comedy Show featuring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain all of MTV's The State & Wet Hot American Summer fame. Special guest tonight is Eugene Mirman. The show is 18 & up, and tickets are $18 and can be purchased online. The show starts at 9 p.m. The Metro is located at 3730 N. Clark Street, Chicago.

Eric Zorn @ Guild Complex

Tonight, The Guild Complex takes a look at political writing as a literary form and presents a program titled, "Political Writing as Literature." How do columnists and reporters choose what stories get into print? What is politically newsworthy and how do political writers shape those stories? Eric Zorn began at the Chicago Tribune in the summer of 1980. After five years as a feature writer and radio columnist in the Tempo section he moved to the metropolitan news staff, where in late 1986, he became a news-feature columnist. The Guild Complex also has invitations out to reporters and columnists from the Chicago Defender, the Daily Southtown and other media outlets to get a broader perspective on how political writing is defined from community to community. This event is free and starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Guild Complex, located at 1543 W. Division, at Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago.

Poets Anselm Hollo and Ron Padgett Reading

Poets Anselm Hollo and Ron Padgett read tonight at 6:30 p.m. at 112 South Michigan Avenue (the Ballroom of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago). $10 General Admission, Free for Poetry Center Members. Hollo is the author of over thirty books of poetry including the essay collection Notes on the Possibilities and Attractions of Existence: Selected Poems 1965-2000. Padgett is the author of multiple books of poetry and prose including Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard. Tickets to the reading go on sale a month prior to the event. For more information, check out the Poetry Center of Chicago's website.