Natalie Angier @ Harold Washington Library

The Harold Washington Library welcomes Natalie Angier, author of the bestselling Woman: An Intimate Geography and the recent The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science. Angier will discuss and sign her new book which draws from her experience as a science reporter for The New York Times and conversations with hundreds of scientists. Free at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4300 for more information.

Veggie Bike and Dine Registration re-opens

25 advance tickets for the Veggie Bike and Dine sold out in less than one day after they went on sale April 16. The remaining tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29 at http://www.biketraffic.org/.

Explore Chicago's South Side vegan-friendly eateries with friendly bicyclists when the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and EarthSave Chicago host the fourth annual Veggie Bike and Dine on July 14, 2007, starting at 11:30 a.m. in Jackson Park.

The Veggie Bike and Dine celebrates healthy dining and the diversity of Chicago's neighborhoods while celebrating bicycling's vital relationship to food, socializing, and civic life. The menus are entirely plant-based and exclusive of meat, fish, dairy products, eggs and other animal products. Registration is $50 for Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and EarthSave Chicago members and includes a tour of the historic Pullman district. Non-members pay $55. This event will sell out.