Movies in the Park: The Pursuit of Happyness

The Chicago Park District presents Movies in the Park, a summer-long screening of classic and contemporary films in Chicago parks. Tonight's screening: The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13) at Euclid Park (9800 S. Parnell Ave.). The screening starts tonight at dusk, and is free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of movies check out the Chicago Park District Website.

Closing: The Essential Art Shay @ Chicago History Museum

This exhibit, which includes 140 prints and other objects, traces the celebrated Chicago photojournalist's career from the 1940s to the present. 1601 N Clark. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.

Hip Hop Honors Tour @ House of Blues

This is the second large-scale mainstream hip-hop show to hit this year. Old schoolers will love to see Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte; younger will want to hear the Roots and the see the nationwide tour stops of Talib Kweli (who was here with Rock the Bells) and Pharoahe Monch. Tickets are $39 at the box office, and more via ticket distrubution masters.

Closing: 33 Million People Uprooted by War @ Butler Field, Grant Park

Doctors without Borders has created this educational exhibit to try to convey the conditions experienced by the millions of people who live in refugee camps. The exhibit is open from 9 AM to 5:30 PM today, and then it leaves for Minneapolis. For more information, visit the website.

Wangari Maathai @ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recent author of Unbowed: A Memoir, gives a talk at 5 PM today in this event sponsored by the Chicago Humanities Festival. 5850 S. Woodlawn. Free, but reservations are strongly suggested: call 312.494.9509.

Opening: Mapping Chicago: The Past and the Possible @ Chicago History Museum

This exhibit of nearly 40 maps focuses on three types of Chicago maps: maps that trace past events, maps that trace people's lives, and maps that capture visions of the future. Part of Chicago's 2007 Festival of Maps, this exhibit closes 6 January. 1601 N Clark. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.

Bocce for Bad Bowels

Head to Welles Park today at 1pm for lunch and a rousing bocce tournament to help support Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Family and friends are encouraged to come out and participate in this casual fundraiser at the park or merely cheer for a team. Put together a group of four, or get matched up with others and meet new people. $25 per person; free t-shirt if you reserve before September 4. For more info, contact Amy Farrori at 773-989-0068 or amyfattori@yahoo.com.

Andersonville Dessert Crawl

Got a sweet tooth? Put it to good use at the Andersonville Dessert Crawl, Sun., Sept. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. Twenty-six local restaurants will provide deserts for gluttonous intake. But consider your sin wiped clean; the event benefits the Andersonville Development Corporation, a non-profit fostering sustainable community and economic development.

The event gets started at the Swedish American Museum (5212 N. Clark). Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. You can order tickets online or call 773-728-7552 for more information.

Participating restaurants include:
A Taste of Heaven, Andies, Ann Sather, Calo, Charlie's Ale House, En Thai Ce, Erickson's Delicatessen, Hamburger Mary's, Huey's, In Fine Spirits, Kopi Cafe, M. Henry, Middle Eastern Bakery, Ranalli's, Ravenswood Pub, Scrub-a-dub-dub, Starbuck's, Swedish Bakery, Sweet Occasions, Taste of Lebanon, La Cocina de Frida, Fireside Restaurant, Pasticceria Natalina, Reza's, The Coffee Studio, Il Fiasco