Kat Hibbard @ Transitions Bookplace

Kat Hibbard will be at Transitions Bookplace to talk about her book Bullets: Growing Up in the Crossfire. Free. 7pm. 1000 W. North Ave. Call 312-951-7323 for more information.

Benefits of Locally Grown Food @ Sulzer Library

The Chicago Public Library presents an overview of the current food system and ideas for rebuilding it in Chicago. 7 p.m. at Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, 60625. El: Brown Line to Western. Bus: 11 Lincoln, 49 Western, 50 Damen, 78 Montrose. RSVP to (312) 744-7616, ext. 2.

Taste on Chicago @ UIMA

Taste foods from West Town restaurants and meet Alpana Singh at this fund raiser for Smith Park. Tickets are $40 in advance. This event runs from 6 to 9 pm at the Ukrainian Institute for Modern Art, located at 2320 W Chicago Ave.

Charles M. Payne @ 57th Street Book

Charles M. Payne will be at 57th Street Books to talk about his book Teach Freedom. Free. 6pm. 1301 E. 57th St. Call 773-684-1300 for more information.

Chip Kidd @ Quimby's

Writer and graphic designer extraordinaire Chip Kidd will be at Quimby's to talk about his book The Learners. Free. 7pm. 1854 W. North Ave. Call 773-342-0910 or visit the website for more information.

Duran Duran @ Rosemont Theater

5400 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
7:30 pm Tickets can be ordered here and range from $81 to $268

This tour is in support of their new studio album Red Carpet Massacre

A Global Warning: Understanding Climate Change @ Field Museum

Part of the 5-year Comer Symposium, tonight's discussion features panelists from the UN Foundation and Better World Fund, the Field Museum, and the University of Chicago talking about the impact of climate change. Free, 7 PM. 1400 S. Lake Shore. Pre-registration is recommended: call 312-665-7400. For more information, visit the website.

Green City Market Opens @ 1750 N. Clark

Green City Market, the sustainable farmers market on the grass in Lincoln Park, opens for the season with their 10th Anniversary, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14. The market is then open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:00 am - 1:30 pm. 1750 N. Clark. Bus: 11 Lincoln/Segwick, 22 Clark, 36 Broadway, 72 North, 73 Armitage, 156 La Salle.