World Kitchen: End of the Season Garden @ Gallery 37

Tonight's class (6pm-8:30pm) will teach how you to make use of what vegetables are still in season at the local markets. "End of the Season Garden" is offered as part of the World Kitchen learning series offered by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and will be held at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street. Admission is $30 and pre-registration is required. Please wear non-skid shoes and bring your apron!

Cunninglynguists @ Abbey Pub

Who knew Kentucky could bring forth underground hip-hop that does not suck? Deacon and Kno descend into Chicago still coming down off the relative success of their last album, Dirty Acres. Show is TEN BUCKS, so you have to go. Doors at 8, show at 9. Tickets over here.

Hubbard Street Dance @ Harris Theater

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents its Fall Program: Fold by Toru Shimazaki (world premiere), Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin (audience -- and this writer's -- favorite), and Extremely Close by Alejandro Cerrudo. You can't go wrong with this show. This is the one to bring your friend to -- you know, that friend who swears she hates to watch dance and needs to be pleasantly surprised! Check out HSDC's FootNotes or their repertoire for more description of the dances.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Drive. Thursday 10/9 @ 7:30 p.m., Friday 10/10 @ 8 p.m., Saturday 10/11 @ 8 p.m., and Sunday 10/12 @ 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $86 (the $25 tix are only available on Saturday). HINT: There's no such thing as a bad seat at the Harris. Click here to purchase tickets, or call 312-334-7777.

Porter Shreve @ Book Cellar

The Book Cellar welcomes local author Porter Shreve as he reads from and discusses his latest novel When the White House Was Ours. The book is an semi-autobiographical story of a family during the Carter presidency. Free at 7pm at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.