The Sweet History of French Pastry Lecture @ Kendall College

Mark Seaman of Marked for Dessert will lecture on French pastry today at 10am at Kendall College. Event is sponsored by the Culinary Historians of Chicago. If you're even more interested in pastry, Seaman will be hosting a second event at his store on October 16 to wax poetic on pastry and talk about the pastry tour of France that he will be leading next spring (and you can go, too!).

Hunnert Car Pileup

The Chrome Czars Motor Club presents the seventh annual Hunnert Car Pileup "The Midwest's Greasiest Hot Rod Show," today at the historic Grundy County Speedway and fairgrounds in Morris. Featuring some of the Midwest's best examples of traditional style hot rods, this is the show for the truly hardcore enthusiast. Fast cars, fast women and fast music (full band lineup here) Admission for spectators is $5. Gates open at 9am.

Open House @ Splat Flats

The 28 resident artists of the The Splat Flats display their work during their 4th Annual Open House on Saturday, October 11 from 4 to 10 p.m. 1815-25 W. Division, above Miller Lumber.

SAIC BareWalls 2008 @ Sullivan Galleries

The School of the Art Institute Alumni Society holds its annual BareWalls fundraiser tonight in the new Sullivan Galleries at the Historic Sullivan Center (aka, the Carson Pirie Scott Building), 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor, tonight from 6pm to 9pm. Come see dozens of SAIC alums paint live at the event, bid on artwork in a silent auction, and meet guest artist Robert Lostutter (class of '63). Tickets are $100; VIP tickets are $250, and include a pre-event tour of the new galleries and early entry to the event. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Scholarship fund.

Mommybloggers @ The Book Cellar

Join hosts Rita Arens and Amy Jo Jones as they celebrate the release of their new book, Sleep is for the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers Including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and More! Spend some time with the authors today at this free event, from 4 to 6pm at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago @ 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.

Baltimore Round Robin Tour (Dan Deacon) @ Epiphany

Epiphany
201 S. Ashland

8:00pm $8

WHAT IS A ROUND ROBIN SHOW LIKE?

The format of the show is as follows:
-All the bands set up at the same time along the perimeter of the room with the audience in the center
-Each band does one song per round, no breaks, back to back to back etc., until the show is completed
-There is no headliner or opener, no front row or back of the room

The 60+ people driving around by only veggie powered vehicles in a community on wheels. Curated by Dan Deacon, the tour includes bands from Floristree, Wham City, Tarantula Hill, The Bank, Comfort Dome and other Baltimore music homes

Feet Night line-up of bands:
adventure
blood baby
dan deacon
the deathset
double dagger
dj dog dick
future islands
height
lizz king
nuclear power pants
smarthgrowth
video hippos

John Hagedorn @ Revolution Books

John Hagedorn, Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice at UIC, comes to Revolution Books to discuss his new work A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture (Globalization and Community). The free reading starts at 2pm at 1103 N. Ashland Ave. Call 773-489-0930 or email revbookschi[at]yahoo[dot]com for more information.

Oh My God/Baby Teeth @ Subterranean

Subterranean
2011 North Ave

DOORS @ 9:00 PM | SHOW @ 9:30 PM | 17 & OVER
$12

Oh My God
Baby Teeth
My My My (Record Release)

Throw Me The Statue @ Beat Kitchen (All Ages)

Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont

Doors @ 6:30 pm | Show @ 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10.00 | All Ages

Hymns

Locksley

Throw Me The Statue

Circus Cats of Chicago

Samantha Martin and her Amazing Acro-Cats will be appearing in Circus Cats of Chicago for two shows today at 4pm and 6pm at Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $10.

Ninjatown DS Pre-Release @ Rotofugi

Shawnimals' Ninjatown has been turned into a Nintendo DS game, and creator Shawn Smith will be at Rotofugi, 1953 W. Chicago Ave., tonight from 5pm to 8pm demoing the game. Free.

"We Need Each Other" @ Oh No! Doom

Oh No! Doom, 2955 W. Lyndale, celebrates the opening of "We Need Each Other," an "epic artist collaboration" composed of 80 painted panels by some two dozen artists. Additional art will also be shown. DJ Clockwerk and Trey spin, beverages and apps will be served, and art, toys and tees will be available for purchase. Tonight from 6pm to 10pm. See the flyer here.

Dennis Ryan and Megan Munitz @ Green City Market

Dennis Ryan and Megan Munitz of Fraiche Kitchen will give a cooking demo today at 10:30am at the Green City Market, south end of Lincoln Park.

Rob Beatty @ Lampo, 9 p.m.

Rob Beatty, best known as 1/3 of the long-running noise/free-music annihilators Hair Police, steps out under his solo moniker, Three-Legged Race. He will be performing two pieces of electronic music, titled "Falling Order I and II," at Lampo (216 W. Chicago Avenue) tonight at 9 p.m. Admission is $12. More information at Transmission.

Riot Fest

With shows scheduled all weekend long, Riot Fest 2008 offers a massive all-punk lineup. Saturday's show at Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee) features: Anti-Nowhere League, Reagan Youth, Beer Nuts, IAttack and Johnny Vomit. Tickets are $16.50. Show starts at 9pm. 21+