Clinton Kelly @ Borders

The male half of What Not To Wear reads from his new book, Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better than Everyone Else. If you're still wondering whether skinny jeans are for you, or you just like witty snark, come enjoy Kelly's take on issues of etiquette, primo party throwing, cooking, mixology and more. 7pm. Borders, 830 N. Michigan Ave. Free! For more information call 312-573-0564.

Susanna Wallumrød @ Empty Bottle

Norwegian songstressSusanna Wallumrød's wistful, hauntingly pretty voice graces the Empty Bottle tonight, exploring her recent recent Rune Grammafon release, Flower of Evil and who knows what else. 9pm, 1035 N Western Ave, 773-276-3600. Free!

Mac Lethal @ Abbey Pub

Mac Lethal will be performing tonight along with Grieves, Soulcrate Music, and DJ Sku. Where, you ask? Abbey Pub, of course. It's only one of Chicago's premiere hip hop venues. Doors open at 8pm, show at 9pm. 3420 W. Grace. Tickets are $12 online and $14 at the door. Call 773-478-4408 for more info.

All Girl Rock'n'Roll Arm Wrestling

The Chicago Outfit roller derby league expands into arm wrestling with a fundraiser tonight at 7pm at Reggie's Music Joint, 2105 S. State St. A $5 donation gets you in to see the over the top action -- and if you're female, you can sign up to compete yourself. Beer specials throughout the night, and Your Little Ponies performs. 21+

Powell's North Reading Series

This month's installment of the Powell's North Reading Series welcomes poet and author John Keene (Annotations, Seismosis)joined by students from the MFA in Writing program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Free at 7pm at 2850 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-248-1444 for more information.

Chicago Rarities Orchard Project Benefit

Chicago Rarities Orchard Project (CROP) is a new organization dedicated to preserving rare and endangered fruits in Chicago, and they plan to do that by building a series of urban orchards dedicated to growing some rarer species of apples. Tonight they're having a fundraiser at Danny's Tavern from 9pm - 2am to help establish their first orchard.

Danny's Tavern
1951 W. Dickens Ave.
773-670-9495

For more information about CROP, contact Dave Snyder at davesny@gmail.com or 773-977-9322.