Perez Hilton Book Signing @ Borders

Catch up with Perez Hilton, aka "The Gossip Gangstar" and "The Queen of All Media", as he discusses and signs copies of his new book, "Red Carpet Suicide". The dishing begins at 4pm. Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook, IL. (630) 574-0800.

Before the Flood @ University of Chicago

The Smart Museum of Art presents Before the Flood, the fourth documentary in the Displacement film series at the University of Chicago Cochrane-Woods Art Center, today at 2pm. The program addresses the controversial Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangzi River in China, which has displaced over one million people and submerged over one thousand towns and villages. 5540 South Greenwood Avenue. Free. Call the Smart Museum of Art at (773) 702-0200, or click here for more information.

Myopic Poetry Series

Poets Erin Teegarden, Liz Marino and Dan Godston read at Myopic Books, 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7pm tonight. Larry Sawyer hosts. Free.

Old Town School of Folk Music: Jim Craig, Ed Holstein, Mark Dvorak

Old Town School of Music
January 11th, 4 pm
@ the 4544 N. Lincoln location

Three of the Old Town School of Folk Music's finest folk troubadours and the Pickin' Bubs join forces for an evening of tradition. $20 for general public, $18 members/$16 senior & children. Call the box office @ 773.728.6000 or click on the above link for details.

Now, Now Every Children @ Schubas

Schubas
3159 N. Southport
8PM | 18+ | Free

Now, Now Every Children (sponsored by What to Wear During an Orange Alert) play with The Wiitala Brothers and You Are The Sound