Re-Thinking Soup @ Hull House

UIC hosts Re-Thinking Soup, a free weekly lunch where participants eat soup cooked from ingredients found at Hull House's urban gardens and chat about an assortment of topics. Event runs today from noon-1:30p at Hull House, 800 South Halsted.

No Games Chicago Rally @ City Hall

Join No Games Chicago at City Hall (121 N. LaSalle) today at 5:30pm to protest the Olympics. All are welcome.

Pecha Kucha Night - Burnham Plan Centennial Edition

A Special Pecha Kucha Night Event - Burnham Plan Centennial Edition, in conjuction with the exhibit: "Big. Bold. Visionary: Chicago Considers The Next Century". Each presenter shares their ideas and passions - 20 slides per person, 20 seconds per slide. Presenters include: Brad Lynch, Elva Rubio, Thomas Gray, Tracey Dear, Ed Uhlir, Lynn Becker, Clare Lyster, Kyle Reynolds, Michael Wilkinson, and more...

At the Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph Street
Doors at 6pm. Show at 7pm.
Tickets $25.00; includes three beverage tickets

Tickets at (312) 742-TIXS, in person at 66 E. Randolph.

Fish 101

Learn the basics of cooking fish, from choosing the meat to boning and preparing it. Fox & Obel fishmonger Jonathan Wise shows you how by taking Atlantic salmon and turning it into two finished dishes you'll be able to taste. Students will also take home recipes. The class takes place at Fox & Obel (401 E. Illinois) from 6-7:30pm and costs $25. Register online or call (312) 410-7301 for more information.

Where the Wild Things Are Chicago Debut

Join director Spike Jonze and writer David Eggers at the Chicago premiere of the Maurice Sendak adaptation Where the Wild Things Are at the Musicbox Theatre. Tickets are $30 and all proceeds go to support 826CHI, a Chicago non-profit creative writing and tutoring lab. Advanced tickets can be purchased at 826CHI's website. Show starts at 7pm, Q&A with Jonze and Eggers following the screening.

Audrey Niffenegger @ Newberry Library

In celebration of the release of her new book, Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger comes to the Newberry Library for a reading and discussion. Free at 6pm at 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3520 for more information.

James Ellroy @ Harold Washington Library

Political noir author James Ellory comes to the Harold Washington Library to read from his latest work, Blood's A Rover. The book is a conclusion to the trilogy that started with American Tabloid. Free at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. Call (312) 747-4300 for more information.

The Moth StorySLAM @ Martyr's

The Moth is landing in Chicago! The twelve-year-old New York based storytelling institution is coming to the Windy City for a StorySLAM, and your story could be the winner! Come prepared with a five-minute story to be performed without notes, and drop your name into a hat. Ten lucky people will have their names called out loud and have a chance at storytelling greatness onstage at Martyr's, 3855 N. Lincoln Avenue.

StorySLAMS are held once a week in New York and twice a month in L.A. to sold out crowds, and Tuesday's SLAM will be the first in a series of four here in Chicago.

Tickets are $7, doors open at 7:30pm, storytelling begins at 8pm. Information on future StorySLAMS here.