This Much Is True @ Hopleaf

This Much Is True returns to the Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark) for an evening of storytelling that offers an intimate peek into each of their writer's lives, revealing the humorous, embarrassing and poignant moments that make up a life remembered. This month's installment features readings by Jen Ellison, Dorrie Ferguson, Larry Kerns, Deanna Moffitt, Dana Norris, Dave Stinton, and Scott Whitehair. Show starts at 7:30pm and is free. For more info visit This Much is True or Hopleaf.

Sound Opinions Movie Night: Jailhouse Rock

Sound Opinions and the Music Box Theatre present the latest in the series of movie nights curated by Sound Opinions hoses Jim DeRogatis & Greg Kot. Tonight's film: Jailhouse Rock, one of the best Elvis movies. The screening begins tonight at 7:30pm. See the Music Box Website for more details. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

John Hagedorn @ Cliff Dwellers Club

The Society of Midland Authors hosts a great monthly lecture series, all open to the public. Tonight John Hagedorn, a UIC criminal-justice professor and author of A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture, will discuss gangs in Chicago and other cities.

All programs are held at 7pm at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, free. Complimentary snacks are served at 6pm, with a cash bar.

Hobo College @ Hungry Brain

Homeroom presents another edition of Hobo College tonight at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., from 9pm to midnight. Topics to be discussed include "Panhandling vs. Mooching"; "Riding the Rails: Over, Under, or In"; "The American Tramp, Then and Now"; "The Secret of the Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "The Great Windsor-Clifton Beggars Banquet of 1908." More info on Facebook. Free, 21+.