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Tuesday, April 19 2011
Cake 101 @ Whole Foods Market
Got a special occasion coming up? Make it even more memorable with a homemade cake! Learn how to make layers, build multiple tiers, frost and simply-yet-elegantly decorate delicious cakes with GB's own Sunny, who also writes the food blog Smart Cabbage. $10 class fee includes samples, instructional materials, and a free gift. Pre-registration strongly recommended. 3300 N. Ashland Avenue, 7pm.
Gov. Deval Patrick @ Harold Washington Library
Tonight at 6pm, the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., hosts Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native, Deval Patrick, as he discusses his memoir, A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life. Patrick shares details of his life from his childhood growing up on the South Side of Chicago, his successful corporate career, and move to a political career that led to him becoming Massachusetts' first black governor. This free event will be held in the library's Pritzker Auditorium; seating is first come, first served. For more information, call (312) 747-4300.
Chicago Food Truck Summit
TimeOut Chicago's Senior Food & Drink Correspondent Heather Shouse has a book coming out called Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens on Wheels. Heather will host a book release party in conjunction with the Book Cellar and Goose Island that will double as the city's first food truck summit. All the fun will be had in the parking lot of Goose Island Brewpub (1800 N. Clybourn) tonight from 7pm-10pm. To find out more about the summit and which trucks will be there, head to the Facebook page.
Weightless Film Screening @ Intuit
Women rule the water in Weightless, a short documentary film by Faith Pennick about a scuba diving camp for plus-size women. Weightless depicts larger women as they are rarely seen: 1) as physically active, and 2) not consumed by the need or expectation to be thin. Show starts at 5:30pm. Running time: 39 minutes, tickets: $15. Includes a Q&A with the filmmakers. Intuit is located at 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Living a Life Organic @ Chicago History Museum
An Earth Day-inspired discussion takes place tonight at 6:30pm in the Lecture Hall of the Chicago History Museum. With three panelists, Paula Miller of Whole Foods, Tim Murakami of Growing Home and Alison Neumer Lara of Earth911.com will discuss all of those favorite terms of the locavores in our city. Does "organic-biodynamic-natural-sustainable-farm-raised-fair trade" really make a difference? Is it affordable? The event is free but requests you make a reservation here.
