Night of the Living Dead Poets

Poetry magazine presents Night of the Living Dead Poets, "a night of undead poetry from the tombs of poetryfoundation.org." Jacob Saenz, Rachel Fink-Sigler and George Decelles will read work by Frank Stanford, Roald Dahl, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Vachel Lindsay, Richard Brautigan and Christina Rossetti from 5:30 to 6pm at the corner of Harrison and Dearborn in the Printers' Row Book Fair. Free.

Opening of Albany-Whipple Park

Head to the site of the new Albany-Whipple Park, 1805 North Albany, today from 10am-1pm. Music performances, exercise demonstrations, and a mobile recording studio for dropping your next single will be on hand. This park will be an access site for the future Bloomingdale Trail, a project that will be Chicago's answer to the High Line. Learn more.

Do Division Street Fest

Do Division Street Fest runs from noon to 10pm Saturday and Sunday on Division Street from Damen to Leavitt. Shop local stores and crafters, eat tasty food and drinks and enjoy music on two stages -- plus children's programming on a separate stage. $5 donation requested. Here's today's lineup:

Damen Stage:
1pm Tristen
2:30pm Thao & Mirah
4pm Nobunny
5:30pm Javelin
7pm Dengue Fever
8:30pm Bonobo (DJ set)

Leavitt Stage:
4:45pm Moxie Motive
5:45pm The Shams Band
6:45pm The Steepwaterband
8 pm Led Zeppelin 2

Cheetah Gym Family Stage:
12pm: Laura Doherty
1pm: Jeanie B!
2pm: Mad Science
3pm: Karen 4 Kids!
4pm: Mary Macaroni
5pm: The Hamburglars

Experimental Garage Sale

The Experimental Sound Studio, 4925 N. Ravenswood Ave., holds its fourth annual Experimental Garage Sale today from noon to 6pm. Browse and buy experimental musical instruments, circuit-bending supplies, neat art and other fun stuff. Buy a ticket for the 3pm raffle and you might win something strange and wonderful. More details on Facebook. Free.

Printers Row Lit Fest

Today and tomorrow, Printers Row (Dearborn Street, Congress to Polk streets) will be filled with literary events, authors/speakers, and of course many, many books. Check out the full event schedule (all free, but you need to reserve your ticket for Harold Washington Library Center and University Center events) and full list of appearing authors. Find out about exact details, contact information, kids' activities and more here.

TLT on Route 66 Kickoff Party

The kickoff party for The Local Tourist's Route 66 tour is tonight at Cactus Bar & Grill, 404 S. Wells St., starting at 6pm. Enjoy live music by David Kav and Jim & Tim, and enter to win a Chevy Camaro for a week. Admission is $10, and proceeds go toward pediatric cancer research. 21+

Brian Azzarello @ The Comic Vault

Brian Azzarello, author of the crime comic gem 100 Bullets and the upcoming Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance, will be at the Comic Vault's Uptown location, 1530 W. Montrose, at 3pm to sign comics and to chat with fans. Come prepared to meet one of Chicago's slickest comic writers.

Sausagefest @ Sheffield and Addison

Today and tomorrow from noon-10pm, sausage, music, beer, and non-sausage food rules at Addison and Sheffield. If you're so inclined, you can enter the King of Sausagefest contest; a winner will be crowned today. This is the only time that being at a sausage fest is a badge of honor and not a sad pronouncement of male singledom. Suggested $5-$7 donation for entry.

Slutwalk

SlutWalk Chicago starts from the Thompson Center plaza, Clark and Randolph, today; gather at 11am ahead of the noon march.

Lincoln Square Maifest

Maifest makes a mess of Lincoln Square June 2-5 this year. The festival celebrates the (hopefully) good spring weather with German food, music and lots of beer. The revelries continue at Lincoln and Leland avenues today from noon to 11pm.

Paintbrush Ball @ Marwen

Marwen's most important annual fundraising event kicks off tonight at their River North facility (833 N. Orleans St). Designed by Leo Burnett, the evening begins at 6 pm with cocktails, fine dining catered by Blue Plate, a live Sotheby's auction and dancing to Chicago's own DJ Matt ROAN. WBEZ's Steve Edwards will emcee. For tickets and further details about attending the ball, contact Amelia Styer at 312.944.2418 ext. 203 or visit the event's microsite. Proceeds support programs providing under-served Chicago youth rigorous training in the visual arts as well as career development and college preparation, all completely free-of-charge.