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Friday, September 12
Acre, 5308 N. Clark St., hosts its second annual The Dark Night dark beer tasting tonight at 5pm tonight. Two dozen stouts, porters, black ales and more will be poured, $5 for a taste. Contact the restaurant at 773-334-7600 for details and reservations. 21+
Author's Richard Cahan and Michael Williams will be at Barnes & Noble, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., at noon today to discuss their new book, The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed its River and the Land Beyond , a "volume chronicling the development of the engineering marvel, its context and its effects."