Broken Windows Placemaking Workshop

The Polish Triangle community and other interested participants will provide input for improving public space and learning how to continue placemaking. The workshop will be led by architect Katherine Darnstadt, founder and principal of Latent Design.

3-5pm today at the Polish Triangle (the intersection of Ashland, Division and Milwaukee). Free.

The "broken windows" theory states that when community problems such as trash, graffiti and loitering are addressed, the community will prosper and become a better place to live. When the broken windows are not fixed, larger crime problems can result.

Broken Windows: Writers on Architecture and the Urban Plan

Readings by Paul Durica, Maribel Mares and Sarah Ross on our relationships with the built environment. Sponsored by the Guild Literary Complex and SOILED Magazine and underwritten by Studio Gang Architects. Part of summer programming by the Polish Triangle Coalition. 6-8pm today at the Polish Triangle (intersection of Ashland, Division and Milwaukee). Free.

More information here or by emailing info@guildcomplex.org.

Third Coast Listening Room: Stories of Internetness

Former CTO of Threadless and the Obama campaign, Harper Reed, joins the Third Coast Audio Festival for a special Listening Room event featuring "stories of Internetness" tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., at 7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 21+

This Much Is True @ Mrs. Murphy & Son's Irish Bistro

This Much Is True is back this month at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (3905 N. Lincoln) with an outstanding lineup of returning favorites and new faces. Listen to stories from regulars Scott Whitehair, Larry Kerns, and Stephanie Douglass, with special guests Kevin Coval, Kucha Brownlee & Baba Tony Brown, Jane Stenson, and Natasha Tsoutsouris. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. For more info visit This Much is True or Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro.

Seven Deadly Sins @ Cafe Mustache

A sin themed live lit show, Seven Deadly Sins meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Cafe Mustache (2313 N. Milwaukee). This months readers/sinners are:
Bill Cruz...LUST
Dan Squander...GREED
Alicia Swiz...ENVY
James Tadd Adcox...WRATH
Barry Graham...SLOTH
Micki LeSuer...GLUTTONY
Lara Levitan...PRIDE
Show starts at 8pm and is free.