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TODAY
Sunday, October 5
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BY DAY
Wednesday, October 30 2013
Reza Aslan @ Harold Washington Library
Reza Aslan, author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, reads from and talks about his book, which garnered attention when a Fox News host attacked him for writing about Jesus as a Muslim, tonight at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at 6pm. Read our preview in Book Club. Free.
Chicago's Haunted Hotspots @ Edgebrook Library
Ursula Bielski, author of Chicago Haunts and Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites, talks about "Chicago's Haunted Hotspots" at the Edgebrook branch of the Chicago Public Library, 5331 W. Devon Ave., tonight from 6 to 7:30pm. The talk is geared for those aged 16 and up. Free; call 312-744-8313 to RSVP.
Horror Movie Night @ Delish Diner & Bakery
Come celebrate Halloween at Delish Diner & Bakery (2018 W. Division St.) with a three-course prix fixe meal and showings of classic horror movies including The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead and more. Starts at 7pm. $10.
Printers Row Presents Elizabeth Gilbert @ Palmer House
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed, will discuss her new novel, The Signature of All Things, as part of the Trib Nation Events' Printers Row series. The event takes place on Wednesday, October 30, at 7pm at the Grand/State ballroom of the Palmer House Hilton (17 E. Monroe St.). Tickets alone are $25, and a ticket plus a copy of The Signature of All Things is $53.
The Kindness of Strangers: A Festival of Storytelling @ Side Project Theatre
More than 30 storytellers have come together for this three-week Festival of Storytelling at the Side Project Theatre (1439 W. Jarvis Ave.) First-time and experienced tellers will weave together stories of connecting, or not, with strangers. This week's headlining teller is Amy Sumpter. The festival runs Sundays through Wednesdays through November 6. Show begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15.
Fifties Sci-Fi Double Feature @ Patio Theater
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a sci-fi double feature of 1956's The Gamma People and 1957's The Beginning of the End, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Admission is $5.
