Friday 6/14 – Thursday 6/20
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Genevieve, the bitch behind Memoirs of a Papillon: The Canine Guide to Living With Humans Without Going Mad, argues that doorbells on television commercials should be banned, as they cause dogs to run to the front door and “bark their heads off,” and goes on to explain such things as the best way to ride in cars–on the driver’s lap. Genevieve will be “pawtographing” her book alongside author Dennis Fried today at 11 at Books-a-Million, 144 S. Clark (312-857-0613), and tonight at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 728 N. Waukegan in Deerfield (847-914-9293). Tomorrow they’ll appear from 1 to 4 at the Books-a-Million at 14906 S. La Grange in Orland Park (708-460-4840). All events are free.
15 SATURDAY Juneteenth marks the announcement of the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865–some two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The Park District is celebrating today with an event dedicated to Eighth Ward alderman Lorraine Dixon, who died last June of breast cancer. It starts at 10 with a “parade of pride” in honor of civil rights activists that will be followed by food, music, and a health fair from noon to 6 at Rainbow Beach and Park, at 77th and the lake. The parade starts at the New Regal Theater, 1645 E. 79th, and travels east on 79th to the beach. It’s free; for more information call 312-742-7529.
19 WEDNESDAY Former Chicagoan Fran Zell recently won an award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her new novel, The Marcy Stories, about a midwestern woman coming to grips with her past. It’s based on a series of chapbooks Zell started writing when she was a graduate student at UIC in the late 1980s. Zell now lives–like her heroine–in Madison and calls Marcy her alter ego. She’ll read tonight at 7:30 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, along with poets Ian Bryan and Blair Ewing, as part of the Guild Complex’s “First Book” series. Admission is $5, $3 for students and seniors. Call 773-227-6117 or see www.guildcomplex.com.
