Events for October 7th, 2008
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Tuesday - October 7th
Events / Literature Event
The Great Chicago Book Sale
International House, University of Chicago - 1414 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The University of Chicago Press hosts its first public sale in more than 20 years. Browse more than 20,000 hardcovers and paperbacks priced at $5 each, ranging in genre from anthropology to poetry to zoology.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
11th Annual Chicago Art Open
Merchandise Mart - 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza - Chicago (River North)
Drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, textiles and more by nearly 300 emerging and established artists.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Jack Kerouac: On the Road
Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book & Paper Arts - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
An exhibition features the original manuscript scroll on which Kerouac wrote the novel "On the Road." All features 66 international book covers of the novel's foreign editions.
Events / Community Event
Art Thing
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
A monthly series features talks by artists and curators about current exhibitions. Includes wine and cheese.
Events / Literature Event
Kevin Coval reading
57th Street Books - 1301 E. 57th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
6 p.m.
The author, educator, HBO Def Poet and founder of Louder than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival reads from his newly released book "Everyday People."
Movies / Movie Event
Doc Films
Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago - 1212 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
7 p.m. "One On Top of the Other"
Billed as the longest continuously running student film society in the nation, the program features Hollywood classics, experimental films and more.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Smart Home: Green + Wired
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Tour a three-story sustainable "green" home constructed on the museum's grounds
Events / Class
Salsa dance class
United Church of Hyde Park - 1448 E. 53rd St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Professional dancers teach intro (6 p.m.), beginning (7 p.m.), and advanced beginning (8:10 p.m.) classes; plus a cardio exercise session with Latin beats (7 p.m.). No partner required.
Events / Class
Salsa dance class
United Church of Hyde Park - 1448 E. 53rd St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Professional dancers teach intro (6 p.m.), beginning (7 p.m.), and advanced beginning (8:10 p.m.) classes; plus a cardio exercise session with Latin beats (7 p.m.). No partner required.
Events / Class
Salsa dance class
United Church of Hyde Park - 1448 E. 53rd St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Professional dancers teach intro (6 p.m.), beginning (7 p.m.), and advanced beginning (8:10 p.m.) classes; plus a cardio exercise session with Latin beats (7 p.m.). No partner required.
