Events

New and gently used women's clothing, shoes, jewelry, hats, scarves, purses and accessories from some of Chicago's finest closets will be available for sale to benefit Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art at 756 N. Milwaukee on Sat., May 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Blending modern technology with old, the two British co-founders of the Pianola Institute will bring Ignancy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) back to life thru his musical performances via a 1925 Steinway Duo-art reproducing concert grand piano. 

Flowers, vegetables and herbs, some locally grown, will all be available during the May 1 and 2 Wicker Park Annual Plant Sale between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Wicker Park, rain or shine.  Three workshops will be held on Sat. only beginning at 10 a.m. in the Wicker Park Field House at 1425 N. Damen Ave.

Few laws exist to protect consumers from corporate use and abuse of personal data, according to Dr. Andrea M. Matwyshyn, assistant professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  "You should be worried about privacy and how the voluminous consumer data that company's collect is being used," she warns.

An internationally recognized expert in the fields of technology regulation and information security and privacy law, Matwyshyn will present information about the good, bad and ugly of putting personal information online.

Spring Pastry Market will be held tomorrow Sat., Apr. 10 at the Logan Square Kitchen at 2333 N. Milwaukee Ave. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Tempting offerings include coffee, tea, candy, ice cream and doughnuts.

Many of the items are one-of-a-kind experiences. Vendors are local, small batch artisans, many of who create their products in the commercial kitchen space of the Logan Square Kitchen.

Law is a tough subject to handle, especially when most of it is legal jargon that hardly anyone can understand.  Law becomes interesting when it can be applied directly to the community and can be easily understood.

The Chicago Public Library in conjunction with the National Bar Association is hosting a monthly lecture series titled Law at the Library which focuses on current legal topics.  The topic for the month of April is Employment Law.

During the years of 1914-1918, the devastating conflict of World War I occurred which scarred soldiers, families and millions more.  It turned the United States into a central power and created many changes that still afflict us today. The recent passing of the last living soldier of this war also brings to mind the reality that this conflict still affects many of the children and grandchildren of those who were a part of that war.

The eighteenth selection for One Book, One Chicago program was announced by the Chicago Public Library's Commissioner Mary Dempsey as Colm Toibin's award-winning Brooklyn.  It will be part of the Bucktown-Wicker Park Library book discussion group's monthly meeting on April 17 at 11 a.m. Sign up early.

Rock Poster Exhibit curated by Chicago artist and teacher Steve Walters is featured at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival's weekend  headquarters and lounge in St. Paul's Cultural Center at 2215 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park where music, movie and video events will continue  beyond midnight this Saturday, Mar. 6.