Friday 2/19 – Thursday 2/25
20 SATURDAY This week’s cover story provides one view of Richard M. Daley’s performance as mayor. Today’s free conference, The Daley Show: The Mayor, His City, and the Future of Chicago, offers some other perspectives. Speakers, including Judge R. Eugene Pincham and Roosevelt University professor Steve Balkin, will address areas in which they feel da mare has fallen short, such as investigating police brutality, providing public housing, and improving education. The event is from 1 to 4 at the Max Palevsky Cinema in the University of Chicago’s Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th. Call 773-955-2047 for more.
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24 WEDNESDAY “To assimilate into America means to annihilate one’s culture, language, religion, and to be usurped by a culture that is monolingual, monotheist, and whose worldview is tied to the vicissitudes of commerce,” says poet Marilyn Chin, whose work blends the styles and addresses the differences of the East and West. “What is the loss of country if it were not the loss of self?” Chin, who was born in Hong Kong, will read from her latest collection, The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty, tonight at 6 in the ballroom of the School of the Art Institute, 112 S. Michigan. She’ll be joined by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge and Arthur Sze, who will also read from their work. Admission is $8, $3 for students. Call 312-899-7483 for more.
