Pencil This In

By Amy Mikel in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 12, 2008 5:46PM

Readings
A staged reading of the play In Darfur, which tells the tale of three characters in the conflicted Darfur region of Sudan, hopes to spread the word about the war and bring more attention to the crisis. The reading will be accompanied by the photo exhibition DARFUR/DARFUR, a photojournalistic account of the people and places affected by the Darfur Crisis. Ticket sales support the American Refugee Committee in Darfur.
Spertus Institute, 610 S. Michigan Ave., 11/12, 7:00 p.m., $25. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Spertus Box Office at 312-322-1773.

Lectures
At the Urban Composting With Little or no Outdoor Space talk tomorrow, learn about the benefits of urban composting from local professional gardener Bill Shores, who will lecture on the importance of composting and demonstrate how to do so in both an outdoor and indoor urban environment. Shores will also cover what to do with your stash of “black gold” once you finally manage to get your material composting.
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 5th floor, Millennium Park Room, 11/13, 6 p.m., Free

Lit
Local author (and Brilliant Pebbles rocker) James Kennedy will be signing copies of his debut novel The Order of Odd-Fish at the Book Cellar as part of their Young Adult Literature night. The book is described as “Roald Dahl meets Monty Python”, with some great bits of humor, although it does takes some concentration to follow Kennedy’s whimsical, rambunctious narrative.
The Book Cellar, 4736-38 North Lincoln Ave., 11/13, 8:00 p.m., Free