Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.): Robert Loerzel will be one of the readers at Tuesday Funk in the upstairs bar at the Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St. The show will also feature readings by Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, PJ Bauman, Robin Billadeau, and Lori Rader-Day. Andrew Huff and Erin Watson cohost. Admission is free, but you must be 21 to attend. Doors open at 7 p.m. sharp (tables tend to fill up fast, so don’t be late!) and the show will start at 7:30 pm. tuesdayfunk.org
THE UPTOWN
Upcoming events for The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace, a new book by Robert Loerzel and James A. Pierce:
Saturday, January 24, 11 a.m.: Uptown Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 929 W. Buena Ave. (Reservations are full.) chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events
Sunday, January 25, 10:30 a.m.: A solo presentation by Loerzel at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. https://ethicalhumanistsociety.org/programs/
Wednesday, February 4, 7 p.m.: Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview. https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/68d43e8997cf5a912eb0655f
Tuesday, February 17, 5:45 p.m.: A presentation to the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians at Kyle’s Place (the office building attached to St. James Cathedral), 65 E. Huron St., Chicago. The event is free and open to all. chicagosah.org
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m., at the Conrad Sulzer Regional Library of the Chicago Public Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave., presented by the Ravenswood Lake View Historical Association. ravenswoodhistorical.com
Extended: A small exhibition about the Uptown Theatre’s centennial is on display near the entrance of the Chicago History Museum’s Chicago: Crossroads of America galleries. Originally scheduled to close Jan. 4, the exhibition has been extended and will remain on display in the coming months. 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago www.chicagohistory.org
And here’s a rundown of the media coverage the book has received.