Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Auditorium Theatre, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

[View this message as a web page]( [Reader Recommends]( Monday, September 11 - Thursday, September 14 Time to plan the week. Here's some of what we recommend: 9/11: Thank you for coming to the Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Congress), [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](, beacon of sanity in a land currently ruled by Voldemort. The most supreme of Supreme Court justices chats with federal judge Ann Claire Williams about her life and career; the event kicks off Roosevelt University's American Dream Reconsidered, a weeklong conference that also features a conversation on the 2016 election with David Axelrod and William Kristol . 7 PM, sold out, but viewable via [livestream]( 9/11: [Having It All]( is a recurring showcase at iO Theater (1501 N. Kingsbury) where female performers tackle issues of womanhood and identity. For this month's theme, "Women in Uniform," three female vets will tell stories about 9/11. 8 PM, $5 9/11: Norwegian author [Karl Ove Knausgaard]( wrote a series of six deeply autobiographical books called My Struggle, each full of his darkest thoughts about life and family. Knausgaard's latest, August, is a long letter to his unborn child. He stops by the Logan Center (915 E. 60th) to chat about the new book with poet Srikanth Reddy. Tickets include a copy of August. 7-8:30 PM, $30 9/12: In ["Howling"]( at Shane Campbell Gallery (2021 S. Wabash), Tony Lewis presents new graphite and colored-pencil drawings, plus sculptures pulled from his designs on the page. Opening reception: 4-7 PM, free 9/12: Former Reader film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum writes of [Pinocchio](, a classic film brought back to the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State) for a single night, "Along with Dumbo, which immediately followed it, this 1940 classic, the second of the Disney animated features, is probably the best in terms of visual detail and overall imagination as well as narrative sweep." 6 PM, $11 9/13: Working in customer service requires bravery and a metaphorical bulletproof vest: demands from irate and crazy customers are intense, but make for hilarious material after the fact. Employees share horror stories at [The Customer Is Always Right]( at the Annoyance Theatre (851 W. Belmont). 8 PM, $8 9/14: Each year at the [Chicago Reader's Cocktail Challenge](, a particular theme serves as the jumping-off point for more than a dozen of the city's best mixologists to craft seasonal cocktails. This time around, at Spin Chicago (344 N. State), it's "Decades," with Schlafly beer on hand to wash down whatever the bartenders come up with. Food's available, too, to help you pace yourself. 7-10 PM, $40-$50 9/14: Postcards weren't accessible to the general public until 1903, when Kodak introduced a camera capable of taking bite-size images. In ["Greetings From Logan Square,"](Comfort Station (2579 N. Milwaukee) displays postcards depicting the neighborhood from then till the end of the 20th century. Various times, free For more stuff to do this week—and every day—check out our [Agenda]( page. --------------------------------------------------------------- [A comedian's goodbye-to-Chicago rant goes viral for all the wrong reasons]( posted by Ryan Smith [In the face of rising evictions, legislators continue push for repeal of Illinois's ban on rent control]( posted by Maya Dukmasova Copyright © 2017 Sun-Times Media, LLC. This email was sent by: Chicago Reader, Sun-Times Media, LLC., 350 N. Orleans, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 [Unsubscribe/update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To change or update your newsletter subscription preferences, or to unsubscribe from all Chicago Reader and Straight Dope newsletters and promotional communications, [click here](. Please allow 72 hours for this change to take effect.