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In the round
The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago opens its 2007-08 season with the area premiere of "A Slipping Glimpse," a full-length work by San Francisco-based Margaret Jenkins Dance Company co-created with the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company of Calcutta.
The theater is transformed into an in-the-round seating space and features live accompaniment by the Paul Dresher Ensemble. Don't forget the Outdoor Prologue before each performance.
When: 8 p.m. Thursday through Sept. 29 (Outdoor Prologue at 7:15 p.m.)
Where: The Dance Center at Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago; Prologue at Daniel Webster Park, 14th Street and South Indiana
Cost: $24-$28
Info: (312) 344-6600
Peaceful practitioner
Before it officially launches Oct. 27, the Chicago Humanities Festival and the University of Chicago host Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai as part of its 2007 theme of "A Climate of Concern." Maathai shares her experiences as a political activist, feminist and environmentalist, all of which is detailed in her autobiography "Unbowed." Catch Maathai at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago. Free. (312) 661-1028. 5 p.m. Sunday
In Liza's limelight
Liza Minnelli's Saturday concert at Naperville's Pfeiffer Hall might be sold out, but you can bask in the success of a former Chicagoan performing alongside the Hollywood legend. Johnny Rodgers was the resident pianist/singer at Chicago's nightclub Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret before heading to the Big Apple. Now Rodgers is back in town as music director of Minnelli's world tour. See Rodgers for a one-night-only concert at Davenport's, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. There is a $15 cover charge. (773) 278-1830. 5 p.m. Sunday
Discounted seniors?
Nicole Hollander, the acclaimed comedian, author and comic strip creator of "Sylvia," questions the benefits and pitfalls of senior living in a staged reading of her book "Tales of Graceful Aging From the Planet Denial." Hollander signs copies of her book following each performance at the Chicago Cultural Center Studio Theater, 77 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Tickets cost $15; $10 for students and seniors. (312) 742-8497. 7:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
Heralding Hubbard
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opens its 30th anniversary fall season with a Program A concert featuring Twyla Tharp's "Baker's Dozen," Nacho Duato's "Cor Perdut," Daniel Ezralow's "SF/LB" and Jim Vincent's "Palladio." Check The List for more Hubbard Street Dance Chicago events held at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. Tickets to Program A cost $25-$85. (312) 334-7777. Season begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; runs through Oct. 7