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“Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made Revolutionary Poetry from Madness”: Third Mind Books
University of Illinois-Chicago psychiatry professor Stevan M. Weine discusses his new book about how Ginsberg turned his experience with mental illness into some of the most widely read poems of the 20th century. Followed by a panel discussion and signing. 8 p.m., Third Mind Books, 118 E. Washington. Free. info@thirdmindbooks.com, 994–3241.