Chicago Dance Month Bj The Chicago Kid And More Things To Do In Chicago This Week

There’s plenty to do this week. Here’s some of what we recommend:

Tue 4/4: Tuesday Funk, the monthly reading series at Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark), features eclectic works by local writers. April’s lineup includes Felix Jung, Tracy Harford-Porter, Melissa Wiley, Kellye Howard, and Nestor Gomez. 7:30 PM

Thu 4/6: Centennial Brooks, a weekend-long tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks, kicks off at the DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E. 56th) with readings by poets Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, and Angela Jackson plus a reception featuring Brooks’s daughter, Nora Brooks Blakely. 7-9 PM