Art Against AIDS 2006—featuring a live auction of 100 pieces—will take place Feb. 16 at The Kinetic Playground, 1113 W. Lawrence. For more info, contact Christina Gonzales at (312) 660-1313 or tgonzales@heartlandalliance.org.
Ann Bannon’s Beebo Brinker will be the first book spotlighted in Gerber/Hart Library’s Women’s Book Discussion Group. The event will be Jan. 10, 7:30-9 p.m.; the suggested donation is $2 for members and $3 for non-members. (Future forums will discuss works by Audre Lorde and Mary Oliver.) Call (773) 381-8030 for more info.
Local lesbian mother Tina Fakhrid-Deen is working on a fun ‘survival’ guide for pre-teens and teens with gay parents—and is looking for quotes, poems, true short stories, and advice from youth living in an LGBT-headed household. E-mail tinatfakhrid@aol.com for more info.
The Chicago Foundation for Women is sponsoring the forum ‘Defining the ‘F’ Word,’ which is part of its Women of Color and Feminism Series. The event will be held Jan. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at 1 E. Wacker, 20th Floor. Call (312) 836-0126, ext. 229 to RSVP.