Need to go shopping? Out of cash? Don’t worry, I have just the thing for you!

From now until March 6, The Free Store will be open at Gallery 400. That’s right, everything in the store is free! You can find anything from clothes to music and even furniture. The store takes item donations from their customers, so you can bring anything you’re done using and they will be happy to find it a new home.

Check out The Free Store’s website for store hours and pictures.

http://freestorechicago.org/

USE YOUR U-PASS: The store is only a mile away, but, if you aren’t up for walking in the winter weather, you can take the 8 bus north to Van Buren St then walk west down Van Buren to Peoria St. Here are directions from Google Maps.

When you get back, let me know what cool things you found when you were shopping!

The Printer’s Row Lit Fest (formerly called the Printer’s Row Book Fair) is celebrating 25 years of the book fair this year.  Located in Chicago’s old publishing headquarters, Printer’s Row, the fair has nearly 125,000 visitors each year.  The fair features everything from large bookstores to independent publishers.  You’ll find cookbooks from the 1950s and New York Times bestsellers from just last week.

Tents line the streets for blocks in Printer's Row.

There will be two UIC LAS professors taking part in official events this weekend.  Luis Alberto Urrea and Eric Arnesen will give talks during the weekend.

Luis Alberto Urrea, UIC professor of English and author of “Into the Beautiful North,” will talk Saturday June 6, at 11:30 a.m. in University Center, Loop Room, 525 S. State St.

Eric Arnesen, UIC professor of history and African American studies, will host a discussion with Beryl Satter, author of “Family Properties,” Sunday, June 7 at 10 a.m. in University Center, Lake Room, 525 S. State St.

USE YOUR U-PASS: The Blue Line to LaSalle should get you very close.  Google Maps.

Printer’s Row Lit Fest