JONATHAN EVISON AND PETER GEYE: "This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!" 3 p.m. today. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
JOHN JODZIO: "Nest." 2:30 p.m. Mon. Century College, 3300 Century Av. N., White Bear Lake.
DYLAN HORROCKS: "Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
LORNA LANDVIK: "Best to Laugh." 7 p.m. Mon. SubText Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.
JON FINE: "Your Band Sucks." With Ana Marie Cox. 7 p.m. Tue. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
LYRIC: MUSIC/POETRY/ DIALOGUE: Milkweed Editions presents an evening of poetry and song and the book launch for "The Stuntman" by Brian Laidlaw. With Allison Labonne and Brian Tighe, Joe Horton and Chris Martin. 7 p.m. Tue. $10. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls.
WILLIAM GREEN: "Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865-1912." 7 p.m. Tue. Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.
JANE DICKERSON: "The Orange Tree." 7 p.m. Wed. Micawber's, 2238 Carter Av., St. Paul.