Take a break and come-as-you-are to Harvardwood’s first-ever Chicago Sunday Salon for writers on October 27th at Steppenwolf Theater’s Front Bar near Lincoln Park. Crab a drink or a bite with fellow scribes in open gabfest for writers of all genres.

Optional artisanal coffee and espresso, bar beverages; food by The Goddess and Grocer.

Complimentary parking in the lot at 1700 N. Halsted St., 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. on weekends.

Public Transportation: Red Line to North/Clybourn (nearest stop); Brown Line to Sedgewick or Armitage.