Yale Club's Gershwin Songbook Celebration

Ava logan and Charles Thomas help celebrate the life and music of American songwriters George and Ira Gershwin during the Yale Club's presentation"Gershwin in Blue: A George and Ira Gershwin Songbook Celebration," 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct; $20. yalechicago

Thodos Dance Chicago at NSC

Thodos Dance Chicago performs 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at North Shore Center for the Performing Atrs, 9501 Skokie, Skokie, The troupe performs "A Light in the Dark," a dance number dedicated to the life of Helen Keller. Tickets are $26-$46. northshorecenter

Morissey Tickets on Sale

 Morrisey performs 8 p.m. June 13 at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker, $49.50-$79.50. Tickets on sale 11 a.m. Feb. 21 through ticketmaster and the Civic Opera House box office.

James Franco and Frank Bidart "Off the Shelf"

Chicago Humanities Festival and The Poetry Foundation partner for a poetry, film discussion 8 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Thorne Auditorium, at the Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E. Circle, Evanston. The presentation "James Franco and Frank Bidart: Off the Shelf" brings the award-winning poet Bidart together for the first time with director Franco (pictured), whose film "Herbert White" was based on Bidart's 1973 same-titled d poem. A discussion on Franco's April 2014 poetry collection release, "Directing Herbert White," will also be a topic of discussion.Tickets are $25-$30. chicagohumanities

Northwestern's Black History Month Events

Catch a screening of "The Trials of Muhammad Ali," 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle, Evanston, part of the university's six-week celebration of Black History Month events. northwestern