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“Nelson Algren Live: 100th Birthday Celebration at the Steppenwolf Theatre” will feature readings by novelists Russell Banks, Barry Gifford and Don DeLillo, actors Willem Dafoe and Martha Lavey, editor/publisher Dan Simon and others, including Rick Kogan. David New will direct the performance based on an original script by Barry Gifford and Simon. Photographer Art Shay will present a special slide show.

The event takes place at 7 p.m. Monday at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tickets are $20, available from the box office, 312-335-1650.