ROCK. The opportunities to donate to Haiti continue at Reggie's Rock Club, with EVERY DROP COUNTS. This show features He Say She Say, The Cool Kids, Jean Grae and many others. All proceeds from merchandise, as well as ticket sales, benefit World Water Relief. Jan. 31, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, ages 17 and older only. 2109 S. State St., (312) 949-0125, illroots.com.
CHEER. The Windy City Rollers open their home season with FLAT TRACK ROLLER DERBY at UIC Pavilion. This all-female match-up includes Hell's Belles vs. Double Crossers and Manic Attackers vs. The Fury. Jan. 30, 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $21 at the door. 525 S. Racine Ave., www.windycityrollers.com.
EAT. Every week, the hungry and the competitive sign up for a WING-EATING CONTEST at Timothy O'Toole's Pub. The contests, this week at the Streeterville location, lead up to next month's Best Wing Fest 2010. Jan. 29, 6 p.m. 622 N. Fairbanks Court, (312) 642-0700, www.timothyotooles.com.
WATCH. It is all about the dogs during the DOGSLED SPECTACULAR this weekend at the Morton Arboretum. Watch Siberian husky sled pulling, skijoring (that's sled-pulling with skis) and speed demonstrations. Don't forget to check out the adorable dogs from the Adopt A Husky shelter that need homes. Jan. 31, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4100 Lincoln Ave., Lisle, (630) 968-0074, www.mortonarb.org.
LEARN. It wasn't just the emancipation proclamation and Douglas debates. Over the years President Abraham Lincoln had to mediate issues that concerned American Jews. Gary Zola, executive director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and Professor of the American Jewish Experience at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, will speak on IN BEHALF OF THE ISRAELITES: ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S JEWISH CONTROVERSIES at Spertus. Jan. 31, 2 p.m. Tickets are $18, $10 for members. 610 S. Michigan Ave., (312) 322-1773, www.spertus.edu.
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