Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered:

Northwestern University hosts the retrospective "Sound & Silence: John Cage Composing Himself," the beginning of a monthlong dedication to the famous musician.

Poet Tom Pickard reads selections from his latest collection at the Lorado Taft Home in Hyde Park, presented by Chicago Review.

The exhibition "Juvenile-in-Justice," which comprises photographs by Richard Ross, is on display at Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery.

For more on these events and others, check out the Reader's daily Agenda page.