To participate
Bring a black armband and participate in the International Ride of Silence, honoring cyclists injured or killed on roadways. Gather by 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington St.); visit rideofsilence.org for more information.
To donate
Upgrading your ride, or getting rid of it altogether? Donate it to cars4
charities.org, which will pick up the car and either sell it for reuse or recycle the parts. Proceeds benefit more than 1,000 charities.
To chop
Split the difference between chopsticks and a fork with the appropriately named forkchops. $5 a set in rainbow colors at forkchops.com.
Watch and learn
See the documentary “Darfur Now,” about six activists, including actor Don Cheadle, working against genocide in Sudan from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kent Hall, University of Chicago (1020 E. 58th St.) Suggested donation at the door benefits STAND, a student anti-genocide coalition.
