While there's at least one UWT professor with a mustache - who happens to be on the New York Times Bestseller List - that might not appreciate Howard Zinn, you have to respect what the man stood for. Zinn looked at history like few people were willing and revealed real truths about our roots. He looked at social activism and saw the possibilities of the human spirit. He looked at life, and all the shit we're fed, and never backed down. Zinn will be celebrated Wednesday at King's Books.

[King's Books, 7 p.m., free, 218 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.8801