ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF
Court records show Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate. An attorney for Joe Jackson filed papers in Los Angeles on Friday seeking a stipend, saying there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the 81-year-old family patriarch. Michael Jackson's 2002 will, however, only called for money to be paid to his mother, Katherine, his three young children, and various charities. A judge has approved more than $26,000 in payments to Katherine Jackson each month, and a $60,000 monthly payment for the care of the children. The latest court documents say Joe Jackson receives a $1,700 monthly Social Security payment and had relied on his son for support for many years.
AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB FIRST
On Monday, from 5-6 p.m., best-selling author Uwem Akpan will sign copies of his collection of short stories, Say You're One of Them at the Oprah Store, 37 N. Carpenter. The book is the 63rd selection in Oprah's Book Club, the first-ever short story collection to be selected, and the first-ever book club author signing. Say You're One of Them is told in five separate stories, each from the perspective of an African child protagonist. Call (312) 633-2100; www.theOprah store.com.