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Posted by on January 03rd 2008 to Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Events, Museums, Restaurants, Shopping, Sports and Recreation Tagged aerobics, alternative-rock, art, Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, Bars and Clubs, bicycles, bikes, blue-line, brown-line, bucktown, chicago, chicago-river, classes, cocktails, dark-cabaret, downtown, drama, Entertainment, Events, fashion, free, full bar, gold-coast, golf, jefferson-park, lakeview, lincoln-park, live-music, magnificent-mile, michigan-avenue, Museums, north-side, old-town, parks, performances, pilates, plays, punk-cabaret, punk-rock, purple-line, recreation, red-line, Restaurants, river-north, river-west, roscoe-village, sale, Shopping, spirits, sports, Sports and Recreation, streeterville, tennis, theatre, ukrainian-village, weekend, wheelchair access, wicker-park, wine, wrigleyville, yoga

• Every First Friday of the month, relax with a cash bar and free Wolfgang Puck appetizers at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Enjoy live music from local DJs along with the work of an up-and-coming Chicago artist. This month’s theme: Fallen Stars. (Jan 4)
• There’s not much you can get for $10 on Michigan Avenue. But every first Friday of the month, your $10 will help you Wine Down at Foodlife. Sample 20 international vintages and snacks on the mezzanine level of Water Tower Place. (Jan 4)
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Wintry Weekend

Posted by on December 14th 2007 to Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Events, Hotels, Shopping, Sports and Recreation Tagged bars, Bars and Clubs, beer, blue-line, broadway, brown-line, carols, charities, chicago, christmas, christmas-carols, cocktails, concerts, cultural, downtown, Entertainment, ethnic, Events, festivals, folk-music, full bar, gold-coast, green-line, hanukkah, holiday, Hotels, kwanzaa, lake-michigan, lakeview, lincoln-park, lincoln-square, live-music, loop, magnificent-mile, michigan-avenue, musicals, north-center, north-side, open-bar, orange-line, performances, pink-line, plays, purple-line, ravenswood, recreation, red-line, running, santa, satire, Shopping, south side, south-shore, spirits, Sports and Recreation, st-bens, streeterville, theatre, west-loop, wrigleyville

• Follow a trail of flour, chalk, and toilet paper on the Sixth Annual Great Chicago Anthrax Scare/Santa Hat Run. This four-mile run (for $44) includes a Santa cap, a hazmat suit, and four hours of food and open bar with the Chicago Hash House Harriers afterward. Meet at the Hidden Shamrock by 2 p.m. (Dec 15)
• Aunt Mabel gave you an ugly-as-sin holiday sweater last year. Here’s your opportunity to finally enjoy it. The Second Annual Fugly Sweater Bar Crawl begins at Blarney Stone at 2 p.m. and makes its way through Wrigleyville ‘til 12 midnight. Call for details …read more

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Weekend Events

Posted by on November 29th 2007 to Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, Entertainment, Events Tagged aids, alternative-rock, american-idol, art, Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, beer, benefits, books, brown-line, chicago, chicago-river, children, chocolate, christmas, cocktails, concerts, contemporary-art, cuba, dogs, downtown, drama, Entertainment, Events, fairs, family-oriented, festivals, folk-music, glencoe, gold-coast, grant-park, green-line, hiv, jewish, kids, lakeview, lincoln-park, lincoln-square, live-music, loop, medical-village, Museums, north-side, old-town, open-mic, orange-line, paintings, parades, performances, pets, pink-line, plays, pop, pop-music, purple-line, ravenswood, red-line, river-north, river-west, rock, santa, sculptures, south side, south-loop, streeterville, suburbs, theatre, ukrainian-village, waukegan, west-loop, wicker-park, wrigleyville

Celebrate the reopening of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in its new facility at the Grand Opening Gala Benefit, including cocktails, dinner, and entertainment. (Nov 29)
The annual World of Chocolate benefit for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is held in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Guests will sample scrumptious chocolate creations from many of Chicago’s finest restaurants, caterers, and chocolatiers. (Nov 29)
Bayside, an alternative rock band from Queens, New York, performs at the House of Blues, while Clay Aiken, the American pop singer of American Idol fame, sings at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. (Nov 29)
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Weekend Quickies

Posted by on November 22nd 2007 to Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, Entertainment, Events, Museums Tagged acoustic, Architecture & Attractions, art, Art, Collectibles and Hobbies, blue-line, blues, brown-line, chicago, concerts, country-western, downtown, drama, Entertainment, Events, family-oriented, festivals, grant-park, green-line, holiday, indie, lakeview, lincoln-square, live-music, loop, Museums, musicals, north-center, north-side, orange-line, performances, pink-line, plays, purple-line, ravenswood, red-line, rhythm-and-blues, rnb, rock, sculpture, sheridan-park, theatre, uptown, wrigleyville

A huge 90-foot-tall (27-meter) “tree,” made up of more than 130 individual Balsam Firs, is the centerpiece for the 94th Annual City of Chicago Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Musical entertainment begins at 4:30 p.m., lighting at 5:00 p.m. (Nov 23)
The Sparrow, an award-winning musical, is back by popular demand at the Apollo Theater for an extended run. The story follows a small-town teenage girl with telekinetic powers. (Nov 14-Dec 31)
Matt Wertz, a singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN, and Dave Barnes, a rock and r&b artist, will be together at the House of Blues. (Nov 23)
The most audience participative improv show in …read more

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Chicago Celebrates Halloween

Posted by on October 25th 2007 to Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Events, Restaurants Tagged alternative-rock, barbecue, bars, Bars and Clubs, bbq, beer, beer-garden, brown-line, celebrities, chicago, chicago-river, children, clubs, costumes, cruises, dance, dancing, dj, downtown, elgin, Entertainment, Events, family-oriented, festivals, films, full bar, ghost-hunt, ghosts, green-line, group dining, halloween, haunted, haunted-houses, hookah, irving-park, kids, lake-michigan, lake-shore-drive, lakeview, late-night, lincoln-park, live-music, lounge, mall, margaritas, mayfair, mazes, mediterranean, middle-eastern, movies, north-center, north-side, northwest-side, old-town, outdoor-seating, outdoors, paranormal, parks, performances, peterson-park, pink-line, portage-park, pumpkin-carving, pumpkins, purple-line, queer, ravenswood, red-line, Restaurants, river-north, river-west, rock-music, rocky-horror, rogers-park, roscoe-village, sangria, sauganash, spirits, st-bens, suburbs, suspense, theatre, tours, ukrainian-village, valet, west-loop, west-side, wheelchair access, wicker-park, wifi, wine, wrigleyville

I have to admit, I love this time of year. While I’m not a fan of chilly weather or candy-greedy kids, I can’t get enough of all things creepy and spooky. If you enjoy an adrenaline rush and want to potentially bust some ghosts, grab a tour with Chicago Ghost Investigations. This paranormal research group will teach you how to use authentic ghost-hunting equipment, including cameras, sensors, and thermal scanners. CGI investigators will be there to guide you, but for approximately two hours, you are the ghost hunter. This mind-altering experience is incredibly fun but also very intense, so be …read more

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