The Chicago Traveler

• Dress up as your favorite character and get your Disney on at the The Little Mermaid Sing-Along at the Music Box Theatre. (Aug 22 – Sept 1)
• MC Hammer and Cyndi Lauper perform at Glamorama 2008, a fall fashion fundraiser at The Chicago Theatre featuring top designers. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit the Art Institute of Chicago. (Aug 22)
• The seventh annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest features more than 100 art vendors and 35 bands. Be sure to check out the fashion show and fire performance on Friday, or take a self-guided tour of artists’ studios on Saturday …read more

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Tickets go on sale this weekend for the following Chicago events via Ticketmaster:

Kenny Rogers
Rialto Square Theatre
Sun, May 18, 6:00 p.m.

Toby Keith
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Fri, Aug 1, 7:30 p.m.

Boy George
House of Blues
Thurs, Aug 7, 7:30 p.m.

Poison
Peoria Civic Center
Tues, Jul 15, 8:00 p.m.

John Mellencamp
Charter One Pavilion
Tues, Jul 22, 7:30 p.m.

O.A.R.
Charter One Pavilion
Thurs, Jul 24, 7:30 p.m.

Gwar
The Pearl Room
Fri, May 23, 7:00 p.m.

Photo credit: Wikipedia (1, 2, 3, 4); (c/o Flickr) ChicagoEye, neillharmer, Georgetown Voice

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So, remember how I said I would document some of the great and not-so-great flicks that have been filmed here in Chicago? Well, you might want to count this one among the latter.

Club Paradise (1986)

Directed by:
Harold Ramis

Produced by:
Michael Shamberg

Starring:
Robin Williams
Peter O’Toole
Jimmy Cliff
Rick Moranis

Distributed by:
Warner Bros.

All Movie Guide
IMDb
Amazon.com

Club Paradise is a 1986 comedy about Jack Moniker (played by Robin Williams), a Chicago fireman injured in the line of duty, who uses his disability money to retire in the Caribbean. While there though, his friend Ernest Reed (Jimmy Cliff) is threatened to be evicted from his beach property, so Jack agrees to …read more

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The best place to see live local and indie bands in Chicago, the Empty Bottle is crowded, dirty, smoky, loud… everything you would expect a good rock club to be. And even though it sits right on the corner of its intersection, you may have a hard time finding it. That’s because the Empty Bottle’s sign isn’t easily recognizable from the street, so you’re better off just looking for the faded black awning that declares “Dancing” and “Friendly” over the door.
Once inside, the front room greets you with a few couches, a pinball machine, and a pool table. The venue …read more

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