
"Chicago is too vibrant a town not to have more performance venues," says the jazz violinist Diane Delin, who, with her husband, the jazz guitarist and singer Greg Pasenko, opened Club Blujazz on the eastern edge of Bucktown-Wicker Park last Friday. The couple run a recording label, also called Blujazz, and are drawing on their experience both behind the scenes and onstage ("We've been performing forever, and I'm old enough to say forever," Delin says)...
There's a competition for everything, I guess—ugliest dog, extreme ironing, worm charming—but it never crossed my mind that somewhere, some people are going head-to-head over beer pouring. Tonight, that somewhere is Chicago, as the St. Patrick's Day festivities swing into action and Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray presides over a "pour the perfect pint" competition at Grace O'Malley's in the South Loop...
From bikinis to animal costumes, attire ran the gamut Saturday at Kirkwood's second annual Polar Bear Party. Some folks seized the opportunity to strip to their swimsuits for an invigorating hot-tub dip in the bar’s beer garden; others bundled up in fake fur and watched the festivities from dry land. Our photographer captured both camps; browse the photos...
This time last year, I donned a sequined dress and went to two over-the-top Oscar viewing parties: a Moet shindig featuring gold-body-painted champagne girls, and the Center on Halsted's red-carpet bash. When I got home, I had no idea who won what and had to look it all up on TMZ.
I've already gone out a lot this week, so this year, I'm kind of hoping some friend will pop out of the woodwork and invite me over to...
Anyone who follows my Twitter or Facebook feeds (sorry, what an unbearable thing to write—and worse, to link to) may remember that I lost my Little Red Wallet last Saturday night. It contained an Illinois driver's license featuring a particularly fetching photo of yours truly, my CTA Chicago Card Plus, and my Art Institute press pass—among other things. Please let me know if...
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I have a love/hate relationship with the Bravo reality show The Millionaire Matchmaker. That's the one that follows silky-tressed L.A. matchmaker Patti Stanger and her motley crew as they set up a rotating cast of weirdo "millionaires" with an endless array of wannabe actresses and pharmaceutical sales reps with suspicious extensions...
As the last few Olympic events played out in Vancouver over the weekend, a clutch of battle-ready contestants gathered in the West Loop for a fierce competition of their own: West End’s second annual spelling bee, featuring a $1,000 grand prize. There was agony, elation, beer in boots, and a caller clad in a bumblebee costume—and our photographer was there to capture the contest in all its glory, G-L-O-R-Y, glory...
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Sub-Zero/Wolf Kitchen Design ContestFebruary 3, 2010 -- The Regional Sub-Zero/Wolf Showroom in Glendale Heights honored the winners and participants of the Sub-Zero/Wolf Kitchen Design... |
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Top Doctors Reception |
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Chicagoans of the Year 2009 Luncheon |
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Role Call: A Who’s Who in Court Theatre’s production of The Mystery of Irma Vep |
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Six Degrees of MishaIn advance of Baryshnikov's return to the Windy City |
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Double A in River North—Chicago magazine bar reviewFinagling our way into Chicago’s most exclusive new hot spot |
Late Bar dance club |
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Going Dutch: Best clogs from Stuart Weitzman, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Chanel, and moreTap into clogs |
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Grand Slam: Hermès tennis bagForm and function dominate the court with a modern twist on an Hermès classic |
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