Effen Vodka’s Campaign Launch Party

August 15, 2007- Effen Vodka hosted its “Five-Letter” campaign launch party at Fulton Lounge in Chicago’s trendy West Loop neighborhood. Guests were greeted with signature martinis, gourmet appetizers, and fabulous five-letter décor. Take-home treats included featured cocktail recipes and mini bottles of Effen Vodka. Photos by Randy Belice

More Than Once

The indie movie Once has finally delivered the music of Glen Hansard and The Frames to mainstream ears. They headline the Hideout’s annual block party in September.

Dance Fest

Last week, I was surprised to hear some grumbles in Time Out Chicago—and from some dancers I know—about the Chicago Dancing Festival.

If you don’t know what this is, it’s the free dance night on Wednesday at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Dancers from Alvin Ailey, the Joffrey, American Ballet Theatre, and the experimental, New York-based Complexions Contemporary Dance Co., are among those performing.

September 2007 Table of Contents

Features How to do everything better Who couldn’t use a little good advice? So we went directly to the experts and solicited their best tips on how to improve our lives in myriad ways, such as impressing wine-snob friends, winning arguments, fending off an attacker, eating for long life, decluttering a desk, and working smarter … Read more

Old Glory

Once a sumptuous playground for the city’s elite, the South Shore Country Club has been reinvented as a community cultural center—but only after a long, hard battle saved this 100-year-old shoreline gem from the wrecking ball.