Can All This Be Happening In One City In One Week!?!?
  Incredible lineup at Smokin Grooves, also Anthrax and Lilith Fair!
  Outdoor fans do the Oz Festival, Renaissance Fair, and bike/run events.
  Great dance options, especially on Sunday, and lots of movies too!

Special reminder, tonight (Thursday):
  Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield.
    mdnt: "12 Monkeys" (Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, ...)
    Great drink deals, smoking, heckling.
    http://www.brewview.com

Ongoing:
  Fireworks, every Wednesday and Saturday night, can you believe it!
  "Pier Walk", more than 100 impressive large modern sculptures.
    Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand
    http://www.navypier.com
  "Seahorse Symphony", the amazing seahorse and kin.
    Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore
    http://SheddAquarium.org
  "Living Colors: A Butterfly Garden" live in simulated native habitats.
    Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore
    http://www.fmnh.org
  "Chicago Summerdance" dance lessons and dancing, live music, many styles, Th-Su.
    Lessons 6p-7p, dancing 7-9:30p, except ballroom Sunday lessons 2p-3p dance -5p.
    Grant Park, 312/744-6630, -1998.08.20.
  "A Night of One Acts: the first collection", humorous.  Hi Stephanie!
    Stage Left Theater, 773/506-0362, 3408 N Sheffield, Tu+We, $8.
  "Bristol Renaissance Faire", near Kenosha WI, I94 N to Russel Rd W to Frontage to 128.
    I went.  Really nice, big, positive, fun.  Spend a full day -1998.08.23.
    http://www.recfair.aa.psiweb.com/bristol.htm
  "Pi" now playing, dark film about mathematics obsession.
    Loews Cineplex Pipers Alley.
  "U2 Rattle and Hum" at the IMax all week!  11p Fr+Sa 10p Su-Th.
    Navy Pier, 312/644-IMAX.
  Anyone seen anything at The Chicago Cultural Center?
    312/346-3278, 78 E Washington
    http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CultureCenterTour

Friday 1998.07.31:
  Jewelers Row Arts & Crafts Festival, 312/751-2500.
    Wabash between Washington and Monroe, and Madison between Wabash and Michigan.
  Newberry Library Book Fair (14th), a big event for the literati, -1998.08.02
    Newberry Library, 312/255-3700, 60 W Walton.
  Oz Festival, food, music, kid stuff, 6-10p.
    2200 N Cannon Drive (Lincoln Park), 773/868-3010 or 773/409-LION OR 773/929-TOTO.
  "I Think I Do" opens, 30s screwball comedy with 90s sexual preference twists.
    Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport
    http://www.musicboxtheatre.com
  Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield.
    8:00p (Fr, Su-Th): 8:00 "Good Will Hunting" (Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver)
    10:00p (Fr, Su-Th): "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" (Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, ...)
    mdnt (Fr, Th): "Scream 2" (David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar)
    Great drink deals, smoking, heckling.
    http://www.brewview.com
  "Smokin Grooves" w/ Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, more.
    International Ampitheater, 4220 S Halsted, 773/254-6900 or 312/559-1212
  "Strictly Jungle" radio show.
    89.3 WNUR, 11p, 847/604-1983

Saturday 1998.08.01:
  Farmers Markets
    Winthrop and Thorndale
    Armitage and Halsted
    Division and State
    Clark and Maple, Evanston, 7:30a-1:30p
    http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm
  Newberry Library Book Fair (14th), a big event for the literati, -1998.08.02
    Newberry Library, 312/255-3700, 60 W Walton.
    also Bughouse Square debates, in the park, 2-5p.
  Oz Festival, food, music, kid stuff, 10a-10p.
    2200 N Cannon Drive (Lincoln Park), 773/868-3010 or 773/409-LION OR 773/929-TOTO.
  "Throb", dueling DJs, quality unknown
    MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen
    http://www.madbar.com

Sunday 1998.08.02:
  "Windy City's Women's Classic 5k Run" (4th), fems only.
    Montrose Harbor, 8a.
  "Rock N Sole Challenge" 4.5k trail run, 8:30a.
    Schiller Woods, Irving & Cumberland, 800/525-9555.
  Prairie Bicycle Tour, guided ride past famous Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
    708/848-1976, 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park.                       
  Newberry Library Book Fair (14th), a big event for the literati.
    Newberry Library, 312/255-3700, 60 W Walton.
  Oz Festival, food, music, kid stuff, 10a-8p.
    2200 N Cannon Drive (Lincoln Park), 773/868-3010 or 773/409-LION OR 773/929-TOTO.
  Anthrax, w/ V.O.D. and Earth Crisis, heavy metal.
    House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn, 7:30p, $15.
    http://www.hob.com
  "52 Flavors", DJ's spin dub, drum&bass, trip-hop & jungle.
    Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western, 10p.
    http://www.emptybottle.com
  "Fuse", rare groove ambient experimental funk project.  Quality unknown.
    MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen
    http://www.madbar.com
  "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt.
    Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee
  "Amp" great techno music videos.
    MTV, 1am, 1hr, http://amp.mtv.com

Monday 1998.08.03:
  "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p.
    MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen
    http://www.madbar.com
  See a comedy show.

Tuesday 1998.08.04:
  Farmers Markets
    Dearborn and Adams, 7a-3p
    Lincoln, Leland and Western
    http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm
  Chuck Close, 30yrs (90pcs) of portraits in bizarre media.
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
    Free today (1st Tu) 11a-6p.
  "Testosterone Tuesday", hard dance music, ultra buff male strippers.
    Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont.
  "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah.
    Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark

Wednesday 1998.08.05:
  Adult skating and drinking, on the top ten questionable ideas list.
    Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark, 9p-midnt.
  "Lunacy", cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, sometimes lame.
    Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury.
  "Freakshow", William Darke's incredible "Psycho Circus", includes flaming chainsaw jungling.
    Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood.
  "Women Obsession", ladies mainly.
    Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont.
  "Lilith Fair", Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Des'ree.
    World Music Theatre, 708/614-1616, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park
    Ticketmaster, 312/559-1212 
    http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il

Thursday 1998.08.06:
  Hiroshima day.
    First wartime use of an atomic weapon, in 1945.  Often observed with protests.
  Farmers Market
    Daley Plaza, North of Washington between Dearborn and Clark, 7a-3p
    http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm
  Techno night, anyone been to this?
    151, 312/832-1110, 151 W Ohio.
  Jungle night, anyone been to this?
    Dragon Room, 312/751-2900, 809 W Evergreen.