I'm Scared, Someone Told Me Summer Eventually Ends?!?! Saturday has the Bud Billiken parade and many farmers markets, also three good neighborhood fairs, full moon and Travolta Feast! The Chicago Underground Film Festival starts and "Buffalo '66" opens. Berlin's got some good theme nights and Thrill Kill Kult are coming. I hope to hit a water park Saturday http://bedno.com/find.php?s=swim Ongoing: Fireworks, every Wednesday and Saturday night, can you believe it! "Pier Walk", more than 100 REALLY impressive huge modern sculptures. Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand http://www.navypier.com "Quidam", Cirque du Soleil, world class art circus, -1998.09.23. United Center, 800/678-5440 for tickets, 1901 W Madison http://www.cirquedusoleil.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 - final weeks. 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. "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. "Action Movie: The Play", well reviewed comedy, -1998.08.23, Th-Sa 8p, Su 7p. American Theatre Company, 773/929-1031, 3855 N Lincoln, tickets 312/409-0585. Friday 1998.08.07: Gold Coast Art Fair, 41st annual, classy stuff, -1998.08.09, 10a-8p. Area bounded by Ontario and Superior, Dearborn and Wells, 312/787-2677. Summer Fest West, noon-10p Garfield Park, 773/854-1808, 300 N Central Park. Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. 8:00p (Fr, Su-Th): "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" (Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, ...) 10:00p (Fr, Su-Th): "Grease" (John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, many many more) mdnt (Fr): "Scream 2" (David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. http://www.brewview.com "Buffalo '66", sounds Raising Arizona like, starring Vincent Gallo. w/ Christina Ricci, Angelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Roseanna Arquette. Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport http://www.musicboxtheatre.com "Titanic" at the IMax, Leo D with 11000Watt sound, all week. Navy Pier, 312/644-IMAX, 11p Fr+Sa, 10p Su-Th. "Groove-Aid", Shon Dervis spins funk, hip-hop, dance hall, drum n bass, 10p. Liquid Kitty, 312/489-2700, 1807 W Division. Hey - somebody tell me how this is. "Strictly Jungle" radio show. 89.3 WNUR, 11p, 847/604-1983 Saturday 1998.08.08: Full moon. Always adds an interesting twist to an evening. 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 Bud Billiken Day Parade, 10a. On King Drive from 39th to 55th (Washington Park), 312/225-2400. Gold Coast Art Fair, 41st annual, classy stuff, -1998.08.09, 10a-8p. Area bounded by Ontario and Superior, Dearborn and Wells, 312/787-2677. Summer Fest West, noon-10p Garfield Park, 773/854-1808, 300 N Central Park. Northalsted Market Days, 10a-10p. Belmont and Halsted, 773/868-3010 Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. "Travolta Feast" 8p: "Get Shorty" (John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito) 10p: "Grease" (John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, many many more) midnt: "Pulp Fiction" (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Christopher Walken, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Julia Sweeney, ....) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. http://www.brewview.com Sunday 1998.08.09: Farmers Market Cortland and Wolcott (Drummond School lot) http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm Summer Fest West, noon-10p Garfield Park, 773/854-1808. Gold Coast Art Fair, 41st annual, classy stuff, -1998.08.09, 10a-8p. Area bounded by Ontario and Superior, Dearborn and Wells, 312/787-2677. Northalsted Market Days, 10a-10p. Belmont and Halsted, 773/868-3010. "Kink: A Woman's Perspective" new exhibit opens, book signing, 4p-midnt. Leather Archives and Museum, 773/878-6360, 5007 N Clark. "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee. "I'm telling you for the last time", Jerry Seinfeld standup, 8p. HBO, http://www.hbo.com/seinfeld Monday 1998.08.10: Have dinner here if you've never been. The only restaurant I know with a DJ. Okno, 773/395-1313, 1332 N Milwaukee. So hip it hurts. "Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular" these dark magicians are always a laugh. FX, cable TV, 8p. "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen, http://www.madbar.com Tuesday 1998.08.11: Farmers Markets Dearborn and Adams, 7a-3p Lincoln, Leland and Western http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm Chicago Underground Film Festival, -1998.08.16. The Theatre Building, 1225 W Belmont, 773/866-8660 http://www.cuff.org "Testosterone Tuesday", hard dance music, 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 1998.08.12: Chicago Underground Film Festival, -1998.08.16. The Theatre Building, 1225 W Belmont, 773/866-8660 http://www.cuff.org Adult skating and drinking. Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark, 9p-midnt. "Lunacy", cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM, tattoos, mega lights. Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. Self proclaimed "Special Edition" this week. "Freakshow", William Darke's incredible "Psycho Circus", includes flaming chainsaw juggling. Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood. "Women Obsession", ladies mainly. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Beastie Boys - sold out? Rosemont Horizon, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, Ticketmaster: 312/559-1212 http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il After show party at Metro? My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, 6:30p. House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn http://www.hob.com Andy Warhol's "Flesh", 30th anniversary special screening, Joe Dallesandro speaks, Celluloid Moviebar, 773/772-3663, 1805 W Division, 7p and 10pm Thursday 1998.08.13: Chicago Underground Film Festival, -1998.08.16. The Theatre Building, 1225 W Belmont, 773/866-8660 http://www.cuff.org My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, 6:30p. House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn http://www.hob.com 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.