Fall Begins This Week, One Of My Four Favorite Seasons. Cirque Du Soleil and Chicago Summerdance are ending. Celtic fest, Oktoberfest and Taste of Romania are happening. Massive Attack, Crystal Method and Prince night at Berlin are playing. New Simpsons, new SouthPark, Miss America, Mike Myers, and the new $20 bill are showing. Ongoing: September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month. Mayor's office of Substance Abuse Policy, 312/747-2606. Does anyone know the phone number of that bar called the Alcohol Abuse Center? "From Foundation To Ornaments", fifty artists using bras. A.R.C., 312/733-2787, 1040 W Huron, -1998.09.26. Digitally remastered episodes of the original Star Trek. A dream come true! Sci-Fi channel on cable, 6:30p and 10:30p, 1.5hr, http://www.scifi.com All episodes in original order, weekdays, with commentary. "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. FINAL WEEK! United Center, 800/678-5440 for tickets, 1901 W Madison. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com Un-f*cking-believable. Furthur proof of Canada's superiority. A must see! "Seahorse Symphony", the amazing seahorse and kin. Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore http://SheddAquarium.org "Chicago Summerdance" dance lessons and dancing, live music, many styles, Th-Su. FINAL WEEKEND! Lessons 6p-7p, dancing 7-9:30p, except ballroom Sunday lessons 2p-3p dance -5p. Grant Park, 312/744-6630, -1998.09.20. Thursdays have funkiest bands. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/Summerdance "Shopping and F*cking" acclaimed british comedy. Bailiwick Arts Center, 773/883-1090, 1229 W Belmont "Blue Man Group" this stays here on the list until I see the show! Briar Street Theater, 773/348-4000, 3133 N Halsted, $39-$46. http://www.blueman.com "Jellyeye: Sonata Zero", percussion troup said to be better than all others. O'Rourke Center at Truman College, 773/878-9761, 1149 W Wilson, 8p Th-Sa 2pSu, -1998.10.18. http://www.jellyeye.com "MASS Ensemble" performance art using scuptural instruments, dance, video, etc. Chopin, 773/404-5501, 1543 W Division, $10-15, 8p, -1998.09.23 http://www.suba.com/~mass "Rhinoceros Theater Festival" showcase of experimental performance, theater, music, etc. Lunar Cabaret, 2827 N Lincoln, 773/327-6666, nightly, $10 obo, -1998.10.17. Apple picking season is in its last weeks! See these web sites for locations: http://metromix.com/community/1,1156,12-2245,00.html http://bedno.com/find.php?s=travel Movies: Blade, Avengers, Friends & Neighbors, Pi, Wonderland, Touch of Evil, Slums, 54, ... Friday 1998.09.18: Berghoff's Oktoberfest Adams between State and Dearborn, 312/427-3170. Cubs vs. Reds, 2:20p Wrigley Field, 1060 W Addison, http://www.cubs.com Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. 8p (Fr,Su-Th): "So I Married An Ax Murderer" a decent flick starring Mike Myers. 10p (Fr,Su-Th): "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" a great flick starring Mike Myers. mdnt (Fr,Th): "Clerks" indie, no stars, great flick. Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. http://www.brewview.com "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One" film of a filmmaker intentionally pushing the crew too far. Chicago Cultural Center, 312/346-3278, 78 E Washington, free, 7p. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CultureCenterTour Joni Mitchell, solo, tickets $2500. Chicago Folk Center, 773/525-7793, 4544 N. Lincoln, new Old Town School location. "Rush Hour" the new Jackie Chan movie opens. Everywhere, http://www.lycos.com/rush "Strictly Jungle" radio show. 89.3 WNUR, 11p, 847/604-1983 Saturday 1998.09.19: Farmers Market 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 Berghoff's "Oktoberfest" Adams between State and Dearborn, 312/427-3170. Chicago Celtic Festival, 11:30a-9:30p, numerous bands, a must see for Celtiphiles. Grant Park, 312/744-0532. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/Festivals/Celtic/CelticLineup.html "Taste of Romania", roast pig, lamb and ox, music, and Dracula brand beer. Wellington from Ashland to Paulina, 773/929-8640, 11a-11p Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival, 1p-7p. Chinatown, 24th and Wentworth to Archer, 312/326-5320. Cubs vs. Reds, 3:05p Wrigley Field, 1060 W Addison, http://www.cubs.com Massive Attack, 7:30p, $20.00. Vic, 773/472-0449, 3145 N Sheffield Crystal Method, really really great techno/trance/heavy dance. House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn, 7:30p, $18.50. http://www.hob.com "Psychosis 4", a dozen DJs, Dark Circus, martial arts, 13hrs. 773/509-6453 (Ripe), 773/509-5050 (Boogie Tribe) Miss America Pagent (78th) a cultural institution. ABC (channel 7), 8p. Sunday 1998.09.20: Rosh Hashanah. Jewish New Year, year 5759, starts at sunset. Windy City International Documentary Festival, interesting bunch of films. Field Museum and Columbia College, 312-344-7773, -1998.09.27. "Chicago Race For The Cure" to breast cancer, 5k run. Grant Park, 312/920-6363, 8a. http://www.emark.net/race4cure Octoberfest starts, lasts roughly next two weeks. German harvest celebration. Cubs vs. Reds, 1:20p Wrigley Field, 1060 W Addison, http://www.cubs.com Chicago Celtic Festival, 11:30a-9:30p, numerous bands, a must see for Celtiphiles. Grant Park, 312/744-3315. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/Festivals/Celtic/CelticLineup.html "Taste of Romania", roast pig, lamb and ox, music, and Dracula brand beer. Wellington from Ashland to Paulina, 773/929-8640, 11a-11p "Simpsons" start of 10th season. Fox 32, 7p. "New Power Party", The Artist Formerly Known as Prince night, DJ Samnation. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont, (at the Belmont train stop). Showing a movie at 8p, Dancing from 10p, http://www.emale.com/chi-nation "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee Monday 1998.09.21: "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen http://www.madbar.com Tuesday 1998.09.22: Farmers Market Dearborn and Adams, 7a-3p Lincoln, Leland and Western http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm "Sex with Cindy Crawford" new show about fashion, style, and mating. ABC, 8p. "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Wednesday 1998.09.23: Start of Libra. Astrological sign, the balance. Autumnal Equinox. Night and day are equal length, official start of fall. "South Park" new episode! "Clubhouses" Comedy Central on cable TV, 9p. "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. "Forms of Desire" Doris Kloster erotic photo book signing during Lunacy dance night. Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury, best from 10p. "Missing Persons" 80s super group, could this be for real? Lakeview Links, 773/975-0505, 3206 N Wilton. Thursday 1998.09.24: New $20 bills released, significant visual changes. Treasury Department ships out new counterfeit resistant currency.