Best Summer Ever! Now Onward To The Holidays! See the bra show, and Photek will probably be great but I can't go :( By the way, Crystal Method and Lunatic Calm rocked last week!! This freaky week has J&M Chain, KISS Karaoke and Yom Kippur. Also a great Sunday for runners. Ongoing: 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 "Seahorse Symphony", the amazing seahorse and kin. Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore http://www.navypier.com "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 "Rhinoceros Theater Festival" showcase of experimental performance, theater, music, etc. Lunar Cabaret, 2827 N Lincoln, 773/327-6666, nightly, $10 obo, -1998.10.17. Too much comedy and theater to list. Movies: Blade, Avengers, Friends & Neighbors, Pi, Wonderland, Touch of Evil, Slums, 54, Rush Hour, ... Friday 1998.09.25: Native American Day. Day to honor native americans. "From Foundation To Ornaments", fifty artists using bras. A.R.C., 312/733-2787, 1040 W Huron, PENULTIMATE DAY! "Pilsen East Artist's Open House" (28th) over 90 artists, food, music, tours, etc. 312/738-0786, Halsted at 18th, 6p-10p. "Pecker" a new film by John Waters, w/ Christina Ricci and Edward Furlong. opens everywhere, http://www.flf.com/pecker "Dirty and Squishy" high energy techno with an edge. Subterranean, 312/941-0112, 773/278-6600, 2011 W North. "Strictly Jungle" radio show. 89.3 WNUR, 11p, 847/604-1983 Photek, The Spirit, J. Majik, DJ?, Accucrack, Ryn & Snuggles. Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark, $10, 11p show. http://www.metrochicago.com Saturday 1998.09.26: 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 "From Foundation To Ornaments", fifty artists using bras. A.R.C., 312/733-2787, 1040 W Huron, FINAL DAY!! "24 Hours of Music", 5 stages, all night, free, 7p on. Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312/294-3000. http://www.chicagosymphony.org "Pilsen East Artist's Open House" (28th) over 90 artists, food, music, tours, etc. 312/738-0786, Halsted at 18th, noon-dusk. Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. 8p: "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" a great flick starring Mike Myers. 10p: "Wayne's World" (Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, ...) mdnt (Sa,Th): "Clerks" indie, no stars, great flick. Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. http://www.brewview.com "Free Bass" described as funk with a little dance and hip hop thrown in. Note, 773/489-0011, 1565 N Milwaukee. Saturday Night Live season starts (24th), Cameron Diaz hosts. NBC, 10:30p. Sunday 1998.09.27: "24 hours of music", 5 stages, all night, free, until 6:59p. Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312/294-3000. http://www.chicagosymphony.org "AIDS Walk Chicago", 8:30a registration. Begins at Monroe Harbor, 312/422-8200. "Frank Lloyd Wright" 10k/5k run/walk (CARA). Oak Park, 708/383-0002 (Greg Evans), over 2000 participants in 1997. http://www.oakparkparks.com "National Bead Sale" anything with a hole in it, and books. 847/699-7959, 6839 N Milwaukee, Niles. "Pilsen East Artist's Open House" (28th) over 90 artists, food, music, tours, etc. 312/738-0786, Halsted at 18th, noon-dusk. Jesus and Mary Chain House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn http://www.hob.com "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee Monday 1998.09.28: "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen http://www.madbar.com Tuesday 1998.09.29: Yom Kippur (begins at sunset). Jewish Day of Atonement. Farmers Market Dearborn and Adams, 7a-3p Lincoln, Leland and Western http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark "KISS Karaoke" come in costume and sing along. Kiss tickets for best two costumes. Liar's Club, 773/665-1110, 1665 W Fullerton Wednesday 1998.09.30: "South Park" new episode! "Cow Days" Comedy Central on cable TV, 9p. "Lunacy", cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, really rocks. Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury, come by 10:30p. "Freakshow", William Darke's incredible "Psycho Circus", includes flaming chainsaw jungling. Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood. "Nova" cryptic techno looking flier. Bigwig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division Man or Astro-Man? Clone Project Gamma * The Bomboras * Ultrababyfat Double Door, 773/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee Thursday 1998.10.01: Farmers Market Daley Plaza, North of Washington between Dearborn and Clark, 7a-3p http://chicago.digitalcity.com/entertainment/farmers/farmers.htm Microbrewers Oktoberfest (7th), sample 30 beers, bands, noon-1a. Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand. http://www.navypier.com "Dance Chicago '98" begins, over 100 companies, -1998.11.01, 773/935-6860. Athenaeum Theatre, 773/722-5463, 2936 N Southport.