2000.12.22 (week 182)
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RECOMMENDED:
* Ongoing: Hanukkah.
* Ongoing: Fiddler on the
Roof at Shubert Theatre.
* Fr: Start of Capricorn.
* Fr: WGCI Big Jam at United
Center.
* Fr: Rituals of Polite
Seduction at Hamlin Park Field House.
* Fr: SOLSTICE - A
Celebration of life at Charybdis.
* Fr: Bang at Crobar.
* Fr: Bondo's X-mas
Shennanigans at The Mutiny.
* Fr: Cosmix at Berlin.
* Sa: Days of the New at
House of Blues.
* Sa: Winter Wonder at Photon
Laser Tag Arena.
* Sa: "Nutcracker" Derrick
Carter, Mark Farina, DJ... at Metro.
* Su: Dekadenz at
Morseland.
* Mo: Christmas.
* Mo: Partial eclipse of the
Sun.
* Mo: Boogie Down Christmas
at TBA.
* Tu: Boxing day.
* Tu: BattleBots 2.
* We: Best Holiday Decorated
Houses Northside Tour starting at The Homestead Restaurant.
* We: Ekoostik Hookah at
House of Blues.
* We: Bass By The Pound -
Seminar at Big Wig.
* We: Lunacy at Crobar.
* Th: Bulls host San Antonio
at United Center.
* Th: Ted Nugent at House of
Blues.
* Th: Adult Skate w/ Bar at
Rainbo.
- Stereo Exchange Holiday Sale. Audio and video, car and home,
used and new. -2000.12.31 Mo/Fr -7p, We -5p, Sa -4p. 12p.
- Gotta plug my dear friend Dave's Blow Out on high and low end
electronics, DVD, TVs, turntables, stereos, DJ gear, auto, vintage.
Also sales, repairs, installation and computer service.
Stereo Exchange, 773/784-0004, 4743 N Western. Near Lawerence
and Lincoln.
http://TurntableRepair.com
- Collection of Holiday Songs, Recipes and Stories. -2001.01.02
Yearly. All ages. Free.
- Check out this terrific comprehensive set of popular holiday songs,
recipes and stories. Also available for PDAs.
http://bedno.com/winter
- Holiday Bazaar. -2000.12.23 We-Fr -4p, Sa/Su -7p 12p.
- Opening reception 12.01 6-9p. Unique hand made crafts, jewelry and
small-scale artworks by women.
Women Made Gallery, 312/328-0038, 1900 S Prairie.
http://www.womanmade.org
- HOLIDAY CLASSICS. -2000.12.30 Yearly. All ages.
- Free photo with Santa for 94th floor visitors (Fr-Su). John
Hancock Center Observatory, 312/751-3681, 875 N Michigan, http://www.hancock-observatory.com
Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker. Auditorium Theatre,
312/431-2357, 50 E Congress, http://www.joffrey.com/chicago.htm
Radio City Rockettes. Rosemont Theatre, 847/692-2220, 5400 N
River Rd, http://www.radiocity.com
A Christmas Carol. Goodman Theatre, 312/443-3800, 200 S
Columbus, http://www.goodman-theatre.org
- Hanukkah. A Jewish holiday, begins at sunset, lasts eight days.
-2000.12.29.
- Marks the reconsecration of the temple of Jerusalem and the miracle of
the lamp.
http://judaism.about.com
- Fiddler on the Roof. -2001.01.07 All ages. $23-60 Tu-Su various
times.
- Shubert Theatre, 22 W Monroe. Downtown. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
- WAY too much GREAT dance and theater and comedy and poetry to
cover. -2001.12.31.
- Get yourself a Reader or NewCity magazine.
Hundreds of city locations.
- Now playing.
- What Women Want, Dungeons and Dragons, Grinch, Rugrats in Paris,
Unbreakable, The Sixth Day, Charlies Angels, Little Nicky, Red Planet,
Bedazzled, Pay It Forward, Almost Famous, ...
http://bedno.com/movies
- Brew&View. Movies, drinking, smoking, heckling, FUN! -Thursday
18+ $4.
- 8p (Fr,Sa,Tu,We): "Men of Honor" Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Charlize Theron, ...
10p (Fr,Sa,Tu,We): "Remember the Titans" Denzel Washington, Will
Patton, ...
midnt (Fr,Sa): "The Cell" Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent
D'Onofrio, ...
Brew & View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner
from the Red line Belmont stop.
http://www.brewview.com
- The Family Man. Opens everywhere.
- Another What If movie, ala "It's a Wonderful Life", "Run Lola Run",
"Sliding Doors", etc, with Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni.
http://www.family-man.com
ALSO OPENING:
Miss Congeniality http://www.misscongeniality.net
Dude Where's My Car http://www.dudewheresmycar.com
Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 http://www.wescravensdracula.com
http://bedno.com/movies
- Start of Capricorn. Astrological sign, the goat. Yearly.
- http://www.astrology.com
- The Big Jam. A WGCI dance thing. $25-65 6p.
- http://www.wgci.com
United Center, 1901 W Madison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
- Rituals of Polite Seduction. "classy Broads, classy moves,
tighty whiteys". All ages. $10 8p.
- Chicago Moving Company. Modern dance w/ Holly Quinn, Julia Rhoads,
others.
Hamlin Park Field House, 3035 N Hoyne.
- Iron Chef - Suckling Pig Battle. Fiercely competitive cooking
translated from Japan. Fridays 1hr 9p.
- Sip a drink each time Ota says "Fukui-san!".
FOOD. http://www.foodtv.com/tvshows/ironchefindex
- * SOLSTICE - A Celebration of life. Ceremony, Music, the Old and
the New. -Saturday All ages. $10 (doors 8p) 9p.
- Performance, music, art. Featuring Ritual 101 (there will be a quiz),
water and fire ceremonies, trance dance, drum cricle, costumes welcome.
Great new 120x120' space. Refreshments, half-pipe, art. Artists,
performers, call or email to book the space.
Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop.
http://www.charybdisarts.com
- Bang. "The Quality Of Sound". Fridays 21+ $15+ -4a 10p.
- Resident Chris Gin with visiting heavyweight headliner Steve Lawler.
Always well produced, nice change of scene with Hiroki in the mezz.
Lots of house, crowded late. Dress well, no tennis shoes.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. No public transit.
http://www.crobarnightclub.com
- Bondo's X-mas Shennanigans. A gala holiday event full-o-booze!
10p.
- Celebrate the Holidays with BONDO, raunch-n-roll, booze, fun, booze,
prizes, booze, DJ Carrie Monster, booze, Bartender extrodinaire Boa &
more!!!
http://www.bondorama.com
The Mutiny, 2428 N. Western Avenue. Just north of Fullerton on
the west side of the street.
- Cosmix. Fridays -4a 10p.
- DJ Greg Haus spins a blend of trance, hardhouse, breakbeat, and
progressive sounds.
http://www.hauswerkz.com
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop.
http://www.berlinchicago.com
- Days of the New. Alternative. 18+ $15 7:30p.
- House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
- * SOLSTICE - A Celebration of life. Ceremony, Music, the Old and
the New. -Saturday All ages. $10 (doors 8p) 9p.
- Performance, music, art. Featuring Ritual 101 (there will be a quiz),
water and fire ceremonies, trance dance, drum cricle, costumes welcome.
Great new 120x120' space. Refreshments, half-pipe, art. Artists,
performers, call or email to book the space.
Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop.
http://www.charybdisarts.com
- Winter Wonder. Rave. $20-30 9p.
- Source's anniversary (since 1994). 3 sound rigs, dozen of robo lights,
spots and lasers. Tickets at Untitled and Another Level. DJs Commander
Tom and Cores (Germany), Vinylgroover (UK), Delta-9, Phantom-45,
Submerge 101, Paul Anthony, Mark Almaria, Miss BioBooster, G-Spot,
Loki, Brandon S., Dayhota, Poorboy, Notorious, Nino, Josh Philips,
Trancid.
773/509-8145 312/409-0327
Photon Laser Tag Arena. In Harvey, Halsted exit of 294.
http://bedno.com/cal.php?c=dnb
- "Nutcracker" Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, DJ Heather, J-Dub. 18+
$20 11p.
- Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Near Red Line Addison stop.
http://www.metrochicago.com
- Dekadenz. DJs spin goth/industrial/ebm. 2nd/3rd/4th Sundays 21+
$3 -2a 9p.
- Free parking, some food, bar atmosphere.
Morseland, 773/764-6401, 1218 W Morse.
http://www.morseland.com
- Christmas (since 0). Christian holiday commemorating the
birth of Jesus Christ. Yearly.
- Gifts are exchanged. Spirit of giving encouraged.
http://www.christmas.com
- Partial eclipse of the Sun. 11:30a.
- Remember dummy, NEVER look directly at the sun.
http://earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching
- Boogie Down Christmas. Rave. All ages. $25 at door -5a 9p.
- DJs Cajmere (Green Velvet), Miss Honey Dijon, Funk,
Justin Long, Danny Tha Wildchild, Paul Anthony (birthday), Miss Hollie,
Ry-N, Distortion, David Prime, Haron Chase, Jeren Wells.
630/415-3158 312/409-5669
TBA. http://bedno.com/cal.php?c=dnb
- Boxing day. Yearly.
- Give gifts to service providers such as postal delivery person and
trash collector.
http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Holidays/Boxing_Day
- BattleBots 2.0! New season. Tuesdays -2001.03.06 9p.
- Sparks will fly and Bots will Die! Very serious, sport of the future.
Also see "Robot Wars" Sundays on PBS at 10p.
http://www.comedycentral.com
- Nocturna. Goth w/ Scary Lady Sarah, THE weekly gathering of
darker souls. Tuesdays 21+ $8 -4a 10p.
- Nicely decorated, often a special guest and giveaways.
http://www.gothicchicago.com
Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark. Near Red line Addison
stop.
http://www.metrochicago.com/pages2/smart_choices.html
- Testosterone Tuesday. Hard dance music, ultra buff male
strippers. Tuesdays 21+ free -4a 10p.
- DJ Ralph Rosario.
http://www.testosterone.net
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At the Belmont red line
stop.
http://www.berlinchicago.com
- * Best Holiday Decorated Houses Northside Tour. ONE TOUR ONLY.
Yearly. All ages. $34-49 Be prompt. 3.5hrs 5p.
- By Mary Edsey, author of the award-winning guidebook "The Best
Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland". Starts with dinner (included),
then tour Bolingbrook, Lisle and Naperville in a luxury bus making up
to three stops to chat with the artists. See teddy bears sledding on a
rooftop, garages filled with animation, and the classiest light
displays around.
773/404-9402 http://www.christmashouses.com/tours.html
The Homestead Restaurant, 708/344-9886, 8305 W North, Melrose
Park. Free parking.
- Ice skating evening for bladers. Wednesdays -2001.02.21 Yearly.
All ages. -7:15p 5p.
- Meet after work for ice skating. It's free, big, semi-crowded. There's
hot chocolate, snax, and $2-3 skate rentals. Beers at Governors pub
after (7:15p). SoS is open 9a-7:15p (-9:45p Th), closed 30minutes every
2hrs. Special exhibition skaters MWF at 11:20a.
Skate On State, 312/744-2898, State between Washington/Randolph.
Red line Washington stop.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/events/SkateonState.html
- Ekoostik Hookah. Alternative. 18+ $15 7:30p.
- House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
- Bass By The Pound - Seminar. THE weekly drum-n-bass scene.
Wednesdays 21+ $3-7 -2a 9p.
- DJ Casper (http://www.heavyweightsound.com), Rees Urban, with
residents Gylde, Flipside, etc. Great tunes, cool decor, good drink
selection, teeny dance area, web-cast!
http://www.bassbythepound.com
Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division. Near Blue line Division
stop.
http://www.bigwignightclub.com
- Lunacy. Industrial, SM/tattoos, pretty darn hot. Wednesdays 21+
$5-15 -4a 10p.
- A fetish friendly dark playground of decadence with go-go girls, buff
boys, visual assualts, bondage and tattoos. Now with Residents Chris
Gin and Mystic Bill spinning, Pat Parsons in the Mezz. Dress well, no
tennis shoes. Ladies free, strange pets welcome, $1.50 drink specials.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury.
http://www.crobarnightclub.com
- Bulls host San Antonio. FSChi. All ages. 7:30p.
- http://www.nba.com/bulls
United Center, 1901 W Madison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
- Ted Nugent. 21+ $28.50 7:30p.
- House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
- Adult Skate w/ Bar! Thursdays 18+ $5 -2a 9p.
- Large smooth wood rink, goes through a series of sessions for mixed,
backwards, couples, etc. Hip/Hop, urban, R&B DJ. Some of the roller
skating regulars have awesome moves. Bladers welcome, an excellent
winter option.
http://Bedno.com/skate
Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark.
- Alternative Beat. DJs Laura B and Jen Jameson. Thursdays $0-10
-4a 10p.
- Simulcast on Q101 midnt-2a. This night is notably good and Karma-like.
Excellent decore, service, lights and sound. Pretty heavy for
mainstream, gets quite crowded after 1a. May also be good Fridays.
We $0 -4a, Th guys $5 -4a, Fr/Sa $10 -5a.
Aura, 312/266-2114, 640 N Dearborn.
http://www.aceplaces.com/aura/home.html
- Back To Basix. Thursdays 21+ $? -4a 10p.
- Join Total Chaos Productions, Fuel, and 89.3FM WNUR residents as we
kick-off the new quality progressive night in the heart of Chicago's
clubland. Upstairs: Andre Solaris (Fuel) Brendan Cox (89.3FM WNUR),
downstairs: 3 Degrees, residents: DJs Manno, Serphine, Mad Thinker.
847/670-3300 http://www.fuelinfo.com
Zentra, 312/787-0400, 923 W Weedt.
http://www.zentranightclub.com
- Mars Exploration Station exhibit. Examines how people will live
there. All ages. $0-5 Free Tuesdays.
- Dramatically expanded, much high tech exhibitry. Excellent new web cam.
Mo-Th 9a-5p, Fr 9a-9p, Sa/Su 9a-6p.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore.
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
- NEW: Major show of ancient Egyptian artwork.
Masterpieces. Interesting permanent and visiting exhibits.
All ages. Free Tuesdays.
- Mo/We/Fr 10:30a-4:30p, Tu/Th 10:30a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-5p.
Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan.
http://www.artic.edu
- Winter celebrations. World class, easy to get to, great
restaurant. All ages. $7-15 parking.
- Now featuring seasonal plants, kid stuff, ice carving demos, more.
Open daily (except xmas) 8a-sunset.
Chicago Botanic Gardens, 847/835-5440, 1000 Lake Cook Road,
Glencoe.
http://www.chicago-botanic.org
- Quality exhibits and activities for young minds. Free Thursdays.
10a-5p Tu-Su.
- Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier.
http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org
- Botanical art (-2000.12.30). Many other local works. All
ages. Free.
- Also: good stuff at the Randolph Cafe daily at 1p, late Thursdays.
Mo-We 10a-7p, Th 10a-9p, Fr 10a-6p, Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/346-3278 (FINE-ART), 78 E
Washington.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter
- Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels
(-2001.03.30).
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth.
(-2001.01.07).
Underground Adventure. Walk through
hugely magnified soil ecosystem.
Sue (permanent).
All ages. $4-8, Free Wednesdays. 9a-5p.
- Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore.
http://www.fmnh.org
- Organic Produce: A Gut Show. Art based on human internal organs.
All ages. $3-5 Free Tuesdays. Tu-Sa 10a-4p.
- International Museum of Surgical Science, 312/642-6502, 1524 N
Lake Shore.
http://www.imss.org
- Zoolights Festival (-2000.01.07). 100K twinkles, ice
sculpture, treats, see the conservatory. All ages. Free.
- World class. Now with web cams.
11.1-3.31 8a-5p, 4.1-5.25 8a-6p, 5.26-9.3 Mo-Fr 8a-6p Sa/Su/holidays
8a-7p, 9.4-10.31 8a-6p. Buildings close earlier.
Lincoln Park Zoo, 773/742-2000, 2200 N Cannon.
http://www.lpzoo.com
- Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie (-2001.02.14). $0-8 Free
Tuesdays.
- Isaac Julien (-2001.01.07). Age of Influence: Reflections in the Mirror
of American Culture (-2000.12.03).
We-Su 10a-5p, Tu 10a-8p. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New
years Day.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
http://www.mcachicago.org
- Christmas Around the World/Holiday of Light
(-2001.01.07).
Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a
whole day. All ages. $3-13, Free Thursdays.
- New: Collection of over 5000 fast food toys back to 1977.
Mo-Fr 9:30a-4p, Sa/Su 9:30a-5:30p.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake
Shore.
http://www.msichicago.org
- Come Home to the Holidays (-2000.01.01)
Huge Dinofest
exhibit ($11-17 -2001.01.07). Oooooodles of good fun and
beauty, IMax, food, Shakespeare, VR games, ... All ages. Free.
- Santa and crew welcome kids, holiday lights are up, there's music and
the outdoor skating rink is open. Also see the free new Smith Stained
Glass Window exhibit.
Mo-Th 10a-8p, Fr/Sa 10a-10p, Su 10a-7p, closed 12.25.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. Take the free trolley.
http://www.navypier.com
- Truly stunning world class aquarium. $11-18.
- Rear outside deck has the city's best drop dead view of our skyline.
Now with web cams.
Sa/Su 9a-6p, Mo-Fr 9a-5p (-6p in summer), many special late days, Free
Mo/Tu Sept-Feb.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore.
http://SheddAquarium.org
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