Another great summer week (if you ignore the end of the world heat)! Taste of Chicago is here with lots of great food and bands. Evanston's fountain square art fair starts Saturday and Sunday has the Gay Pride parade! Also Iron Maiden, The Wamdue Project, and Ani Difranco are coming to town. Ongoing: "Pier Walk", more than 100 large sculptures, on display -1998.10.18. Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand http://www.navypier.com Fireworks, every Wednesday and Saturday night -1998.09.02, can you believe it! Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand http://www.navypier.com 18th Taste of Chicago, -1998.07.05, 11a-9p, Major food/music fest in Grant Park. 312/744-3370, come by train. http://www.tribads.com/taste Friday 1998.06.26: Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. http://www.brewview.com 8:00p: "Wild Things" (K.Bacon, M.Dillon, N.Campbell, T.Russell, D.Richards) 10:00p: "As Good As It Gets" (Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear) midnt (Fri, Sat, Thu): "Willy Wonka ..." (Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. "Kama Sutra" w/ DJs Surreal Sunil, Raj, B-Noyz, free hors d'oeuvres before 10p. Elixir, 312/258-0523, 325 N Jefferson, must be 23 or older, 9p-4a. Iron Maiden w/ DIO, W.A.S.P, Dirty Deeds, 6p. Aragon Ballrom, 773/561-9500, 1106 W Lawrence, Ticketmaster: 312/559-1212 http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il "Deluxe: Wamdue Project, Deep C" collection of house/tronic/break DJs w/ a band, 11p. Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. http://www.metrochicago.com Saturday 1998.06.27: Fountain Square art fair, lots of quality art, food and bands. Evanston, 847/328-1500, Purple line to Davis. "Pot Mom" opens, featuring Laurie Metcalf, -1998.07.26. Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 773/335-1650, 1650 N Halsted. http://www.steppenwolf.org Hours of cartoons, featuring Celebrity Death Match (claymation), Daria, Cartoon Sushi. MTV, starting at noon Sunday 1998.06.28: Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade, 2PM. Starts at Halsted and Belmont, 773/348-8243 http://equitrends.net/pride98 Fountain Square art fair, lots of quality art, food and bands. Evanston, 847/328-1500, Purple line to Davis. Ani Difranco w/ Rebirth Brass Band, 8p. Aragon Ballrom, 773/561-9500, 1106 W Lawrence, Ticketmaster: 312/559-1212 http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee "SoundClash", good Hip-Hop w/ DJ Jesse de la Pena Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Monday 1998.06.29: "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen http://www.madbar.com Tuesday 1998.06.30: "Cypress Knees and Tupelos", fine nudes in nature, -1998.08.01. Stephen Daiter Gallery, 312/787-3350, 311 W. Superior. "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Wednesday 1998.07.01: "Armageddon" opens. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, ... http://www.movies.com/armageddon Adult skating and drinking. 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", freaks, juggling, knives, etc. Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood "Women Obsession", ladies mainly. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Thursday 1998.07.02: Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Drum&Bass w/ The Seminar and Bass By The Pound. Dragon Room, 809 W Evergreen, 312/751-2900, serves sushi. "Bondage-a-go-go", Miss Chicago Corset finals. Wear leather. Exit, 312/395-2700, 1315 W North