Party On Dudes! Fireworks move me to tears, great shows all over! Visit The Taste for crowds, meat, Kenny Logins and BoDeans. There's a volleyball championship, hot air balloons and a new Alley Sheedy movie. Thursday has a full moon and Yes will be here! Ongoing: "Pier Walk", more than 100 large sculptures, on display -1998.10.18. 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 Webcam: http://207.241.84.243/scripts/intercam.dll?MfcISAPICommand=CGI&device=camera1.0.0 Friday 1998.07.03: Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. http://www.brewview.com 8:00p: "As Good As It Gets" (Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear) 10:00p: "The Big Hit" (Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks) midnt (Fri, Sat, Thu): "Wild Things" (K.Bacon, M.Dillon, N.Campbell, T.Russell, D.Richards) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. Independence Day Concert and Fireworks, 7:30p (fireworks are at 8:30). Grant Park, 312/744-3370, major fireworks downtown draws a million. There's also many good suburban shows! Saturday 1998.07.04: Independence Day. Commemorates 1776 passing of the Declaration of Independence. Hot Air balloon and aviation shows -1998.07.11, dawn to dusk. Battle Creek Michigan, http://www.chicago-botanic.org BoDeans, Sonia Dada, Todd Snider at The Taste, 3:00pm. Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, WXRT event. Evanston fireworks, nice show, nice town, 9:15, take the purple line. See it from NW campus observatory hill or top of city garage. Sunday 1998.07.05: AVP Tour volleyball open, professional superhumans come to North Avenue beach. All weekend, championship match 2p, $50000 prize. Kenny Loggins at The Taste, 3:30pm. Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park. Light up the Sky Celebration, fireworks, music, variety, 7-10p. Warren Park, 6601 N Western, 773/743-5015. I'll be there! "Deadly Dragon Sound System", Jungle DJs Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western "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 1998.07.06: "High Art", thought/art plus a lesbian awakening w/ Ally Sheedy. Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport, http://www.musicboxtheatre.com "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen, http://www.madbar.com Tuesday 1998.07.07: "Japan 2000: Design for the Japanese Public", award winning modern industrial design. Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan, free on Tuesdays, 10:30a-9p. http://www.artic.edu/aic/firstpage.html "Testosterone Tuesday", DJ Ralph Rosario. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Wednesday 1998.07.08: Adult skating and drinking. Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark, 9p-midnt. "Twisted", part of Billboard's "Dance Music Summit 98" Karma, 312/321-1331, 318 W. Grand, opens 10p. "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 "Women Obsession", ladies mainly. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Thursday 1998.07.09: Full moon. Always adds an interesting twist to an evening. Underground Techno and House, DJs Dave Briton and guests. 151, 312/832-1110, 151 W Ohio. Yes and Alan Parsons Project, wow! World Music Theater, 708/614-1616, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park