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News & Reviews
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DIY Trunk Show Applications
Submitted by The Local Tourist on July 3, 2009 - 12:34pmAre you crafty? Artsy? Do you prefer to make rather than buy? Maybe you should apply to be in the DIY Trunk Show (Nov 21, 2009).
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Taste of Chicago Highlights - Day 8 (3 more days!)
Submitted by The Local Tourist on July 2, 2009 - 11:31pmHappy Independence Eve! Read more »
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Wine Tailgate Party at U.S. Cellular
When:Jul 23 2009 - 11:30amWhere:U.S. Cellular FieldNeighborhood:BridgeportHow Much:$115/person, all inclusivePerman Wine Selections and X-Marx underground dining group are teaming up to throw an unconventional wine tailgating party at U.S. Cellular Field on July 23. Craig Perman and the X-Marx team will serve four courses of food, along with complementary wines, from a 21-foot mobile kitchen in the parking lot. -
Jablonski!
When:Jul 16 2009 - 10:30pmWebsite:Chicago.iOImprov.comNeighborhood:WrigleyvilleHow Much:$10Sketch comedy at its finest. John Sviokla and Sherra Lasley perform raw, vulnerable, biting comedy that provokes laughter and thought in equal proportions. Running the gamut from the personal to the absurd, Jablonski! examines human relationships and awkward interactions, pressing the issues of suicide, one night stands, cancer, and oral sex. All that, and "the Carol of the Bells" performed by a chorus of chickens! Directed by Brian Posen, Founder and Executive Producer of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and Director of Chicago's premiere musical sketch comedy group, the Cupid Players.




