Events for October 12th, 2008
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Sunday - October 12th
Events / Recreation Event
Chicago Marathon
Grant Park - 500 S. Columbus Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
8 a.m.
Watch 45,000 runners tackle the 26.2-mile course that winds through about 29 city neighborhoods.
Events / Fair/Festival
Chicago Country Music Festival
Soldier Field - 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Local and national artists highlight the 18th annual fest.
Restaurants / Dining Event
Andersonville Dessert Crawl
Swedish American Museum Center - 5211 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Swedish stroll and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Rainbow route
Nearly 25 neighborhood restaurants and shops serve up sweet samples during two walking crawls featuring 12 eateries each ($25 for one or $40 for both). In Fine Spirits also offers optional tastings of 10 vintages (3 and 5 p.m.; $20).
Restaurants / Dining Event
Andersonville Dessert Crawl
Swedish American Museum Center - 5211 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Swedish stroll and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Rainbow route
Nearly 25 neighborhood restaurants and shops serve up sweet samples during two walking crawls featuring 12 eateries each ($25 for one or $40 for both). In Fine Spirits also offers optional tastings of 10 vintages (3 and 5 p.m.; $20).
Events / Bar/Club Event
Chicago Frito Pie Contest
Charlie's Chicago - 3726 N. Broadway - Chicago (Boystown)
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
For this inaugural fundraiser, local amateur cooks re-invented the snacky favorite made from corn chips, chili and cheese. Taste their creations and vote for your favorite. The winning cook gets a Frito Bandito-themed gift basket and a gift certificate.
Theater / Comedy
The Return of Tony Clifton
Lakeshore Theater - 3175 N. Broadway - Chicago
8:30 p.m.
Clifton performs as an abusive lounge singer with the Katrina Kiss-My-Ass Orchestra, featuring 20 New Orleans and Gulf Coast musicians, backup singers and the Tony’s Cliftonettes burlesque dancers.
Events / Community Event
Pretty in Pink Fundraiser
Various locations - Chicago - Chicago
Local spas honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with $31 massages, manicures, facials, waxes and other beauty treatments.
Restaurants / Bar/Club Event
Oktoberfest at Cafe Ciao
Cafe Ciao - 939 W. Madison St. - Chicago (West Loop)
Get $2 domestic bottles, $3 import bottles and $5 microbrews.
Events / Community Event
NextFest
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The fifth annual showcase of emerging technology features nearly 40 exhibits about next-generation interactive art and games, healthcare, robotics and more.
Movies / Movie Event
Doc Films
Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago - 1212 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
3 p.m. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" and 7 p.m. "Bluebeard"
Billed as the longest continuously running student film society in the nation, the program features Hollywood classics, experimental films and more.
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