Events for October 12th, 2008
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Sunday - October 12th
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.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Dating for Queer Nerds
The Spot - 4437 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Get your geek on with other smart LGBT singles during board games and trivia competitions. Includes a cocktail, plus giveaways of theater tickets and copies of Benjamin Nugent's "American Nerd."
Theater / Theater Event
Night Falls
The Annoyance Theatre - 4830 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
An homage to ’60s horror TV series such as “The Twilight Zone” and “The Outer Limits,” in which a narrator guides the audience through four “episodes” set in a tiny Maine town that’s trapped in time.
Theater / Comedy
Entertaining Julia
Town Hall Pub - 3340 N. Halsted Ave. - Chicago (Boystown)
Local comic Jena Friedman hosts a music and comedy variety show aimed at amusing Julia, the Town Hall Pub bartender.
Events / Class
Get a Grip on Your Health and Sports: Intro to Tennis
Waveland Clock Tower - 3700 N. Recreation Drive - Chicago (Lakeview East)
Learn groundstokes, volleys and other basics from professional instructors during a class for beginners.
Events / Dining Event
Cheesy Sundays
Taste Food & Wine - 1506 W. Jarvis Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
A free weekly sampling of a variety of cheeses.
Theater / Theater Event
Oobleck Election Play 2008: The Trojan Candidate
The Neo-Futurarium - 5153 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Ravenswood)
An actor portraying Vice President Cheney hosts a satiric look into pressing questions surrounding the upcoming elections.
Theater / Theater Event
The Screwtape Letters
Mercury Theatre - 3745 N. Southport Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
A new adaptation of C.S. Lewis' darkly comic novel of the same title, in which human faith and virtue fall prey to the manipulations of devils who, from their office workplace in hell, teach an apprentice demon how to undermine a young man’s recent conversion to Christianity.
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