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.
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.
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.
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."
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Jack Kerouac: On the Road
Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book & Paper Arts - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
An exhibition features the original manuscript scroll on which Kerouac wrote the novel "On the Road." All features 66 international book covers of the novel's foreign editions.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Comedy
Music / Jazz
Hiromi
Jazz Showcase - 806 S. Plymouth Ct. - Chicago (South Loop)
4 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m.
With Tony Gray, David Fiuczynski and Ferenc Nemeth.
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