Events for October 12th, 2008
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Sunday - October 12th
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Uptown Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
The Green Mill - 4802 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
Two decades running, this is the granddaddy of all poetry slams.
