Events for October 13th, 2008
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Monday - October 13th
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 / 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.
Events / Community Event
Columbus Day Parade
Columbus and Balbo Drives - 300 E. Balbo Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Marching bands, decorative floats and large agricultural tractors proceed north on Columbus Drive, from Balbo Drive to Monroe Street.
Theater / Comedy
The Chicago Brawl and Free For All
The Playground Improv Theater - 3209 N. Halsted St. - Chicago
8 p.m. Attila vs. Jessica
Eight improv ensembles (two per week) compete for audience votes. The winning ensemble takes home $200 and lands a one-month gig at The Playground Improv Theater.
Theater / Comedy
The Chicago Brawl and Free For All
The Playground Improv Theater - 3209 N. Halsted St. - Chicago
8 p.m. Attila vs. Jessica
Eight improv ensembles (two per week) compete for audience votes. The winning ensemble takes home $200 and lands a one-month gig at The Playground Improv Theater.
Theater / Comedy
Impress These Apes
Lakeshore Theater - 3175 N. Broadway - Chicago
Eight local actors compete in various talent challenges, such as singing show tunes and delivering dramatic monologues, while a panel of judges dressed as futuristic apes awards points. One final winner receives $500.
Theater / Theater Event
An Evening with David Sedaris
Auditorium Theatre - 50 E. Congress Pkwy. - Chicago (South Loop)
8 p.m.
The humorist and author ("Me Talk Pretty One Day", "When You are Engulfed in Flames") performs a solo show.
Theater / Comedy
Dobie Maxwell
Zanies Comedy Nite Club - 1548 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
8:30 p.m.
As seen on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and CBS-TV's "Entertainment Tonight."
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Discount/Free Week
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Free general admission to the aquarium and reduced admission to "Wild Reef" and Oceanarium exhibits.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
2008 Charter One Discount Days
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum - 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Free general admission; fees for shows in the Sky and StarRider theaters apply.
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