The Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park celebrates 35 years of serving “Good Wholesome Food for the Mind and Body!” on Thursday, Aug. 11.
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Sunset tomorrow marks the start of Purim, the annual celebration of yet another occasion when somebody tried but didn’t quite succeed in wiping out the Jews — in this case a Persian tyrant in about 360 B.C. What’s happening in Chicago? Art, music, food and drink … enjoy them all when Wicker Park’s Lokal hosts a free “Meet the Artist” evening with Chicago painter Cleveland Dean, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. Dean will be a featured artist at the restaurant this winter. Lokal supports local artists with rotating collections of work, available for purchase, displayed [...] Before Chicago had its Picasso, it had Picklecasso. Head to the Hideout in Bucktown tonight at 9 p.m. for “The Wine Cycle,” an intimate evening with Theater Oobleck’s Dave Buchen and Chris Schoen, who’ll be cranking out music and images. David Leonardis Here we go again. Jam-action-packed is definitely not enough to describe this summer for me. I just went to my 30th Cubs home game. I’m well on my way to breaking my single season’s Cubs home game attendance record of 33 set last year. I’m thinking 40 games this year is a pretty [...] The influence of wine on art and artists, and vice versa, seems so intrinsic that it’s surprising that no major art museum has focused on the libation until now. The Art Institute of Chicago’s current exhibition. “A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today” showcases a broad array of some 300 wine-oriented items, [...] David Leonardis I’m not sure jam-packed even describes how my summer has been going. I’ve been to 26 Cubs home games so far. Earlier in the season, I had only been to nine games or so, and a friend of mine told me I had better pick up the pace if I wanted to break [...] Hey, culture vultures, this week is free at the Art Institute of Chicago. Celebrating its new Modern Wing, the museum is offering free admission through May 22. However, they do invite visitors give back to Chicago by bringing a canned good or nonperishable food item to contribute to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. While you’re [...] |
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