Summer Trippin': Where to go and what to do from coast to coast

October 20, 2005

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Lots to do. Dare we call it the World Series of weekends?

HEAR
One Ring Zero
What: Authors Rick Moody and Julia Slavin join in with the Brooklyn-based band.
Why: Prose layered over toy piano and glockenspiel. Righteous!
When: Fri. at 8 p.m.
Where: Harold Washington Public Library, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St., at Van Buren St.

EAT
Choctoberfest
What: Free cacao-centric classes, plus tastings of chocolate bread, truffles, mole, and more.
Why: Too sweet to be true.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Fox & Obel, 401 E. Illinois Ave., at McClurg Ct. (312-410-7301).

GO
Robie House Secrets and Shadows
What: Flashlight tours to spook.
Why: Who’s afraid of the dark?
When: Fri. & Sat., 7-9 p.m.
Where: 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., at 58th Sts. (708-848-1976).

The Ultimate Art Excursion
What: Road trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Rembrandt and His Time exhibit.
Why: Going Dutch is worth the drive.
When: Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Thurs. ’til 8 p.m.) Thru Jan. 8.
Where: 700 N. Art Museum Dr., Milwaukee (414-224-3220).

BUY
Five Sales to Cheer For
What:
- Katie Zorn spring 2006 trunk show and box lunch at Jake.
- Twenty percent off sale and party at Exhibit.
- Twenty percent off sale celebrating Active Endeavors new Evanston shop.
- Double Stitch trunk show at Koros Art + Style.
- Kathy Frey and Poppi trunk shows at Virtu.
Why: You gotta take that Sox jersey off someday.
When/Where:
- Jake, Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; 939 N. Rush St., at Walton Pl. (312-664-5553).
- Exhibit, Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; 2961 N. Lincoln Ave., b/t George St. & Wellington Ave. (773-880-0448).
- Active Endeavors, Thurs., 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.; 901 Church St., Evanston (847-869-7070).
- Koros, Thurs., 6-9 p.m.; 1019 W. Lake St., b/t Morgan & Carpenter Sts. (312-738-0155).
- Virtu, Fri., 5-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 2034 N. Damen Ave., at McLean Ave. (773-235-3790).