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).