Chicago - January 05, 2006

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Resolution #235 — Live it up.

EAT
Temperature Soup
What: Bowls of soup priced according to the outside temp.
Why: Chicken noodle for pocket change? We absolutely heart frostbite.
When: Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Salad Spinners, 200 W. Monroe St., at Wells St. (312-269-5300); 200 E. Randolph St., at Stetson Ave. (312-861-1740); 318 W. Randolph St., b/t Franklin St. & Wacker Dr. (312-796-9555).

SEE
Middle Management
What: Four-part performance art series/sculptural installation by Chicago wunderkind Justin Cooper.
Why:  Resolution #234 — Do something besides drink on the weekend.
When: Fri., 8 p.m. Also Jan. 14, 21, & 28 at 5 p.m.                                        
Where: Moniquemeloche Gallery, 118 N. Peoria St., b/t Randolph St. & Washington Blvd. (312-455-0299).

The Misanthrope
What: Moliere’s  play set in modern-day Chicago.
Why: A cast of hipsters, posers, and groupies.
When: Thurs.-Sun., 8 p.m. Thru Feb. 5.
Where: Bruised Orange Theater Company at Prop Theatre, 3504 N. Elston Ave., at Troy St. (773-539-7838).

GO
Marshall McGearty Tobacco Lounge
What: Gourmet coffee, bites, and handcrafted cigs in a super-ventilated (designed by NASA), super-mod, and super-cool space.
Why: Take that, smoking ban. (Even though ’06 should be the year you kick the bad habit.)
When: Daily, 9 a.m.-midnight.
Where: 1553 N. Milwaukee Ave., b/t North Ave. & Honore St. (773-772-8410).

Junior’s Sports Lounge
What: Big games by day. DJs by night.
Why: University Village keeps acomin’.
When: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
Where: 724 W. Maxwell St., at Halsted St. (773-276-7582).