Chicago - August 24, 2006

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

A fond farewell to Field’s and foie. Shhh, no tears.

EAT
Chefs Under 30 Wine Dinner
What: Common Threads fundraiser features dishes by Bowles, Lane, Levy, Poli, and Izard, and wine pairings by Singh.
Why: A generation of good taste.
When: Sun., 6 p.m.
Where: Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch St., at Halsted St. (312-752-2692). Reservations required.

SEE
Sketchbook 6 Final Performance Marathon
What: Collaboraction crams sixteen world-premiere, short plays into three and a half hours.
Why: Theater gets the TiVo treatment.
When: Sun. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., at Ashland Ave. (312-226-9633). Tickets online at collaboraction.org.

DO
Jeans Drive
What: Donate old jeans to local charity and get 10-20 percent off your next jeans purchase.
Why: Worn, but not forgotten.
When: Thru Aug. 31.
Where: The Blues Jean Bar, 2210 N. Halsted St., at Webster Ave. (773-248-5326).

HEAR
The Miles
What: Alt-twang-post-punk. Rock on.
Why: Hooks so good, they make food taste better.
When: Sat., 10 p.m.
Where: Wise Fools Pub, 2270 N. Lincoln Ave., b/t Belden & Webster Aves. (773-929-1300).

SoundCity
What: Dog and Pony Theatre’s MP3 interactive audio tour of Chicago’s sociopolitical history.
Why: Maps online, so bike from site to site.
When: The next bright, sunshiny day.
Where: Online at myspace.com/dogandponysoundcity.