Chicago - November 16, 2006

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Guide. Weekend Guide.

BUY
Belle Vie Bridal Couture Annual Sample Sale
What: Designer gowns go for 50 percent off.
Why: Live and let buy.
When: Thurs., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. By appointment only.
Where: 34 E. Oak St., at Rush St., 4th flr. (312-751-2222).

Lili Boutique Coat Donation
What: Bring in a gently used or new coat (to be donated to a local shelter) and get 15 percent off your day’s purchase.
Why: Charitable is your code name.
When: Fri., 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Where: 1543 N. Wells St., b/t North Ave. & Burton Pl. (312-654-8511).

EAT
MK
What: Cali-trained Erick Simmons is the new chef de cuisine.
Why: He’s the special agent of seafood.
When: Sun.-Thurs., 5:30-10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 5:30-11 p.m.
Where: 868 N. Franklin St., b/t Locust & Chestnut Sts. (312-482-9179).

DO
James Bond Release Party
What: Full-on casino decor and new cocktails named for the Bond Girls.
Why: Party till the living daylight.
When: Fri., 10 p.m.-4 a.m.
Where: RiNo, 343 W. Erie St., at Orleans St. (312-587-3433).

Victory Gardens’s 25th Casting Auction
What: Bid on more than 50 starring and supporting roles in Annie Get Your Gun.
Why: Good, clean, undercover fun.
When: Fri., 6 p.m.
Where: Victory Gardens Theater at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., b/t Fullerton Ave. & Montana St. (773-549-5788 ext. 2140).