Chicago - October 29, 2009

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

You’ve got the fright stuff.

CARE
We Give to Get
What: New website features a free daily offer from a local biz. This weekend: Equinox’s Ortanic spray tans, Le Dress, and Elate. With a few clicks, it’s yours.
Why: Ten percent of every sale benefits a charity.
When: The getting’s good.
Where: Online at wegivetoget.com.

WEAR
Last-Minute Halloween Costume
What: Put on latex gloves, pinch your friends, and call yourself the flu shot.
Why: It’s ill.
When: In the prick of time.
Where: A costume party, let’s hope.

SCARE
Haunting in the Square
What: Family fun by day; ghost stories, DJs, beer garden, and a costume competition by night.
Why: The eerily delightful historic courtyard setting.
When: Fri., 3 p.m.-midnight; Sat., noon-midnight.
Where: Firehouse Square, 459 N. Wolcott Ave., at Ferdinand St. Tickets at 312-226-9633 or online at collaboraction.tix.com.

STARE
Learning Modern
What: Exhibit of Bauhaus-influenced art installations and experimental videos organized by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology.
Why: Ken Isaacs’s trippy projection collage, “Knowledge Box.”
When: Thru Jan. 9. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: SAIC Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State St., b/t Madison & Monroe Sts., 7th flr.

BE THERE
Cityblue
What: Just-opened shop does denim (Genetic, William Rast) and accessories (Streets Ahead belts, Deborah McClain jewelry) right.
Why: You’re on a jean streak.
When: Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 1444 N. Wells St., b/t Schiller St. & North Ave. (312-664-6202).

Photo: Nickolas Muray / George Eastman House Collection / Flickr