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The Weekend Guide

Calendar says, “Flip me to the big O.”

HEAR
Buddy Guy
What:
Electric blues icon jams in honor of the Chicago History Museum’s big reopening.
Why: Sweet licks among the relics.
When: Sat., 6-9 p.m.; doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The Weekend Guide

This just in from fall: Ochre is the new white.

HEAR
Devil Music Ensemble

What: Live film score to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde goes from orchestral to jazz to electronic.
Why: Silence isn’t golden.
When: Sun., 7 p.m.
Where:

The Great American Ache Off

For most aches and pains, there is a cheap fix.

Got a headache? Pop some Tylenol. Nursing a heartache? Hershey’s will put you on the mend. A major pain in the neck? Now that could put a serious dent in ...

The Weekend Guide

It looks like a culture and shopping cage match. All bets are on.

SEE
Clay
What: One-man hip-hop musical inaugurates Lookingglass’s new black box space.
Why: Lookingglass 2: Electric Boogaloo.
When: Gala openings, Sat., 3 & 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 & ...

Baby’s Got a Brand New Air Do

Travel websites purport to put the world at your fingertips. But buyer beware: That five-star review could have been written by your Great Aunt Mildred.

A safer bet: Book your getaway (or fantasy one) with Jet Set World Travel, a Chicago-based ...

No Time to Lose

Sometimes, a year goes by too quickly.

And all those good things you meant to do (volunteer, buy organic, recycle) fall off the map.

Tonight, get back on track at the opening of Eye of the Storm, I Witness, New ...

Getting Personal

Once upon a time, before Match.com, there were the personals — those anonymous shout-outs for love tucked away at the back of the paper.

And who better to chronicle these cris de coeur than Michael Beaumier, former head of the ...

The Clean Machine

Shame on you.

You let your laundry pile so high that all you have left to wear are those haggard lime-green capris usually reserved for house cleaning. And don’t even think of slipping into something from the hamper again. (At ...