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2.22.07

 
Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events.

Radio Golf by August Wilson at the Goodman Theater
Closes Sunday

Richard Hunt
Exhibition of maquettes and color lithographs at Elmhurst College
Through Wednesday, February 28

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde
Art Institute of Chicago
Through May 12, 2007    
   

2.21.07

Contributor Judy Valente leads a Lenten Retreat
"Discovering the Sacred in Daily Life"
9 am, Saturday, February 24
Fourth Presbyterian Church
   

2.15.07

 
Hello Beautiful! Senior Producer Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events.

Service Station
February 16-March 9
Walsh Gallery
118 N. Peoria Street, Chicago

Lady
Through February 25
Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie

Delirium
Feburary 17-19
United Center
1901 W. Madison St., Chicago   
   

2.8.07

Dolinsky's V-Day Specials

Blackbird
5-course tasting, $95 per person (plus-plus), glass of champagne, optional of $35 wine tasting

Nacional 27
3-courses, $65 per person (plus-plus), 5-6 choices per course, optional $19 or $35 wine pairing

Pops for Champagne
601 N. State
312-266-7677

Lula Cafe
2537 N. Kedzie Blvd

The Chopping Block
Hands-On Romantic Dinner for Two, $100 per person (BYOB)

Heaven on Seven
Classes are held at 111 North Wabash, in the Garland Building, on the 7th floor
To make reservations for the class, call Cleetus at 312.224.8858
The culinary journey begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14. The classes also include a six course dinner personally prepared by Chef Jimmy, and all the beer, wine, or signature Hurricanes your body can handle for $75 per person.

Nomi
800 N. Michigan Avenue
312-239-4030

Terry's Toffee
1117 W. Grand Ave.
312-733-2700

Shaw's Crab House
Tastes for Two aphrodisiac menu during a week-long Valentine’s Day celebration, from Saturday, February 10, to Saturday, February 17, 2007.

BIN 36
V-Day specials designed for two, as well as a prix-fixe option (for one)

Viand
Will have a four-course Lobster themed menu ($50 per person), featuring wine pairings with each course.

Juicy Wine Company
694 N. Milwaukee
312-492-6620

Eno
505 N. Michigan
312-321-8738

Three to See

Fired!
Gene Siskel Center
February 9—15

Scott Short Paintings
Renaissance Society
January 7 through February 18

Chicago A Capella
Songs For Lovers
Various Locations

   

12.14.06

  Al Gini's Holiday Book Bag
The One From the Other: A Bernie Gunther Novel (A Marion Wood Publication, 2006)
By Philip Kerr

Death of Dissent: An Inspector Rostnikov Mystery (Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005)
By Stuart Kaminsky
First Printed in 1981

Adios Hemingway
(Canon Gate Press, 2005)
By Leonardo Padura Fuentes
Translated by John King

Everyman (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
By Philip Roth

The Good German (Henry Holt, 2001)
By Joseph Kanon

The Ethical Assassin (Ballantine Books, 1990)
by David Liss

Lost Hearts in Italy (Random House, 2006)
By Andrea Lee

Vita (Picador, 2006)
By Melania G. Mazzucco
Translated by Virginia Jewiss

Water for Elephants (Algonquin Books, 2006)
By Sara Gruen

Baby Proof (St. Martin's Press, 2006)
By Emily Griffin

     

12.13.06

Steve Dolinksy's World Christmas Cuisine

Nacional 27
325 W. Huron, Chicago
312-664-2727

Vermilion
10 W. Hubbard, Chicago
312-527-4060

Tre Kronor
3258 W. Foster, Chicago
773-267-9888

Kaze
2032 W. Roscoe, Chicago
773-327-4860

Bin 36
339 N. Dearborn, Chicago
312-755-WINE
   

8.24.06

  Al Gini's Fall Book Bag
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1990)
By Zora Neale Hurston

Reveries of a Solitary Walker (Penguin Classics; Reprint Edition, 1980)
Originally written in the 18th century by Jean Jacques Rousseau

The Temptation of St. Anthony (Kessinger Publishing, 2005)
By Gustave Flaubert and Lafcadio Hearn

News From Nowhere (Penguin Classics; New Edition, 1994)
Originally written in 1890 by William Morris

A Severed Head (Penguin; Reprint Edition, 1976)
Originally written in 1961 by Iris Murdoch

Song of Solomon (Vintage International, 2004)
Originally written in 1987 by Toni Morrison

The Color Purple (Pocket, Re-issue, 1990)
by Alice Walker

Delta of Venus (Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 1969)
By Anais Nin

The English Patient (Vintage Reissue Edition, 1993)
By Michael Ondaatje

Remains of the Day (Vintage; Rep/Mv Tie Edition, 1989)
By Kazuo Ishiguro

The Things They Carried (Broadway; Reprint Edition, 1998)
By Tim O”Brien

Atonement (Anchor; Reprint Edition, 2003)
Ian McEwan

Saturday (Nan A. Talese, 2005)
By Ian McEwan

The Book of Illusions (Picador; Reprint Edition, 2003)
By Paul Auster

Slow Man (Viking Adult, 2005)
JM Coetzee

The Shining (Doubleday; Reissue Edition, 1990)
By Stephen King

Casino Royale (Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint Edition, 2002)
By Ian Fleming

Interview with a Vampire (Buccaneer Books Inc., 2006)
By Anne Rice

Fear of Flying (NAL Trade, 2003)
By Erica Jong

The Bonfire of the Vanities (Bantam; Reissue Edition, 1988)
By Tom Wolfe

Get Shorty (Harper Paperbacks; Reprint Edition, 2005)
By Elmore Leonard

     
     

 

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