THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS – MYTH OR WHAT?
Happy 2009!
Let's get
right down to business, shall we? How
many of you still have your New Year's Resolution intact? To those of you who do, Congratulations! To those of us who don't, let's get our
weekend started!
If your
resolution was to give-up beer but you slipped because you forgot you were
giving it up - old habits die hard as they say --
Beer School Beer Festival will take place this Saturday from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sheffield's
in the Lakeview neighborhood.
Reservations are recommended for this $40 per person event. Admission includes 12 drink tickets, good for
one beer each, from more than 15 breweries.
Click
here for more details as well as making your reservation.
How about
gearing up for St. Patrick's Day -- you know, it's never too early to start --
at St. Practice Day? This monthly bash is held at Mahoney's
Pub & Grille in the West
Town neighborhood at 551 N. Ogden Avenue. There is no cover, and The Chancy Brothers, a
Celtic rock band, will be performing this Saturday. Click here for more details and beverage
prices.
As always,
enjoy yourself, but please do so responsibly!
If your
resolution was to spend more time with your family but you somehow forgot you
had one, may I suggest one of the following:
Chicago Blues Tour Winter 2009.
Take your significant other out this Saturday to Alcock's in the Loop. From 8:30
p.m. to 2:00 a.m., board a bus from Alcock's to nine other South Side
lounges. Cost is $40 per person, but a
small price to pay for breaking that resolution! Click here for more information.
B-Movie Madness.
Thrill your entire family, this Saturday only, with a seven-hour
showcase of B-movies and horror comedies at the Portage Theater on Milwaukee Avenue in
the Portage Park neighborhood. I can't think of a better way to spend time
with your family and have fun at the same time!
Click
here for show time and prices.
Crab Festival, mentioned in last weekend's
article, is running daily through January 31st. Don't miss out on this annual dining event
which serves up a three-course family-style crab dinner for $39.99 at Shaw's
Crab House in the River North neighborhood. You're family will never know that you forgot
about them! For more
information click here.
79th Annual Chicago Boat,
RV & Outdoors Show, which kicked-off on Thursday, January 15th, and runs
through this Sunday at McCormick
Place.
Another "family" event here billed as the Midwest's
largest show of its kind! Click here
for times and prices.
And
finally, for those who have Monday off from work, Maeve's (1325 W. Wrightwood Avenue) will be
hosting a MLK Birthday Party on
Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Click
here for more details as well as price for this event.
Hopefully,
some of these weekend entertainment suggestions will make-up for our lack of
commitment to our New Year's Resolutions!
Remember, "there's always next year!!"
SUE MOSS & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
