Results tagged “event”

Northern Trust, after receiving $1.5 million in Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, has apologized for sponsoring the PGA Northern Trust Open golf tournament in Los Angeles last weekend, and has pledged to repay the bailout funds it has received. Northern Trust CEO Frederick Waddell wrote in a letter to U.S. Rep Barney Frank, D-Mass.:

The Green Festival, the nation’s largest green living event, continues again tomorrow at Navy Pier. Healthy and green, you won’t find any elephant ears to snack on, or have to rub elbows with fat folks in this crowd. Instead, you’ll find organic snacks made with fair trade practices and vegan lasagna. There are all sorts of fashion accessories hand-crafted from hemp, or elephant dung paper, and stuff for your home like thermal shades or rooftop garden containers. It’s like a county fair, only there is no barn yard smell.

This week's listings kick off this evening at Merchandise Mart with "Chill: an International Wine & Culinary Event" sponsored by Luxehome and Wine Spectator. Proceeds from the event benefit the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. The event runs from 5 - 8 p.m. Chicago Professionals for Youth is committed to improving the lives of local underprivileged youth through literacy and mentoring programs, college preparation, job training and career skills assistance. Saturday they're hosting...

The Reeling Film Festival is in its last days, but there's still time to catch what's sure to be one of the most fascinating movies in the program. Quearborn & Perversion, a new documentary by Columbia College alum Ron Pajak, tells stories of lesbian/gay Chicago life spanning the years 1924-1974. It's surely a beautiful irony of history: what is today the epicenter of the Viagra Triangle was, in the 50's, the epicenter of gay life;...

Chicago blogs were all abuzz last week with news about recently-opened East Village coffee shop bLENd. The simplest version of the story (as we read on The Food Chain) is that bLENd is owned by a founder of the abstinence-only education group Project Reality. We thought this was pretty interesting on a number of levels (not insignificantly the amount of media it has received) so we decided to get in touch with bLENd part-owner and...

Oscar fever has got us doing cartwheels all over the Chicagoist offices, as well as placing more than a few friendly wagers over who will be taking home those expensive doorstops come February 25th. But that’s not the only thing going down in the film world at the moment. A little gathering in Park City, Utah called the Sundance Film Festival has been underway since last week. And lest you shrug your shoulders indifferently just...

Carole Jo Utech, Chicago Festival Association

For nearly 15 years, Woman Made Gallery (685 N. Milwaukee) has educated and featured female artists from Chicago and around the world. This month, the Chicago Woman’s Caucus for Art (CWCA) will honor the gallery’s executive director and co-founder, Beate Minkovski, with its Award for Achievement in the Arts.

At this year’s Pitchfork Music Fest, Band of Horses confessed to feeling mighty jet-lagged, and it showed. Hopefully, they’ll be more energized at Metro tonight, and you won’t have to worry about getting elbowed by a hippie-with-no-rhythm like at their previous sold-out Schuba’s shows. Tuesday, Metro, 9 p.m., $16, 18+. This week’s award for Best Band Name goes to local band Let’s Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop. That wouldn’t be enough to recommend...

This weekend is the weekend of "summerfests". Seriously, how many do we really need? We've got Wicker Park Summerfest, River North Summerfest, Uptown Unity Summerfest, Our Lady of Lourdes Summerfest, and the 21st Ward Family Summerfest. Not to mention, Sheffield Garden Walk, the Jubilee Gospel Fest and the 29th Ward Family Gospel Picnic & Back to School Event are also happening. And Mullet Fest at the Cell. Whew!

This weekend is supposed to be HOT HOT HOT so when you head out for your weekend activities, don't forget to hydrate! And not only with vodka drinks and beer, unless you want to be super drunk in 2.6 seconds! Of course, being that wasted might make your photos more interesting and this is where we remind you to tag your weekend photos with "Chicagoist" in Flickr for a chance to win our Festival/Parade/Weekend Chicago...

If you’re like Chicagoist, every now and then, you get the feeling that you’re a little too stuck in your routine. We live in this great big city, and yet more often than not, our existence is limited to our own little corner of it and the places we pass through in our daily commute.

This week brings an embarrassment of riches for art lovers. Longer, warmer days inspire artists, collectors, and curious bystanders to hook up, talk art, and put some serious coin in a few dealers’ and artists’ pockets. Everyday through Friday we’ll be featuring the highlights of another spring festival, helping you stay sane in these frenzied days of wheeling and dealing.

This summer’s Gay Games 2006 in Chicago got some good news this week in the form of an approved federal blanket waiver allowing non-U.S. citizens with HIV/AIDS to travel the United States and participate in or attend the event. Gay Games VII Sports & Cultural Festival will be held at various city venues from July 15 to 22. The waiver gives the games Designated Event Status and allows HIV-positive participants and attendees to apply for...

Aren't you glad you know how to read? Chicagoist sure is glad you do; otherwise, we'd totally miss your sunny dispositions. Tomorrow is your chance to support some fine folks promoting the literacy that so many of us take for granted and see Wendy McClure, one of our favorite Chicago writers. The funny and inimitable Wendy will be at 57th Street Books tomorrow for a reading to benefit Literacy Works, a nonprofit organization that promotes...

Headed into this past weekend, Chicagoist was thinking about laying low and maybe going to see a movie. However, we were invited to attend the Lexus Press Preview event on Saturday, and our attitude changed. Sort of. When we heard that we had to get up at 7 am on a Saturday, we weren't sure we wanted to go. Really. Besides, did they know we drive a 1990 Honda Accord? Not only did Lexus not...

As always, there's a shitload of things to do this weekend. Go out have fun and don't forget to pick up some packs of sparklers. Even if you don't use them this year, it may be the last year you can get them legally... and you never know when a little sparkler action's gonna be needed. Stock up now. So here we go -

If you thought there was a lot to do last weekend, you ain't seen nothin' yet, baby. This weekend if you can't find something to do you just aren't livin in the city the way you should. Deep breath, ok here goes:

Usually Chicagoist is all for getting outside on Earth Day and planting a tree or cleaning up a park.. but this year.. uh.. have you looked outside. Ick. We're staying in. For those of you who love the earth more than us and aren't as big of sissies, there are a few things going on in honor of Earth Day that you may want to get in on. The Brookfield Zoo (home of the horny...

Chicagoist was just commenting, it seems, about how President's Day is one of those half-holidays where nothing happens really, but if you're lucky you get the day off. Well, same with Pulaski Day. Except you have an even slimmer chance of getting the day off.

Through Dec. 26

Last night's tree-lighting ceremony (guh?) at the Thompson Center didn't quite go as planned. Governor Blagojevich, who looks more like a game-show host every damn day, was present to make everything festive and official.

We're a little late on the pickup for this one, but the Gay Games are looking for board members. Gay Games VII will be held in Chicago July 15-22, 2006, and if you have experience in corporate travel, foundations, corporate fundraising, donors, band or choral, culture, logistics, health care or planning and production of large-scale events, and you support the principles of diversity and gender parity, you should should apply to be on the board. Board meetings will be once a month.

Other fun fitness activities this week include: yoga, tai chi, water aerobics, basketball, volleyball, golf, a walking tour of a cemetery, and sticking your flame-y leg through a hula-hoop. Eat it, Andersonville. Eat. It.