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Quirky Places to Take Kids?

Normally we are proud of the fact that we don't own a car, what with auto fatalities rising, global warming, and the always increasing dependence on oil. But, those things mean nothing when the wind is nipping at you like a thousand angry piranhas. So this weekend we are going to get re-acquainted with our four wheeled counterparts. After that we are going to reserve a car here, or here, and enjoy our weekend. As...

In keeping with Chicago Artists' Month we are going to hit up some more good looking shows today. It is also about the time for everyone to get in the Halloween spirit. No better way than watching 24 hours of horror films.

When its lease expires, the Spareroom arts cooperative will pack up the moving trucks and ship out to some exotic new locale. They don’t yet know where, but the collective in charge is bound to make nice with a new landlord amenable to artists collaborating and developing ideas on the cheap: space rental costs a mere $4 to $7.50/hour. The Spareroom serves those talented, driven, young (and youngish) artists and performers lacking the cash or...

Any best-of list is subject to extreme reactions – those of total agreement, as well as complete disapproval. But, in Esquire’s June issue, its list of the Best Bars in the Midwest included a handful from Chicago. And, our reaction? A resounding “Yeah, OK, why not” and a shrug of the shoulders. Certainly, some of the picks seemed more worthy of “best” status than others, but nothing was so off-the-charts wrong that we needed to cry, “Outrage!”

It’s no secret that sometimes Chicagoist likes to cut loose and dance up a storm. But finding a nightspot where we can unleash our dance moves is tricky. We just can’t deal with the club scene: cover charges, high-priced drinks, the flashy outfits – no thanks. So, what are we to do? Why, create our own dance floor, of course. Rodan (1530 N Milwaukee) has been a longtime spot on Chicagoist's barhopping circuit, but we...

Our weekend visit to Intuit’s quirky outsider art gallery sure was fun. Maybe not Academy Awards fun or drunken Milwaukee Art Museum party fun, but we did enjoy old timey photos of strangers made ghostly by double exposures and other such manipulation. Sixty-five of these photos comprise Intuit’s “Accidental Mysteries” exhibit, a peek into the John and Teenuh Foster collection of ‘vernacular photography.’ These found snapshots by anonymous photographers of unknown subjects range from...

Are you finally going to heed those voices in your head this year? Your siblings asking you to stop buying them sweaters they won’t wear, your parents begging off the coffee table books, or your significant other wincing at the edible lingerie? Haven’t you promised yourself you’d get them something new and unique? Chicagoist has plenty of gift ideas, and so does the local arts community. A few of this weekend’s arts events are geared towards holiday commerce and helping you find that perfect, one-of-a-kind gift to impress friends and loved ones while expunging those pesky voices.

Labor Day is traditionally the symbolic end of summer in Chicago, but for the local art scene it marks a major transition. Chicagoist missed a rash of summer exhibition closings last weekend but, as much as we procrastinate, don’t plan to make the same mistake this weekend. Schneider Gallery’s Portrait closes Saturday. The exhibit brings together seven photographers who capture their subjects unconventionally but in deeply affecting and sometimes freaky ways. Down the block, Saslow...