Ravinia donors can order tickets early. The general public can order tickets on April 26.
Get Ready For Summer With Ravinia's 2012 Lineup
Revamped 694 Wine and Spirits will Excite Cocktail Nerds and Pork Lovers Alike
694 Wine and Spirits impressed us. It's a simple statement, but as cocktail nerds, any bar that has this much of a commitment to serving craft spirits gets high marks in our book. They also serve exclusive Salumi Cured Meats from Seattle and Benton's Country Bacon bacon, both available in Chicago only at 694. Of course they have a good wine list, but we prefer whiskey with our pork. Plus, any menu that quotes Steve Martin from the Muppet Movie ("Sparkling Muscatel: One of the finest wines of Idaho") has got to be good. Formerly Juice Wine Co., 694 Wine and Spirits has rebranded, redecorated and revamped their food and drink selection.
Theatre Review: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Back in 1988 there were some pretty cool films on the screen. Beetlejuice, Cocktail, Big, Who Framed Rodger Rabbit, Coming To America, Dangerous Liasons, and the list goes on and on. Near the top of our favorites that year were Steve Martin and Michael Caine in the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
More Fun with Big Rig Spills: Spam and Mushrooms
caucasian-millionaire epic The Jerk, a young hero narrowly eschews a rifle-wielding sniper with a hatred of... cans. This morning, plenty of people on the area's busiest expressways understood the sniper's vengeance, as nearly 20,000 pounds of canned food goods tumbled from an overturned big rig and caused a healthy traffic backup.
Perfect "10"
There’s a reason Blake Edwards received an honorary Oscar at the Academy Awards this year. He was a master of what former Reader critic (and current New York Times DVD columnist) Dave Kehr called the “sophisticated comedy.” Never one to follow comic conventions – he accepted that Oscar with a staged wheelchair crash – his impressive body of work includes Chicagoist favorites The Party and 10 (which he reportedly wants to remake).

