Windy City Events

New Years Irish Style: The Irish Oak

New Year’s Irish Style
$70 package 8pm-close
The Irish Oak
3511 North Clark Street

The Irish Oak presents: 2011

Ring in the new year with a little luck of the Irish and a lot of booze and food of the Irish. The Irish Oak, part traditional pub, part Wrigleyville party stop, is hosting their own New Years eve bash by offering $70 packages of beer, wine, and call drinks, plus classic Emerald Isle fare like Shepard’s Pie, Fish N’ Chips, and corned beef among other selections. (Not to mention, “traditional Irish cake throwing.” We don’t know exactly what that entails but frankly they had us at “cake throwing”.)

For more info and to purchase tickets, check out their Facebook event page here

Wines Around the World: Jack’s Bar & Grill and 404 Wine Bar

Wines Around the World
December 17th, 7pm
Jack’s Bar and Grill & 404 Wine Bar:
2856 N. Southport

Italians love their wine and know their food. If a quick jaunt over to the land of amore isn’t possible this month, we’ve got the next best thing (basically). Join fellow vino-enthusiasts sipping their way around the world without the hassle of body scanners Thursday, December 17th as they enjoy Italian-themed wine and appetizers.

Jack’s Bar and Grill and 404 Wine Bar hold their Wines Around the World every 3rd Thursday of the Month. Check out their site for more deets!

Monthly Bacon and Whiskey Tasting at The Irish Oak (12/15)

Bacon and Whiskey Tasting
Dec. 15th 7-10pm
The Irish Oak, 3511 N. Clark

Every third Wednesday of the month, the folks at The Irish Oak shake up your hump day and your cholesterol by bringing you 5 whiskey tastings with 5 bacon inspired food pairings. This round is all about organic. So what’s exactly on the menu then? Details are coming soon, but let’s face it, when there’s bacon, does it really matter what comes after?

RSVP on their Facebook page to reserve your spot now!

Lincoln Fair, A Monthly Burlesque Exposition (Friday 12/10)

Vaudezilla presents: Lincoln Fair, A Monthly Burlesque Exposition
Friday, December 10

9 & 11pm

Lincoln Tap Room
3010 N Lincoln Ave.

Chicago: The birthplace of deep dish pizza, the Blues and Burlesque? Pay tribute to Chicago’s history by not paying cover at one of Vaudezilla’s upcoming burlesque shows at Lincoln Tap Room. Besides some naughty entertainment, Vaudezilla offers Henna tattoos, The Newlywed game, swag bags, and “more fun than the law should allow”!

Check out their site for more info on this, um, educational event

Chicago Remembers Pearl Harbor at Navy Pier today 11am

The City of Chicago will host, Chicago Remembers Pearl Harbor, at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2010, east end of Navy Pier. This years’ date marks the 69th Anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Naval Installation at Pearl Harbor. On this day too, the City of Chicago will honor those who lost their lives and salutes the bravery of all who fought in the face of extraordinary odds that Sunday morning. The commemoration will include a Bell Ringing Ceremony in remembrance of the seven Illinois Pearl Harbor victims who died and remain on the USS Arizona. Special invited guests include the Illinois and Chicago chapters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

What: Chicago Remembers Pearl Harbor
Where: Lakeview Terrace (east end) 2nd Level at Navy Pier
When: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 11am – Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: David F. Steindl, USN

Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl

Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl
Saturday, December 4th
12pm
Start: Mad River, 2909 N Sheffield

Some people run for charity. We prefer crawling. Don your tackiest holiday knitwear and head out to Mad River, on Saturday, December 4th, 12pm for the 2010 Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl. A donation of $20 to Imerman Angels, a one-on-one cancer support network, gets you a wristband good for insane drink deals of $2-$3 at each secret location. Put Aunt Ida’s handy work on display for a good cause. It may even win you some dough: There’s a $100 cash prize to the best/worst dressed, as well as custom GiveForward Santa hats for the first 100 in the door. Cheap drinks? Ugly sweaters? Prizes? Kicking cancer’s butt? Have you signed up yet?!

Make your donation here
Wristbands can be purchased the day of for $30

Holiday Beer School: The Globe Pub

Holiday Beer School
Saturday, December 11
6pm
The Globe Pub, 1934 W Irving Park Road

The three Rs are great, but this holiday season, brush up on the something you’ll actually use in life: beer. Saturday, December 11, the Globe Pub will be holding its Holiday Beer school. Study a whopping 27 types of brews with the 12 Beers of Christmas, 8 Beers of Hanukkah and 7 Beers of Kwanzaa.

Each student will receive 3 ounce samples of the respective subject as well as a lesson on each beer from Ed Kane of the Louis Glunz beer company. Assorted cheese and crackers will be provided for pupils as well. This school is so fun, you may actually hope for homework.

Tickets are $50 per person. Spots are limited so enroll now! It is your future, after all.

To sign up:

Call 773-871-3757
E-mail: jamie@theglobepub.com.
Cash or a credit card payment will be needed at the time of sign up.

Want to know more? Check out the website here

Booze+free turkey=Something to be thankful for

Free Thanksgiving Dinner at River Shannon and The Lodge tavern

Thursday, November 25th
5pm-The Lodge Tavern
7pm-River Shannon

What’s better than the holidays? Avoiding it with your family (let’s be honest). Add free food, some drinks, and the absence of Uncle Morty’s toupee and you’ve got this tasty, coma-inducing event from The Lodge Tavern and River Shannon. The purchase of one beverage gets you a complimentary turkey dinner with all the trimmings. No thawing, gutting, stuffing, or sawing required. Whether you can’t or just don’t want to spend Turkey day at Aunt Mildred’s, take the pressure off yourself and put the fire department at ease by joining the Rush and Division gang for some free Thanksgiving fare. (Or bring the fam along! Let’s face it, your mom could use the drinks.)

River Shannon will open on Thanksgiving at 7pm and close at 2am, and The Lodge Tavern will open at 5pm and close at 4am.

For more information www.rushanddivision.com

Sketch Comedy Group *Creepy Hug Presents Fifth Original “Year in Revue” at The Second City

Volcanoes! Oil Spills! Earthquakes!  Floods! Tea Parties! The Jersey Shore!  Disaster certainly struck in 2010.  What does it all mean?  What should we do?  If only someone would intervene and let us know just what needs doing, like Moses did! 

Continuing a Skybox tradition, now in its fifth year, *Creepy Hug presents its eleventh original sketch comedy revue, The 2010 Commandments: The Year in Revue.  The comedy team that formed in 2003 will help usher in new commandments as we usher out this past year.  But don’t worry, those first ten that Moses originally brought down still apply, so you only have 2,000 new commandments to remember!  Also, they should be downloadable to your iPad, or other PC tablet, as long as Moses can get decent reception on Mt. Sinai.  › Continue reading

Support the Greater Chicago Food Depository at ‘Sharing It Day’ November 23

Support the Greater Chicago Food Depository and help feed the hungry this holiday season by contributing to ‘Sharing It Day’ from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 at the Merchandise Mart, South Lobby (222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Ill.). The Merchandise Mart, the Mayor’s Office of Special Events and Jewel-Osco have teamed up to make this one-day, indoor food drive possible.

Bring a non-perishable food or cash donation to ‘Sharing It Day’ and enjoy live music, warm drinks, holiday treats, a complimentary slice of Eli’s Cheesecake and a sample from Argo Tea while supplies last. Santa will be making a special appearance so don’t forget to bring a wish list!

All canned goods and cash donations collected at ‘Sharing It Day’ will help the Greater Chicago Food Depository to feed thousands of hungry people in the Chicagoland area. Most needed items include: whole-grain cereal, rice, pasta, pasta sauce, mac and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, beans, canned meat, stew, soup, canned vegetables, canned fruit, and shelf-stable milk.  For more information or to make a donation, click here or call (312) 527-7600.