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Published October 08, 2009 The Weekender
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  PERKS1 New Perk
This week, we're getting together with J.Crew to give you a chance at a whirlwind weekend in New York,
complete with two nights of downtown revelry and a $2000 J.Crew gift card. If for some reason you want to
sleep, we'll also set you up in a penthouse suite at the Royalton.
 HOT MAMAChicago International Film Festival
The Oprah Winfrey-Tyler Perry produced sob-fest Precious may have the buzz, but the Chicago film
fest debuts on a lighter note by rolling out the red carpet for Uma Thurman and her flick
Motherhood, about a Manhattan woman who juggles kids, a husband, traffic and being the hottest
cougar on the Upper West Side.
 SHELL YEAHKeg Party and Oysters at Landmark
Keg parties are great times, but you've never settled for merely great. You're looking for
transcendental—and a few oysters should do the trick. Landmark provides plenty at this party along
with free-flowing Goose Island, liquor, Tabasco and mignonette sauce. Slurp yourself into nirvana.
  ANDERSONVILLEPamela Anderson at The Venue
Pam Anderson has a new line of eco-friendly clothing. Interesting. She'll debut it by strutting down the
catwalk at party that's more like a fashion show-meets-underground rave with some blackjack thrown in. So
that takes to a whole new level of interesting—like, a red-swimsuit level.
  PARKA METERVictorinox/Swiss Army Sale at HisStuff
This Lakeview men's shop holds a sample sale of the iconic Victorinox/Swiss Army brand. Fortify yourself
against winter with limited selection of parkas, cashmere overcoats, sweaters and woolen sport
coats—and even the occasional pair of swim trunks for those polar plunges.
 CARBO-NATIONAll-You-Can-Eat Pasta at Mod
The West Loop pizza joint helps tomorrow's marathoners get a head start on carbo-loading by offering an
all-you-can-eat pasta special—featuring every type of noodle you can suck down. This sounds like the
event you've been training for all year.
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