Mess with the bull, get the weekend.
Your Perks: 1) America’s finest foods, delivered to your door. Bless the US Postal Service. 2) A handsome leather case to keep your iPhone safe from scuffs, drops and... ugly cases. 3) Custom tailored suits and shirts that make you wonder why you considered anything else.
A cozy retro lounge called 1959 Kitchen & Bar just opened at the Second City. Before the show, you’ll sate your appetite with some pork belly tacos and brisket sliders. After the show, you’ll drink a whiskey smash or two. During the show, you’ll be watching the show. That part’s the same.
Here’s an idea: you and a date skip the office on Friday and hit an all-day tour through the city’s finest turn-of-the-century homes before heading back south for an after-hours cocktail party at the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House. It’ll be just like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, only all adult and stuff.
There’s a very real party/screening celebrating the fake Tom Hanks Day on Saturday. Should you go?
No: If you’ve only watched You’ve Got Mail because it was on.
Yes: If you’ve seen Splash and Forrest Gump a cumulative 10
times.
Definitely: If you own the two-disc special edition of Cast Away.
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Sink|Swim. And thank you for throwing
your own party this Sunday featuring all-day $1 oysters, $6 sparkling cocktails and surf-and-turf dinner
specials.
It’s about time that song got an update.
Eleven of the best bartenders in the West Loop—from Mad Social to Blackbird—are facing off in a gin-based cocktail competition at RM Champagne Salon. Meanwhile, you’ll be there, casually imbibing their creations and snacking on gratis charcuterie and flatbread. What you’re doing meanwhile for the win.
