Tag: Heads Up

thursday25 Stillman Brown (aka “Swilly Idol”) of Red Zeppelin wines pours and extols the virtues of his California winery’s syrah, dry rose (or Pink Zeppelin), cabernet-syrah, and chardonnay-viognier blends. There may also be some Black Zeppelin, a syrah-alicante-cabernet blend that’s won several medals and is in limited supply. a 5-9 PM, Lush Wine and Spirits, […]

thursday18 An English beer tasting led by beer specialist Anthony Norkus offers ales, stouts, bitters, and beers from all over the UK, including hard-to-find bottles such as the Welsh bitter Thomas Watkins OSB and Scotland’s Skull Splitter Orkney Ale. a 7-8:30 PM, House of Glunz, 1206 N. Wells, 312-642-3000, $20. saturday20 To kick off its […]

saturday13 The Macy’s Day of Music at Symphony Center includes a 2 PM concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Branford Marsalis, a 6 PM set outside on Michigan Avenue by punk-rock marching band Mucca Pazza, and an 8 PM screening of the seminal 1922 vampire silent Nosferatu with live accompaniment by Tortoise. a 2-10 […]

saturday6 Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters discusses her dedication to local, seasonal food and her new book, The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes. For a full schedule of her Chicago events, see our blog The Food Chain at chicagoreader.com. a 2:30-5 PM, Northwestern’s Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago, chicagocooks.com, $10. sunday7 Be your […]