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If
Lake Michigan's blue waters aren't enough, jet set (via your palate)
to Greece, Italy, Spain and Morocco at the swanky Swirl Wine Bar's
Flavours
of the Mediterranean Wine Dinner. We can already taste the baby
lamb rack with couscous and the Chianti Cassico. Aug. 29,
6:30PM-8:30PM; $55. 111 W. Hubbard St., River North;
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This
late in the summer, do you really need another sundress? Yes! Find
one, plus tons of other seasonal merch, at Bucktown's Sizzle
Summer Sidewalk Sale. Comb Division, North and Damen avenues for
all the bargains. Aug. 25, 11AM-6PM & Aug. 26, Noon-5PM;
773.384.2672. | ||
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If
The Amazing Race is your speed, sign up for City
Chase, Chicago's "adventure race" where teams of two compete in
the city's largest scavenger hunt. Partner up with your BFF, grab a
clue sheet, and go! Race starts and finishes on Weed Street, between
Fremont Street and Sheffield Avenue. Aug. 25, 7:30AM; $175/team. Register
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If
the Carribbean-brightness of Haitian art moves you, be ready to be
blown away. Glass Curtain Gallery's opening of Vodou
Riche: Contemporary Haitian Art gathers stunning works
inspired by voodoo, including Edouard Duval Carrie's spooky piece on
metal, "My Life as a Tree," whose symbolisms (hands for roots, eyes
for leaves) will freak you out. Aug. 27-Oct. 16; no cover. 1104 S.
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