Cold beer and cool jazz highlight the weekend.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore. 1. WINTER JAZZ FEST Where/When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday on the McAninch Arts Center Mainstage, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn. Why Go: Friday's show is Henry Johnson and The Organ Express, and Two for Brazil: Paulinho Garcia and Greg Fishman. Saturday's headliner is the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Pricing: Friday: $30, $28 for seniors, $20 for youth. Saturday: $50-75, $48-73 for seniors, $40-65 for youth. 2. LIVE MUSIC AT COOPER'S HAWK Where/When: 7 p.m. Thursday at Cooper's Hawk, 510 …
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
1. LIVE MUSIC AT COOPER'S HAWK Where/When: Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant, 510 Village Center Dr.; 7-10 p.m. Why Go: Marshall Vente on Friday, Michael Beetley on Saturday. Pricing: Free 2. "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" Where/When: Elmhurst College Mill Theatre, 235 Walter St., Elmhurst, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Why Go: The play is a student-directed production adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning, who captures Carroll’s language in this well-known fairy tale. Pricing: $5 3. SNOWSHOE HIKE Where/When: Lyman Woods Interpretive Center, 901 31st St., Downers Grove, Saturday, 9:15 a.m. Why Go: Bundle up, strap on snowshoes and hit the trails at Lyman Woods. Join a naturalist on a snowshoe hike and discover the beauty and wonder of the winter forest. Pricing…