"Simply Red" Benefit

No, it's not the Eighties band. Simply Red is a red-themed benefit for the City of Hope National Medical Center, featuring DJ Nandy Maxx, The Red Revue Burlesque Dancers, specially created Crimson Cocktails and a very special raffle. The event runs 7:30pm to 10pm tonight at Ontourage, 157 West Ontario. Tickets are $50; VIP tickets are also available. Click here or call Katherine Riley at 847/583-8600 for more information.

City sticker deadline today!

Do you have a city sticker for your car yet? No? Then you better get one today, because (a) you'll have to pay a $40 late fee after today, and (b) you'll get a $120 ticket if the cops catch you without one. Check out the City Clerk's Website for information on how to get a sticker.

Drinking & Writing @ T's

All July long "Drinking & Writing" will once again cozy up to the bar where it all started, T's Bar and Restaurant, 5025 N. Clark St. (at the corner of Winnemac) in the heart of Andersonville. Every Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m. for the whole month of July you are cordially invited to join them for drinks and performances of "Drinking & Writing". As a bonus, not only will you be able to see the original "Drinking & Writing," but you'll also be able to see the all new "Drinking & Writing Volume II, The 'Nobel' Experiment". That's right, an all new show written and performed by Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda, Sean Benjamin, and featuring Chloe Johnston. This all new Volume of Drinking & Writing focuses on the years of prohibition and features many new writers such as Edna St. Vincent Milay, H.L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and many more. The two shows will be performed in rep on Thursdays and Saturdays, so to find out more about the schedule visit their website, where you can also purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are $12 and $8 for students with ID and can also be purchased at the door.