La Madia Wine Tasting

Compare and contrast 5 different wines of the same type from different parts of the world - at La Madia (59 W. Grand Ave.). Tonight, from 5 until 7, we're tasting Pinot Noirs. Chef/Owner Jonathan Fox is a certified Sommelier and will lead the tasting as well a prepare passed hors d'oeuvres that pair nicely with the wine selection. $25 includes tasting 5 wines an hors d'oeuvres; for more information, contact 773.931.1810.

Live Webcast with Philip Roth @ Harold Washington Library Center

From New York City, Ben Taylor will interview Philip Roth about his new book, Indignation, and the interview will be broadcast live, via webcast, at the Harold Washington Library Center in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Free. 7pm. 400 S. State St.

Citizen Wine Tasting

Sip and swirl your way through a selection of wines with friends while soaking up the sun on Citizen's spacious patio (364 W Erie St.). From 6pm until 9pm enjoy a selection of two to three wines with small bite food pairings (from the new fall menu) for just $20. For more information, contact 312.640.1156.

Con-Con Forum @ UIC

Does Illinois Need a New Constitution? You will decide!

Free forum Tuesday, September 16, 2008
5:00-7:00pm: Panel Discussion and Forum
7:00-8:00pm: Reception in the Atrium

Student Services Building (SSB)
1200 W. Harrison St, Chicago
Meeting Rooms B & C

Participants will include: Hon. John Fritchey, State Representative, 11th District; Dawn Clark Netsch, Prof. Emerita, NU School of Law; Kathryn Nesburg, Chair, Con-Con Committee, League of Women Voters of Illinois; Hon. Patrick Quinn, Lt. Governor; Moderator Richard Lockhart, Dean, Springfield Lobbyists.

[Convenient access via the CTA Blue Line Racine exit - just north of SSB. Parking available at Harrison St. Parking Structure (HRPS), 1100 W. Harrison St., $6.25 on entry at Harrison St. (after 3:00pm).]

Sent by Dr. Lora Chamberlain of The Vote Yes on the ConCon Coalition www.voteyesontheconcon.com

Magical/Beautiful @ The Bottom Lounge

The Bottom Lounge
1375 W. Lake
8:00pm 21+ $7 adv / $10 day of show

THE DONKEYS
The Donkeys debut album covers a stupefying amount of musical territory in the span of 40 minutes. From the fuzzed out psychedelics of "She's A Wolf" and "No Need For Oxygen," to the country-rock of "Come On Virginia" and "Blood Hill," to the indie-pop of "In The Morning" and "Black Cat," these boys don't care about distinctions of pop music, and after a listen, you won't either. The Donkeys is a timeless collection of American popular music. That is, if your definition of pop music goes all the way from Blind Willie McTell to Pavement.

MAGICAL, BEAUTIFUL
Ah, Music in the 21st Century...everything has been ridiculed and destroyed by punk/hardcore/noise, so now everything is available at a low, low price. What happens when a piano wiz-kid from Orange County grows up in the midst of this cultural chaos and gets his Antioch Arrow/Black Dice & Rachmoninov/Grieg mixed upwith his Joe Meek/Lindsey Buckingham & Kate Bush/Bjork? Well, he might move to Chicago and take up the life of the world-wandering musician with Head of Femur and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, and when he's not on tour he might only half-jokingly call himself Magical, Beautiful and hide in his basement putting together grandiosley stoned prog/pop compositions with chewing gum and resin. You might even be holding his record in your hands right now...see if you can hear a new world, or at least a mixed-up new vision of what's left of the old one... -[Larry "Fuzz-O" Dolman, January 2007]

TIM LOWLY
Chicago singer songwriter Tim Lowly has been involved in writing and performing music since the late '70s. His music can be described as alternative folk with lots of cool visuals to boot.

THE ARMOR CLASS
Ambiente. Electronique. Experimente.

Two for Brazil @ Jazz Showcase

Jazz Showcase, 47 W. Polk St. (Dearborn Station), will host Two for Brazil's Paulinho Garcia and Greg Fishman. The duo will perform Jobim classics and jazz standards with class and swing. Bossa Nova lovers get ready! Show starts at 8pm. Admission is cash only. Tickets range from $20-25. Credit cards are accepted for bar service.

Hip Hop Bangers @ Darkroom

General Pacman mixes classic and current hip hop videos alongside DJ Shon Dervis' hip hop, reggae and R&B set. Darkroom, 2210 W. Chicago Ave. Beats start bangin' at 9pm. No cover. 21+