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December
It's the most wonderful time of the year
(or so they say...)
Our December events are few, but beautiful-
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 Saturday
12.4 1:00pm UIC
Travel
with Steve McMichael through the most vibrant years of a charter
NFL franchise -- as seen through the eyes of a legendary carouser.
Steve’s no-holds-barred practice habits and fondness for
after-hours merriment moved his first NFL bosses with the New
England Patriots to label him part of “the criminal element”
in the league before they waived him prior to his second season.
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 Saturday
12.4 1:00pm Marshall Field’s
Part of Fields Family Fun weekend...
Renowned chef, author, and television personality Rick Bayless
has prepared gourmet meals for his share of celebrities. But
when asked about his most memorable cooking experiences, he
immediately answers, “with my family and friends, at
my home or theirs-whether around the block or around the globe.”
Lanie Bayless has grown up cooking and eating with her chef-dad
in their restaurant, at their home, and in other people’s
homes from Oklahoma City to Tokyo-with stops in Mexico, Morocco,
France, Thailand, and Peru along the way. But her perspective
is different from his. He’s the celebrated chef with
decades of cooking and traveling experience, and she’s
a teenager with ideas of her own.
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Julie
Halprin & Matt Cordell |
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 Sunday
12.05 1:00 pm Oak Park
When
friends move away, it is hard for them to leave and even harder
to watch them go. Toby’s best friend moved yesterday,
and now all Toby has is his friend’s baseball glove (which
smells like Parmesan cheese). Toby is bored and alone. But then
the snow starts to fall, and Toby finds an unexpected flurry
of friends . . . In TOBY
AND THE SNOWFLAKES, Julie Halpern and Matthew Cordell tell
the story of one little boy who learns about friendship, change,
and the nature of the snowflake. |
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 Sunday
12.05 3:00 pm UIC
In
the vast overgrown vineyard of food and dining-related books
and magazines,Robert Scarola’s MAKE
MINE MEDIUM RARE: A DINER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE, stands
apart as the first book to address restaurant-going from a diner’s
perspective. Whereas typical dining books, TV and radio shows
talk about food and dining from the celebrity chef’s,
cooking expert’s or critic’s point of view, Make
Mine is a view from the table top, written to help those of
us paying the check to get the most for our dining entertainment
dollar. |
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 Saturday
12.11 noon Marshall Field’s
In
Tom Amico's THE
DAY THE DOG DRESSED LIKE DAD, the title says it all. When
Dad goes away for work the dog decides to take over by dressing
as Dad. He demands breakfast just like Dad, he takes the family
on a picnic just like Dad would (but he drives with his head
out the window). For dinner he barbecues, but he won't make
hot dogs! At the end of the day he brings himself the newspaper.
So, will the Cat dress like Mom tomorrow? A hilarious look at
family relationships that can only be seen when really weird
things start to happen.
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Shuli
Eshel & Roger Schatz |
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 Tuesday
12.14 7:30 pm UIC
Only
a few blocks south of Chicago's downtown, Maxwell Street was
predominately a Jewish enclave, but you could also hear the
Blues, bargain with Gypsies, and find bargain hunters from all
walks of life. JEWISH
MAXWELL STREET STORIES, by Shuli Eshel and Roger Schatz,
focuses on the stories of the last Jewish generations that lived
and worked in the Maxwell Street market area. This event is
part of Barbara's ongoing Maxwell Street series. |
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December 2004 Book Recommendations & Events Calendar