February 23, 2004

Double-check that junk mail

If you get any postcard-sized pieces of white paper in the mail from "CD MAP Antitrust Litigation," you're going to want to open it. Chances are you signed a petition at www.MusicCDSettlement.com and now your extra time at the computer signing online petitions is finally paying off. Your check may vary, but mine was for $13.86. If you threw out junk mail on Friday or Saturday, you might want to dig through your trash.

- | 23.02.04 ~ In the News

Conservatorysaurus

As we're slowly dragging through the ass end of winter there is no better tonic for all the gray skies and slush than a trip to the steamy greenery at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The Conservatory is currenly hosting an exhibition of African dinosaurs, most of which are arranged in ways you'll never see at the Field Museum. And if that's not enough reason, admission is free if your conscience will let you walk in without kicking in for the $3 donation. You're telling me you don't want free dinosaurs?

- pxj | 23.02.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

Give in to your music star fantasies

The first step on the path to the rich and rewarding career in music that you so obviously deserve is to learn how to play something. Lucky for you, Chicago has the Old Town School of Folk Music, which has been teaching music lessons for close to 50 years now. Guitar, bass, fiddle, harmonica, dobro, mandolin, percussion... if you can make music with it, the Old Town can probably teach you how to play it. A new session of classes starts on March 1, and if you sign up for a class by the end of day today, you'll get $15 off your tuition. So peruse the classes, see if something catches your eye, and sign up for something. You can buy your instrument at the school's store, or even rent one, so you don't have to commit to owning a guitar (or bass, or cello, or dobro, or...) And if you do happen to make it big someday, don't forget all us little people here at GB who knew you when you were just starting out.

- jma | 23.02.04 ~ Music/Clubs

"Fashion's new base"

Would you like to learn more about fashion in Chicago? Or where do fashion designers get together? Where are they? The Chicago Fashion Foundation answers.

- nh | 23.02.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

One Stop Shopping

It's a pain having to go to all those little boutiques to find the gift you're looking for -- or that special something for yourself. Which is why urbanStyle is so great: browse and buy from more than two dozen local shops, all on one site.

- ah | 23.02.04 ~ Business/Shopping

Slow times on the Brown line

If you depend on the Brown line for your daily commute, expect delays for the next couple of weeks: a weekend fire has forced the CTA to run half as many trains as usual during peak hours for the next two weeks, while they make repairs to a substation on Lincoln Avenue that was damaged by the fire. According to this CTA press release, you should be careful during your commute out of the Loop in the evenings, as only half of the northbound Brown line trains will be going north of the Belmont station. Check the train's destination sign before boarding.

- jma | 23.02.04 ~ Transportation

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