Time Out Chicago

Time Out Chicago Tips

From elaborate egg decorating to celebrating Earth Hour, Laura Baginski of "Time Out Chicago" magazine is here with her list of weekend favorites.

• Time Out Chicago Magazine

Ask Alpana

Ask Alpana

Ask Alpana

"Check, Please!" host and master sommelier Alpana Singh joins us with her list of great wine books in tonight's editions of Ask Alpana.

• Check, Please! Web site
• The Billionaire's Vinegar (on Amazon.com)
• The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (on Amazon.com)
• The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty (on Amazon.com)
• Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine (on Amazon.com)
• Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure (on Amazon.com)
• Proust Was a Neuroscientist (on Amazon.com)

Arts & Entertainment

Dreihaus Architects

Geoffrey Baer tours the city with an Egyptian architect and an Argentine preservationist in town to receive prizes for their work in traditional architecture. And we'll get their reactions to some of Chicago's finest classical buildings.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Theater Critic Hedy Weiss

Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss says "The Quiet Man Tales" is a beguiling play that speaks volumes about Irish culture. Hedy joins Phil with a review of the world premiere production at the Chicago Theatre Downstairs.

• Hedy Weiss at the Chicago Sun Times

The Friday Night Show

Preview "Friday Night Show" with guest Ron Huberman

We'll get a sneak preview of John Callaway's "Friday Night" interview with the new Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman.

• Chicago Public Schools

Arts & Entertainment

South Side Irish Parade Ends Era

The luck of the Irish has run out on Chicago's South Side Irish Parade. Eddie Arruza and his panel will explore how alcohol and out-of-control crowds are forcing organizers to pull the plug on a 30-year-old St. Patrick's Day tradition.

• South Side Irish Parade

Politics

Olympic Olive Branch

The organizers of Chicago's Olympic bid made peace today with community activists seeking a bigger piece of the action. But Chicago Police may picket the International Olympic Committee when their members come to town next week. Rich Samuels will tell us why.

• Chicago 2016

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Dempster Street Pro Musica

A new classical music ensemble from Evanston is garnering critical acclaim. The founder of Dempster Street Pro Musica joins us and performs live in our studio.

Arts & Entertainment

Joel Hall

We meet the choreographer who has been motivating dancers in Chicago for 35 years.

• Joel Hall Dancers & Center
• Upcoming Joel Hall Dancers Performance

The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza

The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza

Small businesses are taking a big hit in this recession. Many banks have cut off lines of credit. But the Obama administration says it has plans to get loans flowing again to small businesses. What are those plans and will they work? That is tonight's focus of our series, "The Bottom Line."