Food Crypt at Nite Market

Earlier this year we posted about Nite Market, a venue for culinary experiments happening in small kitchens across the city. The first Nite Market was held in Pilsen and it was a huge success. I had a lot of fun indulging in sweet, sour and savory artisan treats at street food prices. This Friday, Nite Market is back and Foodcrypt (the coolest food blog on the interweb) will be participating! 

Foodcrypt (Sam and Chris) will be frying up “Oliebollen.” Oliebollen are Dutch doughnuts that are traditionally served on New Years, but become available from food trucks (often called “gebakraams”, or “bakery windows”) as soon as the weather gets cold. I've never eaten Oliebollen, but Chris said they're like beignets—that's all I need to hear. I'm there. 

To enjoy food from unlicensed vendors, you will need to RSVP on the Nite Market website. 

Haunted Corn Maze

Halloween is just around the corner and I hope you've already planned your costume. Last year I went to Haunted Corn Maze at Richardson Farm in Spring Grove, Illinois. My companion was too scared to be terrified by local firefighters, so we ended up doing the scavenger hunt instead, but we heard screams from the other side all night. If you have what it takes, I highly recommend this Chicagoland attraction. If that isn't enough, it's the world's larget corn maze AND all proceeds go to local charities.

Visit richardsonadventurefarm.com for more information!

Friday: Golden Age at Public Works

Public Works Speaker Series seeks to create a real, live knowledge base for making a life in the independent arts. We’re bringing in internationally recognized artists and creative entrepreneurs to speak to what we know to be true: ”Art makes work; work makes art.”

On Friday, September 16th, Golden Age (Marco Kane Braunschweiler and Martine Syms) joins James Goggin for a double-bill. We'll be talking about art: what we love, what we hate, who we love, who we hate and everything in between. After the chats there will be DJs and drinking. I'm on a cleanse right now, so I won't be drinking, but feel free to come and say hello.

More information at www.thispublicworks.com!

Lecture: James Goggin, Pop Culture Color Theory

Saturday, August 20, 2011, 6pm

James Goggin's ‘Pop Culture Color Theory’ lecture is an ongoing, continually evolving project which explores humankind’s attempts at codifying and commodifying color. From video test patterns to International Klein Blue, the Pantone Matching System to the Homeland Security Advisory System, color is endlessly refracted by our subjective perception into adaptable economic and semiotic structures.