Oh, cold snap!
Global warming? We're not about to get all Ann Coulter on you, but right now Al Gore seems about as believable as the Easter bunny! I mean, tomorrow's Easter and we're sitting here freezing our eggs off. We'd kill for a little climate change right about now. Well, we can't do jack about the frost, but we can help you find three great ways to get your mind off the chill:
1. They say laughter is the best medicine, but can it cure a serious case of the what-the-heck-happened-to-spring blues? Find out at The Edge $3,500 Comedy Contest. Aspiring comics compete in this 13-week elimination tournament, with the winner of the June 17 finals taking home $2,000. (The second-place finisher nabs $1,000; third place, $500.)
2. R.I.P. "American Idol," you've officially jumped the shark. It's time to get back to basics, and in this town, that means the blues. Hear some of the city's best this weekend at the Old Town School of Folk Music's Tribute to Big Bill Broonzy, a bluesman and friend of the school in its early years. (He even played there on opening night in 1957.) The lineup includes Guy Davis, Ella Jenkins, Devil in a Woodpile and others.
3. You can warm your heart at this wine tasting for a good cause. Support mentoring program Jumpstart and taste six wines-three whites and three reds-this weekend at Uncork with Hopscotch. Wine's not your thing? Sip drinks from an open bar of draft beer and well drinks. Plus, score raffle prizes and gift bags. Info and tickets: hopscotchnetwork.org/chicago.html.