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Events for Week of September 24

CHI: Debut of the Jedi

The Museum of Science and Industry will thrum with the sounds of lightsabers, X-wings and the Millennium Falcon when Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination opens October 5. You'll see more than 80 props, models and costumes from the Star Wars movies, along with video interviews with filmmakers, scientists and engineers. And fans will love the full-size replica of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended.

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, opening Oct. 5
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago | 773-684-1414

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CHI: Buonissimo!

Fans of the Italian delicacy that is tiramisu are often disappointed: their favorite dessert is too often a soggy, mushy mess. Not so at Anna Maria Pasteria. The Buena Park restaurant boasts the best in the city — light at fluffy, rich and decadent, it's the perfect end to a meal that starts with a nice bruschetta and moves on to once of more than a dozen pasta choices or heartier dishes like veal parmigiana and chicken vesuvio.

Anna Maria Pasteria
4400 N. Clark St., Chicago | 773-506-2662

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CHI: A Toast to the Master

Beer lovers around the world are mourning the master beer critic Michael Jackson, who passed away at the end of August. The UIC branch of Lush Wine & Spirits will be honoring the great Beer Hunter with a free beer tasting this Sunday between 2 and 5pm on Sunday, Sept. 30. They'll also be participating in the worldwide toast at 9pm. Raise a glass.

Michael Jackson Tribute & Beer Tasting, Sept. 30
Lush Wine & Spirits
1306 S. Halsted St., Chicago | 312-738-1900

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CHI: The Classics Endure

The Cape Cod Room at the Drake Hotel opened in 1933, and very little has changed about the menu and decor since then — this is very much a good thing. Lobster thermidor, crab cakes and other seafood delights dominate the menu, served by with quiet confidence by jacketed waitstaff. Simple elegance never goes out of style.

The Cape Cod Room
The Drake Hotel
140 E. Walton St., Chicago | 312-787-2200

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CHI: Best of Neighborhood Gems

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, so of course there are special spots in each one. We can't cover all 77 official hoods, so here are just a couple from our favorites.
• Simon's up in Andersonville (5210 N. Clark) is still a couple months away from pouring its first glogg of the season, but stop in anyhow.
• The Village Tap in Roscoe Village boasts a great beer selection, an eclectic menu and one of the coziest beer gardens in the city.
• The Handlebar has quickly become a mainstay for the Wicker Park/Bucktown biking set.
• Cleo's loves its Ukrainian Village patrons so much it serves an all-you-can-eat free buffet late on Saturday nights.
• Once all the tourists are gone, the Billy Goat Tavern is just a friendly neighborhood bar for the North Bridge area. You can even still bend the ear of a newspaper man from time to time.

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CHI: Wine by the Fire

It's hard to find a cozier wine bar than 404. Tucked into the second room at Jack's in West Lincoln Park, 404 centers on a toasty fireplace, with banquettes, oversized easy chairs and small tables at which to snuggle up to the wine list. Choose from 35 wines by the glass or more than 90 by the bottle, and a little snack to nosh on (the cheese flights are excellent, as is the barbecue chicken pizza). Perfect for a fall date.

Jack's/404 Wine Bar
2856 N. Southport Ave., Chicago | 773-404-8400

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CHI: The Soulful South Side

For generations, Army and Lou's has been a South Side institution for southern-style comfort food. Load up on fried chicken, catfish, baby back ribs and more. The restaurant is packed on Sundays for its after-church buffet, where $17 gets you all you can eat. (Save room for that peach or blackberry cobbler!)

Army and Lou's
422 E. 75th St., Chicago | 773-483-3100

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