Friday 25
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If you are thinking of shelling out $20 to see the Who pay-for-play cable broadcast tonight at 10, hold it. This from a Cablevision press release: “This uncut, uncensored version will be presented weeks before broadcast television airs its edited version.” In other words, there will be another showing of the concert that won’t cost $20 pretty darn soon, allowing one to (a) see the concert without (b) forking over dough to Cablevision, Budweiser, or greedy Pete Townshend. Cablevision’s number is 1-800-885-4485.
Saturday 26
It’s not quite the Abraham Lincoln Brigade reunion, but the tired volunteers from Tim Evans’s campaign for mayor did fight the good fight, and they’ll be feted today at the alderman’s annual recognition picnic. The Fourth Ward Regular Democratic Organization promises games, entertainment, and prizes–with special honors going to volunteers and community-service heroes in the ward. The free picnic runs from 2 to 6 at Cornell Park, 4700 S. Cornell. Transportation is available in the ward; for information call 373-5965.
Wednesday 30
The improbably named “Big Nick’s Casino” will be the focal point of the tenth annual Taste of Polonia festival, Big Nick’s is planned as an authentic gambling den, complete with blackjack, poker, dice games, and wheels–all of which are legal because the organizers got a special gambling license from the state. Big Nick, believe it or not, refers to Nicolaus Copernicus, the noted heretic and odds maker. He’s also the namesake of the Copernicus Foundation, which sponsors the annual Polish event. The festival–which will be held in the Copernicus Cultural & Civic Center, 5216 W. Lawrence–features the usual variety of Polish food and entertainment. It runs from 4 to 10 PM today and tomorrow, noon to 10 Saturday through Monday. Admission is $3, and another $1 for Big Nick’s. Call 777-8898 for more information.
