HIDDEN AGENDA
REDEYE TAKES YOU OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
ON THE ITINERARY A Thai Hot Compress massage treatment at Soulistic Studio & Spa in West Town. 805 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 200. 312-226-7685. soulisticstudiospa.com.
CHECK IT OUT IF YOU … need to chill out, need to warm up or desperately need a vacation but can’t take one.
THE DEETS The Thai Hot Compress treatment is offered as part of traditional bed massages or Thai yoga therapy (a mix of massage, stretching and acupressure). It features medicinal herbs, including kaffir lime, camphor, lemongrass and turmeric, wrapped in muslin, steamed and placed on the body during the massage. Sixty- and 90-minute treatments ($100 and $150, respectively) are available. And considering Chicago’s recent string of subzero temps, they might have to drag you out of the spa’s steam room and 150-degree infrared sauna.
THE PAYOFF Hot and spicy winter therapy.
The places/events highlighted in Hidden Agenda are based on the RedEye staff’s favorite finds. Do you have a cool spot/activity to share? E-mail us at redeyeeditor@tribune.com.
Saturday
The IWF Presents: Skybox Slamfest ’08
OLD TOWN
A fast-paced blend of improv, sketch comedy and professional wrestling. 10:30 p.m. Donny’s Skybox Theatre, 1608 N. Wells St. 312-337-3992. $10-$12.
Doc Films
HYDE PARK
This weekend’s screenings include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” and “Carmen.” Schedule: docfilms.uchicago.edu. Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St. 773-702-8575. $5.
Beginners’ Spanish Language and Spanish 101 Food Lesson
LINCOLN PARK
Learn basic communication and information about regional cuisines in a six-week class. Includes tastings. 11 a.m. Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!, 2024 N. Halsted St. 773-935-5000. $250.
Chinese New Year Spectacular
NEAR SOUTH SIDE
See traditional songs and dances from the Divine Performance Art Troupe, inspired by Chinese legends. 2 and 7 p.m. Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive. 312-225-5120. $28-$128.
Small Print Show
LINCOLN SQUARE
Stock up on creative, homemade gifts and small works on paper at this event featuring greeting cards, jewelry and boxes crafted by more than 40 artists. Noon-5 p.m. Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, 4642 N. Western Ave.; 773-293-2070. No cover.
REDEYE/MMX PICK
Booze Clues
RIVER NORTH
Learn how to concoct a killer martini during this interactive cocktail class. 6 p.m. The Motel Bar, 600 W. Chicago Ave. 312-822-2900. $25.
REDEYE/MMX PICK
Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce
GOLD COAST
The bawdy burlesque show, popular in L.A. and Las Vegas, makes its first stop in Chicago. 10 p.m. Tickets: wantickets.com/lepassage. Le Passage & The Drawing Room, 937 N. Rush St. 866-926-8499. $30.
Sunday
27th Annual Chicago Music Awards
LINCOLN PARK
The annual ceremony hails Chicago born and bred entertainers. 7 p.m. Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave. 312-427-0266. $35-$55.
Chicago Originals Restaurant Week Celebration
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Keep celebrating the new year: Dine on three-course dinner menus specially priced at $20.08 at select restaurants, starting Sunday. Through Feb. 3. See participating restaurants: chicagooriginals.com.
‘The L Word’ viewing party
LAKEVIEW
Watch the Showtime show on a big screen and sip $4 cocktails and $2 Miller drafts. 8 p.m. Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted St. 773-975-9244. No cover.
Wine tasting
NEAR NORTH SIDE
Damien Casten of Candid Wines presents flights from California and Germany. 3 p.m. Alliance Francaise de Chicago, 810 N. Dearborn St. 312-337-1070. $5.
Crip Slam Sunday: ‘Chicken’ and ‘Striptease’
LINCOLN PARK
Matthew Kerns and Tekki Lomnicki’s perform humorous solo shows about their experiences with HIV and as a disabled little person, respectively. 7:30 p.m. Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-871-3000. $10.
REDEYE/MMX PICK
Kohl’s Step Up for Kids
SOUTH LOOP
Climb 80 stories of stairs in Chicago’s second tallest building. 8 a.m. Aon Center, 200 E. Randolph St. 773-880-6936. $40.
All weekend
World of Wheels
NEAR SOUTH SIDE
See more than 300 souped-up street machines, race cars, hot rods and signature motorcycles. 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive. 248-373-1700. $16.
REDEYE/MMX PICK
From The Heart
PILSEN
An exhibition features mixed media artwork by young Chicago artists. 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Through March 28. National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St. 312-738-1503. Free.
THE GAMER
WHO’S PLAYING AT HOME
Bulls vs. Suns
Noon Sunday, United Center
