To audition
A new NBC restaurant competition seeks pairs (couples, friends, etc.) who want to open their own restaurant. The open casting call is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel (230 N. Michigan Ave.) Bring a completed application; find it at nbc.com and click on “now casting.”
To shop
It’s Good Friday, so what better time to mix a little spiritual business with pleasure. Shop the chocolates, preserves, soaps, lotions and other gifts made by monks and nuns around the world at holyorders.biz.
To support
Watch the NCAA Tournament and help the non-profit Off the Street Club at the March Mania party from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Varsity Club (2142 N. Clybourn Ave.) A $30 package is good for all you can drink, and $10 raffle tickets offer a chance to win airfare and tickets to this year’s Final Four in San Antonio.
