THU 3/27
Boot camp
Australian company UGG has outfitted plenty of local feet with their ubiquitous furry boots, but did you know they had stuff for warmer seasons? Check out the brand’s spring collection at the 20 Looks Fashion Show featuring UGG Australia, including beach dresses, swim cover-ups, sandals and hats. While you’re there, enter to win a $100 UGG gift certificate and a necklace by local designer Abigail Nowodzelski, whose jewelry also is featured. Includes free-flowing Pommery Pop champagne. 8 p.m. $10. Lumen, 839 W. Fulton Market. 312-733-2222. R.S.V.P.: info@lumen-chicago.com
Art for thought
Want to beef up your culture quotient this week? Get the most bang for your buck at Etcetera VII, an arts fest chock full of short plays, comedy, music, performance art, monologues and multimedia acts. Before the show, watch Jason Adams perform theater piece “Clipper Ship Spectacular” in the lobby — toy boats and all. 8 p.m. Through Sunday. $15-$20. Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave. 773-539-7838. themilltheatre.org
Hoop, there it is
Whether your bracket’s already shot or still going strong, tune into March Madness games live at Hoops for Youth and support Youth Guidance, a local organization helping at-risk kids. The bouncy bash includes three hours of wine, beer and cocktails and a raffle for gift certificates to local spots. 6 p.m. $30. Waterhouse, 3407 N. Paulina St. 773-871-1200. R.S.V.P.: www.youth-guidance.org
FRI 3/28
Royal laughs
Forget kings of the streets — the stars of the Latin Kings of Comedy are all about the punch line. Actor and comic Paul Rodriguez hosts this one-night-only show with TV personalities Gene Pompa, Frank Lucero and Manny Maldonada. 8 p.m. $38-$65. The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. 312-559-1212.
What’s that smelt?
Your usual Friday fish fry has nothing on Shaw’s Smelt Fest 2008. Meet at Shaw’s Crab House for a bus trip to Port Washington, Wis., for the 58th annual American Legion Smelt Fry. You get breakfast, drinks en route, a stop in historic Cedarburg, Wis., and all-you-can-eat smelt at the fest before heading back to Chicago by 9 p.m. 9 a.m. $75. 21 E. Hubbard St. R.S.V.P. required. 312-527-2722.
SUN 3/30
Top-notch tapas
Brush elbows with some of the city’s spiciest chefs at the Fifth Annual Cocina de Coprodeli. Stroll among tapas stations manned by eight local chefs, including Geno Bahena of Tepatulco (2558 N. Halsted St.) and Emilio Gervilla of Emilio’s Tapas (find locations at metromix.com). Proceeds benefit earthquake reconstruction efforts by Coprodeli USA, a Peruvian organization assisting families in need. Sip on wine, beer and pisco sours, and take home a program filled with tapas recipes. 1 p.m. $60. Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch St. 312-798-2391. coprodeliusa.org
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