Friday 8/15 – Thursday 8/21
16 SATURDAY Didn’t make it to Martinique this winter? Aw, poor baby. Well, you can get a taste of what you missed at today’s Carifete ’97 carnival, parade, and festival. Many of the hundreds of islands in the Caribbean will be represented with floats, costumes, and giant effigies. The event will naturally include food, such as curried goat, jerk fish, yucca, and roti, as well as arts and crafts and, most importantly, music. The free festival is from 9 to 9 on both sides of the Midway Plaisance between Stony Island and Cottage Grove. The parade is from 11:30 to 2; floats and musicians will park and stick around for the rest of the day. Call 773-509-5079 for more information.
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20 WEDNESDAY In this fast-paced world, it’s tempting to think how a few more hours in the day would come in mighty handy. Well, there’s no changing the rate of the earth’s rotation (at least not for a long, long time), so you may want to look into learning some time-saving techniques instead at the Women’s Professional Sales Network’s time management seminar It’s About Time! Instructor Glenn Reiner makes a living teaching office types to be more productive both on and off the job, so after impressing the boss with your productivity, you’ll eventually be able to leave work at six, go home and face the chores, and maybe even read a magazine before you collapse at a decent hour. Registration starts at 5:30, dinner’s at 6:45, and the program begins at 8 tonight at the North Shore Doubletree Hotel, 9599 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie. It’s $30 in advance, $35 to walk in (that includes dinner). Call 312-266-3494 for reservations.
