AUGUST
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Sun-Times columnist Jeffrey Zaslow hosts two big singles events this weekend, both at the downtown Hyatt, 151 E. Wacker. Tonight is the fifth annual All That Zazz Singles Bash; 20 bucks (16 if you get your ticket in advance) allows you to cruise an anticipated 3,000-plus unattached attendees. The affair runs from 6 to midnight and includes party games, psychics, and an all-you-can-eat buffet. Call 321-3010 to order tickets. Tomorrow is Singles Symposium ’93, an advice seminar with a keynote address by Susan Page, author of the best-seller If I’m So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? There’ll be workshops all day led by psychologists, image consultants, and Vivian Kaplan, publisher of the Single Traveler newsletter, on such topics as “Understanding Men” and “Cold Feet–Commitment Phobia.” It runs from 8:15 to 5. Tickets are $35, $30 in advance. Call 708-475-7709.
Saturday 28
The closest thing the north side has to a Chinese New Year parade is New Chinatown’s annual Argyle Fest, which transforms the business strip along Argyle between Broadway and Sheridan into an outdoor market. There’ll be the usual food, shopping, and entertainment from 11 to dusk today; the traditional lion dance happens at noon on a stage at Argyle and Winthrop. Admission is free. Call 728-1030 for more.
For her latest book, Fugitive Information: Essays From a Feminist Hothead, Kay Leigh Hagan took the unusual step of circulating drafts of the book’s essays; the comments from readers are included in the published volume. She gives a free talk at the Women & Children First bookstore, 5233 N. Clark, at 7:15. Call 769-9299 for more.
The daily papers’ commitment to subjects of interest to gays and lesbians, along with the actual numbers of gays and lesbians working at the dailies, have been quite the subjects of debate lately in the pages of NewCity. They’ll certainly be the subjects of debate tonight, as the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association holds a free forum on Lesbians, Gays, and the Chicago Press: The Evolving Coverage of Our Community. On the dais is a pretty impressive lineup: Sun-Times editor Dennis Britton; Trib Tempo editor James Warren; Reader editor Michael Lenehan; and reps as well from the Daily Southtown, the Chicago Reporter, the Daily Herald, and the City News Bureau. Moderating is association cochairman Barbara Raab, who’s a producer at Channel Two. It starts at 7 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Call 509-5143 for details.
