Chicago

Having designed for everyone from adidas to Nokia, this Michigan-based artist is now hawking matte prints of his light-bending, kaleidoscopic work, including the sun-gleaming-over-island "Heavenlike", and "Godlike", wherein you're drawn to a nearly barren mall parking lot by what looks like the Star of Brookstone-hem.

Penned by a 40-year Vienna Beef executive, Never's an ode to Chi-style hot-dog stands in the city and around the country, complete with tales from proprietors, operators, customers, and deliverymen, all of whom claim to've never put the red stuff on their dog, and all of whom are certainly liars.

In "Delivery Man", the 'Cago-based duo's old-school beats back up lines like "Charles got a Flavor Flav clock on his shirt...I got a smiley-face-Have-A-Nice-Day t-shirt" -- so catchy, you'll overlook its rhyming too much.

At Gioco: 1312 S Wabash Ave, at E 13th; South Loop; 312.939.3870
At Opera: 1301 S Wabash Ave, at E 13th; South Loop; 312.461.0161

Drop $20 on dinner Sun-Thurs at the rustic Italian'd Gioco and receive a $50 gift certificate to its Chinese sister resto Opera (the Italians steal the noodle, China steals the most boring music ever -- advantage, Italy).

5-9pm Friday at 1101 West Fulton Market, at N Aberdeen; West Loop; 312.243.4754

This eco-friendly boutique's taking 20% off all merch, including buttondowns & hoodies from John Patrick, Turk + Taylor hoodies, Entermodal wallets, and Good Society denim. They're also serving gratis wine and cupcakes (making this The Great Society -- sorry LBJ).