Chicago

46 E Superior St, at Wabash; Gold Coast; 312.664.0100

Housed in the rehabbed pre-Victorian Hennessy House, this cherry tabled, restored brick bedecked wine bar is pouring 70 bottles of vino repping 20 different Italian regions accompanied by an assortment of small plates (white bean and roasted red pepper bruschetta on herb goat cheese crostini, wild mushroom tapenade on endive, etc) and sammies like the "Salute" (prosciutto, Gorganzola, and truffled fig butter) and the "Grazie" -- smoked turkey drizzled w/ basil pesto and a hash of dehydrated cranberries, who were killed and cooked in a weakened state after drinking in the sun all day.

At 1p, Sat May 16, 1925 W Cortland St, at Winchester; Bucktown; 773.489.0738

The one-time gambling and underworld hot spot is ringing in No 75 with 75-cent Miller Lite drafts, live music, giveaways, and a complimentary buffet (1-3pm) that, this being Chicago, will most certainly be healthy and light.

Doors open at 6p (tix $8) tonight, at The Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, btw Thomas and Cortez; Ukrainian Village; 773.276.3600

Dating disaster site LustAndBust.com is throwing a naughty spelling bee rolled into a concert (The Alright Alreadies, The Scissors, AMFM) at the Empty Bottle, w/ a $150-valued, adult-themed gift basket going to the top speller, who'll totally ask the judges to use the words in a sentence. Repeatedly.

Fall in love all over again as you watch this genetically gifted Wrigley beer man dole out brews faster than you can say "suck it, James Loney!!!".

People think the Hamptons are all about Sex and the City, but really, they're about people who just want to get out of the city to have some sex. To help with that, we're unleashing a summer-long Hamptons edition revealing everything from wrigglingly fresh Thai to reptile racing; tell your Hamptons-bound friends to sign up, and they'll thank you with hugs that linger just long enough to express gratitude, but not long enough to express their desire to give you a pair of sexy pumps.