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NSTV Sketch Comedy – May 18, Ryan Auditorium

Lulu’s own Breanne Ward (server) will be performing at the Ryan auditorium May 18th at 9:30 pm as part of at Northwestern Sketch Television’s sketch comedy group. Visit their website nstvcomedy.com for video shorts of their original comedy sketches.

Chicago is famous for our comedic talent, catch em now before they blow up big.
“Being from Chicagolands sout side of da city let me just say, go see wat dem crazy kids out ovr by der is doin.” – Dan Kelch, Lulu’s owner

NSTV (Northwestern Sketch Television) is a College Emmy-award winning sketch comedy group from Northwestern University. The team, which includes over eighty students working in various positions, writes, directs, shoots, edits, promotes, and acts in a wide variety of sketches throughout the year. In addition to making content for the Internet and an annual feature-length campus premiere, NSTV sponsors and performs in live shows, facilitates guest speakers, workshops, and field-trips, and produces an annual video for Dance Marathon, Northwestern’s largest philanthropic organization.

 

Fill up on Lulu’s with out going Baroque in the process!

Through the Looking Glass Concert Series 2011-2012
Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, IL (map)

Baroque Band‘s 2011-2012 concert series “Through the Looking Glass,” is coming to a close June 1, 2012 |  tix now available online.

Present your tickets to performances of the Baroque Band for during their 2011-2012 “Through the Looking Glass” concert season at the Music Institute of Chicago, and receive 15% off of regularly priced menu items on your visit to Lulu’s.   Some Restrictions Apply (see below)

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Friday June 1, 2012 (7:30 PM)

Baroque Band’s season closes with one of the most strikingly original works of the Baroque repertoire, Rebel’s bold final work, the ballet Les Elemens. Complementing Rebel’s chaotic opening, the program also includes Handel’s grand Concerto Grosso Op 3 No 2 and Telemann’s Ouverture des nations anciens et modernes.

Enjoy the Show!

Discount Restrictions

• Valid for Dine-in Only.
• Must present ticket stub for offer to apply.
• Offer valid only on days/nights of the performances.
• Discount valid for regularly priced menu items only.
• Offer not valid toward 8 After 8 Special or Munch-A-Bunch Special
• Offer not valid with any other discounts, coupons or deals offered by Lulu’s and its promotional partners.

Lulu’s Drink Specials

The coming of Spring brings not just a change in season, but a change in drink specials at Lulu’s. Download Cocktails & Drinks

Yuzu Papa Doble
10 Cane Rum shaken w. Japanese Yuzu Citrus & Luxardo, spiked w. Fresh Lime, on the Rocks.  A riff on Ernest Hemingway’s classic daiquiri.

Bittered Bourbon
Makers Mark, Cynar, Cocchi Americano, orange bitters and a fresh splash of orange.

Pomegraate – Shochu Cocktail
Japanese Shiro Rice Shochu, Vodka, Pomegranate, fresh squeezed Ruby Red Grapefruit, and Blood Orange.

Passion Fruit Cooler
Gold & Coconut Rums, Passion Fruit, Pineapple & fresh Lime Juice.

Platinum Blonde Doppelbock (Capital Brewery)
A deep golden color leads one to an extremely flavorful, yet very drinkable beer of great character. Treat this malt monster with respect!

Seasonal Sprink Maibock (Capital Brewery)
A bock beer with a beautiful, deep golden hue. Very smooth, this beer has great depth of character, and is an excellent beer to celebrate the end of winter and beginning of spring.

Golden Monkey Triple Ale (Victory Brewery)
Strong and sensual, this golden, Belgian-style ale glows. The richness of German malts and Belgian yeast are tempered by a sparkling approach and overall light body. Abundant herbal, fruity notes make Golden Monkey^® one to savor.

Delerium Tremens
Belgian Ale

Hitachino – Nest
Japanese White Ale

Sapporo
Lager

Original Sin
Premium Hard Apple Cider

Asparagus is Back for Springtime!

Every spring we bring back the Tempura-Fried Asparagus with Saikyo Miso vinaigrette.

Also this spring we are introducing Grilled Asparagus served w. Japanese Pickled Plum and Shiso Vinaigrette.

Pickled plums, umeboshi, are a spring time tradition in Japan.  The Plum Tree blossoms first, before the Cherry blossoms arrive, and this really heralds the change of seasons.

Umeboshi is a unique tart taste coupled with Shiso, a Japanese style mint, that works great with the grilled asparagus.  Light, healthy, flavorful.

Free Warm Brownie with your Munch-A-Bunch + Matinee

Lulu’s Dim Sum is pleased to offer you a free warm brownie to all dine in customers who support the arts.  Just show us your ticket or used ticket stubs for any of several eligible matinee performances at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts, and Light Opera Works when you order a Munch-A-Bunch.

The super supreme all you can eat tasting event that lets you sample almost all of our menu is served Saturdays & Sundays from 11:30a – 3:00p and Monday/Tuesday from 4:30p – 9:00p.  Munch-A-Munch in full detail.

Ten Chimneys at Northlight Theater | Mar 9 - Apr 15, 2012

Ten Chimneys | Northlight Theater
March 9 – April 15, 2012
(map | showtimes | buy tickets)

For decades, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne entertained the most influential artists of their time – from Noel Coward to Sydney Greenstreet – at Ten Chimneys, their legendary retreat.  In this new play, a spirited onstage rehearsal sparks an offstage romantic triangle.  The result is a comically revealing look at the private lives of these very public figures.

Eligible Matinee Performances:
Mar 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 31
Apr 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15

Limits and Restrictions:

• Valid only for Dine-In.
• Offer only valid date of event.
• Offer only valid for matinee performances. See our special offer for evening performances
• Must present ticket(s) or used ticket stub(s) for offer to apply.
• Offer only valid with Munch-A-Bunch Special
• Offer not valid with any other discounts, coupons or deals offered by Lulu’s and its promotional partners

 

Sushi You Too (video)

Save money at Lulu’s all season long. Enjoy the Show!

NorthLight Theater 2011-2012 Season
Skokie, IL (map)

Lulu’s Dim Sum is pleased to announce that the Northlight Theater has received 13 nominations for its performances during he 2010-2011 productionseason.  Eight nominations from the Jeff Awards and five from the Black Theater Alliance (BTAA).

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Show your ticket stub from any Northlight Theater production from their 2011-2012 season and receive 15% off our regularly priced menu items.  Needn’t be the same day as the show.  Some Restrictions Apply (see below)

 

Northlight Theater production Tickets & Schedule.

 

Title of the Show 5/4 – 6/10

Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry on the eighty-eights. With the cast in place, Jeff and Hunter begin a conversation about what to write about. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about. They make a pact to write up until the festival’s deadline and dream about the show changing their lives.

 

The shows and categories nominated include:

• The Outgoing Tide include Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best New Work, Best Sound Design, and Best Production of a Play.
• Daddy Long Legs for Best Actress in a Musical
• Sense & Sensibility for Best New Adaptation, and
• Eclipsed for Best Ensemble, Best Leading Actress, Best Featured Actress, Most Promising Actress.

 

Discount Restrictions

• Valid for Dine-in Only.
• Must present ticket stub for offer to apply.
• Offer not valid on Fridays & Saturdays.
• Discount valid for regularly priced menu items only.
• Offer not valid toward 8 After 8 Special or Munch-A-Bunch Special
• Offer not valid with any other discounts, coupons or deals offered by Lulu’s and its promotional partners.
• Valid not valid for ticket stubs dated prior to the performance date.

kawaii, ne (video)

Kawaii – Adjective, Japanese in origin Kawaii is Japanese for “cute”. Kawaii ne = cute, isn’t it?

Have you seen what’s coming NEXT?

Lulu’s Dim Sum is pleased to offer 15% off regularly priced menu items to all dine in customers who support the arts.  Just show us your ticket or used ticket stubs for any of several eligible performances by Evanston’s Next Theater Company. Some Restrictions Apply (see below)

It is with great delight that I share with you our 2011-12 season of programming: three plays that explore the link between our personal lives and the political world around us.  Each of these exciting and thought provoking plays delve into the heart of what it means to be a parent, a child, a lover and a citizen of the world in the 21st century. – Jenny Avery, Artistic Director

Evanston’s NEXT Theater Company 2011-12 Season

After the Revolution (tickets | map)
April 5 – May 13, 2012

By Amy Herzog
Directed by Kimberly Senior

The young, brilliant Emma Joseph proudly carries the torch of her family’s Marxist tradition by devoting her life to the memory of her famously blacklisted grandfather. When history reveals a shocking truth about the man himself, the entire family is forced to confront questions of honesty and an allegiance they thought had been long resolved. AFTER THE REVOLUTION is a bold and hilariously moving portrait of a jewish American family, forced to reconcile a thorny and delicate legacy.

 

Limits and Restrictions:

• Valid only for Dine-In.
• Offer only valid date of event.
• Offer only valid for evening performances.
• Must present ticket stub(s) for offer to apply.
• Offer not valid toward 8 After 8 Special or Munch-A-Bunch Special
• Offer not valid with any other discounts, coupons or deals offered by Lulu’s and its promotional partners.

Name that tune (video)

Ok, even though this is a commercial it kind of represents much of what I like about Japan. Not just the beautiful mountains covered in pine and mist, but the producing of something creative, employing a craft like woodwork, a precise attention to detail, patience and diligence in making each piece sound the correct tone. It speaks to me of traditional Japanese attributes still being utilized in a modern world. How the heck did I get all that from a commercial.

Symphonic Sounds and Munch-a-Bunch

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Season
North Shore Center for Performing Arts (map | tickets)

As a proud supporter of the arts in Chicago-land, Lulu’s would like to offer you opportunities to enjoy a Free Brownie with your Munch-a-Bunch when you stop in at Lulu’s Dim Sum on your way to a performance of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra at the North Shore Center for performing arts.

Present your tickets to any of 3 remaining performances of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra during their 2011-2012 run at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts when ordering your Munch-A-Bunch special, and have a free brownie for dessert on us.  Some restrictions apply (see below)

Sunday May 20, 2012 | 3:00 pm

S.V.S.O. Performs: Gould, American Salute.  Grofé, Hollywood Suite.  Anderson, Favorites (Blue Tango, Belle of the Ball, Syncopated Clock, Serenata, The Typewriter).  And Russo, Street Music: A Blues Concerto, op. 65 featuring Corky Siegel on Harmonica.

Corky Siegel has earned an international reputation as one of the world’s great blues harmonica masters. He is a composer, blues pianist, singer / songwriter, and recent winner of the Lila Wallace/Reader’s Digest/Meet the Composer’s national award for chamber music composition and the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award for Music Composition. Read More

Pre-concert Lecture presented by Michael Vaughn begins at 1:45pm.

 

Here’s how Munch a Bunch works:
All dishes are served family style, and includes just about anything on our menu except for: Glazed Salmon and Whole Catfish. The following four (4) items may be ordered one at a time in tasting portion size: Coconut Shrimp, Salmon Sashimi, Curried Black Mussels and Salmon Cakes.  All remaining items may be enjoyed in any quantity you desire.  Does not include specials, deserts, beverages or doggy bags.

 

Discount Restrictions

• Valid for Dine-in Only.
• Must present ticket stub(s) for offer to apply.
• Offer valid only on the five (5) performance dates listed within this publication, or scheduled postponements.
• Offer not valid with any other discounts, coupons or deals offered by Lulu’s and its promotional partners.

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