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It’s Thursday, Let’s Dance!

Now in its thirteenth year in 2012, It’s Thursday, Let’s Dance! will be heating up downtown Evanston on consecutive Thursday nights: June 21, June 28, July 5, July 12, July 19 & July 26. Each week, enjoy dancing to a live band and instruction with a professional dance teacher.

Come on out to the only outdoor dance floor north of Chicago! Thursdays, June 21 – July 26, 2012, 6pm lesson, 7pm live music!

Join us at the conveniently located 909 Davis St. Plaza, the intersection of Maple Avenue and Church Street, at the Davis St. Metra stop. (Map it!) Look for the dance party between American Apparel and Chef’s Station’s patio.

Dance instruction begins at 6:00 p.m. and the band plays for your dancing or listening pleasure from 7:00-9:00p.m. Each week features a different dance style: R&B, Latin, Blues, Big Band, and rock/pop classics.

July 5 – Unity
Rhythmic & rolling beats of Reggae

July 12 – The Shirley King Band
Sweet home Chicago blues and R&B in the family tradition of B.B. King

July 19 – The Flat Cats
Hot swing, jazz, contemporary classics and timeless standards

July 26 – The Associates
The premiere Motown and variety band of the Midwest

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.

 

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.

Sushi You Too (video)

kawaii, ne (video)

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

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.

Happy Holidays

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