The Weekly Guide: A master planner for Chicagoans shares his own plans

The Weekly Guide: A master planner for Chicagoans shares his own plans
Mike Orlove shares his weekend picks which include a trip to El Circo Cheapo. Flickr/Allison Felus
The Weekly Guide: A master planner for Chicagoans shares his own plans
Mike Orlove shares his weekend picks which include a trip to El Circo Cheapo. Flickr/Allison Felus

The Weekly Guide: A master planner for Chicagoans shares his own plans

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This week’s guest for the regular Friday series The Weekly Guide generally has one thing on his mind, how to keep youdance card full with music, dance, theater, performance.

Mike Orlove is the senior program director for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Which means he’s the mastermind behind events like the World Music Festival, Chicago SummerDance, and pretty much anything else going on in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center.

Orlove joined “Eight Forty-Eight” to share what he likes to do with his weekend when he’s not busy making sure the rest of Chicago’s will be fun!

Mike’s Picks:

Paradise Korean bathhouse

Eleven City Diner

Gimme Shelter-Underground Supper Club

Muntu Dance Theater: “Dancing in the Spirit”

El Circo Cheapo Cabaret

Season Finale of “Boardwalk Empire


Share your plans for the weekend in the comments section below!