A New Look and Menu for Oak Tree

D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team

Shopping at the 900 Shops on Michigan Ave. can work up quite an appetite.  Although I’m not a big shopper, I am a frequent guest there mainly because of my better half.  Even though my window shopping is limited,  I tend to venture to the 6th floor to check out Oak Tree, my favorite restaurant in the building.

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Celebs, Parties And More!

LaShonda Matlock, NBC Chicago Street Team

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Heidi Montag of MTV’s smash hit  “The Hills” along with her sinister boyfriend Spencer Pratt (the guy we all love to HATE!) are hosting a very special night at Manor nightclub (Friday October 17th) to benefit Breast Cancer Research. $20 donation at the door. Red carpet arrival starts at 10:30pm! Hmmm I wonder if Heidi will be wearing anything from LC‘s clothing line…..I kidd!

This Saturday go and enjoy a lavish one-day shopping experience at the 900 Shops celebrating their 20th Anniversary. The 900 Shops house a wide range of luxury brands from Gucci, L’Occitane, MaxMara, H2O Plus, UGG Australia and the list goes on!

The day of ultimate fabulousness will include a variety of in store promotions, raffle prizes, music, tid-bits of food from Frankie’s Pizza, America’s Dog (guilty pleasure), King Cafe’ Gourmet and Go, and more! Some lucky 500 customers will receive a ‘900 Shops $20 Gift Card’ after making any purchase totaling $100 or more. That should just take care of my sales tax! *wink* But seriously, it’s going to be great day so get your butt out of bed, and brave the weekend crowds because if you don’t you’ll kick yourself on Monday! I guarantee it!

Need a little culture after your shopping spree?! Then on Sunday (Oct. 19th), the Piven Theatre Workshop will open it’s doors from 11am-5pm to showcase some of the city’s most iconic architecture! The exclusive event will feature an inside look at elite luxury homes (sign me up!) and give you a look at a few of Chicago’s most famous buildings like never before!!! Trust Me!

Co-chaired by the Piven Theatre Workshop’s co-founder Joyce Piven and ABC7’s Linda Yu, this very special event will also feature a buffet brunch at The Affinia Hotel, 166 East Superior and is generously sponsored by The Affinia Hotel & Ketel One Vodka. The event will also include a raffle to win two tickets to the November 2008 Piven Theatre Benefit in New York City with Jeremy Piven, restaurant and theatre packages, autographed celebrity memorabilia and much more! Tickets for the home tour and VIP Brunch tickets are $85 and tickets to the home tour alone are $60

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