Members of Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church appeared on the campus of the University of Chicago yesterday to protest President Barack Obama's ties to the university's law school. The U of C community was there to welcome them with a counter protest. A counter protest which included marshmallows ...

Sleepover 2.0 is an overnight show featuring nine women in a room at Hotel Sax, talking about all sorts of things and streaming it live on the Internet from 4pm Saturday till 10am Sunday....

The Chicago Maritime Festival will be weighing anchor at the Chicago History Museum Saturday. Details in Tailgate....

Eamon Daly takes the mustache for charity meme a step further: he will endeavor to lift successively heavier objects using only his beard, all to raise money for the Off the Street Club. His first lift, of 7lbs., occurs Friday -- see photos of practice lifts here....

Snuggie pub crawl....

The 2009 Chiditerod grocery cart race is now accepting team applications. Race is March 7....

The folks from Butterfinger Buzz, a new caffeinated version of the candy bar, want to give you $100. You just need to get a buzz cut on February 12 and have the company's logo spray-painted on your head. (You'll also be eligible for more prizes.) Hosts promise the orange color will wash out in time ...

Something called a Twestival rears its head next week, and you're all invited. It's a charity event to benefit charity: water, whose aim is to provide fresh drinking water worldwide. Details about Chicago's event here....

The first annual Chicago Polyamory Conference will be held in Rolling Meadows at the end of March....

GrubHub and Metromix staffers are competing Rock Band throwdown in the Tribune Tower at 3:30pm. While you can't go watch, you can follow along as they live-tweet: @GrubHub and @Metromix....