Wednesday, Aug. 13: If you’re still serving wine and cheese just like you did in college, you’ve got a 90-minute chance to grow up. House Red, the almost two-year-old wine shop on Madison Street in Forest Park, is offering its I Love Cheese class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A $35 fee covers you for partaking of the instructional materials. House Red, 7403 W. Madison, 771-7733, www.house-red.com.
Thursday, Aug. 14: In All Shook Up, the latest show in Circle Theatre’s Young Artists’ series, the teen and preteen cast channels equal parts Elvis and Shakespeare to retell the bard’s Twelfth Night. Catch the sock-hop vibe at 7 p.m. in Martin Recital Hall, Dominican University, 7900 W. Division, River Forest. $11-$12. Call 771-3299, ext. 1, or go to www.circle-theatre.org.
Friday, Aug. 15: The third Friday of the month means shops and galleries in Oak Park’s Arts District stay open later. So from 6 to 9 p.m.-and later, at a few spots-Harrison Street, between Ridgeland Avenue and Austin Boulevard, has a lot going on. This is the night when, for example, from 8 to 9 p.m., there are salsa lessons (solos $12, duets $20) at Intuit Dance, 237 Harrison, 524-0500. Take a salsa class there and get a coupon for a free drink at La Majada. Find other details on Harrison Street’s third Friday on Page 46 and go to www.shopoakpark.com/opad.
Saturday, Aug. 16: Expect an island vibe this weekend-Friday and Sunday, too-at Shanahan’s in Forest Park, the spot with the Irish name and the Cajun and Creole menu. Chef and owner Tim Shanahan is tapping into his grad school days as a ship’s cook on a cruise line. 7353 W. Madison, Forest Park. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16; 366-0775.
Sunday, Aug. 17: If you did Pedal Oak Park last weekend and you’re an overachiever, Wright Ride is your event. It’s a bike tour, at your own pace, of architecture in the near-west suburbs. Choose among four routes: 15, 25, 50, or 62 miles. The longest route takes you through 14 communities in western Cook and eastern DuPage counties. Pedaling begins at 6 a.m. Register online at www.oakparkcycleclub.org/wrightride. $20; children younger than 12, free. Starting in downtown Oak Park, at Lake and Marion.
Monday, Aug. 18: At Oak Park Public Library, BYOB means Bring Your Own Board on open chess night. There’s no registration and a few boards are available if you don’t have your own. No registration required. 5:30 to 9 p.m. 452-3440, Book Discussion Room, second floor, main branch, 834 Lake. www.oppl.org.
Tuesday, Aug. 19: Peach may be the flavor all month at Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor in Forest Park, but this is the only night in August to catch local singer, songwriter and pianist Dustin Murguia at Brown Cow. 7 to 9 p.m. Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, 7347 W. Madison, Forest Park. 366-7970. www.browncowicecream.com