EAT
POLITICAL WINGS
BQ 2 Go
1400 W. Randolph St. 312-563-1010
To celebrate the upcoming elections, the carryout portion of Asian barbecue spot Belly Q offers a bipartisan lunch special. Order any lunch to dine in or to-go and get a politically themed chicken wing snack: two left wings with tangy yuzu-cumin barbecue sauce or two right wings with spicy hoisin barbecue sauce. Can't make up your mind? Go independent with one of each. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
PIE EYED
William H. Ray Elementary School
5631 S. Kimbark Ave.
Sample a plethora of pies by amateur bakers at $3 per slice-or register by 11:59 p.m. Friday to compete yourself-at the inaugural South Side Pie Challenge, a fundraiser for the Hyde Park & Kenwood Hunger Programs which also features live music and a panel of judges including ABC-TV Channel 7 dining correspondent Steve "Hungry Hound" Dolinsky. 1-4 p.m. Saturday. No cover. Registration: southsidepie.wordpress.com.
DRINK
FIERCE TIMES TWO
Spin
800 W. Belmont Ave. 773-327-7711
Gentlemen, start your engines! "RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race" contest Raven joins Season Four contestant The Princess to take over the club with two shows (midnight and 1 a.m.). Keep your motor running till 3 a.m. with $5 Skyy bombs and Peroni beers. A VIP option ($20) includes a 10 p.m. hosted reception with the performers. $5-$20. Saturday. Tickets: spin-nightclub.com.
WINE SCIENCE
Eggy's
333 E. Benton Place 773-234-3449
Become a wine chemist for a day at the Zing! Wine Workshop, where you learn the science behind food and grape compositions for better pairings in a lab-style class. For $20 more, top it off with a family-style dinner at Maison (330 E. Randolph St.) with the group. 6 p.m. Saturday. $35; $55 with dinner. RSVP for either or both at Maison: 312-241-1540.
TAKE FIVE
Andersonville Galleria
5247 N. Clark St. 773-878-8570
Sip wine, nibble appetizers, enter a free raffle and browse jewelry, clothing, candles, gourmet treats, fair-trade gifts and more at the fifth anniversary celebration for the emporium, which acts as a business incubator for more than 100 Chicago-based artists and entrepreneurs. 7-10 p.m. Friday. No cover.
DO
DIE LAUGHING
Donny's Skybox Theatre
1608 N. Wells St. 312-337-3992
The lighter sides of heavy subjects are explored in "You'll Be the Death of Me," a Day of the Dead-themed show in which the six-person cast takes an audience suggestion and jumps into an improv comedy scene aimed at helping you remember your ancestors-and forget your troubles. 11:59 p.m. Friday. $12; $10 for students. Tickets: secondcity.com.
Q&A
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Ave. 773-227-4433
The Interview Show-a monthly live talk-show program-hits its 50th episode as Mark Bazer hosts conversations with Rolling Stone political writer Rick Perlstein, comedian Lil Rel Howery and "Top Chef" competitor Dale Levitski, plus a musical performance by filmmaker David Singer, who's also-ironically-a singer. 6:30-8 p.m. Friday. $8.
(Free!) NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Pros Arts Studio at Dvorak Park
1119 W. Cullerton Ave. 312-226-7767
Pilsen comes alive-so to speak-with the Muertos de la Risa celebration, which features performances by the Calavera Circus and Nahui Ollin Aztec Dancers, street-level neighborhood ofrendas (altars), face painting and the 33rd annual Dia de los Muertos community procession with giant puppets and props (6-6 :45 p.m.). 4-8 p.m. Friday.
REDEYE TIP OF THE DAY
In the "You Knew This Was Coming" department, "Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody" opens Nov. 28 at the Royal George Theatre: ticketmaster.com.