EAT
Toy Joy
The Boundary
1932 W. Division St. 773-278-1919
Make someone else's life happier and get a little reward in return at Tots for Tots. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Wicker Park bar as a Toys for Tots donation Tuesday or Thursday and get a free side order of tater tots. Don't feel like shopping? Purchase an order of tater tots (through Saturday; $3.99) and $1 benefits Toys for Tots. 5-10 p.m.
Spice of Life
Patron's Hacienda
316 W. Erie St. 312-642-2400
Heat up your Tuesday with a four-course dinner served with Don Julio tequila pairings featuring crispy shrimp tostadas with an acai-cranberry margarita, grilled salmon with honey-cilantro glaze and a reposado tequila margarita, pumpkin mousse pie with a tequila-horchata cocktail and more. 7 p.m. $35. RSVP required: patronschicago.com/events.
DRINK
Coffee Mate
Hot Chocolate
1747 N. Damen Ave. 773-489-1747
The forecast calls for hot winter drinks and the Bucktown restaurant responds with $11 espresso craft cocktails including The Seraph (Benedictine, cognac, pumpkin spiced white chocolate, espresso and steamed milk) and The Siren (Rittenhouse rye, North Shore Silver Lining herbal liqueur, dark chocolate, espresso and half and half). 5:30-10 p.m.
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Marketing Plan
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Ave. 773-227-4433
For a new kind of after-work happy hour, swing by the bar and into the back room for the annual Hideout Holiday Sale, which features locally made jewelry, ceramics, glassware, leather goods, vittles and more, from independent artisans. 6 p.m. No cover.
(Free!) No Lie
Hopleaf
5148 N. Clark St. 773-334-9851
Step right up-to the second floor-for "This Much Is True," where stand-up comedians Arif Choudhury, Jen Ellison and Sean Flannery, author Paulette McDaniels ("A Deathly Silence"), professional storyteller Joshua Safford and the legendary Rose Laws (also known as the "Gold Coast Madam") share humorous and dramatic true tales. Co-founders Scott Whitehair and Larry Kerns host. 7:30 p.m.
REDEYE TIP OF THE DAY
"The Book of Mormon" kicks off an extended run in Chicago on Tuesday: broadwayinchicago.com.
Julia Borcherts is a RedEye special contributor.