Purim in Africa

Sat 3 Mar, 7:30 pm. 4059 Dempster St, Skokie, 60076. Yochanan Posner, 847-677-1770. 22/Adult, $12/Child. Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie - [website][events]

Celebrate Purim in the jungle. Listen to the Megilah in your exotic dress, meet live jungle animals, paint your face with native colors of the veldt, create genuine African crafts, and feel the rhythmic energy of your very own drumming. Enjoy authentic African cuisine, from succulent potjies and chutneys to Nyama Choma roasted meat, Mchuzi wa Biringani curry, peanut sauce, and Kushari. Adults can wash it down with South African brew. Everyone in costume receives a prize. Saturday Night March 3, 2007 at Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie, 4059 Dempster St., Skokie. Megillah Reading (free of charge) begins at 7:30 p.m. and the African Purim Celebration (admission fee) begins at 8:15 Get a $2 discount for every reservation paid online.