Starting point: Virgin Hotels Chicago Join Free Tours by Foot as they take a leisurely stroll along the northern reaches of the Chicago River and take in the beautiful architecture, such as the Tribune Building, and learn the stories behind the men and woman who built them. The tour ending point is near Municipal Pier #2…
Meeting Point: Northeast corner of Armitage & Halsted in front of Citi Bank. Google Maps Start Time: 2:00 PM - Please arrive by 1:50 PM Distance: 1.8 miles walking distance Time: 2 hours from start to finish Cost: FREE! Guides work off the generosity of guests. If you felt your guide has done a good job you can show your…
Kicking off Thursday, June 2nd, opening night of Ravinia, Restaurant Michael invites concert goers for a pre-show dinner...and a private chauffeur! Priced at $125 per person, Chef Michael Lachowicz offers a three-course dinner with wine pairings AND transportation to the front gate of Ravinia. From 5 - 6:30 p.m., guests can enjoy their choice of an appetizer and entree followed by dessert "to-go!" A…
Visit Walter E. Smithe's Lincoln Park Showroom on Thursday, June 2nd to meet famed clothing designer Cynthia Rowley (a Barrington native). She’s launching a new fashion forward collection for Hooker Furniture that will be available exclusively in the Chicago area at Walter E. Smithe's 11 showrooms. RSVP: smithe.com/cynthiaevent.inc or megan@pageonepublicrelations.com
Year two in The Windy City brings the buzz back to favorite neighborhoods, classic cafes, and exciting new stops for a caffeinated weekend to remember! 20 local cafes, roasteries, tea shops and bakeries unite for 11 routes across the metro - walking, driving or transit tours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday offer multiple starting times…
100 YEARS - Making it the oldest international continental soccer competition. 32 MATCHES ... will be played throughout the USA June 3rd- 26th. 10 U.S. Cities ... including Chicago. (Jamaica vs. Venezuela at Soldier Field June 5th) 1st ... This is the first time the competition has been hosted outside of South America. 1 ... Watch games…
The Do Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale spans 10 city blocks, on Division Street from Ashland to Leavitt, and features two live music stages, a wide variety of local vendors and food, plenty of ice cold beer and wine, unique kid’s activities in a dedicated Family Fun Fest area (which exclusively benefits local elementary…
The Auditorium Theatre presents Chicago Rhythm Fest, the culminating performance of Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s two-month, citywide festival STOMPING GROUNDS, on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 7:30PM. STOMPING GROUNDS is a showcase of events, mini-concerts, lecture-demonstrations, and master classes celebrating the diversity of the percussive arts, highlighting some of the city’s premier dance groups. Tickets…
The architecturally-stunning Millennium Park is the hippest place to be in Chicago on Monday and Thursday nights. Millennium Park Summer Music Series, the FREE weekly music series, is a showcase for a wider variety of genre-defying music. The series (formerly Downtown Sound and Made in Chicago) has been re-imagined to feature a wider variety of…
The architecturally-stunning Millennium Park is the hippest place to be in Chicago on Monday and Thursday nights. Millennium Park Summer Music Series, the FREE weekly music series, is a showcase for a wider variety of genre-defying music. The series (formerly Downtown Sound and Made in Chicago) has been re-imagined to feature a wider variety of…
Over 100 artists from all across the electronic music spectrum will occupy five incredible stages to bring a welcome mixture of hard-hitting and memorable performances to SAMF’s dedicated attendees. For the first time ever, the festival will host two main stages for fans of only the most impressive names in dance music to enjoy and…
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago's Music Festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley,…
Less than 10 days until Chicago makes maritime history as America’s Cup racing comes to a fresh water race course for the first time in 165 years! ACWS-Chicago Website ACWS General Ticket Sales Chicago will make maritime history with Lake Michigan chosen as the first freshwater venue to host America’s Cup racing in the event’s…
Celebrating its 18th summer, Ribfest Chicago has been featured on Food Network’s “Eating America, with Anthony Anderson”, included as one of the 10 best fests by USA Today and was voted three years running as the Best Food Festival in the Chicago Reader. In 2016 we will be serving up more smokin’ music and barbecue…
The Pilsen Food Truck Social rolls back into Chicago’s Lower West Side June 11 and 12 for another delicious weekend of mobile eats and live beats! As its eponymous name suggests, food trucks are again the centerpiece of the second year neighborhood street fest. Over 25 Illinois Food Truck Owner Association affiliated trucks will congregate…
