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Speakeasy

Date: Wed., May. 22, 8 p.m.

Frontier

Bar/Club

A bi-weekly Prohibition-themed bash features live jazz music, games and select $5 cocktails. READ MORE

Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours

Date: Thu., May. 23, 3 p.m.

Depends on tour

This event offers weekly walking tours to several of Chicago's best establishments. Learn about Chicago history and beer on this guided tour, which features cra... READ MORE

Salsa Wednesdays

Date: Wed., May. 22, 7:30 p.m.

CLOSED: Cuna

Learn how to salsa dance for free while enjoying drink specials and half price appetizers. READ MORE

Festival of Flesh: A Live Burlesque, Fetish and Variety Sideshow

Date: Sat., Mar. 2, 10 p.m.

CLOSED: Cuna

Ron Fitzgerald of Ron Fitzgerald's Realm hosts this variety show featuring burlesque, fetish, magic, Coney Island-style sideshow acts, DJs and more. READ MORE

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

Date: Fri., May. 24, 8 p.m.

Public House Theater

Features booze-themed sketch comedy and interactive drinking games. Drink specials include $4.50 house cocktails and $15 domestic buckets. Note: Advance purchas... READ MORE

Comedians You Should Know

Date: Wed., May. 22, 9 p.m.

Timothy O'Toole's

Each week, one member of the cast--Marty DeRosa, Danny Kallas, Joe Kilgallon, Mike Lebovitz, Drew Michael and Michael Sanchez--hosts a stand-up showcase featuri... READ MORE

Simply Scotty

Date: Sun., Jun. 2, 7 p.m.

3160-Chicago's Piano & Cabaret

Bar/Club

Local entertainer Scott Gryder performs a humorous cabaret act with piano accompaniment by Nick Sula and special guest singer Freddie The Puppet. READ MORE

Lambic and Sour Beer Fest

Date: Sun., May. 26, 12 p.m.

Delilah's

Bar/Club

Wrap up Chicago Craft Beer Week by sampling 20 spontaneously fermented Belgian beers from around the world at this annual event. READ MORE

Division Street I.P.A. Crawl

Date: Wed., May. 22, 6 p.m.

SmallBar Division

Bar/Club

Visit Small Bar, Bangers & Lace and Jerry's Sandwiches to try hoppy brews from the Midwest and East and West Coasts in honor of Chicago Craft Beer Week. READ MORE

The Moth StorySLAM

Date: Tue., May. 28, 7 p.m.

Martyrs'

Local comedian Brian Babylon hosts this true storytelling series featuring a new theme each month. Sign up at 7:30 p.m. for one of 10 spots to compete; stories ... READ MORE

Write Club

Date: Tue., Jun. 18, 7 p.m.

Hideout

Founder--and self-proclaimed overlord--Ian Belknap hosts a literary throwdown in which six competitors face off with seven-minute essays on pre-assigned opposin... READ MORE

Battle of the Breweries Tap Takeover and Arcade Tournament

Date: Wed., May. 22, 5 p.m.

Emporium Arcade Bar

As part of Chicago Craft Beer Week, Revolution Brewing and Half Acre Beer Company host a bracketed arcade tournament. Participating breweries (including Solemn ... READ MORE

Andersonville Homebrew Contest

Date: Thu., May. 23, 7 p.m.

Hamburger Mary's

Bar/Club

Sample beers from nearly two dozen brewers paired with appetizers as part of Chicago Craft Beer Week. Proceeds benefit the Andersonville Development Corporation... READ MORE

Trivia Night

Date: Tue., May. 28, 7 p.m.

Sheffield's

Bar/Club

A weekly trivia tournament featuring food and drink specials gives participants the chance to win prizes, including a $500 Sheffield's gift certificate. READ MORE

Mae West Chicken and Waffles Night

Date: Tue., May. 28, 5:30 p.m.

Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club

Bar/Club

This dinner special pays homage to old Hollywood with themed dishes like Mae West chicken and waffles with collard greens, banana horseradish puree and a maple-... READ MORE

Trivia Night at Honky Tonk BBQ

Date: Wed., May. 22, 8:30 p.m.

Honky Tonk Barbeque

Bar/Club

Enjoy some traditional BBQ while putting your smarts to the test. READ MORE

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Date: Sat., May. 25, 12 p.m.

Goose Island Brewpub

Tour three Chicago breweries via the Chicago Brew Bus. Tickets include beer at each stop, and guests have time to order food, more beer or take a tour at each l... READ MORE

Unbridled

Date: Thu., May. 23, 10 p.m.

Untitled

Bar/Club

DJs spin music to set the mood for various acts throughout the bar such as fire eating or snake charming. READ MORE

Martini Mondays

Date: Mon., May. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Fizz Bar & Grill

Bar/Club

Enjoy $5 three-olive martinis and Benchmark Manhattans all night, along with trivia beginning at 7:30 p.m. READ MORE

Windy City Gay Idol at Crew

Date: Thu., May. 23, 9:30 p.m.

Crew Bar & Grill

Watch amateur singers compete for audience votes and the title of Windy City Gay Idol 2013 at the 11th annual competition. Preliminaries are held in various Chi... READ MORE

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Events

Speakeasy

Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours

Salsa Wednesdays

Festival of Flesh: A Live Burlesque, Fetish and Variety Sideshow

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

Comedians You Should Know

Simply Scotty

Lambic and Sour Beer Fest

Division Street I.P.A. Crawl

The Moth StorySLAM

Write Club

Battle of the Breweries Tap Takeover and Arcade Tournament

Andersonville Homebrew Contest

Trivia Night

Mae West Chicken and Waffles Night

Trivia Night at Honky Tonk BBQ

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Unbridled

Martini Mondays

Windy City Gay Idol at Crew