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Speakeasy

Date: Wed., Jun. 5, 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: Fri., May. 24, 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

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. 29, 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

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

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

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., Jan. 30, 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. 30, 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

Crappy Beer Night

Date: Thu., May. 30, 6 p.m.

Michael Diversey's

Bar/Club

Enjoy $2 and $3 cans of beer, including Schlitz, PDR, Old Style, Rolling Rock and more, at this weekly event. READ MORE

Spring Breakers & Shakers

Date: Wed., May. 29, 6 p.m.

Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar

Bar/Club

Sample a different spirit each week and try it in a cocktail ($8-$12). READ MORE

Beerfly Alleyfight

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

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Bar/Club

The Drinking & Writing Theater hosts its sixth annual event in which home brews are paired with homemade dishes, while local artists jump into a boxing ring to ... READ MORE

Neon Party

Date: Sat., May. 25, 11 p.m.

Nacional 27

Bar/Club

Wear your brightest neon clothing and dance to DJ X and DJ Gordo. Tickets include specials on Red Bull neon cocktails. READ MORE

No Tell Motel

Date: Wed., May. 29, 11:59 p.m.

Debonair Social Club

Bar/Club

The club is transformed into a sleazy motel setting for racy performances by a rotating roster of local burlesque artists. READ MORE

Hambingo

Date: Sun., May. 26, 8 p.m.

Hamburger Mary's

Drag diva Velicity Metropolis calls out numbers at this R-rated bingo night, which benefits a different charity each week. Drink specials include $5 Sauza marga... READ MORE

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Events

Speakeasy

Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

Comedians You Should Know

Lambic and Sour Beer Fest

The Moth StorySLAM

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

Crappy Beer Night

Spring Breakers & Shakers

Beerfly Alleyfight

Neon Party

No Tell Motel

Hambingo