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Wed Local Expo

Date: Sun., May. 19, 10:30 a.m.

Bar/Club

The expo highlights wedding services in the Bucktown and Wicker Park area to help soon-to-be brides and grooms plan the perfect wedding. Guests can sample food ... READ MORE

Salsa Wednesdays

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

CLOSED: Cuna

Dining

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

Bar/Club

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

Bar/Club

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

Grown Folks Stories

The Silver Room

Other

Local storyteller Cara Brigandi hosts no-notes tales by amateur and professional storytellers. Drop your name in the hat for a five-minute turn at the mic. READ MORE

Post Office singles mixer

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

Durkin's Tavern

Other

This event turns a regular singles mixer into a game called Post Office. Participants are assigned a mailbox number and receive stationary. Guests can write mes... 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

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

Beginner's Mosaics (BYOB)

Date: Thu., May. 30

Bottle & Bottega

Other

Learn to decorate a picture frame with mosaics with instruction from artist Lauren Givens. Ticket price includes all supplies and materials, but feel free to br... READ MORE

Write Club

Hideout

Literature

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: Tue., May. 21, 5 p.m.

Emporium Arcade Bar

Bar/Club

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

Trivia Night

Date: Tue., May. 21, 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

Crappy Beer Night

Date: Thu., May. 23, 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

Cross the Lake Classic

Date: Tue., May. 21, 6 p.m.

SmallBar Division

Bar/Club

The bar devotes 12 taps to beers from Michigan's Greenbush Brewing Co. and Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery so you can decided which side of Lake Michigan is be... READ MORE

Beyond the Brew: Barrel Aging

Schubas Tavern

Bar/Club

In celebration of Chicago Craft Beer Week, the bar hosts a panel discussion that explores American Craft Beer and features speakers from Perennial, New Holland,... READ MORE

Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday

Flat Iron Arts Building

Other

Explore two floors of art in more than three dozen artist studios and living spaces. Guest artists exhibit in the building's common areas, and impromptu perform... READ MORE

No Tell Motel

Date: Wed., May. 22, 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

Chess League

Date: Mon., May. 20, 7 p.m.

Sheffield's

Bar/Club

Chess pro Polina Korenman assists players participating in the monthly chess tournament, which includes $4 Revolution draft specials. Sign-up via e-mail korenma... READ MORE

Southport Farmers Market

Date: Sat., Jun. 22, 8 a.m.

Blaine School

Fair/Festival

As one of Chicago's many outdoor Farmers Markets, this event takes place weekly until the end of the summer and features some of the Midwest's best fresh produc... READ MORE

Lagunitas Pint Night

Redmond's Ale House

Bar/Club

Get a $3 draft in a souvenir glass in celebration of Chicago Craft Beer Week. READ MORE

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Wed Local Expo

Salsa Wednesdays

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

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

Grown Folks Stories

Post Office singles mixer

Simply Scotty

Division Street I.P.A. Crawl

Beginner's Mosaics (BYOB)

Write Club

Battle of the Breweries Tap Takeover and Arcade Tournament

Trivia Night

Crappy Beer Night

Cross the Lake Classic

Beyond the Brew: Barrel Aging

Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday

No Tell Motel

Chess League

Southport Farmers Market

Lagunitas Pint Night