Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with a movie night your kiddos will love, a garden fair and vintage market, or two foodie events in Chicago. Movie in the Park: Zootopia May 12 Winnetka Enjoy a family-friendly movie under the stars at Indian Hill Park, where there will also be an Animal Quest Animal Show around 6:45 […]
Is blood thicker than water? For these three multi-generational Chicago restaurant families, it’s all relative. Growing up in the restaurant industry can be a grounding experience. While schoolmates may spend their weekends running around the neighborhood or meeting friends at the mall, restaurant kids are learning how to work the front and back of the […]
This weekend, kids will love a kite festival in Chicago and Touch a Truck in Glenview. Adults won’t want to miss a new show at Apollo Theater, a concert with a Grammy Award-winning pianist, or a book event in Evanston. “Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood” Opens May 3 Chicago Actor, comedian and writer Dylan Brody opens […]
This weekend, the Chicago Humanities Festival, a new exhibit at Anne Loucks Gallery and “My Fair Lady” at Lyric Opera of Chicago all open. Plus, shop an annual spring market and take part in a fitness class for a cause. An Evening With Marie Kondo April 28 Chicago Chicago Humanities Festival’s Springfest/17 kicks off this […]
A few of this year’s James Beard Awards finalists and past winners share their favorite charities and why they give back. Tony Mantuano, 2005 Best Chefs in America winner “We have supported the Leukemia Lymphoma charity for many years, and it is especially close to my heart because my father passed away from leukemia. We have […]
Celebrate Earth Day with a “trashion” show benefitting the Alliance for the Great Lakes and events in Skokie and at Brookfield Zoo. Plus, enjoy a morning of yoga and mimosas and a festival celebrating diversity. Meditation & Mimosas April 22 Evanston Whether you made it through a stressful week or simply want to learn some […]
Spend quality time with your entire family at these Chicago events, including an Easter egg hunt, Earth Day celebration and spring festival. Great Chicago Egg Hunt April 14 Chicago The first Great Chicago Egg Hunt, presented by Medieval Times and the Chicago Park District, will take place this weekend at Maggie Daley Park. More than […]
A new exhibit will open at the Chicago History Museum this weekend and Historic Wagner Farm will host Baconfest. Plus, a new art show will open at Navy Pier, an improv troupe is set to perform at Gorton, and a fashion show will raise money for an Illinois Holocaust Museum committee. Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear […]
Werewolf Coffee Bar, the first coffee bar by DMK Restaurants, opens on April 3. Owners David Morton and Michael Kornick designed the soon-to-be coffee hotspot to feature the finest coffees from around the country and delicious pastries from Lincoln Park’s Floriole Café & Bakery. Perhaps the coolest aspect, though, is that it’s all served out of a refurbished […]
Looking for things to do in and around Chicago this weekend? Don’t miss an art exhibit in Glenview, a play in Glencoe, and shopping discounts in Lake Forest. Plus, Bernadette Peters returns to Chicago and a new season of Chicago’s First Lady river cruises begins. Dennis Downes Art Exhibit March 30 to April 2 Glenview Visit […]
