This Friday, June 3rd is National Doughnut Day! Here are some doughnut celebrations and promotions around the Chicago area. The Salvation Army and Entenmann’s will be celebrating in the morning with a free commuter party at Citigroup Center/Ogilvie Train Station, located at 500 W Madision Street along with radio station Mix 101.9 FM. The party...
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Valentine’s Day Charity Event at Buck’s – Feb 13th
Buck’s, Southern-inspired bar and restaurant in Wicker Park, invites you to come by on Saturday, February 13th, 3-9pm to support local artists, drink whiskey, eat fried chicken, and raise money for local charity. There will be custom screen printed t-shirts and merchandise from Give a Shi*t available for purchase. Proceeds from the merch will benefit...
Free ice cream at Jeni’s Wicker Park Opening Night Party – March 17th
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream is opening up its second Chicago location and will be offering free scoops and Intelligentsia coffee during an Opening Night party on Tuesday, March 17 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. The new shop from the Ohio-based artisanal ice cream company is located at 1505 N. Milwaukee Ave, steps from the...
Chicago: Guided Food Tours of Wicker Park or River North
Sidewalk Food Tours of Chicago invites you to explore the River North and Wicker Park neighborhoods one bite at a time. Their informative and fun guided tours bring you to five uniquely different mom-and-pop shops, ethnic eateries and restaurants in the neighborhood, where you are sample featured foods. In River North, sample food from celebrity...
Wicker Park “Zombies vs. Vampires Pub Crawl” 2013
The second annual “Zombies vs. Vampires Pub Crawl” in Wicker Park is going down Oct. 26, the last Saturday preceding Halloween. Dressed as either a zombie or vampire, participants spend the day hitting bar after bar around Wicker Park. Tickets on Groupon (available until Oct. 3) are $10 per person, $19 for two or $35...
Wicker Park Bucktown TAP 2013 Beerfest at Dolphin
Wicker Park-Bucktown Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural TAP beer tasting event will go down Saturday, May 4 at Dolphin on 2200 North Ashland. 19 local bars and restaurants will assemble under one roof to showcase their specialty beers. Tickets are $35 and includes a commemorative beer tasting glass, 10 6-oz. tastings and food. Participating bars/restaurants are Bangers...
Wicker Park Bucktown Mixologist Mash-Up 2013
The Wicker Park Bucktown Mixologist Mash-Up is back for a second year with an event on March 28 at Dolphin (2200 North Ashland Avenue) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Local bartenders compete for the approval of attendees by mixing the drink that best represents Wicker Park and Bucktown. Last year, Club Lucky came out...
Moonshine Wicker Park Chili Cook-Off 2012
Moonshine Wicker Park will hold its fourth annual Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 1824 W. Division St. in Chicago. Held in the backyard, the event doubles as a tailgating party for the Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans game at 7:20 p.m. Up to 16 pro and amateur competitors will...
Moonshine Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out 2012 in Wicker Park
The 2012 Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out takes place this Saturday, Sept. 22 outside Moonshine Brewing (1824 W. Division) in Wicker Park. The event is from 12p.m. to 6p.m. Competitors comprised of Chicago restaurants and amateurs will serve up their best BBQ baby back ribs and a side dish for bragging rights as the “Smoke-Out Champion.” Winners will...
Carriage House in Wicker Park, Chicago
The Carriage House will look to be another top option for Southern fare in Chicago when the restaurant and bar opens in Wicker Park Tuesday, Sept. 18. From Salita Development, who also started The Bedform in Wicker Park, Carriage House will be led by chef Mark Steuer. The menu at Carriage House will be inspired...