LAKEVIEW — Artisans, concerts and a beer garden will descend on Broadway this weekend as the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts celebrates its 10th anniversary.
The event kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday with a special anniversary concert. On Saturday and Sunday, more than 175 sculptors, painters and furniture designers will show off their wares in booths between Belmont and Roscoe.
If you plan on heading over, here are five things to know:
• Local audiovisual company DCBolt will project 3D sound and light shows onto the Lakeview Athletic Club, 3212 N. Broadway. Shows run from dusk to 11 p.m. and will change nightly. "We're going to play with the [building's] architecture — highlight the contours, have the lights shatter, have particles fall and interact with different pieces of architecture," lead designer Devin Wambolt said.
• Patch Landscaping will create an English garden oasis inspired by "Alice in Wonderland." Mad Hatter tea parties take place at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
• Chefs from DryHop Brewers, Bountiful Eatery, Bar Pastoral and Ceres' Table, among others, will offer cooking demos from noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For a complete schedule, click here.
• There's a $5 suggested donation to enter the festival, which runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. While you don't have to pay, anyone who does could win round-trip Southwest Airlines tickets.
• This year's featured artist is Nancie King Mertz, a painter who's had her work featured on TV shows like "The Good Wife" and "Chicago Fire." She and her husband own Art de Triumph and Artful Framer Studios.
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