WICKER PARK — It's gearing up to be another busy weekend in Wicker Park, so whether your mom is a foodie or a shopper or a gardener, there is probably something fun you can do with her over the holiday weekend.
For Shoe-Lover Moms
City Soles, a Wicker Park shopping staple for nearly 20 years, will be celebrating its grand opening in a new storefront on Friday. Designer shoe giveaways, music and a fashion show are on tap. The free shindig is set for 7-10 p.m., 1514 N. Milwaukee Ave. For more info, visit the event's Facebook page.
City Soles at 1514 N. Milwaukee Ave.
For Green-Thumbed Moms
The annual Wicker Park Garden Club Plant Sale will offer vegetables, herbs, flowering annuals, hanging baskets and a special "Plant and Grow" area for kids, as well as a workshop on how to grow vegetables in containers for adults.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the maintenance of volunteer-tended park gardens as well as the club's lecture series. Sale hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 1425 N. Damen Ave. Admission is free but there's a $15 charge for the adult workshop.
Shoppers at the 2012 Wicker Park Plant Sale [DNAinfo/Alisa Hauser]
For Brunch-Loving Moms
Steps from one of the Bloomingdale Trail's six ground-level access parks, Presidio is debuting a new brunch menu on Sunday.
Menu highlights include an open-faced breakfast burrata made with raisin bread; lobster benedict; pisco-cured Irish salmon over an everything bagel; and pork collar hash. Brunch is available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Presidio, 1749 N. Damen Ave.
Pork collar hash at Presidio [Courtesy of Presidio]
The Chop Shop is offering a free mimosa to moms with any brunch entree from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 2033 W. North Ave. Make a reservation here.
For Moms Who Love Good Deals
A new meatball-focused eatery, Mondo Meatball, is offering one free meatball entree (dine-in only) to moms from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 1467 N. Milwaukee Ave.
A chicken 'n' bacon with Thai peanut sauce meatball slider at Mondo Meatball [DNAinfo/Alisa Hauser]
If your mom uses her smartphone to check in via Facebook at Black Bull Tapas' new Spanish brunch, she will eat for free.
Normally $25 for a three-course menu with items that can also be ordered a la carte, the brunch, launching Sunday, includes pastries, torrijas (a Spanish French toast), Hamburguesa Ibérica and more. Hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1721 W. Division St.
Pork Shoulder burger with Jamón Ibérico, Quail Egg, Rosemary Aioli, Caramelized Onion & Apple Conserve, Grated Tomato, Focaccia. [Black Bull Tapas]
For Moms Who Like to Rummage
For extra frugal moms who would prefer to receive someone else's junk that she can treasure, visit gargesalefinder.com to locate and map out all of the sales within a few miles of Wicker Park.
Ugly Mug Cafe's rummage sale, at 1458 W. Chicago Ave. will include cash-only deals on kitchenwares and furniture. For more info, visit the rummage sale's Facebook Page.
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