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Weekend Picks: From Tombstone Tour to Taco-Tapas Eats

 Tiptoe through the tombstones, monuments and mausoleums at Bohemian National Cemetery, which opened in 1877.
Tiptoe through the tombstones, monuments and mausoleums at Bohemian National Cemetery, which opened in 1877.
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NORTH PARK — Yeah, the weekend is here.

Now what?

Fear not, we gathered a bunch of ideas for things to do, places to go and beverages to drink. Given the dicey forecast, we included both indoor and outdoor options.

See: "Stick Fly" at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road.

You just spent a holiday weekend with relatives, now sit back and enjoy someone else's fictional familial dysfunction in the second production of Windy City's inaugural season. Tickets are available online for Friday and Saturday shows.

Do: Walking tour, Bohemian National Cemetery, 1 p.m. Sunday, 5255 N. Pulaski Rd.

Tiptoe through the tombstones, monuments and mausoleums at this 122-acre cemetery, which opened in 1877 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours cover 1-2 miles and last 1-2 hours. Among the points of interest: 143 of the 844 victims of the Eastland boat disaster are buried here, as is Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, assassinated in 1933. Tickets are $15, no reservation needed.

Watch: The season finale of "Epic Bar Builds," 1 p.m. Sunday, BreakRoom Brewery, 2925 W. Montrose Ave.

BreakRoom owner Aaron Heineman's other business, Heinemen Bar Company, stars in Discovery Channel's "Epic Bar Builds." The brewery is hosting a viewing party as BreakRoom's bar is revealed in the finale.

Eat: Altiro Latin Fusion, 2116 W. Roscoe St.

Owner Marc Wuenschel closed Si Fu Chino Latin Kitchen in March and has opened Altiro in its place. Stop in for tacos and Latin-influenced tapas.

Drink: Bread & Wine house wines, 3732 W. Irving Park Road.

Bread & Wine just introduced new versions of its house red and white. Be among the first to try the Tempranillo (red) or Sauvignon Blanc (with a touch of semillon), which the restaurant uncorked for the first time Thursday.

Go: Cornelia Arts Building, 6-10 p.m. Friday, 1800 W. Cornelia Ave.

Cornelia Arts Building's free spring open studio will feature more than 40 resident artists in their studios, guest exhibitions and a visit from the Donerman food truck.

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