WICKER PARK — Summer charges on!
Here are a few ideas for stuff to do outside tonight.
Soak in Live Jazz in the Polish Triangle: Take the Blue Line home? Get off at Division and enjoy the latest "Tuesdays on the Triangle." Tonight’s talent lineup brings Matt Ulery’s Loom, a quintet playing original compositions inspired by jazz, classical, rock, pop, and folk music. Joining Ulery, who plays double bass, are Rob Clearfield (keyboard); Jon Deitemyer (drums); Russ Johnson (trumpet); and Geof Bradfield (bass clarinet). There is also food from Cevapcici and Sweet Cakes Bakery. Runs from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Polish Triangle, the intersection of Ashland, Milwaukee and Division. Free.
Get Pitch Perfect In The Park: Grab a picnic basket, blanket and someone sweet and head on over to the Alamo Shoes parking lot in Edgewater/Andersonville for a Chicago summertime favorite: Movies in the Park. This week, check out “Pitch Perfect” and belt your heart out because we all know you know the words. Pro tip: Forever Yogurt makes for a killer movie snack and is just down the street at 5309 N. Clark St. Alamo Shoes, 5336 N. Clark St., 8-10 p.m., Free
Enjoy a ‘Death Sentence’ on the Cheap: Not as if Lockdown’s half-priced burger night needs any more publicity, considering waits can be as long as 90 minutes for a back or sidewalk patio spot, but if you want a good burger, such as a “Death Sentence” a double patty with bacon, cheddar and onions, it will cost you just $9 instead of the usual $18 on Tuesdays. View the burger menu. Lockdown Bar & Grill, 1024 N. Western Ave. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday-Friday. Ph: 773-451-5625.
Turn off Cell Phone, Carve Out an Om-Hour: Led by a rotating group of instructors from area yoga studios, Wicker Park’s namesake park offers a free outdoor yoga class sponsored by Lululemon in partnership with the park's advisory council and Chicago Park District. Bring a mat or towel and water bottle. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., located at 1425 N. Damen Ave. on the south side of the park near the Schiller Street Entrance.
Look at a Meteor Shower: Chicago's one of the most light-polluted cities in the nation, but urban stargazers still have a shot to see this week's Perseid meteor shower here.
The annual cosmic event, which occurs every time the Earth crosses the path of the Swift-Tuttle Comet's debris, will reach peak visibility this week through Friday night.
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