UPTOWN AND ANDERSONVILLE — While the Aragon Ballroom and Riviera Theatre should be quiet this weekend, there are tons of things to get you out of the house for some fun this weekend.
Here are seven things to do this weekend in Uptown and Andersonville:
The Inaugural Cantina Nights: Last week, Cantina 1910 announced it would be offering late-night entertainment including live Latin music and burlesque. Friday will be the first Cantina Nights held at the restaurant at 5025 N. Clark St. 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. (Update: The restaurant is currently closed due to plumbing issues. They will reopen Saturday for brunch, according to the restaurant.)
Mad Hatters at the Library: The Mad Hatters is a community project of the Junior League of Chicago that performs stories, poems and songs encouraging children "to expand their minds through reading." The event is for children ages 3-9. 1 p.m. Saturday. 1226 W. Ainslie St.
Celebrate Earth Day: Hundreds of volunteers will help clean up city parks Saturday in recognition of Earth Day. Local residents hoping to do their part can grab their gardening gloves and help spruce up Clarendon Park from 9 a.m. until noon. The first 25 volunteers will receive a free T-shirt. Clarendon Park. 4501 N. Clarendon St.
George Colligan Quartet at the Green Mill: New York jazz musician George Colligan will bring his quartet, which features Geof Bradfield on saxophone, Clark Sommers on bass and Dana Hall on the drums, to the Green Mill for a jazz session Friday night. 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. 4802 N. Broadway. $15.
Local Artist's Exhibition Opens at Everybody's Coffee: Uptown photographer Candace Casey opens her exhibit "Ethereal Abdonement," which explores her three decades of photographing ruins, Friday at Everybody's Coffee. The images are digitally rendered onto film then manipulated to superimpose other elements for a collage effect. Friday. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. 935 W. Wilson Ave.
An Evening of Poetry and Prose at Women and Children First: There's a You I Miss: An Evening of Poetry and Prose will feature Annalise Raziq, Kate Ingold, Cameron Gearen and Rita Pyrillis for a "cross-genre reading examining how we ... connect and disconnect in the modern world." Women and Children First Bookstore at 5233 N. Clark St. 7:30 p.m.
Check Out A New Restaurant: After what seems like forever, the Middle East Bakery and Grocery finally opened its restaurant expansion last week. 1512 W. Foster St.
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