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The Whistler Is Transforming Into The 'Star Wars' Cantina Thursday Night

By Mina Bloom | May 4, 2017 1:12pm | Updated on May 4, 2017 1:38pm
 The Whistler got a Star Wars makeover Wednesday night - and the line was NO JOKE.
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LOGAN SQUARE — Get out your Greedo, Snaggletooth and Walrus Man costumes.

Cozy cocktail bar The Whistler is going all out for "Star Wars" day (aka May 4) again by completely transforming into the Mos Eisley Cantina, the lawless spaceport dive bar that first appeared in the original "Star Wars."

The festivities begin at 6 p.m. tonight at the bar, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Live music is courtesy of the cantina house band, Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes — the fictitious all-alien house band that plays at Mos Eisley — kicks off at 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The bartenders will be serving up both new and old "Star Wars"-inspired cocktails like "Blue Milk" and "Jyn and Juice" all night long. The bar closes at 2 a.m.

The 2015 event, which was held to celebrate the debut of "The Force Awakens," brought hundreds of elaborately costumed "Star Wars" fans across the city and the suburbs to Logan Square. It's safe to expect long lines at this year's event, too.

There is no cover charge.

Check out some photos from the 2015 event: