LOGAN SQUARE — Happy Friday!
It's another big weekend with fun stuff to do. Here are a few highlights.
Go To The Logan Square Arts Festival. The ninth annual fest kicks off Friday, offering music on two stages (METZ, Sad13, Circuit Des Yeux and more). Revelers can also enjoy food, beer, cocktails and local art. Entry is a $5 suggested donation, to partially benefit Logan Square Preservation. Fest hours are 5-10 p.m. Friday - Sunday, 3150 W. Logan Blvd.
Budget Brunch At FireFin Poke. One of Wicker Park's newest restaurants has added a weekend brunch menu with avocado toast, spam and eggs (a Hawaiian specialty) and French toast topped with coconut flakes, fruit capote and coconut syrup. All dishes are $9.95 or less; wash 'em down with Kona Coffee. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun, FireFin Poke, 1415 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Wear '90s Digs On A Bar Crawl With Kel Mitchell. Former Nickelodeon star and Chicago native Kel Mitchell will host a "Totally '90s"-themed bar crawl with 11 stops. Tickets start at $29.99 but go up to $40 on the day of the bar crawl. From 2-9 p.m. Sat., starts at Emporium Arcade Bar, 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Clean Up Ukie Village, Eat Free BBQ. Sponsored by the Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Association, a clean-up encourages volunteers to pick up trash while also surveying the streets for issues like potholes, neighbors who might need assistance and damaged city property. Afterward, there will be a free BBQ outside J&M Tap, which has donated adult refreshments. From 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat., 957 N. Leavitt St.
Meet Artist Marcos Raya. Curator Lynne Warren hosts a gallery talk with Mexico-born surrealist Marcos Raya, whose current solo exhibition, "Night Train," tackles issues like alcoholism, illness, war, poverty and racism with understanding, insight, and "a unique combination of wit, absurdity and strangeness," Warren says. Free, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave.
Buy Designer Outfits On the Cheap. The Luxury Garage Sale pop-up shop opened last Friday and ends Sunday. The store sells designer men and women's apparel, jewelry, vintage and boutique overstock with discounts as steep as 90 percent. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, 1422 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Mingle With Chicago's "Drips" Artist. Victor Emmanuel, who goes by the pseudonym Jungle, makes colorful portraits using a signature style of dripping, splattering and flicking paint.. On Saturday, in conjunction with his solo "Drips" show, Jungle will participate in an artist reception, with DJ sets by Thelonious Martin, Abillionyoung and Churro. From 7 p.m.- midnight Saturday, 1026 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Get Some Saturday Night Belly Laughs. The "Pre-Famous Pop Up Comedy Show" includes stand-up comedy sets from Carly Bellerini, Rachel Lindberg, Lucas O'Neil, Marty DeRosa and more joke tellers. Tickets are $5 online, $10 at door, if any remain. At 8 p.m. Saturday, North Bar, 1637 W. North Ave.
Shop At Sunday Farmers Market, Swap Books. Enjoy fresh produce, cheese, meats and specialty items, like crepes at the Wicker Park Farmers Market. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, 1425 N. Damen Ave. This Sunday, the market will host a free book swap booth, courtesy of Volumes Bookcafe. "It is super easy! Bring a book, take a book!" the rules say.
Hey #wickerpark! Starting next SUN 6/25 check out our once-a-month Book Swap at the Farmers' Market! https://t.co/KidevzHdNa pic.twitter.com/pQdrRBkx5p
— Volumes Books (@volumesbooks) June 18, 2017
