UPTOWN AND ANDERSONVILLE — Looking to enjoy some of the weather, which should hover in the 70s, this weekend?
Here's our list of six things to do this weekend in Uptown and Andersonville:
Visit Dyslexia Cafe: All day Friday, Heritage Outpost will be transformed into Dyslexia Cafe, changing its menus, window clings, bathrooms and more to reflect what those battling dyslexia see every day. Beyond sign changes, a representative from Everyone Reading Illinois will operate dyslexia simulations. For more information click here. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. 1325 W. Wilson Ave. Free.
Andersonville sidewalk sale: Thirty businesses will crowd the sidewalks of Clark Street for the annual sale featuring bargain antiques, fashion apparel and local treasures this weekend. This year, the event will feature street performers along the entire stretch. It also coincides with Women and Children First Bookstore's used book sale. For more details click here. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. all weekend. 4900-5800 N. Clark St. Free.
Art opening at Everybody's Coffee: On Friday, the coffee shop will host an art opening for Uptown artist Suzanne Stewart's "Hope Anyways" exhibit. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. 935 W. Wilson Ave.
Free barbecue: Every summer Sunday, the Big Chicks crew hosts a free barbecue. Menu includes cheeseburgers, bratwurst, all-beef hot dogs, veggie burgers, beer-battered fries and green salads. The restaurant also will be selling $3 vodka lemonades all day. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. 5024 N. Sheridan Road.
"The Nance" at the Pride Arts Center: The Broadway at Pride Arts Center will host Douglas Carter Beane's "The Nance" this weekend. The show "recreates the naughty, raucous world of burlesque's heyday and tells the backstage story of Chauncy Miles and his fellow performers," according to Pride Films and Plays. Tickets to the show are $25 and available here. A limited number of discounted tickets are available for students, seniors, artists and others who cannot pay full price. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 5 p.m. Sunday. 4139 N. Broadway.
Watch a movie in the park: Buttercup Park will screen "Hidden Figures" this weekend. The PG film follows the role of a team of African-American female mathematicians during the early years of NASA. The film runs 2 hours and 17 minutes. Dusk Saturday. 4901 N. Sheridan Road. Free.
