West Town Art Walk to Canvas Chicago Avenue 10.3-10.4

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014Leave a comment

West Town Art Walk

Location: On Chicago Ave from Milwaukee to Western.
Check in: 1850 W Chicago Ave (Empty lot next to Tecalitlan) to pickup official West Town Art Walk pin and map.
Parking: $5 parking in Empty lot at 1850 W. Chicago Ave.
Cost: Free (no donation request)
Website: westtownartwalk.com
Facebook: facebook.com/west.town.art.walk
Phone: 312-850-9390
Hours: Friday, 5 pm to 8 pm; Saturday, 11 am to 8 pm

West Town’s thriving art scene takes over the neighborhood on Friday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 4th for the 4th annual West Town Art Walk. Presented by the West Town Chamber of Commerce, Dovetail and Seek Vintage, this eclectic fest mimes the creative talents of Chicagoans and celebrates West Town’s diverse business community.

“Our mission is to showcase West Town as a rich, cultural hub that has a lot to offer business owners, residents and visitors,” said West Town Chamber of Commerce director Kara Salgado.

West Town Art Walk

Throughout Friday and Saturday, attendees can stroll up and down Chicago Avenue, mingle with local business owners, and enjoy art in all forms: visual, performance, culinary, music, and fashion. The free-to-the-public Art Walk features everything from artistic spins on classic cocktails to full blown pop-up-galleries and takes place within dozens of West Town storefronts, everything from restaurants to boutiques. Many of the participating venues also run their own exclusive promotions and sales during this time.

An official West Town Art Walk touring map will be distributed on-site. Other activities include: complimentary rickshaws for transporting guests throughout the event and after parties at many participating businesses on Friday, Oct 3rd until at least 10pm.

The Participating Venues, Addresses & Artists or Specials:

Ad Hoc 1948 W Chicago Ave TBA
Alcala’s Boutique 1739 W Chicago Ave TBA
Asado Coffee Roasters 1651 W Chicago Ave 25% off coffee & espresso drinks
Awake Café 1357 W Chicago Ave 25% Mocha latte & hot chocolate. Sandwich, side & drink combo for $6.95
Beauty Bar 1444 W Chicago Ave No cover before 10pm & discounted signature cocktail
Bow & Stern Oyster Bar 1371 W Chicago Ave Signature Cocktail: Vander-Slicin’ It Up” $6.00
Broken Art Restoration 1841 W Chicago Ave William & Michelle Marhoefer, Sclupture & Paintings
Chicago Avenue Salon 1941 W Chicago Ave Megan Kind, Paintings & Bella Vintaj, Jewerly
Dovetail 1452 W Chicago Ave Leah Ball, Jewerly & Ceramics
Epic Spices 1725 W Chicago Ave TBA
Five Star Bar 1424 W Chicago Ave Signature Cocktail offered
Flo Café & Bar 1434 W Chicago Ave Christina Silvestri, Paintings
Green Zebra 1460 W Chicago Ave Trio of Roses tasting $10
High Dive 1938 W Chicago Ave Ali Manesh, Projection Mapped Animations
Inside Home 1942 W Chicago Ave Kimberly Creswell, Paintings
Intuit Art Center 756 N Milwaukee Ave Art Exhibit by Found Magazine, Collage & Multiple Artists, Paintings & Sculpture
Krispy Fringe Vintage 2130 W Chicago Ave Sara Engimann, Photography
Le Thrift 1821 W Chicago Ave Christine Sanderson, Paintings, Jorie Gillis & Valerie Hahan, Paintings & Photography
Noble Grape 802 N Wine Tasting
Paperish Mess 1955 W Chicago Ave Jonah Ortiz, Mixed Media Installations
Pie Eyed Pizzeria 1111 W Chicago Ave
Seek Vintage 1432 W Chicago Ave Marisa Klug-Morataya, Photography & Yasmin Panjwani, Graphic Artist
Shaman by Chilam Balam 1438 W Chicago Ave Beef brisket tamal w/ pecan mole & free glass of virgin sangria $9.95 per tamale
Sprout Home 745 W Damen Ave “Living on the Foil-edge”
Study Hall 2016 W Chicago Ave TBA
Tarnish 2024 W Chicago Ave Cormac Kehoe, Photography
The Chicago Academy for the Arts 1010 W Chicago Ave Multiple Artists, Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
Treva Gallery 1659 W Chicago Ave Danielle Monet Morse, Paintings
Ugly Mug Café 1458 W Chicago Ave
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave Art Museum: Multiple artists
Unite Urban Grill 1450 W Chicago Ave Allison Evans, Photography / Signature Cocktail: “Chicago Ave” $10.00
Urban Source 1429 W Chicago Ave April Noga, Textile design

The Fine Print
West Town Art Walk is part of Chicago Artists Month 2014, the 19th annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant art community presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

How-To: Melted Crayon Pumpkin

September 25, 2014Leave a comment

Crayon Melted Pumpkin (credit: Robin Wulf – Poor Girl’s Guide Chicago)

What you need:

– large white pumpkin (real or faux)

– Tacky Glue

– 16-20 crayons

– Hair dryer

– Surface cover or trash bags

Prep: Remove all the labels from your crayons. Break them in half.

Set up your work area with newspaper or trash bags. If possible to do outside. it’s recommended.

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How-To (Hair Dryer):

Crayon Melted Pumpkin (credit: Robin Wulf – Poor Girl’s Guide Chicago)

1. Glue your crayons in place with the tacky glue or glue gun. Glue is needed to grab the curved surface. Use wherever needed to hold the crayon in place.

2. Place your crayons around the pumpkin. You can either choose to do this all at the same time, then wait to heat or heat as you go. This depends on if you want to see the look as you go, or you know the desired outcome of colors and combinations.

3. Apply heat on high using a hair dryer. The wax tends to splatter, the higher the temperature. If you’re getting too much splatter, lower the heat. It takes a little under a minute for each of the crayons to melt and drip.

How-To (Candle) – Credit Robin Wulf:

1. Unwrap wrappers of crayons
2. Place newspaper under pumpkin
3. Light a small to medium size candle (for these I used long skinny tapers from IKEA)
4. Tilt your lit candle to the side in one hand and end of crayon directly to the flame in the other over top of pumpkin. (for a more kid friendly version use a hair dryer method above instead of candle)
5. Rotate crayon all around pumpkin as you watch it mix with the candle and crayon wax over top onto the sides of pumpkin, keep moving pumpkin around to drip crayon wax to all the area you want covered
6. Repeat with each color can keep reusing each color to add more color to pumpkin.

Have fun trying different color combinations, plastic spiders, goggly eyes, glitter and more!

Fall 2014 Chicago Boutique Openings

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014Leave a comment

Check out our list of stores and boutiques opening this Fall around Chicago!

Province

Roscoe Village
M2 Boutique (2203 W. Roscoe St., 773-248-9866, mboutiquechicago.com)

The popular jewelry and accessories retailer in Lakeview just branched out this month by opening their next location in Roscoe Village. The store opened during the middle of September where it featured lotto tickets, a welcoming party, and all the latest in accessories to kick off the opening.

Wicker Park
Province (1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 315, 773-789-9330, provincejournal.com)

Starting as an Etsy shop in 2013, the shop features original artwork, vintage and antique pieces, live plants, and more. The one-of-a-kind store is a pop-up shop that will only be open for the 2014 holiday shopping season.

Bucktown
Shinola (1619 N. Damen Ave., shinola.com)

The Detroit-based craftsman brand will be opening doors next month. The storefront will offer watches, bikes, leather goods, along with items from other manufacturers. It will be their fourth location nation-wide to open.

Market Supply Co.

Pilsen
Market Supply Co. (1147 W. 18th St., 773-609-2887, marketsupply.com)

The favored repurposed store is opening its doors again. Along with classic barber services, the store will offer men’s and women’s clothing along with recrafted and restored vintage items.

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Lindsay Grundy– Fashion Contributor, Poor Girl’s Guide Chicago

Connect with Lindsay @lindsaygrundy or on her website, lindsaygrundy.com.

Pink Drink Recipe: Support National Breast Cancer Awareness At Adamus

September 22, 2014September 18, 2014Leave a comment

Show your support or try this recipe at home courtesy of Adamus in the Silvermith Hotel.

Adamus, the vibrant new lounge and restaurant located at the recently renovated Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, is proud to show their support for National Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. In honor of this important cause, Adamus has created a specialty signature beverage for the month of October, where one dollar from every drink sold will be donated to the Chicagoland Susan G. Komen foundation.

The Diva Cocktail Recipe at Adamus
– 2 dash Cranberry bitters
-1/2oz simple
-1/2oz Trios Citros
-1 1/2oz Fresh Grapefruit
-1 1/2oz Mezcal Vago 

The Silversmith Hotel
10 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
www.silversmithchicagohotel.com

Celebrate National Breakfast Month with Free Cereal Giveaways at Participating CTA Stations

September 21, 2014September 18, 2014Leave a comment

Central Lakeview Merchants Association to giveaway 600 cereal boxes containing 36 gift certificates for specialty breakfast throughout the city on September 22 and September 29

WHAT: September is National Breakfast Month, and Central Lakeview Merchants Association (CLMA) has teamed up with local restaurants to celebrate. On the last two Monday mornings in September, the 22 and 29, at 8 a.m. CLMA will give away 600 free, fun-sized cereal boxes at 6 CTA stations (100 per station) throughout the city. Six lucky winners at each station will win a certificate for a free breakfast at one of the many participating restaurants (listed below).

Participating Restaurants-