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.

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.

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-

Kanela Breakfast Club – 3231 N Clark
Ann Sather Restaurant – 909 W Belmont
Original Pancake House – 2020 N Lincoln Park W
Golden Apple Grill & Breakfast House – 2971 N Lincoln
Mather’s Restaurant – 33 E. 83rd Street
Original Soul Vegetarian – 205 E 75th St
Dats Enterprises Inc – 8249 S Cottage Grove
5 Loaves Eatery – 405 E 75th St
St. Restaurant Country Kitchen – 727 E 87th St.
Luversia’s Soul Food Restaurant – 522 E 79th St.
Over Easy Café – 4943 N Damen
Eden’s the Original – 6045 N Cicero
Mellow Yellow – 1508 E 53rd St
Valois Restaurant – 1518 E 53rd St.
Clarke’s Diner – 1447 E 53rd St.
Ms. Biscuit – 5431 S Wabash
Daley’s Restaurant – 809 E 63rd St.
Norman’s Bistro – 1001 E 43rd St.
John’s Place – 2132 W Roscoe

WHEN: Monday, September 22 at 8:00 a.m.

Monday, September 29 at 8:00 a.m.

WHERE: Participating CTA locations-

79th Street Station (Metra)
Belmont Red Line
Damen Brown Line
55th/Garfield Green Line
Peterson and Cicero Bus Stop
Belmont & Hoyne Bus Stop

Lottie’s Pub Chili Cook-off 9.22

September 18, 2014September 17, 2014Leave a comment

Lottie’s Pub

Lottie’s Pub will host their first annual Chili Cook-off on Monday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Bears vs. Jets game at 7:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a free tasting of the contestants’ chili, and the winner will receive a $200 cash prize based on popular vote.

Specials for the day will include $4 Miller and Coors stadium cups, $3 Dos Equis, $4 Milagro, and $2 steak or chicken tacos.

Lottie’s is looking for cooks to compete in the Chili Cook-off. Chicagoans are invited to enter their own chili creation by e-mailing media@papergirlpr.com with the recipe and a photo of the dish by Friday, September 19.

WHEN: Monday, September 22
6:30 p.m.: Chili Cook-off
7:30 p.m.: Bears vs. Jets Kickoff

COST: Free Admission

LOTTIE’S PUB
1925 W Cortland
Chicago, IL 60622
773.489.0738
http://www.lottiespub.com
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Sunday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 a.m.
*Brunch available Saturday and Sunday

About Lottie’s Pub
Located on the corner of Cortland and Winchester in the heart of Bucktown, Lottie’s Pub is a classic Chicago establishment offering a wide selection of beer and liquor as well as a menu stacked with bar favorites including sandwiches, salads and burgers. An inviting corner bar deeply rooted into Chicago’s deep political past, Lottie’s remains a historic spot with neighborhood magnetism.

Revisiting 1984 at Vintage Garage Chicago 9.21

September 17, 2014Leave a comment

Vintage Garage

Um. Best. Year. Ever. BTW!

Looking back on the last century, there are several standout years, one of which is 1984. It may seem like a long time ago, but the folks at Vintage Garage Chicago aim bring it back September 21. It’s the theme for the next Vintage Garage Chicago in Uptown.

“It was a treasure culturally, with movies, music and products,” says Melissa Sands of Vintage Promotions, LLC, producer of the show. “The Van Halen album of that name was the soundtrack of a generation, and where would we be today without Ghostbusters?”

A leap year, 1984 saw the Winter and Summer Olympics, the 1984 World’s Fair, and a Band Aid recording of the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Chrysler introduced the Minivan, Apple released the Macintosh personal computer and the world was introduced to Birkins, Discman, the Tandy 1000 and the Atari 7800. And who can forget Slice?

Along with all their great vintage from all eras, our vendors will be showcasing their 80’s merchandise. Professional DJs Sasha and Ross will be spinning 80s tunes.

“We all realize by now big brother is really watching,” Sands says. “And he wants you to be there.”

Vintage Garage Chicago takes place at 5051 N Broadway September 21 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. It’s at the Argyle stop on the Red Line.