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    Weekends in Chicago: The Best in Arts, Entertainment, Eating, Drinking and More from the Chicago Tribune
    Weekends in Chicago: The Best in Arts, Entertainment, Eating, Drinking and More from the Chicago Tribune
    Weekends in Chicago: The Best in Arts, Entertainment, Eating, Drinking and More from the Chicago Tribune
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    Weekends in Chicago: The Best in Arts, Entertainment, Eating, Drinking and More from the Chicago Tribune

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    Nearly 40 million people visit Chicago every year, but how many of them make a visit to Navy Pier and "The Bean" and call it quits? How many local residents and tourists from out of town scramble to make a compact itinerary of all Chicago has to offer? In a city with over 7,000 restaurants (including many of which that are world-class), more than 500 parks, over 200 theaters, 36 annual parades, 26 miles of lakefront, and innumerable street fests, how does anyone make sense of everything going on?

    The award-winning staff of the Chicago Tribune has put together a straightforward guide to making focused two- or three-day long trips to the Windy City, simply titled Weekends in Chicago. In this handy and fun ebook, the city's foremost experts and cultural critics divine the best the city has to offer in arts, entertainment, dining, drinking, and sightseeing. Each chapter is a carefully curated selection of any number of fun activities, specifically crafted into a full itinerary that gives readers a broad variety of potential weekend trips.

    Perfect for both locals looking to expand their knowledge of Chicago and tourists who want to avoid the same-old, same-old, Weekends in Chicago is a unique and thoughtful handbook for how to best experience the city. There are dedicated chapters for architecture enthusiasts, theater lovers, vegans, adventurers, foodies, indie music fans, book worms, jazz and blues aficionados, and so much more. Add in an extensive listing of seasonal activities (including the city's proliferate street fests), and Weekends in Chicago is sure to be a terrific 21st-century travel guide for the Second City.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAgate Digital
    Release dateAug 20, 2013
    ISBN9781572844650
    Weekends in Chicago: The Best in Arts, Entertainment, Eating, Drinking and More from the Chicago Tribune
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      Weekends in Chicago - Chicago Tribune Staff

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      Copyright © 2013 by the Chicago Tribune

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including copying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without express written permission from the publisher.

      Chicago Tribune

      Tony W. Hunter, Publisher

      Gerould W. Kern, Editor

      R. Bruce Dold, Editorial Page Editor

      Bill Adee, Vice President/Digital

      Jane Hirt, Managing Editor

      Joycelyn Winnecke, Associate Editor

      Peter Kendall, Deputy Managing Editor

      Ebook edition 1.0 August 2013

      ISBN-13 978-1-57284-465-0

      Agate Digital is an imprint of Agate Publishing. Agate books are available in bulk at discount prices. For more information visit agatepublishing.com.

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      This book was created using articles and reviews published in the Chicago Tribune. Articles were carefully edited in order to guide the reader to some of the best this city has to offer. You may encounter information written in different points of view; our aim was to preserve the writers’ original perspectives. Italicized text was written by the editor.

      Table of Contents

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      FOR THE ARCHITECTURE ENTHUSIAST

      WHERE TO GO DURING THE DAY

      GO TO THE TALLEST BUILDING IN NORTH AMERICA

      Willis Tower Skydeck Ledge

      SCHEDULE AN ARCHITECTURE TOUR

      Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise

      Historic Downtown: Rise of the Skyscraper

      VISIT FAMOUS HOMES IN CHICAGOLAND

      Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

      Frederick C. Robie House

      Charnley-Persky House Museum

      Clarke House Museum

      Glessner House Museum

      VISIT THE ART INSTITUTE AND ITS LIBRARY

      Art Institute of Chicago

      The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute

      WHAT TO DO AT NIGHT

      Roof

      The Terrace at Trump

      Terzo Piano

      Little Goat Diner

      The J. Parker

      WHERE TO DINE IN THE SKY

      Signature Room at the 95th

      Sixteen

      Riva

      Cité

      FOR THE ATHLETE, ADVENTURER, & ALL AROUND GO-GETTER

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      Divvy Bike Share

      Lou Malnati’s

      Pequod’s

      Pizza Rustica

      ON THE LAKEFRONT

      Chicago Bike Tour

      Chicago Segway’s Lakefront Tour

      North Avenue Beach

      Castaways

      Kayak Chicago

      Windy City Flyers

      12th Street Beach Chicago

      63rd Street Beach

      Oak Street Beach Food + Drink

      Caffe Oliva

      SUNDAY

      Sluggers

      Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park

      Centennial Beach Park

      FOR THE ART LOVER

      ART MUSEUMS & CENTERS

      ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation

      Art Institute of Chicago

      Art Museo

      Beverly Arts Center

      Chicago Cultural Center

      DePaul Art Museum

      Hyde Park Art Center

      Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

      Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

      Loyola University Museum of Art

      Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

      Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

      Museum of Contemporary Art

      Museum of Contemporary Photography

      National Museum of Mexican Art

      Reva and David Logan Square Art Center

      SAIC Sullivan Galleries

      Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago

      Swedish American Museum

      ART LIBRARY

      The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute

      SEASONAL

      Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

      57th Street Art Fair

      Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale

      FOR THE BEER BUFF

      Solemn Oath Brewery

      Lake Bluff Brewing Co.

      Atlas Brewing Co.

      Revolution Taproom

      Finch’s Beer Co.

      Half Acre Brewery

      Haymarket Pub & Brewery

      BEER BARS WORTH A VISIT

      Map Room

      Hopleaf

      Quenchers Saloon

      Piece

      SEASONAL

      Craft Beer Week

      FOR THE JAZZ & BLUES ENTHUSIAST

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      Buddy Guy’s Legends

      Andy’s Jazz Club

      Jazz Showcase

      Green Mill Jazz Club

      Blue Chicago & Blue Chicago on Clark

      B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted

      Kingston Mines

      SATURDAY

      Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation

      Jazz Record Mart

      Groovin’ High

      Beverly Records

      Chicago Cultural Center

      SATURDAY NIGHT

      House of Blues Back Porch Restaurant

      SUNDAY

      Old Town Social

      Rosebud Prime

      House of Blues Gospel Brunch

      SEASONAL

      Chicago Blues Festival

      Chicago Blues Tour

      Chicago Jazz Festival

      Gospel Music Festival

      FOR THE BOOK WORM

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      The Hideout

      The Write Club

      Tribune Tower

      SATURDAY

      Sit Stay Read!

      Open Books

      The Boring Store/826CHI

      Quimby’s Bookstore

      Myopic Books

      SATURDAY NIGHT

      Wilde Bar & Restaurant

      SUNDAY

      Hemingway House & Museum

      Harold Washington Library Center

      Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Library

      Brookfield Zoo Library

      Chicago Botanic Gardens — Lenhardt Library

      Croatian Ethnic Institute Library

      Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

      Field Museum Library

      Gerber/Hart Library

      Instituto Cervantes Library

      Poetry Foundation Headquarters

      Polish Museum of America Library

      Pritzker Military Library

      Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Asher Library

      Sterling Morton Library

      Swedenborg Library

      SEASONAL

      Printer’s Row Literary Festival

      Chicago Humanities Festival

      862CHI’s PROM

      FOR THE COCKTAIL CONNOISSEUR

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      The Library at Gilt Bar

      Watershed

      Aviary/The Office

      The Drawing Room

      SATURDAY

      The Violet Hour

      Scofflaw

      Billy Sunday

      The Whistler

      SUNDAY

      Sable

      FOR THE ULTIMATE FOODIE

      FRIDAY

      Tour the Plant

      The Aviary

      Maude’s Liquor Bar

      Girl & the Goat

      La Sirena Clandestina

      BellyQ

      Au Cheval

      Vera

      SATURDAY

      RIVER NORTH

      GT Fish & Oyster

      Slurping Turtle

      WICKER PARK/BUCKTOWN

      Big Star

      Carriage House

      Trenchermen

      LOGAN SQUARE

      Fat Rice

      Longman & Eagle

      Yusho

      LINCOLN PARK

      Balena

      Perennial Virant

      Rustic House

      LINCOLN SQUARE

      Elizabeth

      Goosefoot

      SUNDAY

      Dose Market

      SEASONAL

      Food Truck Social

      Taste of Randolph Street

      FOR THE INDIE MUSIC LISTENER

      The Empty Bottle

      The Hideout

      Schubas

      Reggies’ Rock Club

      Park West

      Metro and Smart Bar

      Lincoln Hall

      Congress Theater

      Double Door

      FOR THE MEAT LOVER

      FOR LUNCH

      Publican Quality Meats

      Hot Doug’s

      Kuma’s Corner

      Edzo’s Burger Shop (Lincoln Park)

      Epic Burger

      FOR DINNER

      Petterino’s

      Benny’s Chop House

      Michael Jordan’s Steak House

      Skrine Chops

      Chicago Cut Steakhouse

      Fulton’s on the River

      Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf

      FOR THE THEATER LOVER

      SHOWS

      Let Them Eat Chaos

      Million Dollar Quartet

      The Second City Improv All-Stars

      Late Nite Catechism

      Blue Man Group

      Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

      THEATERS

      A Red Orchid Theatre

      Ardis Krainik Theatre, Civic Opera House

      Chicago Shakespeare Theater

      Chicago Theatre

      Chopin Theatre

      Congress Theater

      Goodman Theatre

      Joan and Irving Harris Theater for Music and Dance

      Riviera Theatre

      Steep Theatre

      Steppenwolf Theatre

      The Vic Theatre

      The Second City

      FOR THE VEGAN

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      Karyn’s on Green

      Dragon Lady Lounge

      Green Zebra

      SATURDAY

      Native Foods Cafe

      Mana Food Bar

      SUNDAY

      Chicago Diner

      Handlebar

      Nana

      SEASONAL

      Veggie Fest

      VeganMania

      FOR THE WINE DRINKER

      FRIDAY NIGHT

      Telegraph Wine Bar

      AFTER DINNER

      Provenance Food and Wine

      LATE NIGHT

      The Purple Pig

      SATURDAY

      Bin 36 and Bin Wine Cafe

      Howard’s Wine Cellar

      694 Wine & Spirits

      Lush Wine and Spirits

      Que Syrah Fine Wines

      The House of Glunz

      Binny’s Beverage Depot

      Vintages — A Fine Wine Merchant

      SATURDAY NIGHT

      City Winery

      SUNDAY

      Bread & Wine

      SEASONAL

      Windy City Wine Festival

      Tinley Park Brew & Vine Festival

      SOURCES

      PHOTO CREDITS

      FOR THE ARCHITECTURE ENTHUSIAST

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      This enclosed glass ledge juts out from the 103rd floor of Willis Tower, the tallest building in the United States.

      WHERE TO GO DURING THE DAY

      As the home of some of the earliest skyscrapers and famed architects and designers, Chicago has endless opportunities to view and study renowned architectural masterpieces. Head to

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