“A beautiful setting full of happy people” – Dose Market Chicago

The next Dose Market is this Sunday September 25th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m in the River East Art Center. Dose is a year-round monthly event that features local vendors that are handpicked for their food or fashion innovation. Food and fashion — can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Especially […]

Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements | September 16-18, 2011 – Eckhart Park

Just another Chicago festival? The more I read about Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements the more I realized it did not sound like the typical Chicago festival. The About page of their site states, “Our ultimate goal is to create a distinct environment that allows a wide audience to be entertained with the most creative ideas and […]

Chicago « Renegade Craft Fair & Other Weekend Fests

Even though the weather has indicated summer is over and fall has arrived it’s still nice enough to enjoy some of the last Chicago festivals this weekend. Here are a few of my favorites: Renegade Craft Fair Chicago – One of the best fairs to showcase handmade crafts and art. The emphasis for this fair is […]

PETER BJORN AND JOHN & JONAS | LONGMAN & EAGLE

Longman and Eagle will be hosting an art exhibition starting tomorrow August 23rd and running through September 19th. The artwork will feature Peter Bjorn and John‘s latest record “Gimme Some” created by Jonas Torvestig. For those of you that have been to the Logan Square restaurant you know the wait is worth the farm-to-table food. If you […]

Pilsen Community Farmers Market – Sundays 9am – 3pm

If you need to take a break from the Chicago Air & Water Show noise, head west this weekend and stop by the Pilsen Community Market. Get some fresh and delicious food and support your local farmers. Pleasant Farms is a regular vendor at the market and also offers gardening classes. The next class will teach […]

Eye What You Eat

These are some amazing videos from Erik Shirai, a cameraman on No Reservations. Erik has worked for a number of other well-known channels and has his own production company called Cebu Osani Films. The films follow creation of three dishes: Potage, Soba and Capri. It’s a beautiful way to tell the story of a recipe. Eye What You […]

Lush

I went to Retro on Roscoe on Sunday and had some refreshing white sangria and a nice snack of farfalle with sun-dried tomatoes and mushroom from Piazza Bella. Listened to music from the rumba flamenco group called Guitarra Azul. One of the best street festivals I have been to. Strolling through the fest I noticed the sign for Lush […]

Free Things To Do This Weekend – Art & Farmer’s Market

For those of you not going to Lollapalooza, Chicago offers several free events around town. Here are just a few: Neighborhood Farmer’s Markets. Great chance to support your own neighborhood or get out and explore a neighborhood that is new to you and eat some good food. Bridgeport Farmers Market: Saturday 7 am – 1 […]

The Interrupters | A Film by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz

Yesterday I listened to an interview on Fresh Air about a documentary called “The Interrupters” with the film’s director, Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and one of the interrupters, Ameena Matthews. The interrupters were all in a gang at one time and are working now to prevent violence in the youth of Chicago. The interrupters work for a […]