13 Things To Do this Weekend
WICKER PARK — Happy Friday.
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I debated whether or not to do a ‘Things to Do’ today (see launch ^^), but some of you say you use this list to plan your weekend. Thanks for the feedback. This list is for you:
Drink Up. Celebrate 420 day Friday with Metric Coffee’s new Cannabis Cold Brew, Hellion ($13) at Caffe Streets. Hours are 7 a.m. — 7 p.m., 1750 W. Division St.
Eat Pizza. The much anticipated Bonci pizza opens at 11 a.m. Saturday, 1566 N. Damen Ave. in the former DOX Quality Greek. Here are a few photos snapped earlier today.
Hang Out in Wayne’s Basement. A “Wayne’s World”-themed bar modeled like the 90s suburban basement from the cult classic movie takes over Bucktown Pub on Friday. From 5 p.m. — 2 a.m. daily through April 29, 1658 W. Cortland St.
Grow Your Vinyl Collection. Saturday is Record Store Day! An impressive concentration of local record shops include Reckless (score a CHOCOLATE RECORD there on Saturday; read more), Dusty Groove, Shuga, Joyride, Purple Llama and the newish Wild Prairie, where kstarke used to be. Various stores will be offering in-store performances, swag and more.
Celebrate Seek’s 8th Anniversary. Enjoy 15–30% discounts on vintage clothing and housewares plus peruse a basement bazaar with handmade soaps, jewelry and pottery (the bazaar will be open all weekend after the party). From 7 p.m. Friday- midnight. At 1433 W. Chicago Ave.
Free Dog Portraits. From 1–5 p.m. Saturday at Timbuk2, 1623 N. Damen Ave.
Bar Crawl via The 606. Meet People Chicago’s crawl stops at four bars along the Bloomingdale Trail. Tickets are $15; schedule will be emailed to participants on the day of the event. From 4–9 p.m. Saturday.
Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Clean Up. Join neighbors for Earth Day beautification. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided. Starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, J&M Tap, 957 N. Leavitt St.
Saturday Night Earth Day Party & Great Lakes Fundraiser at Karen Marie Salon. From 6–10 p.m. Saturday, 1859 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Score Plus Size Fashions. Luvsick Plus and Last Craft pop by Tarnish. Find leather jackets up to size 5XL along with vintage clothing, pop culture pins, candles and more. From 5–10 p.m. Saturday, 2024 W. Chicago Ave.
Destroy Old Papers, Donate Old Bikes. Responsibly dispose of papers, electronics, old or not-in-use bicycles and unused prescription medicines at the 2nd Ward Earth Day paper shredding event sponsored by Alderman Brian Hopkins. From 9 a.m. — noon Saturday, 1254 N. State Parkway.
Try Bucktown’s Newest Doughnuts. Mindy’s Hot Chocolate now offers doughnuts…. and they’re square shaped. Learn more on Fox 32 Chicago.
Earth Day Clean Up. From 10–11 a.m Sunday, meet at 1640 N. Maplewood.
