Sunday, January 17, 2010

Things to do this week in Hyde Park! (Week of 1/17)

Ongoing
Sunday
Monday
  • Take in theatrical performances, story-telling, films, and other MLK tributes at the DuSable Museum's all day Martin Luther King Day Celebration (Adults $8/Children $5, 10AM-6PM, 740 E. 56th)
Tuesday
Wednesday
  • Live music (and delicious traditional Italian fare) Wednesdays at Piccolo Mondo (7-11PM, 1642 E.56th Street 773.643.1106 / 9171)
  • Learn and practice Zen meditation at Rockefeller Chapel. (5:00 pm - 6:45PM, 1156 East 59th Street)
Thursday

  • zzzz....slow night in Hyde Park...
Friday

  • Live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge ($10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum, 8PM-2AM, 5201 S. Harper). [Note--this is not particularly affordable, but it's a Chicago institution & worth checking out at least once]
  • Jeff Chan live at Chant (no cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs, 9:30 PM-12:30AM, 1509 E. 53rd)
Saturday

  • Try food from around the world at the International Food Festival , UChicago's version of the Taste of Chicago (free & open to the public, 6PM-10PM, Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E. 59th)
  • Live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge ($10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum, 8PM-3AM, 5201 S. Harper)
  • The Chicago Legends Blues live at Chant (no cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs, 9:30 PM-12:30AM, 1509 E. 53rd)
If you know of something going on in the neighborhood that's not on the list, send me a comment or drop me a line at Mshydepark@gmail.com.

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