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Friday, April 26
Mosey on down to Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion between 12:15 and 1:30 pm to hear the latest in the musical event collaboration between Pitchfork and the Department of Cultural Affairs. Local punk/reggae/Afro-beat band The Killer Whales will be playing. Free.
A battle of AL Central rivals. Game 1 of their three game series is tonight at 7:11 p.m. at U.S. Cellular, 333 W. 35th St.
If you love your dog and French food, take Fido to the patio at the venerable Brasserie Jo tonight for dinner, as each Monday in June from 5-10pm will feature a different dog-friendly activity during dinner:
2-Minute Pet Mini Massage, June 2
Tails in the City Fashion Show and Canine Therapy Corps Fundraiser, June 9
Amy Myan Binder, Animal Communicator, June 16
Petraits Pet Photography…for Charity! June 23
The Inner Pup with Lindsay Goldring, June 30
You can also get a Brasserie Jo dog goody bag, with proceeds going to the Anti-Cruelty Society.
The Taste of Chicago runs thru 7/6, bringing its sea of gastronomic tidbits to Grant Park once again. This year, plan your route with an interactive map. Admission is free, but food and drink tickets are sold in strips of 12 for $8 at the festival. Get all the lowdown on the music, food, cooking demos, and family activities online.
Music includes:
A "Taste" of the Best of Broadway headlined by the casts of Chicago's own Jersey Boys and Wicked, joined by the Broadway stars of Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line and others at the Petrillo Music Shell at 6pm.
and at the Taste Stage:
12-12:45 pm - Joe Walega's Happy Hearts Orchestra (Polka)
1:30-2:15 pm - The Voices (Temptations Tribute)
3-3:45 pm - Latin Satin Soul (Latin Soul)
4:30-5:15 pm - Waterstreet (Hard Rock)
6-6:45 pm - Scott McKeon (British Blues Guitarist)
7:30-8:30 pm - BBI (R&B)