Pearl Jam @ United Center

Pearl Jam rolls into the United Center for two Chicago shows this weekend (both on school nights, so rest up). Tickets are $66. Show starts at 7:30pm. More on their latest efforts in Transmission.

Pearl Fest 2009 - Celebrating 15 Years of Urban Innovation

Come celebrate the achievements of "urban innovation" in Mandrake Park (E 39th & S Cottage Grove) with music, food, activities, and merchant vendors. Festival hours are from 11am - 10pm and admission is free. For more info, see the Little Black Pearl's web site.

26th Annual Ukrainian Festival

This weekend, come check out the Ukrainian Festival in... that's right, folks, Ukrainian Village. The festival takes place from 12pm - 10pm both Saturday and today in Smith Park at 2526 W. Grand Ave.

For more info, check out the awesomely-named Illinois Ukrainian Congress Committee's website.

Buy Vintage @ Heaven Gallery

What is becoming a staple for Wicker Park weekend vintage shopping continues this Saturday. Come check out great clothing, accessories and housewares from vintage dealers Max & Chloe, Renovar, Lily and Gerdie and Style 4 Food at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd floor, today from 1 to 6pm.

Pig Roast/Sox Game @ Reggie's

Reggie's party bus will bring you to the 1pm White Sox/Orioles game for free on Sunday - it departs at around 12:30pm. For $20, you can score a ticket to the game, a Sox foam visor (free visor day!), a bus ride back to the bar, and admission to the pig roast. That's right, Reggie's is roasting a pig. The pig roast will feature live music from Sam Sliva & the Good, Mad Bread, Grace Askew (Tennessee), and Mississippi Gabe Carter. You can partake in all-you-can-eat sloppy joes for $5, along with $3 drafts of Guinness and Smithwick's on draft, $13 Buckets of Miller Lite & High Life, $2 Busch tall boys, and $1.50 Blatz/Hamm's/Old Milwaukee/Stroh's cans.