Hyde Park Summer Festival

Everybody loves the sunshine! '70s soulster Roy Ayers and the Average White Band co-headline the 2-day Hyde Park Summer Festival in (you guessed it) Hyde Park this weekend. See the full schedule of events, which run from 11am-9pm each day, and also hosts kids' activities and vendors. The fest takes place on 53rd Street between Harper and Kimbark Avenues. Admission is free, with VIP concert seating available for a fee.

Wavefront Music Festival

Grab your beach towel, sunblock and shutter shades because Chicago's first beach-side dance festival is hitting Montrose Beach this weekend. Performers with local, national and even international levels of success including MSTRKFT, Duck Sauce and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem will be bumping beats. Wavefront Music Festival takes place June 30 and July 1. Two days passes are $109.99 and single-day tickets are $59.99. Both are available here.

Chicago Craft Beer Festival

The Chicago Craft Beer Festival runs June 29 through July 1 at St. Michael in Old Town, 1633 N. Cleveland Ave. The event includes a street festival with music, arts and craft vendors, food and beer, as well as daily beer tastings. Admission is $5; the beer tastings are ticketed separately. See the site for full details. The festival is open from 11am to 9pm today.

American Music Festival @ FitzGerald's

FitzGerald's, in Berwyn, hosts its 32nd annual American Music Festival June 29-July 3. Dozens of bands play on three stages, while concertgoers enjoy Cajun and Italian food and excellent beverages. Tickets are $30 per day at the door, with a $5 discount for the first hour of each day; children under 12 get in for $5 and can stay till 9pm. Four-day passes are available for $100 in advance or at the door. Doors open at 1pm today, with performances by Gina Knight Orchestra, Ryan Brunet & The Malfectures, John Burnett Orchestra w/ Frieda Lee, the Peter Karp-Sue Foly Band, The Congregation, Kyle Douglas, The Derailers, Otis Taylor featuring Anne Harris, Paul Thorn Band, Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Marcia Ball, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Sanctified Grumblers and the Honey Island Swamp Band. See the schedule for times.

The Paper Machete

The Paper Machete is live this week at The Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway, for a special All-American Holiday Pageant. The show will feature Rob Anderson, Kim Bellware, Lisa Buscani, Colleen Doyle and Nancy Friedrich, Dan Granata, Samantha Irby, Wendy Mateo, Katie Rich and Steve Waltein -- plus puppet Chad the Bird, Patrick Rowland as President Barack Obama, and musical guests The Empty Pockets. Chad Piatt hosts. The show starts at 3pm. Free.

LISA BUSCANI
COLLEEN DOYLE AND NANCY FRIEDRICH
DAN GRANATA
SAMANTHA IRBY
WENDY MATEO
KATIE RICH AND STEVE WALTIEN

Plus CHAD THE BIRD, PATRICK ROWLAND as President Obama and special musical guests THE EMPTY POCKETS!