Fork and the Road: 'Wich Way

Fork and the Road food tours by bike embarks on Wich Way today, visiting three tasty sandwich spots. The 14-mile tour pushes off from the Intelligentsia Millennium Park Coffeebar, 53 E. Randolph St., at 11am, and ends back there at 3:30pm. Tickets are $50.

Jazz Fest

The 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival continues today on four stages in Grant Park. The festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 2. Free. Here's today's schedule:

Jazz on Jackson Stage:
noon - Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan
1:10pm - Jason Stein Quartet
2:20pm - Frank D'Rone
3:30pm - Ambrose Akinmusire

Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage:
noon - Lakeview High School Jazz Combo
12:45pm - Saucedo Scholastic Academy Latin Big Band
1:30pm - Curie Metro Jazz Ensemble
2:25pm - Evanston Township High School Jazz Ensemble
3:20pm - Pritzker College Prep Ensemble
4:15pm - NIU Jazz Ensemble

Cricket Jazz and Heritage Stage:
12:30pm - Caroline Davis Quartet
2pm - Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love
3:30pm - Marlene Rosenberg Quartet

Petrillo Music Shell:
5pm - Billy Hart
6pm - Resonance Ensemble
7:10pm - Jerry Gonzalez Y El Commando De La Clave
8:30 - Dianne Reeves

Crush in Old Town

The Crush in Old Town runs today and Sunday on Wells Street from North to Schiller from noon to 10pm. Enjoy live music, food and drink while perusing arts and craft by local vendors. There's also a kid's area with face-painting and other fun activities.

North Stage:
1pm - The O'My's
3:30pm - Perfect Kiss
6pm - Like Pioneers
8:30pm - Andrew Belle

South Stage:
2:15pm - Northbrook Garage
4:45pm - Pet Lions
7:15pm - My Gold Mask

North Coast Music Festival

The North Coast Music Festival runs Friday through Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, in Union Park at Ashland and Lake. Single-day tickets are $65, three-day passes are $120; there are also tons of aftershows ticketed separately. Gates open at noon today. See the schedule for today's lineup. (You should also check out our preview in Transmission.)

Tomato Battle

Tomato Battle, a traveling food fight, comes to Toyota Park, 7000 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview, today. Registration begins at noon; a costume contest precedes the tomato fight, which starts at 4pm. Bands (TBA) will perform before and after. Tickets are $50 if you're fighting, $30 if you're just watching.

Ravenswood Remix

Ravenswood Remix, "Chicago's Recycled Art Fair," runs today and Sunday on the east side of Ravenswood Avenue between Belle Plaine and Berteau. Shop for art and crafts, attend workshops, enjoy food and music from noon to 10pm each day. $5 suggested donation benefits Hamilton Elementary School art programs.

12:45pm - Laura Joy
2pm - The Giving Tree Band
3:15pm - Di
4:30pm - Rock City Seven
5:30pm - Ballroom Boxer
6:30pm - Archie Powell & the Exports
7:45pm - White Mystery
9pm - BBU

Chicago Fringe Festival

The third annual Chicago Fringe Festival brings 50 performance groups to Pilsen for shows Aug. 30 through Sept. 9. More than two dozen pieces of experimental theatre are staged today in five venues starting at 1pm; see schedule for more details. Tickets for individual performances are $10, or buy a five- or 10-pack or full festival pass.

The Paper Machete

The Paper Machete, the weekly "live newspaper," is at the Horseshoe, 4115 N. Lincoln Ave., today at 3pm. Readers include Colleen Doyle and Jason Schotts, Benno Nelson, Dana Quercioli, Chris Redd, Megan Stielstra and Chuck Sudo. Bad Bad Meow perform and Christopher Piatt hosts. Free.

312 Urban Block Party

The 312 Block Party starts at 5:30pm tonight on Walnut Street between Wood and Wolcott, down the street from Goose Island's Fulton Street brewery. Enjoy live music (including St. Vincent, Kelly Hogan and Maps & Atlases), a pig roast from the Clybourn brewpub, food trucks, a Matilda Lounge featuring Goose Island's Vintage beer line, and of course 312 urban wheat ale. RSVP on Facebook for tickets. 21+

Big Stars of Comedy @ Arie Crown Theater

The Arie Crown Theater, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., presents "Big Stars of Comedy," tonight at 8pm. The lineup features the stand-up of Chicago's own Michael Colyar, Damon Williams and "Queen of Comedy" Adele Givens, as well as syndicated radio hosts and comedians, Rickey Smiley and J. Anthony Brown. Tickets are $55-$65; for more information, call 312-791-6190.

Panda Riot & Blane Fonda @ Hideout

Panda Riot and Blane Fonda (both past Gapers Block Party acts) play together at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight. Doors open at 8pm, and tickets are $8 in advance or the door. 21+

Chicago I Love You Festival Launch Party

The Chicago, I Love You festival kicks off tonight at Lilly's, 2515 N. Lincoln Ave., with a launch party Stoop Goodnoise, Natureal, The Microphone Misfitz, Jason Folks and festival founder Tom Schraeder. The show starts at 10pm, and is free. 21+