Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/4 and Beyond
- Drive-In movies!
- ChiTown Movies - This weekend will include showings of Grease, Night of the Living Dead, The Simpson’s Movie, The Blair Witch Project, Moana
- Support Local Venues
- Evanston Space is closed for the season, but their shop is open and you should consider donating to help the venue during these weird times
- Head over to the Hideout 's regular shop and get yourself some great merch! Their Holiday Sale page is also still up with links to great local artists!
- Metro shop is full of fantastic concert posters from yesteryear and cool merch
- Lincoln Hall/Schubas always has great items in their shop waiting for you!
- Same goes for Thalia Hall's merch store (those holiday socks? *chef's kiss*)
- And let's not forget Empty Bottle's fantastic merch shop!
- Art Galleries and Specail Events
- All Star Press is constantly putting up new prints for you to decorate your space with! Check out some of their prints from their Vertical Gallery collab, which you can check out here!! And Don't forget to check out the virtual edition of JC Rivera's new exhibition "Still Undefeated."
- Galerie F has a fun stock of prints from concert posters, pop culture prints and more!
- Rotufugi will be showing The Endless Gloaming: New Works by Brett Manning
- WOMANISH Experience is a cool pop up featuring the work of female and gender non-confirming artists exploring womanhood from a diverse range of perspectives.
- Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History @ Chicago Gamespace will give you a deep dive in to the world of Pac-Man
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th
Fulton Street Collective Jazz Series @ Their YouTube channel, the cosiest spot in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: Some excellent jazz for your evening SO WHAT: Fulton Street Collective may not be able to perform for you in person, but they are determined to give Chicago its much needed dose of jazz through these streamed shows! Below are just some of the upcoming shows from the collective:- 2/4 Micah Collier's ALECTET
- 2/9 Randy Trubitt Quartet
- 2/10 HUB performs Heart's DREAMBOAT ANNIE
- 2/11 Chris Greene Quartet
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th
Glass Hand & Live the Spirit residency presents The Young Masters directed by Ernest Dawkins @ Constellation, the most musically inclined room in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: A pair of amazing shows for your weekend! SO WHAT: Constellation has been putting on some incredible shows during the pandemic and this weekend will feature another great one. Formed just months before the COVID-19 pandemic began changing the way live music is able to be in our lives, Course is a new and dreamy synth-pop band featuring a lineup of veteran Chicago musicians; Jess Robbins on vocals and guitar, Chris Dye on Drums, Dan Ingenthron on Piano and Keys, Mikey Russell on Guitars, and Brian Weekly on Bass. NOW WHAT: Stream tickets are $15, so sit back and enjoy the incredible show this weekend! Dennis Walkins @ The Magic Parlour at Home, on your favorite streaming device in the most magical spot in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: A little bit of magic to spice up your weekend! SO WHAT: While Dennis Watkins is usually conjuring up wonderful effects and illusions live and in person, for the time being he's only sticking to the live part as he takes his magical act to Zoom! Gather your bubble together, dress to the nines, and experience some fantastic magic right at home! NOW WHAT: Tickets are $65 and they usually go fast, so book a magical evening as soon as you can!THE WHOLE SELF-DISTANCING WEEKEND & BEYOND
Brandi Carlil performs The Story @ Veeps Livestream platform, the most comfortable spot in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: An evening of beautiful Americana SO WHAT: Brandi Carlile, whose distinct and graceful voice has been charming folk and Americana fans for over a decade, will be doing a special live stream playing the entirety of her second album, The Story! Check out our review of the last time she was in town at the Huntington Bank Pavilion and of the The Story show here! NOW WHAT: Tickets are $15 for just the live stream or $38 for the livestream and a copy of Brandi Carlile's book Broken Horses. The livestream will be available to purchase and watch until 11:59pm on February 14. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Brandi Carlile band and crew fund.- Friday February 5 and every following Friday – LP’s Happy Hour – 5:00pm to 7:00pm – $5 Award-winning country singer, sought-after DJ, and long-time Hideout employee Lawrence Peters will be hosting a weekly happy hour on Hideout Online, from his home to yours. Maybe you’ll tune in for some deep cuts from his lauded collection of records, maybe some Hideout folks will drop in to swap stories about the bar, or maybe LP will even sing ya a tune.
- Tuesday February 9 – A Scientist Walks into a Bar: Venus, the Hottest Planet – 7:00pm – $5
A Scientist Walks into a Bar is Chicago’s premier science-comedy talk show. Join them to hear from folks studying everything from dinosaurs to black holes– grab a drink and come explore the science world with these fun experts! This session will feature a talk with Clara Sousa-Silva, a quantum astrochemist who recently helped discover possible signs of life on Venus. They'll talk about our closest planetary neighbor and how light and chemistry can help us learn about the make-up of other planets (and potentially, life on those planets)
The Quarantine Concerts @ Experimental sound Studios, Your best sounding internet connected device, at various times WHAT: Experimental Sound Studio, Elastic Arts and the Hideout's Resonance Series come together for a series of amazing livestreamed concerts SO WHAT: The Quarantine Concerts is collaborative series which aims to give artists a space to share their work and continue earning a living during this time when live, in person, performances have been cancelled due to COVID-19. This is a perfect opportunity to unite the community for a few hours of amazing musicians. This weekend includes Autistic Pride Day Concert, Concert for Chicago Freedom School, and tons more! You can check out their full schedule for the rest of the week here. NOW WHAT: Head over to their Twitch stream and start watching some great shows. There is a suggested donation of $10 per evening. 100% of the donations contributed during each performance go to the artists who played that night
Bring the Zoo to You @ Brookfield Zoo's Facebook page, when you want to see some animals besides your pets or specifically 11:00am, All Ages WHAT: A great way to make your kids' time at home entertaining and educational NOW WHAT: Join Brookfield Zoo on Facebook every weekday at 11:00am for a "Bring The Zoo To You" Facebook Live featuring one of their animals as well as plenty of educational, informative insight from one of our Animal Care Specialists. If you can't make it at 11, that's okay. The video will be saved afterward on Facebook as well as on their YouTube channel. SO WHAT: Just jump in to the chat at their Facebook page to learn something new