Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 4/1 and Beyond
- Drive-In movies!
- ChiTown Movies - This weekend will include showings of Shrek, April Fool's Day, Hop, and Us
- Support Local Venues
- Sleeping Village is opening up Patio Reservations this weekend!
- Fitzgerald's Patio is also back in full swing with tins of artists playing throughout the week
- Evanston Space's 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*)
- Let's not forget Empty Bottle's fantastic merch shop! While the annual Music Frozen Dancing may not be going on, celebrate with some special merch where a portion of the proceeds go to the Empty Bottle Staff! Plus they just added some new stuff designed by some awesome people that is sure to catch your eye!
- Art Galleries and Special Events
- All Star Press is constantly putting up new prints for you to decorate your space with! They'll be starting a whole new year long series Naturally Beautiful with the first print "Moonlight" by Sara Lee which came out last week! Check out some of their prints from last year's Vertical Gallery collab, which you can purchase here!! There is also a virtual gallery featuring all the works! And don't forget to check out the virtual edition of JC Rivera's new exhibition "Still Undefeated" ,his latest print "Puertorican Flavor", and a new enamel pin!
- Galerie F has a fun stock of prints from concert posters, pop culture prints and more!
- Rotufugi will be showing a new exhibit Talking Toys & Plastic Grapes A Mini Soft Vinyl Exhibit by Phobia Toys next week. So if you feel comfortable mask up and see the work in person.
- 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 into the world of Pac-Man
- Immersive Van Gogh does exactly what its name says: immerses you into Van Gogh paintings via huge projections that bring the already lively art to life!
- Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at The Museum of Science and Industry
- WNDR Museum is back
- Jump into a world of reflections with ArtSpace8's "Quantum Mirror"
- The ‘Friends’ Experience Chicago
- Jeppson’s Pop Up Shop at Cobra Lounge!
- Art on theMART will be projecting the spacey visuals of Astrographics alongside a soundtrack assembled out of by Experimental Sound Studio's Sun Ra Arkestra archives
- Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Saturation is open! Book a reservation to see all the beautiful gardens safely!
- Lincoln Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Pretty in Pink! Book a reservation to see all the beautiful gardens safely!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 2nd & 3rd
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! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PDzQd5SPnI Social Circus Day Celebration @ YouTube Live, on the biggest streaming device in the the liveliest place at your home, 5:00pm WHAT: CircEsteem , Chicago’s social youth circus, is presenting its Social Circus Day Celebration SO WHAT: The Social Circus is a culmination of the virtual Social Circus Festival; featuring sibling organizations from around the globe. See performers including Circus Harmony, Escuela Nacional Circo De Puerto Rico, Fern Street Circus, Red Nose Foundation, Trenton Circus Squad, and Zip Zap Circus! NOW WHAT: Tickets are free or pay-what-you- can, check out more details at their event page!SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd
Moontype @ Constellation, the most musically inclined room in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: An amazing show for your weekend! SO WHAT: Constellation has been putting on some incredible shows during the pandemic and this weekend is no different! There's only ones how this weekend and its' a good one as the trio of Chicago’s Moontype perform songs off their debut album Bodies of Water (out on April 2) which documents travel, insecurity, friendship, and the band members’ strong connection to bodies of water (and the double meaning the album carries: to one another). NOW WHAT: Stream tickets are $15, so sit back and enjoy the incredible show this weekend!THE WHOLE SELF-DISTANCING WEEKEND & BEYOND
Lyric Opera Streaming On Demand @ Your favorite streaming device, the most lavish spot in your home WHAT: The Lyric Opera at home SO WHAT: Revisit some of your favorite Lyric moments, or experience for the first time performances you've missed.Check out their website for schedule of upcoming shows. Currently streaming is Luisa Miller (2019), The Queen of Spades (2020), and Die Walküre (2017). NOW WHAT: It's free!! Steppenwolf NOW @ Your best streaming device, the most theatrical spot in your place, Any time through August 31, 2021 WHAT: The talented voices of Steppenwolf's ensemble beamed straight into your home SO WHAT: Steppenwolf NOW is a new virtual programming stream featuring a dynamic and innovative slate of immersive and visual experiences crafted and produced for the virtual platform. Membership will let you experience a one-time screening of the current lineup of six projects each until August 31, 2021. The newest production is Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! NOW WHAT: The membership is $75 and a great way to experience six great shows and support a local institution. 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! You can see all their shows on their YouTube channel! Below are just some of the upcoming shows from the collective:- 4/1 - Dana Hall's Spring Quartet
- 4/5 - Jacob Slocum's AMEN CORNER
- 4/7 - Ashley Summers Quintet
- 4/8 - Kyle Madsen Trio
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 features:
- 4/2 - tqc: Spectralina - 8:30pm
- 4/3 - TQC: Teiku Experimental Jazz Improvisation on Ancestral Jewish Melodies - 7:00pm
- 4/4 - TQC: Collaborative Stream Scape Event - Violation Of Ordinary Values - Noon
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 $5 per evening. 100% of the donations contributed during each performance go to the artists who played that night
- April 13 - Gunda: A Conversation with the Filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky - 7:00pm
- April 14 - Joy Harjo: Living Nations, Living Words - 7:00pm
- April 15 -Youth Leading Change - 7:00pm
- April 20 - Heather McGhee: The Sum of Us- 7:00pm
- Friday April 2 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 April 6 – First Tuesdays: Anjanette Young and Shapearl Wells on what they’ve learned about Chicago – 6:30pm – $5
First Tuesdays is a monthly political talk show hosted by Ben Joravsky & Maya Dukmasova on Hideout Online. With the help of guests–elected officials, union leaders, activists, and other journalists– Ben & Maya aim to explain how the city, state, country and universe really works. This edition features Anjanette Young and Shapearl Well share their stories, how they've found healing, what they've learned through their experiences, and what they're pusing for now.
- Friday April 9 - Tasha + Kiwicha - 8:00pm - $12 Tasha stopped by the Hideout to record a brand new live set with bandmates Ashley Guerrero and Abby Santourian. Now's you can watch the incredible show which also saw Kiwicha kick off the concert with their ambient shoegaze soundscapes.