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Kids Spot presents the Third Annual Tea & Tiaras event, 10 a.m. February 15, Element Athletics, 9135 N. Second St. Roscoe, IL. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Activities include: Princess show, tea, snacks, interaction with the princesses and photo op.
An upgraded package is also available. More details and tickets.
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Maggiano’s Oak Brook, 240 Oak Brook Center, serves up a side dish of entertainment adds Murder and Mystery to its Valentine’s Day menu, with a special show “Murder and Mystery,” February 14.
A family still dinner will be available. More details and tickets.
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Flight School Wine & Chocolate event February 7, @Ko-ze Wine Room, 484 N St. Glen $42.
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I Hate Love Twilight Dinner, 7 p.m. February 14, Twilight Kitchen, 7135 N. Clark St. Tickets must be purchased by February 11. More details.
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Oak Park Bank presents the 7th Annual Oak Park River Forest Bite Nite event 5:30 p.m. January 31, The Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forrest Ave., Oak Park. Hours are 5:30-9:30 p.m. More details and tickets.
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The Greater Food Depository and Taureaux Tavern, 155 W. Van Buren St. have partnered for a fundraising event featuring a specialty cocktail “Pear me Up.”
Taureaux will donate $1 from the every cocktail sold to the Greater Food Depository now through February. More details.
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Highly anticipated Chicago Bacon Fest, featuring an array of bacon inspired food and drinks, returns February 22, Old Crow, 3506 N. Clark St., features everything bacon. Must be 21 and older to attend. Tickets $10-29.99. Presale tickets, available now, include a complimentary bacon whiskey shot and bacon cocktail.
In addition to everything bacon there will be a live band and photo ops. More details and tickets here.
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Exclusive Wine Dinner, 6:30 p.m. January 27, Oliver’s,1639 S. Wabash Ave. Must be 21 and over with valid ID . More details and tickets.
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The Cookbook Club 1 p.m. February 2, Roundlake Public Library, 906 Hart Rd. Round Lake. The featured item is a round chocolate cake topped with chocolate. For more details call: 847-546-7060.
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Soup & Bread 6 p.m. February 5, Judson & Moore Distillery, 3057 N. Rockwell St. More details and tickets.
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The 10th Annual Lake County Craft Beer Festival, February 22, Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake. A host of craft breweries, distilleries and wineries will be represented.
Zydeco Voodoo performs live.
Events include: Axe throwing, gator rides, VIP Hours are 4-9 p.m. General admission is 5-9 p.m. More details and tickets. All attending must be 21 and over with valid ID.
VIP Admission starts at 4 p.m. General admission opens at 5 p.m. Tickets include beverage sampling. More details Tickets. Designated driver tickets will be available at the door.
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Chef Fred Ramos, Bar Roma, 5101 N. Clark St., Valentine’s Day menu, available February 11-15. Ramos’ romantic will spotlight an array of special items that includes:
La Festa di San Valentino menu:
Zappa $11
Chicken consommé, mini cheese tortellini, baby spinach, smoked prosciutto
Insalsta, $18
Hearts of palm, avocado, celery, tomato, Bufala, mozzarella, lemon vinaigrette
Pasta $18
Wild mushroom, spinach and chicken lasagne, Marsala cream sauce
Pesce $36
Pan seared red snapper, shrimp, scallop, calamari, fennel, potato, saffron, lobster broth, black garlic aioli
Carne $46
Wood grilled bone-in ribeye, Casio e Pepe butter
Dolce $12
Red velvet cake, seasonal fruit, chocolate gelato
Specialty cocktails:
Burning Desire $15
Divino mezcal, chile Serrano, Montanaro bitter, Cocchi Rosa
Lipstick Lover, $15
Tito’s Vodka basil, strawberry, lemon
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Soup and Bread, February 5, Judson & Moore Distillery, 3057 N. Rockwell St. More details.
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Whiskey Friends: The Morgan Waller Experience, 9 p.m. January 24, Impact Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Rd. Libertyville. More details and tickets.
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Chef Diana Davila of Mi Tocaya, 2800 W. Logan Blvd., partners with Chef Sebastian White for an event benefitting the Evolved Network 6 p.m. February 17.
The event kicks off with a cocktail hour featuring drinks and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a five-course tasting menu with optional drink pairings.
All proceeds benefit the Evolved Network’s program funding initiatives.
Tickets $148; $222; with drink pairings (tax/gratuity and donation included in price). Tickets are available here.
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Le Sud Mediterranean Ave., hosts its Galatine Day event, 5 p.m. February 11; in addition to the regular menu, guests can enjoy sweetheart specials February 11-16.
Sweetheart menu items include:
Venison with Foie gras, red beet risotto, $65
Venison or filet with foie gras and black truffle, crispy herbed polenta wheel, sautéed shiitake mushrooms, beef Demi glacé
Red Beet Risotto, $26
Arborio rice cooked with red beet juice, sautéed golden beet hearts, toasted cashew crumbs, goat cheese and crispy sage.
L’Amour Cocktail, $15
Plum brandy, Bailey’s, Earl Grey tea, lemon juice and strawberry purée, $15.
In addition the restaurant’s “Chicago Restaurant Week Prix Fixe,” will be available through February 16.
Offer available February 11-16, 23. More details here.
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The 9th Annual Soul 2 The Bone Band 9th Annual Prince Purple Party 2025 featuring DJ Nfinite takes place 7:30 p.m. January 17, Normandy Room Banquet, 310 W. Butterfield Rd., Elmhurst. The event includes a buffet and four hour open bar. All sales are final.
Guests are encouraged to don their best purple attire and party like it’s 1999 for the occasion. Purchase special discount tickets ($65) before their best purple attire and party like it’s 1999. Special sale price ends. Hours are 7:30-11:30 p.m.
All sales are final. For more information visit: eventbrite.com or email: info@soul2theboneband.com.
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Mole de Mayo 2025, May 24-26, on 18th St. between Halsted and Morgan in Pilsner. Ages 21 and over. More details.
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January 22, Spiked hot chocolate event, 6 p.m. Spirits & Spice Store, in Water Tower, 835 N. Michigan Ave. Must be 21 and over with valid ID.
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First Bite Chicago, kicksoff the city’s Chicago Restaurant Week event, 6 p.m. January 23, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Hors are 6-9 p.m. More details and tickets.
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Central Park Bar, serves up a round of nonalcoholic cocktails for Dry January. Selections include: Nutty Professor (spiritless Kentucky 74, Gifford Orgeat, lemon juice); Midnight Punch (Seedlip Nita’s de Agave non-alcoholic spirit, pineapple juice, lime, and lemon. Both priced at $13.
Other options include: St. Agrestis Phony Negroni ($12); Boiler Faker Combo with Visitor NA Lager and spiritless Kentucky 74, ($9.50); Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher ($6.50) and Marx Citrus Party CBD Elixir ($8). Available through January.
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Vegan Street Fair Chicago, 11 a.m. June 28, Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 7pm. details.
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Chinese New Year dumpling making dinner, 3p.m. January 25, Hing Kee Restaurant, 2140 S. Archer Ave. More details.
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Artini 2025 happy hour, 6 p.m. January 9, Gallery Guichard, 436 E. 47th St., presents Artini January 9, featuring Kweisi the Poet.
DJ Malik Shabazz spins tunes. More details and Tickets.
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Lowcountry and Lobster and Louboutins, Ladies night event 7p.m. January 9, Lowcountry, 1132 S. Wabash Ave.
Menu special features a lobster combo seafood boil (lobster Taylor, snow crab cluster, 1/2lb. of shrimp, corn, potatoes and cornbread; $38. Ladies Night cocktail special (Rosé sangria; $8.
Hours are 7-9 p.m. More details.
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Cozy Bites by Candlelight, wine pairing club, 5 p.m. January 12, Coopers’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant, 950 Lake St., Oak Park. Must be 21 and over. More details and tickets.
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Mac & Cheese Crawl kicks off 11 a.m. January 25. Tickets include admission to all bars: seven Mac and cheese offerings, drink specials and giveaways. Hours 11 am to 7 pm. More details and participants to be announced. Tickets.
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Eataly, 45 E. Ontario St. Eat, Drink and Learn store tour, 12 p.m. January 25, Hours are noon to 1:30 p.m. More details and Tickets.
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Espresso Martini Fest at Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St. kicks off, 5p.m. January 21. includes multiple tastings giveaways and more. Must be 21 and over, valid proof required to attend. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Additional details and tickets. PHOTO: eventbrite.com
