Saturday, November 2, 2019

Palatine's Fall Back Brew Fest


Fall Back Brew Fest takes place noon to 5 p.m.  November 2 at the Palatine Park District Aquatic Center, 340 E. Palatine Rd., Palatine.

Participating brewers include: Buffalo Creek; Leaky Keg; Prairie Krafts; What's Brewing?; Granite City; Metal Monkey; Maplewood; Side Lot; Generations; Goose Island; Founders; Surley; Wood Chuck; Church Street; Ballast Point; Tangled Roots; Firestone Walker; Half Day; Finch Beer; Abita; Scorched Earth; Right Bee; Lagunitas; Revolution; Great Lakes; VIctory; Destihl; Maui and Original and Vandemill.

Must be 21 and over to attend. Designated driver tickets available. Tickets.

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Sepia and Proxi toast Champagne Week


Sepia, 123 N. Jefferson, partners with Proxi for Fizz the Season, a toast Champagne Week (November 1-10) featuring $15 glasses of bubbly from some of France's most prestigious winemakers.

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Underground costume and Select Models Management launch party


Underground, 56 W. Illinois, hosts a Halloween costume party and Select Models Management launch party event 10 p.m. October 31. R&B singer Mario will be in the house. Tickets.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Sixteen serves up spooky sushi and Halloween cocktails


Sixteen, 401 N. Wabash, scares up some spooky sushi and Halloween cocktails available October 30-31. Check out the spicy tuna roll with black rice and spooky sashimi and nigiri.

In addition Rebar salutes the football season with a selection of "game day" specials that include: chicken lollipop wings; sushi sliders; sushi pizza and vegetable tempura French fries.

Game day specials are available Monday, Thursday and Sunday. Guests can sip on Reservations available: 312-588-8030.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Zed451 Halloween specials and deals


Zed451, 739 N. Clark, celebrates Halloween $1 cocktail specials for guests in costume now throw Halloween night.

In addition spooky specialty drinks Buckets of Blood (Copper Dog Scotch; beet juice; Cherry Heering liqueur and fresh orange) and Blood and Bones (vodka; Tavistock Prosecco, pomegranate syrup with cranberry garnish and coconut Jello skulls and bones). will be available for $13 each. A sangria will be available for $13 as well.

The restaurant is also featuring complimentary tarot card readings 6-8 p.m. October 31 in the bar

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Monday, October 28, 2019

Estelle's celebrates its 20th anniversary food and drink special and ticket giveaway to exclusive party


Estelle's, 2013 W. North, beginning October 30 (three tickets) is raffling off six tickets for its private 20th anniversary party. The other three tickets will be raffled off November 7. 

In addition during a commemorative celebration 5-7 p.m. November the restaurant will feature half-priced drink specials, excluding shots) during happy hour. 

Guests  can toast the event with one of the new fall items including: Two-Fisted Fashioned (Malort and Brovo Amaro Kim, demerara, orange and grapefruit-lavender bitters); Lil’ Chilly (Union Mezcal, Caffo Red Bitter, Brovo Boomerang liqueur, chili lime bitters) and the Second City 75  (Rhine Hall Oaked Apple Brandy, Chicago Distilling Company Finn’s Gin, lemon, demerara, and an apple chip garnish). In addition a 20 per-cent off discount will be offered on all food and drinks during the evening hours of operation.

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Boystown Sundead Fundead Zombie Crawl and after parties


Boystown Sundead Fundead Zombie Bar Crawl 2-8 p.m. October 27. Stops include: Hydrate; Lark; Splash; Scarlet; Sidetrack; The North End; The Lucky Horseshoe Lounge; Cell Block; Progress Bar; D.S. Tequilla; Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club and Replay.

Check-in is 2 p.m. at Sidebar, 3349 N. Halsted. The event concludes with two after parties hosted by Sidetrack and The North End, 3733 N. Halsted.  Proceeds benefit Howard Brown Health. Tickets are $10.

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

D.S. Tequila scares up a Halloween inspired burger and lots of fun


D.S. Tequila Co. Bar and Resturant, 3352 N. Halsted, is featuring a roundup of Halloween events including the Yass With! Halloween costume contest offering a 1500 prize (must be 21 and older) October 26. Signup is at 11 p.m.

In addition Hocus Pocus Trivia Night takes place 7 p.m. October 30.

The bar is featuring the black and boo burger  (Ground beef patty, crumbled bleu cheese, Applewood bacon; shredded carrots, guacamole, black beans and Buffalo sauce, available through October 31. Reservations accepted.

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Timothy O'Toole's Halloween event


Timothy O'Toole's Pub, 622 N. Fairbanks, celebrates All Hallows Eve with a Halloween party and costume contest beginning 10 p.m. October  26.

A special menu featuring Irish ghost wings, will be available until 2:30 a.m.

Drink specials include: Apple Mule (Jack Daniel’s Apple, ginger beer and caramel, $9); Lynchburg Lemonade (Jack Daniel’s and lemonade, $9); and a bevy of $8 Jack Daniel's shots (Fire Apple Shot; Fire Bee Shot; Apple; Fire; Honey; or Tennessee Whiskey).


 A DJ will spin party tunes starting at 10 p.m. and the costume judging will take place at midnight, featuring hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes. 

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Raised, an Urban Rooftop Bar's fright night adventure


Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar, located on the third floor of the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 W. Wacker, hosts a slasher-themed Halloween event featuring classic movie characters such as Jason and Freddy Kruger, beginning 4 p.m. October 31.
Guests will be feted to scary themed cocktails ($15 each) such as: The Creeper’s Peeper (Valentine Elderflower Vodka, Koval Cranberry Gin, lemon, egg white, a cherry caramel drip and topped with a lychee/cherry “eyeball); Candy From Strangers (Tito’s Vodka, BarSol Pisco, Velvet Falernum, lemon, lime, butterfly pea flower, and Nerds) and the O Negative (Vida Mezcal, Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, Amara Blood Orange Liqueur, beet, lemon served in an IV bag).
DJ 5ive spins scary movie themed music 5-7 p.m.
Guests are encouraged to come dressed in a scary costume. Visitors can explore four haunted location throughout the main lobby.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Bar Roma's "Art of Amari" program is now available


Bar Roma, 5101 N. Clark, has launched a new bar program, "The Art of Amati, "offering an array of one-two ounce pours of the Italian liqueur.

The program features more than 20 varieties served in various ways including neat; added into a cocktail; as a spritz; Amaro sour and an Amaro Negroni. View complete list here.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Crawl-O-Ween 2019 takes place October 26


Ctawl-O-Ween 2019, making seven stops,
takes  place 6-10 p.m. October 26, Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District. 5501 Park Pl., Rosemont. Tickets.

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Monday, October 21, 2019

Morton's hosts a Duckhorn wine dinner October 26


Morton’s The Steakhouse and Duckhorn Vineyards partner for the “A Taste of Two Legends,” culinary experience taking place at Morton  locations across the county October 26; $175.

Visitors to Morton's Chicagoland restaurants will be feted with a five-course, chef-curated menu paired with hand-selected bottles of Duckhorn wines. The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
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