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BARS + CLUBS

Brand-New Bars

Need another reason to drink? We've got a full roster of fresh taverns to try. READ »

FOOD

Grilling 101

The wunderkind of Weber Grill offers tips for making the most of your backyard barbecue. READ »

MUSIC

Tone B. Nimble

All Natural's past, present and future belong to this versatile DJ and producer. READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Music Shows
Chicago Music Events

THEATER

A Chicago Burlesque Primer

We steer you through all the feathers and fans of the barest of subcultures. READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Theater Performance
Chicago Theater Shows

ARTS & WORDS

Peabe

The artist's "new brow" work owes a lot to his rides on the L. READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Arts Scene
Chicago Arts Listings
Saturday's
Drink Deal$
S M T W Th F S
  • Theory: $20 import buckets
  • Dugan's: $3 Guinness, Harp and Bass, $2.50 Miller Lite bottles, $4 Absolut drinks
  • The Kerry Piper: $3 Sam Adams summer ale and drafts of Sam Adams seasonal
  • Sluggers: $3 Coors Light, $3 Jack and coke, $3 Cuervo Black shots
  • Chalkboard: Half-price bottles of wine
  • Edison Park Inn: $2 bottles of domestics
  • The Rail: $2 drafts of Miller Lite, MGD and High Life, $4 glasses of Chianti or Pinot Grigio
  • Mother's Too: $4 import drafts
  • Bogart's Bar & Grill: $3.25 glasses of wine, free kids meal with each adult entree purchase
  • Q Billiards: $2 pints and $7 pitchers of Rolling Rock and LaBatt Blue, $3.75 import pints, $3.50 shots
  • Kincade's: $5 Stoli cocktails and Jameson shots, $8 domestic pitchers
  • Halligan Bar: $1.50 drafts of Bud and Bud Light, $2 bottles, $5 martinis, $3 Stoli Orange drinks
  • Bungalow: $7 martinis
  • Four Shadows: $4.50 Effen drinks, half-price wine
  • John's Place: $4 glasses of wine
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