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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
Friday's
Drink Deal$
S M T W Th F S
  • Sluggers: $3 jumbo 16-ounce Old Style and Old Style Light
  • Ravenswood Pub: $2.50 bottles of Rolling Rock, $3.50 bottles of Amstel Light and Corona, $3 pints of Miller Lite, $4.50 Jager bombs
  • Accent Cafe: half-off drinks
  • Kendall's: $2.50 mixed drinks and drafts
  • Brudder's: $5 pitchers, $1 beer mugs
  • Crystal's Party Bar: $2 you-call-it cocktails and domestic bottles, $3 premium cocktails, imported beers and bombs
  • Lincoln Station: $2.50 pints of Sam Adams seasonal
  • Bishop's Famous Chili: $2.50 Labatt Blue, $2.50 PBR, $7 pitchers of MGD, Miller Lite, Bud Lite, PBR, Labatt Blue, $12 beer buckets
  • Paddy Long's: $2.50 pints of Bud Light, $4 Captain cocktails
  • Moe's Cantina: $3 strawberry or regular house margaritas, $3 sangria, $3 skewers
  • America's Bar : $5 you-call-it martinis, $3 you-call-it mixed drinks, $2 drafts of Miller Lite and Bud Light, $3.50 drafts of Blue Moon, $2 shot of the day, $4 bomb shots
  • Blarney Island: $2.50 bottles of Corona and Corona Light
  • Excalibur: $6.00 Ciroc cocktails and $150.00 bottles every second, third and fourth Friday of the month
  • Pippin's Tavern: $3 Miller High Life and $5.50 Absolut
  • Exedus II: $3 Jamaican rum punch
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