| Beverly Arts Center
| 2407 West 111th St
| www.beverlyartcenter.org
| Multi-disciplinary cultural center with classes, exhibitions, and performances.
Near North Side
| Alliance Francaise
| 810 North Dearborn St
| www.af-chicago.org
| French cultural and learning center. Hosts a variety of French-oriented events.
| International Museum of Surgical Science
| 1524 North Lake Shore Dr
| www.imss.org
| An interesting and somewhat unusual collection (including the original plaster cast of the death mask of Napoleon). Rotating exhibitions under fine art influence.
| MCA
| 220 East Chicago Ave
| www.mcachicago.org
| Chicago’s contemporary art museum.
| Oak Street Beach
| 1000 North Lake Shore Dr
| Popular Lake Michigan beach in the heart of the city.
| The Purple Pig
| 500 North Michigan Ave
| www.thepurplepigchicago.com
| Mediterranean food. Cheese, swine, and wine.
| Spiaggia
| 980 North Michigan Ave Level 2
| www.spiaggiarestuarant.com
| Fine Italian dining.
| Water Tower
| 800 North Michigan Ave
| www.shopwatertower.com
| Landmarked structural icon.
Near West Side
| Al’s #1 Italian Beef
| 601 West Adams St
| www.alsbeef.com
| Top-rated Italian beef. Chicago vernacular staple.
| Oldenburg Sculpture
| 600 W Madison
Noble Square
| Hideout
| 1354 West Wabansia Ave
| www.hideoutchicago.com
| House-bar in an industrial setting. Touring, local, and resident bands performing blues, folk, jazz, rock, punk, pop, electronic and more. Hosts benefits, readings, interview series, and dance parties.
| Intuit Center for the Arts
| 756 North Milwaukee Ave
| www.art.org
| Outsider and Intuitive art exhibitions and lectures. Henry Darger resource.
North Center
| El Llano
| 3941 North Lincoln Ave
| Mid-range Columbian food.
| Sola
| 3868 North Lincoln Ave
| www.sola-restaurant.com
| “Contemporary American cuisine with Asian and Hawaiian flavors.”
Pilsen
| No Coast
| 1500 West 17th St
| www.myspace.com/nocoastcollective
| Art studio and store presenting and distributing artists’ publications, video, prints, posters, records, tapes, jewelry, and clothing.
Portage Park
| City Newsstand
| 4018 North Cicero Ave
| www.citynewsstand.com
| Another branch of Chicago-Main newsstand. Wide selection of newspapers and magazines, including zingmagazine.
| Portage Theater
| 4050 Milwaukee Ave
| www.portagetheater.org
| Vintage movie theater and home of The Silent Film Society of Chicago.
River East
| Navy Pier IMAX
| 600 East Grand Ave
| www.imax.com/chicago
| For when you want to see a movie on IMAX.
River North
| Art Chicago
| 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
| www.artchicago.com
| International art fair featuring top commercial fine art galleries.
| NEXT
| 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
| www.nextartfair.com
| Emerging art fair associated with Art Chicago.
Rogers Park
| Mess Hall
| 6932 Noth Glenwood Ave
| www.messhall.org
| Cultural space run on the re-distribution of surplus. “A place for visual culture, creative urbansim, sustainable ecology, food democracy, radical politics, and cultural experimentation”. Hosts a variety of event and workshops.
South Loop
| Printer’s Row Fine & Rare Books
| 715 South Dearborn St
| www.printersrowbooks.com
| High-quality antiquarian books. Fine first editions.
Ukrainian Village
| Empty Bottle
| 1035 North Western Ave
| www.emptybottle.com
| Divey music venue and bar attracting younger crowd. Features well-known and up-and-coming rock, jazz, metal, punk. Shows range from $5 to $20.
| Rotofugi
| 1953 West Chicago Ave
| www.rotofugi.com
| Designer toy store of gallery.
Uptown
| Aragon Ballroom
| 1106 West Lawrence Ave
| www.aragon.com
| Large music hall.
| Riviera Theatre
| 4746 North Racine Ave
| www.jamusa.com/venues/riviera
| Large music hall.
West Loop
| AV-aerie
| 2000 West Fulton Ave
| www.myspace.com/avaerie
| Cultural loft space. Temporary hiatus.
| Bottom Lounge
| 1375 West Lake St
| www.bottomlounge.com
| Mid-size music venue.
| Gallery 400, UIC
| 400 South Peoria St (MC 034)
| gallery400.aa.uic.edu
| UIC’s art events and exhibition space.
| Greek Town
| 100-400 South Halsted St
| www.greektownchicago.org
| The place to eat octopus, drink ouzo, and learn the history of Greeks in Chicago.
Wicker Park
| Double Door
| 1572 North Milwaukee Ave
| www.doubledoor.com
| Mid-sized music venue.
| Myopic Books
| 1564 North Milwaukee Ave
| www.myopicbookstore.com
| Used book store with a hand-picked selection of new titles. Hosts a poetry series.
| Quimbys
| 1854 West North Ave
| www.quimbys.com
| Bookstore specializing in zines, small press, and “other unusual publications”. Great literary events on a weekly basis. Also, the best bet to pick up a copy of zingmagazine.
| Stop Smiling Headquarters
| 1371 North Milwaukee Ave
| www.stopsmilingonline.com
| Storefront extension of Stop Smiling Magazine.
| Subterranean
| 2011 West North Ave
| www.subt.net
| Mid-sized music venue.
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