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Thursday, February 08, 202430 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Lunar New Year, Folk Fest And A Winter Wine Walk
by Leen Yassine / Block Club Chicago / February 8, 2024 CHICAGO — There’s no shortage of festivities around the city this weekend: Chicagoans can ring in the Lunar New Year at Navy Pier, watch the Super Bowl at local bars, celebrate Swedish tradition at Fika Fest and so much more. There’s also a folk music fest at the University of Chicago, a winter wine walk through Lakeview and a fair trade chocolate workshop in South Loop. Read more HERE
Thursday, January 04, 2024Is Chicago becoming the best city for magic?
by Robert Loerzel / WBEZ Chicago / January 4, 2024 Magicians are the star attractions on rooftops, in basement parlors, in restored theaters — and even in a gelato shop where a cone comes with a card trick. On any given night in Chicago right now, you can find magicians dazzling audiences in an elegant underground Loop parlor, a rehabbed Rogers Park vaudeville theater or an Andersonville cabaret hidden behind the façade of an industrial laundry. There’s even a newish gelato shop in Lincoln Square where
Friday, October 27, 2023Chicago gelato shop features more than just cold treats with 'sideshow' acts
by Jordan Arseneau / ABC-7 Chicago / October 27, 2023 CHICAGO -- On any given weekend at Sideshow Gelato, customers can encounter sword-swallowers, fire-eaters, magicians, and other colorful performers on stages alongside artisan-crafted cool treats.Jay Bliznick, self-proclaimed "Impresario & Thaumaturge of Gelid Confectioneries" at the carnival-themed shop in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, said the sideshow acts can change as frequently as the flavors of gelato. "Sideshow Gelato is my little
Sunday, September 24, 2023Get Free Tickets To See Penn And Teller At Lincoln Square’s Sideshow Gelato Next Month
by Alex V Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / September 22, 2023 Tickets are free but limited. Fans of the magician duo will have their best bet at securing a pair during this weekend's performances, Sideshow Gelato's owner said. LINCOLN SQUARE — Penn and Teller will drop by Lincoln Square’s Sideshow Gelato ahead of their show at the Chicago Theatre next month — and neighbors can score free tickets this weekend. Sideshow Gelato, 4819 N. Western Ave., will host the magician duo for a free appearance 7