THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO – Still in Virtual Mode for Weekend Activities!
As we inch closer to the beginning of our summer season, Chicago has moved into Phase 3 of 5 by cautiously opening the city. So, needless to say, we’re still in virtual mode when it comes to our usual weekend entertainment of hanging out in big crowds of people!
For everyone missing the Chicago Blues Festival, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is taking the music online. Tune in to this weekend’s Millennium Park at Home: Blues Music. The programming runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each evening and is hosted by Tom Marker of 93XRT and WDCB 90.9FM. Your Blues line-up for this weekend is Melody Angel and John Primer on Saturday and Ivy Ford and Toronzo Cannon on Sunday. Weather permitting, you may want to set-up your backyard as if you were at Millennium Park watching this live!
Join the Chopping Block for their virtual cooking demonstrations, via Zoom, and watch your chef in action while they teach you how to prepare the dishes as you observe and take notes. Also, their Zoom moderator will make sure your questions submitted through the chat option are answered during or after class. Bon Appetit!
Saturday’s demo will run from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. with chef Lisa Counts. She will demonstrate how to prepare a Seasonal Fruit Cobbler. Skills covered in this class are selecting fruit, preparing fruit fillings, using cornstarch as a thickener, and making drop biscuit topping!
Sunday’s demo will run from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. with chef Hans Mooser. He will demonstrate how to prepare Grilled Flank Steak with Smoked Salsa Verde. Skills covered in this class are selecting and grilling beef, determining beef doneness, working with tomatillos, smoking techniques, grilling green vegetables, and working with fresh herbs!
For the first time in its 42-year existence, Run for the Zoo will transform into a virtual experience. This annual event benefits Lincoln Park Zoo and helps to keep its doors open 365 days a year for free! The virtual race highlights include a 5K and 10K virtual race with an option to run, walk, or just enjoy nature in your community and support the zoo; a virtual Safari Stampede race to encourage kids to express their inner animal; mailed race packets that include your themed tech shirt; commemorative supporter medals for qualifying participants; and more! Please note that all runners must be registered by this Sunday, June 7th, and complete their distance by Sunday, June 21, 2020. Good Luck all!!
The 73rd annual 57th Street Art Fair is also going online after the in-person Art Fair was cancelled. So, all you art aficionados out there will have the opportunity to learn about the artists you would have seen in person, while being directed to the individual artist sites with works available for purchase. As this is the Midwest’s oldest juried art fair, the committee felt it was important to support our incredible artists who are finding this to be a particularly difficult time by hosting it as a virtual event.
Sue Moss and Dean’s Team Chicago
