My Thursday night was a hoot with a rugby team wine-and-game night. Some of the games were so good, in fact, that we ordered them before we even left. Speaking of, have you heard of El: The Chicago Transit Adventure Board Game? It’s a fun Chicago-themed game, and I love the niche city-specific humor.

For more things local to Chicago, our magic scene runs deep. Pay ode with this show…

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• Trade your 9-to-5 for mini golf, face painting, and a live DJ at Lincoln Park Zoo's Adults Night Out: Block Party. Be a kid again for one night only- enter to win tickets!*

• Celebrate 30 years of artistic excellence with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater as they continue to reimagine and diversify the aesthetics of contemporary dance at The Auditorium on May 30th. Win tickets now!*

• The Montessori School of Englewood, one of the only free Montessori schools in Chicago, invites you to their fundraiser at Electric Shuffle. Tickets get you unlimited beer, wine, seltzer, and apps, get them now!*

• Join 200+ attendees nationwide for a Black-led BIPOC kink and BDSM conference. Black & K*nky Academy Weekend returns to Chicago July 9th through 12th with 40+ sessions, performances, play, and more. Get tickets!*

• Plus other just announced shows from Kacey Musgraves, Animal Talk, Beck, Matt Rife, Oliver Tree, JPEGMAFIA, Tori Amos, Gareth Emery, Pedro the Lion, Lambchop, The Menzingers, Carbon Leaf, Black Marble, Firebeatz, and more!

AAPI FAVORITES & ARTISAN TREATS IN LINCOLN SQUARE

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, creator Heidi Ordillas shares her ideal Lincoln Square morning loop featuring some of the neighborhood’s best AAPI-owned cafes, bakeries, and markets. Check out Heidi’s picks- some of these treats seriously look too good to eat.

THIS WEEKEND

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• Have you checked out the list of speakers for Chicago Humanities Festival yet? Dr. Jill Biden, Peter Sagal, Padma Lakshmi and more incredible speakers connect people to the ideas that shape and define us. Get tickets here!*

• Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, Chicago! Celebrate by attending one of these epic AAPI month events. Peep the list!

• Sapphopalooza opens at Music Box Theatre tomorrow and with sapphic films screening through the end of May. Tomorrow night they’re showing The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, get tickets now!

• If you’re reading this newsletter but you haven’t read our About Us page, literally what are you doing? Find out how you can become the ultimate Do-er and read it here!

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