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Daily Email - Friday - 09/12/2025 (DoMORE Members)
Warmer days are ahead - soak up that sunshine while you can!
From Tudor Queens to pop icons, SIX transforms history into a rhinestone-covered concert of girl power. Catch it at the CIBC Theatre December 2nd–14th. Win tickets to opening night!*
JUST ANNOUNCED
Two nights. One weird, wonderful holiday show. Aimee Mann & Ted Leo return with songs, sketches, and guests like Paul F. Tompkins. We’re giving away tickets to Friday’s show.*
Get ready to explore the West Loop Music & Art Fest September 20th–21st. Discover over 100 artists along five open-air blocks by day and dance to live music, DJs, food trucks, and lights by night. See the lineup!*
GloRilla headlining indoors in December? That’s basically a civic service. WGCI’s Big Jam is bringing her, Sexyy Red, Tink, and more to United Center for the most chaotic singalong Chicago will see this winter. Tix on sale now.
Green Velvet throws parties like the rest of us throw tantrums — loud, sweaty, and unforgettable. La La Land comes to Radius with a stacked lineup that’ll turn your Thanksgiving weekend into a neon blur. Cop tickets.
CHICAGO FREE EVENTS
Look, you shouldn’t have to drop $60 to have a good time in this city. That’s why we built a guide to Chicago’s best free stuff — live shows, dance parties, rooftop movies, wild pop-ups, and secret art things you only hear about too late.
ELECTRIC FEEL - INDIE ROCK & INDIE DANCE PARTY: Tonight at Beauty Bar
FAMILY AFFAIR: Tonight at Schubas
GINGER ROOT: Tomorrow at Loud Pizza Records
DRAG SHOW: Tomorrow at Time Out Market
COMMUNITY MARKET: Sunday at Other Half Ramova
GARDENISTA PRESENTS
EFFORTLESSLY STYLISH SIPS
Gardenista’s ready-to-serve cocktails, now on GoPuff, make hosting a snap. Low-sugar, bold flavors, real ingredients - your key to a standout night. Enter to win a $100 GoPuff gift card and Gardenista merch pack. Break Routine. Drink Green.*
THIS WEEKEND
💃 Femme Friday Showcase
Tonight at BOOKCLUB (7PM)
Support locals at BOOKCLUB tonight for a free Femme Friday Showcase. The event will feature 9 different performers. Peep more.
♍ Survival of the Littest
Tomorrow at The Promontory (10PM)
Virgos, it’s your zodiac Super Bowl. Non-Virgos? You can still come, just don’t steal the mic. Party it up tomorrow night at The Promontory.
🖼️ Ravenswood ArtWalk
Tomorrow-Sunday on Ravenswood Avenue
The Ravenswood ArtWalk returns September 14th–15th with open studios, live music, food trucks, a local maker market, and more along Ravenswood Ave. Get ready to explore 80+ local artists, enjoy two stages of music, and sip craft beer in the pop-up beer garden.*
🌍 Chicago Immigrant Orchestra
Sunday at Epiphany Center for the Arts (7PM)
Head to Epiphany Center For The Arts on Sunday for a special record release show from Chicago’s Immigrant Orchestra. Get your last minute tickets.
💋 Party to Lady Gaga
Various Parties All Over Chicago
Little Monsters, assemble: we mapped out Chicago’s best spots to blast Chromatica cocktails, belt “Shallow” in a dive, or just vibe to Mother Monster. Find your Gaga haunt here.
LOCALS ONLY
North Coast 2025 looked like a neon alien landing, and we’ve got the photos to prove it. Relive the weekend chaos, from rail-rattling drops to holographic fits. Can you spot yourself in the background?
Bally’s Chicago and One Off Hospitality just dropped Tre Denari, a shiny new Italian spot. With casino-adjacent pasta: it’s a bold new era.
From tamales that ruin you for life to birria worth a waitlist, we rounded up some Latinx-owned restaurants in Chicago. Get out and support them!
Time’s almost up, folks. Today’s your final shot to pick Chicago’s worst ink in the Worst Tattoo Contest—help crown the cringiest and send them to Riot Fest!*
🎟️ LAST MINUTE TICKETS
As a DoMORE Member, don’t forget you get access to great Last Minute Tickets. Here’s some of what’s in there now. Get ‘em before they’re gone!
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