Chicago weekend guide: Black Harvest Film Fest, Blackhawks and Larry David
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Outside Subterranean in Wick Park. Photo: Courtesy of Subterranean
This weekend, celebrate Subterranean's 30th anniversary, cheer on the Chicago Blackhawks and take in a film at the Black Harvest Film Festival.
🎉 Subterranean 30th anniversary
Celebrate the classic Wicker Park club's 30th birthday.
What to expect: Stroll down memory lane with a display of iconic concert posters from 30 years of rock shows at the venue, including Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Mountain Goat and Dinosaur Jr.
Fun fact: Subterranean is home to Thursday nights' Reggae Gold and boasts the longest-running hip-hop open mic in the country.
- Guests can also taste food by Chef Victor Avelar and cocktails by Jeptha Creed Bourbon.
- Next Wednesday 6–9pm at 2011 W. North Avenue
Cost: FREE with RSVP
More things to do this weekend in Chicago
🍻 Time Out Market Chicago Beer Fest
Sample some of the city's best local breweries like Moody Tongue and Old Irving Brewing Co.
- Thursday from 5-7pm at Time Out Market in the West Loop
Cost: Tickets start at $15
😆 A Conversation with Larry David
Laugh along with (or at) everyone's favorite misunderstood, awkward, hilarious, rude mensch.
- Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 5pm at Chicago Theatre in the Loop
Cost: Tickets start at $210
Network and learn how to enhance your business, marketing strategies, and curated experiences at the first curator summit hosted by Eventnoire.
- Saturday from 10am-4pm on Saturday at Merchandise Mart
Cost: Tickets start at $99
🛥️ Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise
Hop aboard one of Chicago's best tourist attractions that locals love, too!
Plus, this is the last month to cruise around and learn Chicago's great architectural history before the First Lady goes into hibernation on Nov. 24.
- Cruise times vary.
Cost: Tickets start at $54
Catch the iconic film fest that will showcase 30 years of Black storytelling. There are more than 75 Chicago premieres.
- Friday through Nov. 21 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in the Loop
Cost: Tickets start at $13
Dance and experience 12 DJs come together under one roof. This event will include three rooms and six different parties.
- Sunday from 5-10 pm at Untitled Supper Club in River North
Cost: Tickets start at $30
🏒 Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
Take a much-needed break from the Bears and see Connor Bedard and the Hawks take on the Minnesota Wild.
- On Sunday puck drops at 6pm at the United Center.
Cost: Tickets start at $45
🎵 Lupe Fiasco
Watch the West Side's own take the stage at the hometown stop for his Samurai Tour.
- Sunday 7pm at the Salt Shed.
Cost: Tickets start at $39.50
📚 Moyo's Move: Black Girls Book Fest
If you're a lifelong learner like me, stop by this local book fair for a night of literacy hosted by some of the city's Black women booksellers including Call and Response Chi, Da Book Joint, Burst Into Books and Semicolon.
- Saturday 7-10pm at Kido Chicago in Hyde Park.
If you go: This free event is a chance to meet other book lovers, and an opportunity to shop local and support a small Black-owned business that just announced it will be closing for good on Dec. 23.