Weekender: 25 things to do in Chicago from food to music to fitness

Friday, June 5

🎸 Producer extraordinaire Jack Antonoff brings his indie rock band Bleachers to the Salt Shed this weekend. | $75+ | Friday and Sunday

🇬🇷 Get your Greek on at the Lincoln Park Greek Fest. Enjoy authentic food, pastries, traditional dancing, and live music at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. | $10 suggested donation | Friday - Sunday

🎭 Watch Mia Chung's "Catch as Catch Can" at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. | $20+ | Through Sunday, July 12

🍖 Dig in at the 26th Annual Ribfest Chicago.| North Center | Friday - Sunday

🏞️ Hunt down virtual Nintendo creatures at the Pokémon Go Fest in Grant Park. | $33 | Friday-Sunday (morning and afternoons)

🎵 Jam to live performances by local musicians at First Friday Music Series along Sheridan between Devon and Pratt. | Multiple locations | Through Friday, Sept. 4 | Details

🐴 Catch the North American premiere of "Brokeback Mountain." | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Through June 28

🍩 Eat a sweet treat for Donut Day at Fry the Coop with two limited-time sandwiches made with Stan's Donuts. | Multiple locations

⚽️ Gear up for the World Cup as Soccer House plays the friendlies ahead of next week's matches. Plus, a live podcast recording and sticker swaps. | Soccer House | Through end of June

Saturday, June 6

🎨 View "Jeff Carter: The Singer Pavilion Project," which examines the Singer Pavilion — the only remaining building of the former Michael Reese Hospital | Hyde Park Art Center | Through Sunday, Sept. 20

📚 Kick off summer at Chicago Public Library branches on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Multiple locations | 10am-3pm

🎡 Ride the Centennial Wheel at Navy Pier for free from 10-11am. Guests must RSVP to redeem the complimentary rides. | Navy Pier

🎵 Jam to Near of Kin with Ben Lamar Gay, Tomeka Reid, Julian Otis, and Caroline Jesalva. The performance is part of Lampo's series at the Graham Foundation's Madlener House. | 7pm

📚 Celebrate literature at The American Writers Festival with more than 90 writers across 40+ programs. | American Writers Museum and Harold Washington Library

🔥 Learn about the people who rebuilt Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 at Shaping the City: Civic Leadership in Gilded Age Chicago panel. | Driehaus Museum | 3-4pm

🎻 11-time Grammy winner Christian McBride brings his jazz stylings to the West Loop. | Garcia's Chicago | $39 | 7pm

🖼️ Survey the great artwork on display at the annual 57th Street Art Fair in Hyde Park. Take in some live blues music, too. | Saturday - Sunday

🎹 Positive vibes only at Beyond Wonderland, the two-day electronic dance music festival at Northerly Island. | Huntington Bank Pavilion | From $139 | Saturday - Sunday

😋 Try something tasty at the Elements of Taste Food Truck Festival. | Christ Universal Temple | 1pm

Sunday, June 7

🎳 Celebrate Circle Bowling Lanes' 85th anniversary with retro pricing, raffles and used-pin sales. | Circle Bowling Lanes in Forest Park | 10am

🎸 Rock out with Melissa Etheridge at Brookfield Zoo for the opener of the Roaring Nights concert series. | $55+ | Brookfield Zoo | 7pm

🎗️ Walk or run in the 33rd Annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration Walk & 5K for The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dermatologists from Northwestern and Neutrogena will offer skin checks and sunscreen samples. | Grant Park | $30+ to register | 8am-noon

🏋️‍♀️ Get fit at Summer Fitness on the Lawn. | Oakbrook Center | 9am

🎶 The rock band Phantom Planet, whose hit song "California" was the theme for the 2000's teen drama "The O.C.," returns to Chicago on a double bill with Augustana. | Lincoln Hall | $47 | Doors open at 7pm

Monday, June 8

🛍️ Start the week right at the Jarvis Square Twilight Market, where you can browse local vendors. | Every Monday through Oct. 28 Jarvis Square | Through Monday, Oct. 26