Festivals are more prevalent in the summer because of the warm weather, which allows people to walk around without the discomfort of bulky clothing or boots filled with unmelted butter. Make sure the butter in your boots is liquid with today's Groupon: for $16, you get a weekend pass and three premium beers at the Party at St. Mike's (up to a $33 value) held June 10–12 at St. Michael in Old Town.
The annual summer festival churns out live entertainment, children's activities, and adult beverages while raising funds for St. Michael in Old Town Parish. Sip Blue Moon and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy while letting tunes played by Hairbanger's Ball, Trippin Billies, Michael McDermott, and other Windy City music makers, careen off your eardrums and into the music part of your brain. Children can entertain themselves during the Sunday afternoon family jamboree, which features carnival games, crafts, and face painting. The shindig's proximity to the Old Town Art Fair lends itself to interfestival revelry and shouting matches between opposing festival-goers.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: This Year's Coolest Gadget
Technological achievements have made gadgets more advanced than ever—the only problem is that no one knows which ones are the most must-havingest. Solve that problem with this list of the year's coolest gadgets:
- SolarScoot: This urban scooting transporter, made of imported Brazilian coacaba wood with decals designed by Tristan Cuehlo, certainly isn’t embarrassing for a full-grown adult to be riding in front of other full-grown adults.
- SongDog: Days at the dog park have never been more fun with this urban technophile's dream—a helmet that gently hypnotizes your dog into bark-singing your favorite MP3s.
- MirrorMD: Ideal for the young, health-conscious urban professional, this miraculous mirror reads your skin pallor, muscle tension, blood sugar, and retinal-reaction speed, then recommends that day's mixture of vitamins before predicting your D.O.D. (Date of Divergence).
- UrbanDogHat: Compatible with SongDog and the forthcoming SongDog Pro II, this techno-leap is another kind of hat…that dogs can wear!
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