
On this week’s agenda: tours on the Tall Ship
Windy, vintage shopping at the Randolph Street Market, the debut of Arcade Brewery, Strawdog Theatre Company's season premiere, and Death Cab for Cutie. Enjoy yourself, and as always, check Groupon for even more great
things to do in Chicago.
Tall Ship Windy
Navy Pier | Through September 27
Relive the glory days of Lake Michigan's maritime history with a 75-minute tour aboard the Tall Ship
Windy, which ends its summer residency on September 27. Depending on the tour, US Coast Guard–licensed captains might share anecdotes about the lake's bygone pirates, or point out significant architecture visible from the schooner's deck.
(600 E. Grand Ave.; $20+; buy tickets here)
Randolph Street Market
West Loop | Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31
More than 200 vintage mavens, antique dealers, and old-school furnishings experts pack the West Loop's Plumbers Hall for the latest edition of the Randolph Street Market. Called ''the Barneys of vintage'' by Chicago Now, the long-running market also features appraisal and repair services to keep heirlooms looking (and acting) sharp.
(1340 W. Washington Blvd.; $10+; buy tickets here)
Arcade Brewery Launch Party
Logan Square | Wednesday, September 3
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012, Arcade Brewery will show off the fruits of its fundraising with a launch party at Logan Arcade. As they sip pints of William Wallace Wrestle Fest Scotch Ale and Grapefruit IPA, visitors can play more than 80 arcade games, or see their 8-bit selves come to life in caricatures by artist Matthew Waite.
(2410 W. Fullerton Ave.; free)
The Arsonists
Lakeview | Through September 27
Strawdog Theatre Company kicks off Chicago's fall theater season with a darkly comic political farce based on the '50s radio play of Max Frisch. Written in reaction to World War II,
The Arsonists examines society's reaction to evil, which here takes the form of two firestarters bent on upending an idyllic small town.
(3829 N. Broadway; $28; buy tickets here)
Death Cab for Cutie
West Town | Friday, September 5
Grammy-nominated indie pop stalwarts Death Cab for Cutie will test-drive new material from their recently announced eighth album during their headlining slot at the annual Hideout Block Party/Onion AV Fest. Other artists taking the stage on Friday night include the
Handsome Family and former Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser.
(1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; $39; buy tickets here)
Photo credits: Tall Ship Windy
image courtesy of Tall Ship Windy; Randolph Street Market courtesy of Randolph Street Market; The Arsonists
courtesy of Strawdog Theatre Company