West Loop & Pilsen

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On the radar in West Loop & Pilsen

• Tonight, Thu Sep 17, 5–9:30 PM; running through October Tonight: Oktoberfest Nation opens a Hofbräu beer hall in Fulton Market her thing ✓ A German beer-hall pop-up at 171 N Peoria Street pouring Hofbräu München imports, opening tonight for a six-week run. Being precise about what is actually confirmed: 5:00 to 9:30 PM tonight is the only day and time block any source states, no weekly schedule appeared anywhere we looked, and the run-end date conflicts between sources — so we will say 'through October' and nothing sharper. Three sources, including the pop-up's own site and Time Out Chicago. Make it a date: it is a walk-up beer hall rather than a one-night event, so it is the plan you keep in reserve for the next weeknight neither of you wants to cook.
• Sat Sep 26, day-long; per-event grid at chicagohumanities.org Pilsen Day puts mural tours and Marlon James in one neighborhood her thing ✓ The Chicago Humanities Fall Festival gives Saturday the 26th to Pilsen, centered on the National Museum of Mexican Art at 1852 W 19th Street and Thalia Hall: a dozen-plus events including mural and public-art walking tours, author readings from Emily St. John Mandel and Marlon James, and music and DJ programs. Four sources have carried this consistently since our August 20 cycle. There is no single start or end time — programs run throughout the day on a per-event grid, which is why the link goes to the grid and not to one talk. Make it a date: book one walking tour and one reading, leave the middle of the day unplanned, and let a neighborhood you can eat your way across fill the gap.

Proven spots in West Loop & Pilsen