Babrecues, bashes and more things to do this (extra-long) weekend in Chicago.
BARBECUES & BASHES
Independence Day Benefit
Lotties Pub
1925 W. Cortland 773-489-0738
Bring your pooch for patriotic body art, giveaways, raffles and drinks specials including $4 Fireball and $15 Veteran Beer Co. buckets. Buy two Chicago-style hot dogs ($4) and the Bucktown bar will donate the proceeds to 1 Fur 1 Foundation’s veterans service dog program. 2-8 p.m. Saturday. No cover.
4th of July Barbecue
Bread & Wine
3732 W. Irving Park Road 773-866-5266
Chef Caleb Trahan serves a $25 dinner including drunken barbecue chicken, carrot raisin slaw, smoked potato salad, baked beans and yellow cake topped with Pop Rocks. Pair it with the Bombpop ($11) a mix of Koval bourbon, Cointreau, blueberries, raspberries and housemade cherry-vanilla bitters. 5-10:30 p.m. Saturday. Phone reservations recommended.
Day Party & Cocktail Social
Coup d’Etat at The Shrine
2109 S. Wabash Ave. 312-753-5700
Kenya Moore of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” hosts a bash featuring appetizers and Seagram’s drinks (2-3 p.m.) and a performance from Ivan Ellis of “Empire.” 2-8 p.m. Saturday. $10-$15. Tickets: kenyamoorechicago.eventbrite.com
DRINKS & MORE FOR DEADHEADS
The Jam Band
Shake Shack
66 E. Ohio St. 312-667-1701; 12 S. Michigan Ave. 312-646-6005
Celebrate the Grateful Dead’s farewell concert with a limited-edition concrete made with vanilla frozen custard, lemon curd and raspberry jam. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday through Sunday. $4.50-$6.75.
Steal Your Face
DryHop Brewers
3155 N. Broadway 773-857-3155
A beer for the Deadheads, this farmhouse ale brewed with lemongrass and coconut is named after the Grateful Dead’s live album recorded at a 1974 farewell concert. The brewery is tapping it now ($6 for a 13-ounce pour), but it’s on special Saturday: $5 for a 32-ounce crowler can (normally $9) and $7 for a 64-ounce growler fill (normally $14).
FOR CULTURE VULTURES
Second Anniversary Celebration
Chicago Publishers Resource Center
858 N. Ashland Ave.
The literary nonprofit celebrates with readings, art unveilings, door prizes and drinks. 8 p.m. Friday. $5 donation.
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-598-4549
A female James Bond takes the stage with stripping guys at this spoof, which incorporates a dozen Bond theme songs. 9 p.m. Friday. $28.
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St. 312-772-2859
Benevolent Theatre presents a musical based on Manuel Puig’s novel about a journalist and gay window dresser who bond in prison over movie stories. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $25. Tickets: benevolenttheatre.com
Screens ‘n’ Suds (Free!)
Galerie F
2381 Milwaukee Ave. 773-819-9200
Shop for beer-inspired screen prints while sipping $5 brews including Pipeworks Brewing Co.’s Pyre rye IPA and Arcade Brewing’s Festus Rotgut black wheat ale. The benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society also features a silent auction. 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Additional reporting by RedEye nightlife reporter Heather Schroering. [email protected] | @redeyeeatdrink