Another reason to celebrate taco Tuesday, LGBT storytelling and more things to do in Chicago on Tuesday, August 4.
EAT
Trifecta Tuesday
2824 W. Armitage Ave. 773-661-1582
Each week, chef Cameron Grant offers a three-course menu, with selections like chicken thighs and mushroom puff rolls, braised rabbit and bell peppers and hazelnut gelato. 5:30–10 p.m. $30.
Taco Tuesdays
325 W. Huron St. 312-488-4917
More Top Picks Timers Outdoors
Get any two tacos, including smoked brisket, grilled salmon and crispy avocado, and a can of Tecate for $8 every Tuesday in August at the River North bar inside Nacional 27. Plus, glasses of sangria at both spots are $5 for the day. 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
DRINK
The California Cabaret
1002 N. California Ave. 773-384-2547
Sip on $5 pours of champagne or an amaro shaved ice ($10) and catch classic burlesque performances by Eva la Feva, Donna Touch, Jeez Loueez, Lady Jack and Ray Ray Sunshine. 9:30 p.m.–1:30 a.m. No cover.
DO
Outspoken! LGBT Stories
3349 N. Halsted St. 773-477-9189
Hear six stories by Tracy Baim, LeVan Hawkins, Archy Jamjun, Alexis Martinez, Bea Cordelia and Jeffrey Tomlinson at this monthly storytelling event, celebrating its first anniversary. 7–9 p.m. No cover.
‘Full Frame’
Landmark Century Centre Cinema
2828 N. Clark St. 312-222-4222
Watch the premiere of this noir thriller, filmed in Quincy, Ill., about a photographer who gets caught up with corruption, blackmail, beautiful women and murder, as part of The Midwest Independent Film Festival, which takes place at the theater the first Tuesday of every month. A pre-show cocktail reception begins at 6 p.m., and discussion with director and writer Christopher Kelley and producer Victoria Kelley follows the screening. 7:30 p.m. $10. Tickets: midwestfilm.com
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
WhirlyBall (1825 W. Webster Ave. 773-486-7777): Sip on the $6 cocktail of the day, The Southside (gin, lime juice, grenadine and mint), or $5 Founders All Day IPA on draft, as well as half-priced beer cans and wine on draft. 4–7 p.m.