A Record Store Day giveaway at Reckless Records, a crawfish boil at Frontier and more things to do in Chicago this weekend, April 15-17.
EAT
Tax Day Party
1401 N. Ashland Ave. 773-687-9977
Finish your paperwork then celebrate with snacks including pig trotters ($4) and ramen shrimp chips ($3) and a first taste of Hopewell Brewing Co.’s barley wine. 11:59 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday. No cover.
Spring Crawfish Boil
1072 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-772-4322
Feast on all-you-can-eat crawfish, potatoes and corn in the West Town spot’s beer garden while listening to music from the Four Star Brass Band. 3 p.m. Sunday. $25. Tickets: thefrontierchicago.com
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DRINK
Passport to Pilot Light (Free!)
2537 N. Kedzie Blvd. 773-489-9554
Pick up a passport and get it stamped at 10 Logan Square bars and restaurants offering specials for purchase benefiting the charity pushing for nutrition education in schools and you’ll get a half-price ticket to the Feed Your Mind gala in October. Noon-10 p.m. Saturday. Register: pilotlightchefs.org/passporttopilotlight
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Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar
960 W. 31st St. 773-890-0588
Pick up a free copy of the journal and sample beer from featured breweries including Arclight and Vice District along with grilled food on the patio. The Bridgeport bar also exhibits work from Ryan Duggan, the issue’s featured artist. 3-7 p.m. Saturday. No cover.
The Roaring Twenties Party
3407 N. Paulina Ave. 773-871-1200
GayCo celebrates its 20th anniversary with a fundraiser including house cocktails, select beer, wine and sangria and a raffle awarding tickets to Second City and iO Chicago. 7-10 p.m. Saturday. $25.
DO
Clinton Sparks
56 W. Illinois St. 312-644-7600
Catch a set from the Grammy-nominated DJ and songwriter for Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary” and Ludacris’ “Call up the Homies.” 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturday. $20.
‘Boom Bust Boom’ (Free!)
2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-234-2466
See the Chicago premiere of Bill Jones’ examination of the history of financial bubbles starring actor John Cusack, Monty Python’s Terry Jones, Nobel Prize-winning economists and a bevy of puppets as part of the eighth annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival taking place at venues throughout the city through April 17th. 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Free.
Record Store Day Giveaway (Free!)
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1379 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-235-3727 and 3126 N. Broadway 773-404-5080
Vintage audio electronic designers Gramovox celebrates National Record Store Day by doling out screen-printed tote bags to the first 50 shoppers at each store and scratch-off cards to the first 200, with two winners receiving a vertical turntable. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
Cerise (203 N. Wabash Ave. 312-940-4774) offers $10 hot or cold red sangria on the rooftop deck from 4-7 p.m. Friday.
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