A viewing party for “The Bachelorette,” a four-course taco dinner and more things to do in Chicago on Monday, May 23.
EAT
Taco ‘Bout Beer Dinner
325 W. Huron St. 312-488-4917
Chef Tim Hockett prepares a four-course dinner with pairings from Two Brothers Brewing Co. including skirt steak tacos with Ebel’s Weiss hefeweizen and rock shrimp tacos with Wobble IPA. 6 p.m. $25. Reservations required.
DRINK
‘The Bachelorette’ Viewing Party
1622 W. Belmont Ave. 773-281-3805
Watch the premiere of Season 12 of the reality show on 15 TVs at the bash, which features a ticket giveaway for “Will You Accept This Rose? An Improvised Parody of the Bachelor” at Under the Gun Theater and specials including $5 glasses of wine, $20 Coors Light and Miller Lite buckets and $6 salads and wraps. 7 p.m. No cover.
Brewers Paddle Battle
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344 N. State St. 773-635-9999
Enjoy $4 beers from Lagunitas Brewing Co., Revolution Brewing, Half Acre Beer Co. and Solemn Oath Brewery while watching representatives from the four breweries compete in a ping-pong tournament. 6-9 p.m. $10. Tickets: eventbrite.com
Firestone Walker Tap Takeover
622 N. Fairbanks Court 312-642-0700
The Streeterville bar pours 10 beers from the California brewery including Ol’ Leghorn barleywine and Bretta Rose sour ale ($3-$15) and raffles off swag. 5 p.m. No cover.
DO
‘Connected’
1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. 312-226-9633
Collaboraction’s production combines puppets, video projection, storytelling and audience interaction to present the story of humankind as told by the nine planets in our solar system. Bring headphones and a smartphone for a pre-show silent disco and stick around after for a town hall discussion. 7:30 p.m. $10-$30. Tickets: collaboraction.org
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
Joy District (112 W. Hubbard St. 312-955-0339) offers ground beef tacos and hamburger, fish and chicken sliders for $4 from 3-6 p.m.