On any given summer day, the Big Star patio in Wicker Park is one of Chicago’s most crowded patios. You can’t miss it passing by, and good luck scoring a table.
If you’re walking past on an upcoming Saturday, there’s a chance you’ll see Big Star’s patio crowded for another reason: a market pop-up series featuring “bites and beverages from Wicker Park hotspots as well as unique finds from local boutiques and shops,” according to a press release. The series currently has plans to feature Dove’s Luncheonette during the first pop-up on July 7, followed by Publican Anker (July 28) and The Violet Hour (Aug. 11) during subsequent events.
From noon to 4 p.m. July 7, Dove’s will take over the popular patio to serve paletas and aguas frescas for purchase that are special to the market pop-up. DJ Courtland will be performing, spinning vinyl throughout the event.
For Publican Anker’s edition, the restaurant will host a One Tail at a Time no-kill shelter as it brings pets for adoption. Food will be available in the form of special Publican picnic baskets, which come pre-stocked with goods from the restaurant.
When The Violet Hour sets up shop, the famed cocktail bar will go dry: the bar will collaborate with a local flower shop to create a non-alcoholic punch made with The Violet Hour’s TVH+ line of cocktail mixers. For the adventurous drinkers, the bar will also have “customizable satchels of botanicals for making home bitters and infused booze.” The event partner will be the Drinking Fountain, a nonprofit focused on clean water initiatives that began as a project of the Violet Hour.
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More details will be announced prior to the events.
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