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Following the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his partner Chloé Mendel are giving back to their hometown by hosting a concert at Madame ZuZu’s. Proceeds from the event will go to the Highland Park Community Foundation and its July Fourth Highland Park Shooting Response Fund.
Meanwhile, if National Hot Dog Day on Wednesday wasn’t enough to tempt you, we’ve got more hot dog news. The historic Jim’s Original is opening its first North Side location this summer.
In movies, director Jordan Peele is back with “Nope,” which pits a Black-owned horse ranch against a very unsettling flying object. The film is full of odd, off-kilter laughs and sidewinding scares as a group of humans has to deal with whatever is in the clouds.
See you next week.
— Kayla Samoy, deputy senior editor
In response to the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will host and perform in a livestreamed concert July 27 at Madame ZuZu’s, the tea house and performance space in Highland Park he owns with partner Chloé Mendel. Read the full story here.
Hundreds of years ago, the Moors introduced ingredients like saffron, rice, eggplant, spinach, vinegar-marinated fish, sugar cane, almonds and pistachios to a variety of cuisines. Their impact can be seen in dishes found at many of Chicago’s Sicilian, Spanish and Moroccan restaurants. Read the full story here.
Weeds, salt piles and other overlooked wonders: Photographer Jin Lee sees it all
“Jin Lee: Views & Scenes” at the Cultural Center is an understated show that looks at Chicago and its adjacent landscapes — the lake, of course, but also sidewalk weeds, mountains of street salt and views from commuter trains. Read the full story here.
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Bronzeville Winery has been drawing crowds since it opened with its modernist American comfort food and craft cocktail menus, as well as an uplifting wine list. You’ll find dishes like seared watermelon steak and sweet potato ribbons.
“There is nothing like Bronzeville Winery,” writes Tribune critic Louisa Chu. Find out why in her full review here.
Jordan Peele, the director who brought us “Get Out” and “Us,” is back with his third feature, “Nope.” It’s a film very different from his previous work.
“It’s a UFO movie with a peculiar, stop-and-start rhythm,” writes Tribune critic Michael Phillips, and the best of the movie’s otherworldly images and sounds will stick with you. Read his full review here.
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Six months ago, Twisted Hippo’s brewery was destroyed by a fire. It’s still looking for its own home, but for now its beer will be made and served alongside other breweries at the pay-by-the-ounce, self-serve District Brew Yards. District Brew Yards also had some exciting news of its own to share. Read the full story here.
Review: American Blues Theater hits the right notes in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’
At the heart of this August Wilson play are a flawed patriarch straining against an inequitable society and resilient family members who fight to overcome generational trauma. Read the full review here.
Jim’s Original, a historic Chicago hot dog stand, opening first North Side location
Jim’s Original, an iconic Chicago hot dog stand that was founded in 1939, is bringing its Maxwell Street Polish sausages and bone-in pork chop sandwiches to the Avondale neighborhood this summer.
Unlike the bare-bones operation at the flagship location, this new one will have indoor seating with bar stools at stainless steel counters as well as a patio out front. Read the full story here.
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Two years in the making, pianist Billy Childs’ Grant Park residency was worth the wait
After pandemic delays, Grammy-winning jazz pianist and composer Billy Childs finally appeared at the Grant Park Music Festival with premieres of his “Violin Concerto No. 2? and quartet “Variations on a Rondo.” Read the full story here.
Big tops, beer and bluffs: A weekend in Baraboo, Wisconsin
Baraboo is a small Wisconsin city with a population that barely tops 12,000. But its curious combination of calliopes, canoes, fine spirits and lavender is drawing tourists to the area. The city’s history as a destination goes all the way back to 1884, when the Ringling Bros. Circus selected the town for its winter headquarters. Read the full story here.