EAT
Bridgepork
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar960 W. 31st St. 773-890-0588
Stretch out your summer-and celebrate the popular Bridgeport bar's third anniversary-at this indoor-outdoor community barbecue featuring five band's worth of live music and food for purchase including smoked ribs, Greek-style pork chops, artisanal banger sausages, kimchee and pork soup, papaya salad and more. 2-8 p.m. Saturday. No cover.
(Free!) Grand Opening
Jeni's Splendid Scoop Shop3404 N. Southport Ave. 773-348-7139
Here's the scoop: Jeni herself dishes up free scoops of your choice of all 35 flavors of her ice creams, sorbets and fro-yos including Salty Caramel, Sweet Corn & Black Raspberries, Askinosie Dark Milk Chocolate, Roasted Strawberry and Buttermilk and-hey, it's Friday night, after all-Whiskey & Pecans. 7-10 p.m. Friday.
Block Party Bash
The Piano Man 3801 N. Clark St.
Nosh on Lillie's Q barbecue, sip hosted beers, meet new friends and friendly adversaries in a bags tournament, watch Da Bears (noon) on a large projection screen-additional games can be viewed indoors-and rock out to DJ sets during this outdoor benefit celebrating charity-driven sports league Live to Support's third anniversary. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. $30-$40. Tickets: ltschicago3rd.eventbrite.com.
DRINK
First Anniversary Party
Jerry's5419 N. Clark St. 773-796-3777
Rare beers flow at the Andersonville location's first birthday celebration where you can sample six- or eight-ounce pours ($6.25-$10) of four brews Friday including Lost Abbey Deliverance and Firestone Walker XVI Anniversary Ale and six more on Saturday such as Goose Island Baudoinia, Against the Grain Bo & Luke and Revolution Very Mad Cow. 7 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. Saturday. No cover.
Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
Timothy O'Toole's Pub622 N. Fairbanks Court 312-642-0700
Get your green on at this "all things Irish" celebration featuring $14 green beer pitchers, $7.99 corned beef sandwiches, $8.99 Dubliner burgers with Irish cheddar and Guinness-braised onions, games with prizes, giveaways, an appearance by the Leprechaun Joe character and green attire galore. 11 a.m.-4 a.m. Friday. No cover.
Slurp & Slush
Red Door2118 N. Damen Ave. 773-697-7221
Sip handcrafted adult slushies including The Malort and the gin-based Aviation-plus PBR cans and Aperol Spritzers-as chefs from Red Door, Nellcote, Frontier and La Sirena Clandestina shuck and prepare Old 1871 oysters from Virginia's Chesapeake Bay. Each preparation is also served with passed appetizers and ice-cold oysters on the half-shell. 5-8 p.m. Sunday. $40.
DO
Grand Opening
Market Supply Co. 1747 S. Halsted St. 773-930-6977
Stop into this new general store with an eco-twist which features re-purposed, re-crafted and restored vintage men's and women's clothing and accessories, handmade eco-friendly jewelry from Clyde's Rebirth, Dethrose Vintage and MidNorth Mercantile-plus refreshments and old school barber and styling services. Presented as part of the Pilsen neighborhood's free 2nd Fridays art walk. 6-10 p.m. Friday.
Women's Work Weekend
Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Halsted3656 N. Halsted St. 773-472-6469
Pride Films and Plays shines the spotlight on the ladies with individual staged readings of six plays from finalists-of all sexual orientations-selected from submissions in a nationwide competition for their pertinence to the lesbian community and relevance to the world. Various times. Friday-Sunday. $10. Schedule and tickets: pridefilmsandplays.com.
(Free!) Open Streets
Milwaukee Avenue from Ashland Avenue to Logan Boulevard312-427-3325 ext. 221
Stroll, bike or run the temporarily car-free thoroughfare, which becomes an urban playground featuring free cycle rental and repair, yoga classes and water and snacks, a dance party, pottery demos, skate ramps, an inflatable art installation, two pop-up Revolution Brewing beer gardens and more. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Details: openstreetschicago.org.
REDEYE TIP OF THE DAY
View ofrendas and sugar skulls at the free Day of the Dead exhibition opening, 6-9 p.m. Friday at the National Museum of Mexican Art (1852 W. 19th St.).
Julia Borcherts is a RedEye special contributor.