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Weekend: Eat. Drink. Do.

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EAT

Andersonville Dessert Crawl

Swedish American Museum5211 N. Clark St. 773-728-8111

Try tasting-sized treats from a dozen restaurants including butterscotch panna cotta with shortbread at Vincent and Swedish rice pudding with lingonberry at Svea. 2-5 p.m. Sunday. $20-$25. Tickets: andersonville.org

Grand Opening (Free!)

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza 24 S. Clinton St. 312-454-6125

Show your phone to prove that you follow Blaze Pizza on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and you'll get a free pizza at the fast-casual chain's new West Loop location. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday. Free. Read RedEye's pizza review of Blaze.

DRINK

Haunted Brunch

Hubbard Inn110 W. Hubbard St. 312-222-1331

Dress in costume and sip Halloween-themed cocktails like Dracula's Bite ($8) - orange juice, cherry and prosecco - while listening to tunes from Las Vegas DJs Ikon and Que at this Halloween version of the new Saturday brunch series. 3-6 p.m. Saturday. Read about other Chicago Halloween parties.

DO

Logan Square Art Walk and Visual Scavenger Hunt

Autotelic Studios 1856 N. Richmond St. 312-350-1131

Visit artists' studios and galleries during this three-hour tour designed by Chicago Detours and Azimuth Projects as part of Chicago Artists Month. Spot landscape features along the way and you'll win original artwork. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. $25. Reservations required: chicagodetours.com

Prime Market (Free!)

Chop Shop/1st Ward 2033 W. North Ave. 773-537-4440

Shop jewelry, clothing, food and drinks from Beyond Boutique, Owen & Alchemy, Sweet Sensations Pastry and others at this weekly market. You can also watch the Bears game while drinking $5 mimosas and bloody marys. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Free.

20x2 Chicago

Schubas3159 N. Southport Ave. 773-525-2508

In this offshoot of an annual event at SXSW Interactive, twenty Chicagoans answer the question "How do you do?" in two minutes using any medium from spoken word to film. 7 p.m. Saturday. $10. Tickets: schubas.com

Broadway on the B-Way (Free!)

Bloomingdale's900 N. Michigan Ave. 312-440-4460

Listen to showtunes and snack on popcorn as you shop for cosmetics and fragrances. You can also enter to win a pair of tickets to the pre-Broadway premiere of "Amazing Grace." 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Free.

Mike Lebovitz

Timothy O'Toole's622 N. Fairbanks Court 312-642-0700

The local comedian records his stand-up shows for his debut album, "Pure Garbage," which is a love letter to the city and comedy community that launched his career. 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. $10-$15. Tickets: brownpapertickets.com

REDEYE TIP OF THE DAY

Get tickets to see Althos Low's world premiere adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" at Steppenwolf Theatre: steppenwolf.org

 

Samantha Nelson is a RedEye special contributor.


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