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Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, March 13, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It’s Thursday, Chicago. We’re shaking off winter’s blues, and in that spirit, our great river will be transformed from blue to green once again this weekend. Will you be out there to watch? For the revelry, we have all the St. Patrick’s Day restaurant specials you need to eat and drink your way through the weekend, including a special corned beef guide from food critic Louisa Kung Liu Chu. Plus, the Chicago Humanities Spring Festival kicks off today, which Chris Borrelli dubs “Thoughtful-palooza” for featuring a bevy of events that confront the current cultural moment. Enjoy the weekend, we’ll see you next week. — Lauryn Azu, deputy editor | | | | Chicago Humanities Spring Festival has always been a festival of ideas, never more appreciated than now. | | | | | Bars and restaurants are getting into the spirit by serving traditional food and hosting bashes with riverfront views and bottomless drinks. | | | | | The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day means green will be seen all around the city — including the Chicago River. Here’s what to know. | | | | | Here are the 30 best corned beef sandwiches offered in and around Chicago. | | | | | After debuting in New York last summer, the exhibition “Constructing Hope: Ukraine” has opened in Chicago. | | | | | New for the winner this year, alongside a $250,000 cash prize, is the opportunity to present at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago on June 16. | | | | | If you were expecting your favorite hits from your favorite Elvis Costello albums, this was not your show. | | | | | They are so good together early in this movie that its slide into sadism and violence later on truly hurts. | | | | | Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy, chasing their own version of la dolce vita, the sweet life. And they come to hike. | | | |
