Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, September 18, 2025 | | |
| | It’s Thursday, Chicago. Thousands of rock fans will mosh in Douglass Park this weekend at Riot Fest, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Do you have tickets? Don’t forget to check out our lineup of the acts you can’t miss. This week, Tribune critic Louisa Kung Liu Chu reviews North Pond, headed by executive chef César Murillo, where he’s exploring Mexican dishes inspired by his lineage. Plus, we have a guide to restaurants with Oktoberfest specials. Enjoy the weekend, we’ll see you back here next week. – Lauryn Azu, deputy editor | | Scheduled for Sept. 19-21 in Douglass Park, Riot Fest 2025 offers something for everyone from dyed-in-the-wool oldsters to Gen Z and those in between. | | | Klairmont Kollections Museum in Chicago is closing, with nearly 300 vehicles going up for auction this weekend and a last chance to see the museum on Friday. | | | Executive chef César Murillo has perhaps become best known as a contestant on the reality television series “Top Chef” just this year. | | | Playwright Lee Kirk’s entertaining new dramedy is now in its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre. | | | The area’s strong German heritage means you’ll find plenty of communities hosting huge parties with live music and traditional fun like stein-holding competitions. | | | The enterprise is a project of Access Contemporary Music, and based on a grand opening concert, it’s the coolest new live music venture in town. | | | Tucked a few steps below street level, Geja’s Cafe surrounds guests in cocoon-like intimacy, where flamenco or classical guitarists serenade softly and candlelight trembles on tables, creating an atmosphere at once inviting, romantic and timeless. | | | |