Block Club’s Block Party Returns Oct. 4 With DJs, Craft Beer, Household Enjoyable

BOWMANVILLE — After a profitable debut that introduced out hundreds final fall, Block Club’s block occasion returns this October with performances, native distributors, beer and enjoyable for the entire household.

This 12 months’s free block occasion is noon-9 p.m. Oct. 4 at Half Acre Beer Co., 2050 W. Balmoral Ave., in Edgewater. It’ll have every part that makes a Chicago road fest so nice — plus Block Club reporters, editors and workers shall be available all through the day.

“Block Club is incredibly excited to host our second Block Party, this time at Half Acre brewery,” mentioned Shamus Toomey, Block Club writer and co-founder. “Last year’s party was so much fun for readers, vendors, volunteers and all of the neighborhood residents who came by, we decided we need to do it again!”

Admission is free. RSVP here.

VIP tickets are additionally out there for $80-$140. They embody beer tickets, meals tickets and Block Club swag. Learn extra here.

Block Club podcast host Jon Hansen can even take the stage to report a reside episode on the occasion.

Performers just like the Old Town School’s Wiggleworms and the Jesse White Tumblers will return to the primary stage amongst a number of others. DJ SKOLi, DJ IGGY, DJ Cam Be and Nosha Luv will rock the gang. The Cosmic Underground Theater will show its wonderful magic and mind-reading abilities. Somos Arte will provide inventive crafts within the enjoyable Kids Zone, the place All About Dance can even arrange.

The Wiggleworms “had a great time last year” on the block occasion, mentioned Jenna Murfin with the Old Town School of Folk Music.

“It’s great to be part of events like this that are open to the community and that get neighbors meeting each other. I think we end up finding, more often than not, that Chicago is so much smaller than people think … in the good ways,” Murfin mentioned. “Community events like this one are such wonderful, vibrant ways for us to make music together and show off our Chicago pride.”

There shall be greater than 30 native companies and organizations on the occasion, together with Art.By.Aida, Chicago Winery, Dispensary 33, Fad2Fresh, the Illinois Answers Project, Los Amigos Books, One Tail at a Time and Type Cast Poetry.

And, after all, followers can purchase Block Club merchandise.

Cafe Tola, Half Acre and La Humita on Wheels will serve up meals and drinks for buy.

You can discover the complete schedule and extra details about the block occasion on its website here.

Volunteers are additionally wanted on the occasion; be part of the enjoyable and join here.

Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit, reader-funded newsroom dedicated to masking Chicago’s neighborhoods, launched in 2018 and has been named Editor & Publisher’s Best News Site, LION’s Publisher of the Year and INN’s Community Champion of the Year.

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