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🍎 What are CPS students eating this year?
August 31, 2023
What was your favorite school lunch? As we preview the new menu items CPS students are eating, we’re asking Hey Chicago readers to share their fav school lunches they bought or packed. My favs? My grandma’s kimbap or cafeteria pizza 🤤
What's CITY Talking About?
Big Soccer Stars Headed to Soldier Field
U.S. Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe will play her last international match against South Africa in Chicago Sept. 24. The two-time Women’s World Cup winner is retiring. Want to see Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face off against the Fire Oct. 4? A ticket will probably cost at least $200. [CNN; Crain’s 🔒]
More Flooding Help
Federal disaster centers are opening up Tuesday in Austin, Cicero, and Berwyn. Residents can get help applying for assistance, uploading documents, and learning about preventative efforts. [NBC Chicago]
Bidding Piping Plovers Farewell
The four birds — including Monty and Rose’s offspring Imani — have headed south for the winter. But if all goes well, they’ll be back in the spring at Montrose Beach for breeding season. [Sun-Times]
- Why did Chicago fall in love with piping plovers? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Ready to Sing?
Parents can register kids for Uniting Voices, formerly known as the Chicago Children’s Choir, for one of its neighborhood choirs today. The Lesbian Feminist Chorus is also holding an online meeting for prospective members today. [Uniting Voices; Block Club]
- What are the civil rights origins of the kids choir? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Third Coast Percussion in Woodlawn 🥁 Saturday | 7:30 p.m.
The Grammy–award winning percussionists are having an album release concert for their new record “Between Breaths” at the Logan Center for the Arts. [$20 for general admission]
West Loop Art Fair 🎨 Saturday, Sunday | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Peruse four blocks of art, sip on wine, and catch live music. [Free]
Goose Island Queer Pride Fam Jam 🏳️🌈 Sunday | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get your face painted, do family yoga, and dance the night away at the Slo ’Mo fest at the Salt Shed fairgrounds. [Free]
Fly Honeys in Pilsen 💃 All Weekend | 9 p.m.
Head to Thalia Hall for four nights of the sex-positive queer punk performance combining burlesque, cabaret, theater, and more. [$50+]
‘For the Record’ in Beverly 🖼️ All Month | Varies
Go to the Beverly Phono Mart to see pieces inspired by 10 different albums through Oct. 21. [Free]
Today on City Cast
Rate this Perfect Day in Chicago … And Madison
Whether you have visitors this weekend or you’re looking for a last-minute day trip, City Cast Chicago’s Jacoby Cochran and City Cast Madison’s Bianca Martin plan days in Chitown and Madtown. The twist? The hosts swap cities.
Through Saturday, an Avondale cooking school is offering classes to raise funds for Maui. Learn how to make pasta, gnocchi, and risotto for a good cause.
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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