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Thursday, February 08, 202430 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Lunar New Year, Folk Fest And A Winter Wine Walk
by Leen Yassine / Block Club Chicago / February 8, 2024 CHICAGO — There’s no shortage of festivities around the city this weekend: Chicagoans can ring in the Lunar New Year at Navy Pier, watch the Super Bowl at local bars, celebrate Swedish tradition at Fika Fest and so much more. There’s also a folk music fest at the University of Chicago, a winter wine walk through Lakeview and a fair trade chocolate workshop in South Loop. Read more HERE
Thursday, January 04, 2024Is Chicago becoming the best city for magic?
by Robert Loerzel / WBEZ Chicago / January 4, 2024 Magicians are the star attractions on rooftops, in basement parlors, in restored theaters — and even in a gelato shop where a cone comes with a card trick. On any given night in Chicago right now, you can find magicians dazzling audiences in an elegant underground Loop parlor, a rehabbed Rogers Park vaudeville theater or an Andersonville cabaret hidden behind the façade of an industrial laundry. There’s even a newish gelato shop in Lincoln Square where
Friday, October 27, 2023Chicago gelato shop features more than just cold treats with 'sideshow' acts
by Jordan Arseneau / ABC-7 Chicago / October 27, 2023 CHICAGO -- On any given weekend at Sideshow Gelato, customers can encounter sword-swallowers, fire-eaters, magicians, and other colorful performers on stages alongside artisan-crafted cool treats.Jay Bliznick, self-proclaimed "Impresario & Thaumaturge of Gelid Confectioneries" at the carnival-themed shop in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, said the sideshow acts can change as frequently as the flavors of gelato. "Sideshow Gelato is my little
Sunday, September 24, 2023Get Free Tickets To See Penn And Teller At Lincoln Square’s Sideshow Gelato Next Month
by Alex V Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / September 22, 2023 Tickets are free but limited. Fans of the magician duo will have their best bet at securing a pair during this weekend's performances, Sideshow Gelato's owner said. LINCOLN SQUARE — Penn and Teller will drop by Lincoln Square’s Sideshow Gelato ahead of their show at the Chicago Theatre next month — and neighbors can score free tickets this weekend. Sideshow Gelato, 4819 N. Western Ave., will host the magician duo for a free appearance 7
Tuesday, July 11, 2023Chicago's Hidden Gems: Lincoln Square shop offers a taste of gelato with sideshow
by Joe Donlon and Edie Kasten / CBS-2 Chicago / July 7, 2023CHICAGO (CBS) -- Where can you get great gelato and a sideshow worthy of a circus - jugglers, a contortionist, and all? We found a place in Lincoln Square; it's one of Chicago's hidden gems.There's juggling, a table that floats in mid-air thanks to a ghost named George, and acts that will keep you on pins and needles; and, oh yes, gelato!Sideshow Gelato in Lincoln Square is just what the name says, gelato with a show."We'll do a magic trick for
Monday, June 26, 2023Lincoln Square's Sideshow Gelato serves scoops with a side of magic
by Monica Eng / AXIOS Chicago / June 21, 2023 A new shop is serving up gelato with a sprinkle of magic, mentorship and history in Lincoln Square. Driving the news: After years of planning and fundraising, chef Jay Bliznick opened Sideshow Gelato this month — thanks in part to investors like magician Penn Jillette and City of Chicago COVID recovery funds. What to expect: The space features a soda fountain, a gelato case, performance spaces and a small curio museum with a nod to the old Riverview