Bastille Day in Old Town Chicago, Sunday July 14!
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To celebrate Old Town's twinning with Montmartre, Paris, Old Town Merchants and Residents Association & Old Town Triangle Association are planning and encouraging events throughout the neighborhood! Pick up your Bastille Day "passport" at OTTA or the OTMRA stand to mark off at participating locations!
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Burton Place Plaza (just north of 1447 N Wells)
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Cabaret Performance by Claudia Hommel & Sam Hyson at 2PM
Be transported to Montmartre by the marvelous Paris-born cabaret singer Claudia Hommel and her accordionist Sam Hyson as they regale you with songs of Paris in French and English​​
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Caricature drawing by Art on Sedgwick and other family-friendly activities from 1-4PM (RSVP here)
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Old Town Triangle Association (1763 N North Park Ave)​​​
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Cabaret Performance by Claudia Hommel & Sam Hyson
You are cordially invited to be our guest this Bastille Day, July 14th from 4-6 PM at the Triangle Center, 1763 N. North Park Avenue. Everyone will enjoy our Cabaret/Café featuring the musical stylings of Claudia Hommel. She will transport you to Paris with her songs and cabaret magic.
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Cocktails - Join us for a French 75 and savory French gougères.
Near North Library (310 W Division)
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Transport your spirit to Montmartre with French inspired crafts, art, and music from 2-4!
​Become a French spy with invisible ink messages, create a catapult, decorate a twinkling Eiffel Tower, construct a sun-catcher inspired by stained glass windows, and make buttons with iconic French symbols like pastries, berets, famous buildings, and more!
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Register for the Near North activities HERE
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Free Movie Night (Ella Jenkins Park - Sedgwick
& Wisconsin) ​
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Join us for a free screening of Ratatouille at 8:30 in Ella Jenkins Park. Film will be shown inside Church of the Three Crosses if inclement weather. Bring your snacks, chairs or blankets, and friends!
There will be an Accordion Performance and Face Painting starting at 7:30pm.
Thank you to Caroline & Allan Shoenberger, Art on Sedgwick & Terra Foundation, Near North Library, SSA #48, and Church of the Three Crosses for their support.
Businesses participating in Old Town Bastille Day
Saturday, July 13
Garfield's - French Wine Tasting
2pm to 5pm, 1437 N. Wells St.
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Occhiali Eyeglass - Open House
9am - 3pm, 1640 North Wells St.​
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Sunday, July 14, Bastille Day
Burton Place Bar
all weekend, 1447 N Wells St.
$8 glasses of Red Bordeaux or Viognier
Woodie's Flat
Sunday July 13, 1535 N Wells St.
get a half order of our traditional bone-in wings and a mimosa for $15 all day on Sunday!
House of Glunz
all weekend, 1206 N Wells St.
Open house French Wine tastings on Friday, 4 to 7pm, Saturday, 3 to 6pm, and Sunday, 1 to 4pm.
Featuring classic and new wine selections, including:
Printemps d’Eulalie Rosé 2023, Minervois
Muscadet Sèvres et Maine 2023, Loire
Domaine Pelle Menetou-Salon 2022, Loire
Chateau Barreyre 2019, Bordeaux Superieur
Chateau Saine-Roch “Kerbuccio” 2020, Maury Sec
Chateau Maris “Les Planels” 2019, Minervois La Liviniere
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Kamehachi
all day July 14, 1531 N Wells St.
$14 glass or $34 a bottle of WAKAZE Sake, made in France
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Still little known in France, sake is to Japan what wine is to
France. An ancestral and iconic drink, brewed with a unique
know-how.
WAKAZE is bringing a breath of fresh air to this industry, and
creating a MADE IN FRANCE sake, using ingredients sourced
in France from the best producers. Their sakes are like no
other, and are the proud representation of our
Franco-Japanese heritage.
At WAKAZE, most of the ingredients, such as
water and rice, come from France, and in particular from the
Camargue, a magical nature reserve in the south of France.
By selecting the purest ingredients from French soil, WAKAZE creates unique, environmentally-friendly cuvées just outside Paris, suitable for an international audience.
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Old Town Pub
all day July 14, 1339 N Wells St.
French 75 Martini, French Kiss Martini, and a French Fries special
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$12 French 75 and French Kiss Martini's all day; plus, if you order a side of French fries in French we will give you 25% off of the French Fries!
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Corcoran's
all day July 14, 1615 N Wells St.
$10 Lillet Spritz - Lillet French wine, St Germain, processco, lemon juice - the perfect Bastille Day cocktail!
Fudge Pot
all weekend, 1532 N Wells St.
Chocolate Eiffel Towers and chocolate lollipops!
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LG's
all day July 14, 525 N Wells St.
French 75 and Savory crepe for $20
Declan's
all day July 14, 1240 N Wells St.
slow roasted French Dip sandwich and Macarons for dessert.
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The macaron's are made from scratch and in a limited batch, so make sure to swing by as soon as they start offering them at 1pm on Sunday to get one!
7am Nails
all day July 14, 1350 N Wells St. Suite B
French Flag Manicures
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Patina Collection
all day July 14, 1359 N Wells St
French hand blow glassware​
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Featuring La Soufflerie hand blown glass, made in France. They will also be serving wine & cheese in store as part of the celebration!
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Orso's
all week, 1401 N Wells St
Special Italian-French fusion menu served all week
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​Orso's will be offering the special French-Italian fusion menu to the right
all week; in addition, they will also be serving a "Croque Monsieur Panino"
for lunch this week: Ham and Swiss cheese with Dijon Mustard,
served with French fries or a cup of minestrone soup for $9.95.
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