THE HIDDEN AGENDA
After Hours Parties at Serpico
1514 N. Ashland Ave., 773-252-5940
serpico-collection.com
Check it out if you … always want second opinions from your girlfriends when you shop, love the idea of a sale that’s just for you, think a chic store is the perfect place to throw a party.
The details: The women’s clothingboutique hosts free shopping parties for groups of eight or more between 6 and 9 p.m. daily. The store will send out electronic invitations and provide white wine (reds are a no-go in order to protect the clothes), coffee, tea and snacks ranging from cupcakes to cheese and crackers. You also can bring your own food and drinks. The party organizer gets 20 percent off full-price purchases and 10 percent off sale items, and guests get 10 percent off full-price items that night. While you shop, you can get one-on-one style consultations from staff, and Serpico also can bring in makeup artists and nail technicians.Parties must be booked two weeks in advance.
The payoff: Discounted designerclothes!
Saturday
Horror Society’s zombie disco party
Roscoe Village
Rock the living dead look for the Horror Society’s one-year anniversary party. (Makeup artists are on hand.) 9 p.m. The Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western Ave. 773-706-9836. $10
Theatre Workshop Benefit
River North
Emmy-winning “Entourage” star Jeremy Piven and nightlife impresario Billy Dec host this annual fundraiser. Silent auction items include a walk-on role on “Entourage.” 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit Piven Theatre Workshop. Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard St. 847-866-8049. $100-$125
Puerto Rican Day Parade
Grant Park
The 44th annual parade celebrating Puerto Rican culture steps off at Columbus and Balbo Drives and proceeds north on Columbus Drive to Monroe Street. Noon. 773-292-1414.
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The Very Funny Show
Old Town
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Tim Meadows hosts a rotating roster of local and national comics, taped for future TV broadcast. Part of the TBS Presents a “Very Funny” Festival: Just for Laughs series. 7 p.m. Zanies, 1548 N. Wells St. 312-337-4027. $25 plus a two-item food or beverage minimum.
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Sunday
Summer Solstice Week
Lincoln Square
Celebrate the summer solstice Sunday with a week of health and fitness classes 8:05 a.m. Sunday; Through June 27. Galter LifeCenter, 5157 N. Francisco Ave. 773-878-9936. $15
All weekend
Chicago Model City Loop
A large-scale, 400-block representation of the Chicago Loop includes 1,000 highly detailed buildings. 9:30 a.m. Through Nov. 20. Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave. 312-922-3432.
Chicago Peace Fest
Lincoln Park
Celebrate the start of summer with live music, drum circles, activist booths and refreshments at this 20th annual affair. Noon. Lincoln Park, 1700 N. Stockton Drive 708-795-1146.
Fest in show
What about the deets on Belmont Arts and Music Fest, Chicago Summerfest and other street events this weekend? Check out metromix.com for everything you need to plan your weekend.
The gamer: Who’s playing at home this weekend
Cubs vs. Cleveland
12:05 p.m. Saturday, 1:20 p.m. Sunday; Wrigley Field
