CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
Summer's coming to a close and we want to be sure you make the best of these last few weeks. From the sky to the lake, we've got something for everyone this weekend!
If you're down with Naughty by Nature, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick and Rakim, then make sure to catch Shannon Brown's Wood-Star Two Day Music Festival running Friday, August 17–Sunday, August 19. In addition, you'll find rides, games, and food and basketball camps at this event hosted by Maywood native and NBA guard Shannon Brown.
The evening kicks off with a party at Lumen's, tonight. Proceeds go to his foundation, which provides financial assistance, violence prevention, and educational, recreational and other programs to deserving youth. Union Park, 1501 W Randolph St (woodstarmusicfestival.com). 2pm; $55 per
If you hear any noise, it's just the boys from U.S. Navy Blue Angels at the Chicago Air & Water Show. Other aerial stunts are performed by U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute and U.S. Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs.
Starting at 10:30am Saturday and Sunday watch at the pop-up Sand Bar Beer Garden. Limitless burgers, hot dogs, beer and sangria included ($60–$75, castawayschicago.com/sandbar.) North Avenue Beach, 1600 N Lake Shore Dr (chicagoairandwatershow.us). 10am–3pm; free.
For those of you into nerds, and we're talking sapiosexuals, not crunchy candy, social networking company Nerds at Heart is hosting another Dating for Nerds Classic Saturday, August 18. This isn't Mensa matchmaking, folks.
Come for themed cocktails and to play old-school board games like Connect Four with fellow self-described brainiacs. Registration required. O'Shaughnessy's Public House, 4557 N Ravenswood Ave (855-637-3568, nerdsatheart.com). 4–7pm; $30.
The Smithsonian's touring installation Exhibit "Word. Shout. Song." has photos, recordings and rarities collected by African-American scholar Lorenzo Dow Turner.
He's the linguist who discovered a cultural connection between Georgia and South Carolina's Gullah people and their West African enslaved ancestors. Through Dec 31. The DuSable Museum (dusablemuseum.org). $10, students and seniors $7, kids ages 6–11 $3, kids 5 and under free, Sundays free.
