Events
If you haven’t seen it yet, get your tickets to see August: Osage County at the Cadillac Palace Theater. The theater is close to Chicago loop condos, and the Tony and Pulitzer prize winning play shows every day this weekend in the afternoon and evening!

If you love your luxury condo, you might love luxury automobiles, too– so stop by the Chicago Auto Show all this weekend and next week! It’s the largest show of its kind, and you’ll be able to check out domestic and imported cars, trucks and SUVs, and experimental and concept vehicles.

For a hands-on art experience, travel down south from your Chicago loop condo to discover Cocktails & Clay at the Hyde Park Art Center. “Think night on the town meets playing in the mud,” say the event’s organizers, because you’ll be treated to 45-minute clay sessions, a live DJ and drink specials for a suggested donation of $15.

Restaurants
If you didn’t get to stop by last weekend for the restaurant’s opening, stop by The Southern this weekend for fried green tomatoes, sweet tea, and a large selection of bourbon (along with some other great Southern-inspired fare).

Fried Green Tomatoes at Chicago restaurant The Southern, courtesy of Daily Candy

For a casual Asian lounge, Izakaya Hapa just opened in River North. Patterned after a Japanese izakaya (a casual style of bar that serves food alongside after-work drinks) and seating 250, it’s a great place for a Friday happy hour with friends. Brought to you by the owners of the beloved Rise and Shine restaurants in Lakeview and Lincoln Park, you know it will be good! We’re excited to see this chain move south and a little closer to Chicago loop condos.

Movies
If you are feeling a little too moody for a romantic Valentine’s Day flick, try action-thriller Edge of Darkness starring Mel Gibson. We won’t blame you if you feel like wearing all black and watching Mel beat up some bad guys on the 14th!

However, if you’re more prone to wearing pink and eating candy hearts on this holiday for lovers, maybe you’ll want to see the saccharine-sweet and appropriately named Valentine’s Day this weekend. It has just about every movie star we know in it, so it should be entertaining at the very least!

So whether you are celebrating New Orleans or Beijing style or just spending some time with the one you love on this long weekend, we hope you’ll have a fabulous few days inside and outside of your Chicago condos!

Events

The Tony Award-winning musical Dream Girls is showing this January at the Cadillac Palace Theatre! If you want to watch it on stage instead of from the couch in your luxury Chicago, grab tickets today. They run from $18-$85.

Did you know that the Chicago Architecture Foundation has 85 unique tours? You can tour the best of Chicago’s amazing architecture by foot, bus, or even with a happy hour. If you’re getting restless  in your Chicago condo, do something different this weekend and explore your home city!

Want to attend a Las Vegas-style comedy show? You have to check out The Red Bar Comedy Club in River North. Come enjoy a great atmosphere and great comedy, and a have a great evening.

Restaurants

Newly opened Mediterranean-focused eatery on Michigan Avenue, The Purple Pig, seats 70 people and features unique shareable pork plates. With family-style dishes, go with some family or a big group of friends for a long dinner and some quality time!

This weekend enjoy some delicious deserts at Beard Papa’s, the cream puff bakery. This is the first in Chicago, but it’s popular all over the country with sweet treats filled with all-natural custard, whipped cream or ice cream.

Movies

Two romantic movies  to head to this weekend include romantic comedy When in Rome starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, and Nicholas Sparks’s romantic drama Dear John. Either should be a great pre-Valentine’s choice!

Don’t let the cold keep you cooped up in your luxury Chicago condos this weekend, Chicagoans! Although they are a great place to come home to, you should definitely take advantage of everything the city has to offer. Whatever you decide to do,  have a fabulous and fun weekend!