The weather is getting cooler, which means fall is on our heels. It doesn’t look like we’ll get out of the low 70s this weekend, but it’s supposed to be sunny, so break out your scarves and sunglasses and have a stroll along the lakefront.

Events
Saturday and Sunday join the fun for the 24th annual Bucktown Arts Fest. Artists from around the nation will be displaying their wares. They’ll have everything from jewelry, ceramics and paintings to sculpture and photography. There will also be performing arts like theatre, spoken word, dancing and live music. Food and beer available for purchase; admission is free! Opens 11am each day, at Senior Citizens Memorial Park, 2238 N. Oakley Ave.

Also being held Saturday and Sunday is the Randolph Street Market Festival. Vintage and antique collectibles will be on sale from over 200 dealers at this indoor/outdoor festival. Don’t miss the gourmet foodstuffs like truffles, salsa and olive oil as well. 10am-5pm Saturday and 10am-4pm Sunday. $10 gets you in for both days; $5 for students; kids under 12 are free. On Randolph St. between Ada & Ogden.

Shake your hips at the 21st annual Viva! Latin Music Festival. Features multiple stages where you can enjoy all different types of Latin music. If you get hungry feast on some authentic Latin cuisine from the festival food vendors, and browse the arts and crafts fair too. Saturday & Sunday, 11am-9:30pm each day at the Grant Park Museums, 300 S. Columbus Drive.

Restaurants
This is the last weekend for the Diva Brunch at The Spot in Uptown. You enjoy a lovely Sunday brunch and they provide the entertainment: Cabaret performers, drag artists, and musical theatre singers serenade diners in a glamorous environment fit for any diva. $35-$50 will get you the brunch, entertainment, mimosas, bellinis, coffee and tea. Don’t miss it! 4437 N. Broadway.

Friday night indulge yourself at Vosges Haut-Chocolate in the DePaul area. From 7pm-9pm delectable gourmet chocolates will be paired with Goose Island beers. There will also be an open bar serving 312 and a live performance and book signing from didgeridoo player Sam Boys. 10 percent discount on all chocolate purchased during the event. $30 a person- RSVP required. 951 W. Armitage Ave.

The latest issue of Chicago Magazine pays homage to Chicago’s best burgers. This weekend pay a visit to any one (or more!) of the 30 restaurants listed and take a bite out of some of the best burgers you’ll ever taste. Here are a few locations to get you started: HotChocolate- 1747 N. Damen Ave., Kuma’s Corner- 2900 W. Belmont, Custom House- 500 S. Dearborn St., Cortland’s Garage- 1645 W. Cortland St. Dig in!

Movies

Taking Woodstock is the story of how, in the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber saved Woodstock by offering the festival coordinators his family’s Catskills motel and nearby farmland as a location to hold what turned out to be the most epic event in music history. Demitri Martin stars. Opens Friday.

Michael Myers is back once again in the newest version of the classic horror flick, Halloween. In Halloween II, opening Friday, Rob Zombie resurrects Myers and the terror he instills in all who cross his path. Don’t see this one alone!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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