There is something
for everyone at
West Fest, the annual street fair that reflects the eclectic
persona of
Chicago
’s
West
Town
.
Hel
d
on Satur
d
ay, July 10th an
d
Sun
d
ay, July 11th on
Chicago Avenue between Damen an
d
Woo
d
, the annual two-
d
ay party features
live cutting e
d
ge ban
d
s an
d
DJs,
Ki
d
Fest
,
Pet Fest, an appearance by Miss Illinois an
d
a multitu
d
e of ven
d
ors inclu
d
ing popular
neighborhoo
d
restaurants an
d
retailers.
What makes this fest unique is that it’s locally
planne
d
an
d
manage
d
by the West Town
Chicago Chamber of Commerce, thus the emphasis is
on “all-things local,” from the foo
d
to the talent.
The Music
The biggest
d
ifference between
West Fest an
d
other cookie-cutter
Chicago street
festivals is the high
quality music.
West Fest is all about local artists playing
original music on two
stages.
This year’s weeken
d
lineup is as follows:
The Main Stage (at
Chicago & Damen)
pr
ogramme
d
by Empty Bottle
Presents:
Satur
d
ay
1:00pm
YAWN
2:30pm
Beach Fossils
4:00pm
Bloo
d
iest
5:30pm
Class Actress
7:00pm
Fucke
d
Up
8:30pm
Jonathan Toubin
Sun
d
ay
1:00pm
Caroline Smith & The Goo
d
night Sleeps
2:30pm
Light Pollution
4:00pm
Dominique Young Unique
5:30pm
Life & Times
7:00pm
Small Black
8:30pm
We Were Promise
d
Jetpacks
BassByThePoun
d
Dj Stage (at Chicago
& Woo
d
):
Satur
d
ay
Justin
Ree
d
Pickel
& Intel
Pickel
& Intel
Mark
Gertz & Miguel Martin
Dj Zebo
The
Rapture DJ's
Sun
d
ay
Striz
John
BID Simmons
The
Beat Giants
John
Mork
Diz
Derrick
Carter
*For
talent photos, bios or interviews, contact West Fest publicist
Jo
d
y
Grimal
d
i
at
630/470-0044:
The Activities
-Ki
d
Fest
(on Wolcott &
Rice)
: The 5th annual Ki
d
Fest will be hel
d
in conjunction with
West Fest, from
noon
to
6 pm
both
d
ays.
A jamme
d
packe
d
two-
d
ay event, Ki
d
Fest features family
fun with ki
d
s stage performances.
All
pr
ocee
d
s to benefit im
pr
ovements at local
play lots – Snowberry,
Superior
an
d
Honore.
Kid Fest Stage
Saturday
12-12:45
James Sanden
1-1:45
Mindy Hester
1:45-2:15
My Gym
2:15-3
Laura Doherty
3:15-4
Super Stolie Band
4:15-5
Mr. Singer
5:15
-6
Little Miss Anne Band
Sunday
12:00
- 1:15
Mexican Dancers
1:15-1:45
My Gym
1:45 - 2:15
Kiara
2:30-3:30
Mad Science
3:30
- 4
Mary Macaroni
4-4:45
James Sanden
5:00
- 6
Jeanie B
-Pet Fest
(
near Wolcott at
Chicago
): Each year West
Fest features Pet Fest with pet
pr
o
d
uct ven
d
ors, canine bathing
pools, an
d
plenty of pet
activities for charity.
This year,
West
Town
's own Doggy Style
Pet Shop will be hosting PUPfest (Protecting
Urban Pets) an
d
the charity
d
og wash!
PUPfest will concentrate on e
d
ucating
Chicago
's pet owners on how
to keep their city pet happy, healthy an
d
safe while navigating
the city streets.
In a
d
d
ition, within PUPfest
you will fin
d
the
d
og wash to benefit
Chicago English Bull
d
og Rescue an
d
Treehouse Humane
Society for Cats.
For just $10, your
d
og can go from hot an
d
d
irty to cool an
d
clean.
An a
d
d
itional $10
d
onation to these
great charities will get a Doggy Style T-shirt!
Doggy Style Pet Shop has ple
d
ge
d
to match
d
onations to these two
amazing organizations.
-
Miss Illinois: To top it off, Miss Illinois USA 2010, in her
crown an
d
sash, will con
d
uct a meet an
d
greet with the public
on Saturday evening and pose for pictures
outsi
d
e the West Fest VIP
tent.
The Vendors
West Fest features a
plethora of neighborhood boutiques,
restaurants and fine artists who set up temporary shop along
Chicago Avenue
– offering deals on
everything from designer duds to fresh
dishes and ice-cold drinks.
The
Fin
e Print
There is a $5
d
onation reques
te
d
for a
d
mittance to offset
the costs of the event an
d
to benefit the West
Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce an
d
West
Town
’s
Commercial
Park
.
Hours of operation both
d
ays are
noon
to
10pm
.
For more info, call 312-850-9390 or visit
www.westfestchicago.com.
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