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06/01/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY: 6/1: PATIO PARTY

4 o’clock!

Patio is open — so we’re gonna use it! We’re throwing down with drink specials from and

Streetwear legends are rolling through with some rack of some very cool Chicago-centric clothing.

Also, it’s time to put another beloved cocktail to rest — it’s time to put the Tipperary to rest. Funeral services will be at 7.

TUESDAY 6/2: HOOTENANNY
Generational shredder and intergalactic gambler leads us in a ROCKANDROLL jam session. Bring your instrument and let’s make some music together!

8 o’clock — No Cover

WEDNESDAY 6/3: Q***R SPEED DATING
Our friends are hosting another round of inclusive speed dating — come meet someone new!

7 o’clock $13~25 (upon participation)

THURSDAY 6/4: (L)ISTENING (P)ARTY
The LP’s — We’re listening to Olivia Dean’s “Art of Loving” album all the way through with cocktail hour curated by and a dance performance curated by

6 o’clock — $10

FRIDAY 6/5: THE RIND
Our house band is back to lead us on a journey through psychedelic soul, avante garde jazz and Arabian-funk

Doors at 7:30 $5~10 sliding scale

SATURDAY 6/6: THE SQUEEZE
Our house music showcase hosted by .chi.ent is back! With headliners:

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Let’s dance!

Doors at 9 $5adv $10door

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05/26/2026

PATIO PARTY

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June 1st 4-7

In case you didn’t know, our patio is TOTALLY legal. And to celebrate we are partying with our friends from and for Part Dos of our “Totally Legal Patio Party Series”

The new Patron 100 is ready to be poured, Ilegal has filled up the paleta cart, and Gente Fina is ready to deck you out for the Chicago summer

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👻🪦Join us as we hold a funeral services as we lay to rest the Tipperary from our classics board. We will give way to the birth of something new 🫣

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05/24/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY 5/25: CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY

TUESDAY 5/26: JUSTICE FOR LAUGHS
Joins host and his multi-art and comedy showcase to raise money for

7 o’clock No Cover but donations much appreciated!

WEDNESDAY 5/27: HORSEGIRL NATION
Comedian hosts a fundraiser for le***an horses and takes us on an odyssey through gay guys, philanthropy and maybe some stuff that’s a little PG-13.

8 o’clock $10

THURSDAY 5/28: PAUL HECHT’S “PYROGRAPHY II”
Pianist is releasing his new record with an all-star band in collaboration with

8 o’clock $10

FRIDAY 5/29: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: JOSH HARLOW
Pianist, presenter and composer Josh Harlow expresses his art with a creative and luminous energy.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: LATE NITE JAZZ with ISAIAH SPENCER TRIO
We’re bringing late hits back to the city of Chicago! Every Friday night we host some of this town’s very best jazz acts — this time with

Doors at 10:30 $5

SATURDAY 5/30: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: MICHAEL PINEDA TRIO
Honduran-American singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist uses his musical platform to create meaningful change and to spread positivity showcasing all sides of humanity.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: INDIE DANCEPARTY
We’ve got an electric lineup of funk dance and electronica late nite:

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Doors at 10:30 $10

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05/18/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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TUESDAY 5/19: LATIN JAM
Percussionist leads us in a jam session that explores the various genres of Latin jazz

9:30 No Cover

WEDNESDAY 5/20: KARMA FÊTE // MIRA RAVEN
Joins us for a special birthday show for with a neosoul showdown:

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Doors at 7:30 $10

THURSDAY 5/21: INDIE SHOWCASE
We’re very proud to be a part of the indie music scene in this city! We’ve got a rippin hot lineup of:

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Doors at 7:30 $12adv $15door

FRIDAY 5/22: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: JEFF SWANSON TRIO
We’re very pleased to welcome back guitarist and his jazz trio!

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: COLE DEGENOVA & FRIENDS
Buckle up for a powerhouse performance from and an all star crew!

Doors at 10:30 $5

SATURDAY 5/23: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: CUMBIA NIGHT
Y’all better be ready to dance!! We’re very very very excited for this double bill of cumbia from:

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Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: DR. QUACK’S MALPRACTICE ACT
A zany and wild improvisational session from and

Doors at 10:30 $5

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05/13/2026

PATIO’S OPEN!!

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We’re very excited to open up our patio for the season! A lot of people are surprised to find out that we have one — it’s tucked away, hidden behind the building.

We like that cause it’s away from the fumes and noise of the street — a cozy little beer garden of sorts.

We’re planting wildflowers this year to remind you of the prairies that used to fill this state. 🌸🌺🌸

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05/11/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY 5/11: CRAZY BINGO
We are very excited to host our new friends this Monday and every second Monday for a wild and wacky FREE game of bingo with drink specials from and

7 o’clock

TUESDAY 5/12: YOGA FOR BARTENDERS
Bartending can be tough on your body — so has put together a special session for all the service industry folks out there! We’ll have fun NA drinks as well as specials from and

2:30 in the afternoon — Free!

FRIDAY 5/15: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: CONNOR BERNHARD QUARTET
Multi-instrumentalist and band leader leads his quartet in a jazz odessy.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: LATE NITE JAZZ w/ JAVIER RED
We’re bringing late hits back to the city of Chicago! Every Friday night we host some of this town’s very best jazz act! This time with

Doors at 10:30 $5

SATURDAY 5/16: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: ANDREW SCOTT YOUNG
Bassist returns to our stage with an all star cast of musicians.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: JOSH ROBERTSON & THE SAINTS
Truly a generational talent, .music graces our stage with his band for a night of face melting guitarwork.

Doors at 10:30 $5

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05/07/2026

SPRING MENU

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Spring has sprung and so has our latest menu 🌺🌸

Yet another collaboration by our lovely staff just in time for our patio season!

Everyone presented their ideas and after some tweaks we are very very very pleased with the result — these guys rule.

We always try to highlight a variety of techniques and styles — come try out what we made!

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05/04/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY 5/4: PRESS CLUB BAR TAKEOVER
Our friends from DC are taking over! We’ve got drink specials from .ferrand and vinyl DJ sets from spinning old school funk, soul and hiphop records

8 o’clock

TUESDAY 5/5: HOOTENANNY
Generational shredder returns with his b***y band of ruffians to lead us in a rockandroll jam session

8 o’clock

WEDNESDAY 5/6: TOTALLY LEGAL PATIO PARTY
We’ve got a patio! We’re adults we can have ice cream for dinner and throw parties whenever we want! We got drink specials from and our friends are slinging BBQ till it’s gone!

We will also be holding a funeral for our Sherry Cobbler to be replaced with….

4 o’clock while supplies last! Funeral at 7.

THURSDAY 5/7: AN EVENING WITH MANASSEH
Psychedelic soul sweetheart is back for a night of Neo-soul and r&b with support from and DJ sets from .g

8 o’clock $5~10 sliding scale

FRIDAY 5/8: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: KVL
Experimental trio comprised of and return for an all improvised session spanning genres and planes of existence.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: HENRY CARPENDER QUINTET
We’re bringing late hits back to the city of Chicago! Every Friday night we host some of this town’s very best jazz acts. This time with .carpender

Doors at 10:30 $5

SATURDAY 5/8: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: JOEY J. SAYE
Chicago blues artist leads his trio in two sets of classic blues.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: MARKUS RUTZ & THIRD COAST SOUNDS
We’re very proud to welcome back trumpeter and his all star jazz band Third Coast Sounds.

Doors at 10:30 $5

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04/29/2026

SOME THINGS LAST FOREVER

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SOME THINGS DON’T

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It’s time to put our Sherry Cobbler to rest. It’s been a staff favorite and a staple on our Classics Board since we opened — but now we gotta move on.

As some of you know we don’t change that board very often and we only put things up there that we reallllllllllly like… 🫣 come see what takes its place!

To celebrate this change we’re hosting a patio party! It’s totally legal and totally cool 😎

We’ve got drink specials from and

And we’ve got BBQ from our dear friends at — supplies limited

🎉Party Starts at 4
👻 Funeral is at 7
Wednesday May 6th

Come pay your respects.

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04/27/2026

THE WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY 4/27: Q***R SPEED DATING
Our friends return for a round of ever-inclusive speed dating!

7 o’clock $13~25 upon participation

TUESDAY 4/28: FRĒ JAM
Let’s make music together! hosts an all star band before opening up the stage to a genre bending jazz jam session.

7 o’clock No Cover

WEDNESDAY 4/29: HAPPPY ACCCDENT
The traveling absurdist puppet show is back in town — it’s like a fever dream. With musical performances from:

Well Freeze

Doors at 8 $5

THURSDAY 4/30: INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
We’re celebrating all things Jazz with and an crazy lineup of Chicago heavy hitters.

Doors at 8 $12adv $15door

FRIDAY 5/1: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: THE RIND
Our house band returns for another unique, improvised set of music influenced by sounds across the world.

Doors at 7:30 $5~10

LATE: LATE NITE JAZZ with MYSTERY SCHOOL
Every Friday night we host some of this town’s very best jazz acts — this time with Mystery School.

Doors at 10:30 $5

SATURDAY 5/2: 2 SESSIONS

EARLY: TRAVIS RITCHIE TRIO
The .ritchie Trio is a Chicago based three-piece jazz band that specializes in playing the blues and American songbook standards. They give homage to pianists such as Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Gene Harris while also applying their own modern spin.

Doors at 7:30 $10

LATE: AHURA
We’re honored to host Jeff Wheaton and his outfit AHURA to our stage. is an exceptional bass player who has performed here many times — but this time he leads a band of his own on a journey through the genres of jazz.

Doors at 10:30 $5

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1600 W Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL
60622

Opening Hours

Monday	4pm - 12am
Tuesday	4pm - 12am
Wednesday	4pm - 12am
Thursday	4pm - 2am
Friday	4pm - 2am
Saturday	4pm - 2am

Website

http://lemonchicago.net/

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