A karaoke fundraiser, dessert and beer and more things to do in Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 8.
EAT
Collaboration Beer Release Party (Free!)
1800 W. Fulton St. 312-226-1119
Try free desserts from Baker Miller paired with a complimentary pint of Kvass Slavic/Ukrainian bread beer created through a partnership between the brewery and the Lincoln Square bakery. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free.
DRINK
Holidaze Throwback Ornament Party
1510 N. Wells St. 312-649-9640
Make your own Christmas ornaments while drinking $15 Corona Extra buckets and $3 Jim Beam shots. Tickets include a glass of Backpack Wine and benefit adolescent and pediatric AIDS and HIV programs at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The best craft wins a ticket to Chicago Sport & Social Club’s New Year’s Eve party. 6:30-10 p.m. $12. Tickets: eventbrite.com
DO
Shop Damen Holiday Stroll (Free!)
Damen Avenue from North Avenue to Armitage Avenue
More than 20 stores stay open late and offer promotions, discounts, treats and drinks for customers. 5-8 p.m. Free.
‘Twelfth Night’ (Free!)
2391 N. Stockton Drive
Midsommer Flight presents Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about a shipwrecked woman who disguises herself as a boy to work for a duke, whom she quickly falls in love with. 7:30 p.m. Free. RSVP: midsommerflight.com
Karaoke Fundraiser
1444 W. Chicago Ave. 312-226-8828
Pick your favorite classic or contemporary tunes from a book of 3,000 songs to sing at the sixth annual benefit for Chicago Zine Fest, which also includes a split-the-pot raffle. 8 p.m. $5.
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
Animale (1904 N. Western Ave. 872-315-3912) offers complimentary bites such as meatballs and crayfish potato croquettes with the purchase of any drink from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
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