A Goose Island beer and pizza dinner, a Van Gogh painting party and more things to do in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 4.
EAT
Now Open
734 W. Fullerton Ave. 773-661-2465
Grab some health-focused fast food including chorizo breakfast wraps, portobello mushroom paninis and sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli, plus espresso drinks, loose- leaf teas, fruit waters and Greek yogurt smoothies. 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
DRINK
Goose Island Beer & Pizza Dinner
The Warehouse Bar & Pizzeria Chicago
1419 W. Fullerton Ave. 773-661-6454
A five-course meal includes short rib risotto pizza paired with Lolita Belgian-style wild ale and a hazelnut chocolate-banana-bacon calzone served with Bourbon County stout. 6:30-10 p.m. $48.47. Tickets required: eventbrite.com
DO
Grrrrrl’s Night Out
2131 N. Damen Ave. 773-235-1234
The fifth annual benefit for ALIVE Rescue includes appetizers, Crafthouse cocktails, a raffle, makeup applications and hair styling. 6-9 p.m. $25-$30. Tickets: aliverescue.org
Van Gogh’s ‘The Bedroom’ Painting Party
11 E. Walton St. 312-646-1300
Instructors from Bottle and Bottega teach you how to recreate a version of the painter’s masterpiece, which will be featured in a new Art Institute of Chicago exhibit this month. Tickets include snacks, red and white wine and art supplies. 6-9 p.m. $50. Tickets: eventbrite.com
‘London Wall’
1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-549-2433
Griffin Theatre Company presents the Midwest premiere run of John Van Druten’s play about the lives and love affairs of women working as shorthand typists in a busy solicitor’s office in 1930s London. 7:30 p.m. $31-$36. Tickets: griffintheatre.com/london-wall
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
Tesori (65 E. Adams St. 312-786-9911) offers $5 specialty cocktails from 4-6 p.m.
Want to learn how to brew beer or make an excellent cocktail? Click here for classes in Chicago.
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