A dive by any other name… TOC letter of the week
Thanks to Thad Rueter for this creative letter to TimeOut Chicago! He defends our honor while humorously pointing out what a real dive bar is really like. Perhaps his fine distinctions will help those few fine patrons of ours (we really do love you all) who may believe they’re “slumming” when they come to visit […]
Soup & Bread 2011 & Soupscriptions
Soup & Bread is back for its 3rd year! Soup and Bread is the Hideout’s free dinner series to benefit neighborhood food pantries. Soup and Bread nights start Wednesday, January 5th and continue Wednesday evenings through mid-April! Check out all the details on the Soup and Bread writeup and the Soup & Bread blog. And […]
Obama congratulations at The Hideout
Thanks to kirstiecat for this great photo of the Hideout adorned with a beautiful Obama banner painted by Andrea Jablonski The Hideout extends both thanks and congratulations to all who helped make President-elect Barack Obama’s victory possible. Like the country we’re part of and love so much, the Hideout is a place where everyone is […]
Big Shoulders Ball press… The Hideout in DC
Joe Germuska’s Obama Inauguration Trip set (45 photos, 2 videos) on flickr Jeffrey Anderson’s Baltimore Citypaper The Chicago Takeover – Riding Into Inauguration Day On Big Shoulders says “This is the Big Shoulders Ball, and if you don’t get that, then you obviously aren’t from the Midwest.” Mehan Jayasuriya’s PopMatters The Big Shoulders Ball: Celebrating the […]
Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Party at The Hideout
On Wednesday, March 25th, 2009, the Fred Anderson 80th Birthday celebration moved northwest from his Velvet Lounge at 67 E. Cermak to a special night of the Immediate Sound Series at Hideout. The photos below were taken by Hideout Soup and Bread coordinator Martha Bayne and include Fred, Immediate Sound curator Mitch Cocanig, and Tim […]
Soup & Bread encore
On Wednesday, April 1st, the last installment of Martha Bayne’s phenomenally successful Soup and Bread fundraisers (well for this year, anyway) was held and featured 10 soup chefs! Check out a nice photo retrospective of that night on the Soup and Bread blog (it’s titled “The last soup: A story in pictures” and can be […]
Ron Santo Tribute
Congrats to Michael Orlove for Chicagoan of the Year!
For over a decade Michael Orlove has supported, advised, attended, and promoted the Hideout. He has long been one of Chicago’s greatest visionaries! He is globally respected for what he has done for our city. The Hideout congratulates the amazing Michael Orlove for being named Chicagoan of the Year
Rick Bayless at The Hideout
Rick Bayless was recently Mark Bazer’s guest on The Interview Show! Here’s a photo taken on the Hideout’s patio featuring (l to r) Beckett, Katie Tuten, Rick Bayless, Henry, and Mike Hinchsliff
