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We couldn’t miss giving you a 4/20 edition! Many dispensaries, smoke lounges, and CBD shops are running sales this month with special deals on items like prerolls, topicals, and accessories. Here are some cannabis-related events to check out. Some are meant to make you get in the door and shop, and some are just ganja-inspired, but be warned: none of these are family-friendly, and most are 21+ only (assume adults only unless we note differently below).
Smoke ’em if you got ’em.
If you’re looking to give back with your purchase, Verilife dispensaries in Illinois offer Round Up for Cannabis Reform. When you check out, round up your bill to the nearest dollar and the donation will go to Mission Green, the national nonprofit initiative founded to secure the release of those serving time for cannabis-related offenses.
Chicago location open 8 AM–10 PM seven days, 60 W. Superior, verilife.com
Bud & Rita’s Credit: Courtesy Bud & Rita’s
Bud & Rita’s Dispensary stores are hosting the weeklong, multilocation High Holidaze 420 Variety Show, featuring “mind-blowing” entertainers like glass blowers from Otto’s Smoke Shop and tarot reader Psychic Fatima. Each store gets a daily drop-in; tonight, you can have your portrait drawn by caricature artist Solomon Bovey from 6–8 PM at the West Town branch, and Otto’s artists will be on hand in Avondale from 4–8 PM tomorrow.
1914 W. Chicago (West Town), 3425 W. Belmont (Avondale), other locations and full schedule of events at budandritas.com/events/
The Pink Giraffe Art Studio in South Shore offers several workshops open to people who want to learn a new skill like ceramics or painting, with BYOB and laughter encouraged. Tonight, instructors will be on hand for a Ceramic Pipe Class: no experience is necessary but be prepared to work with clay and get your hands a little dirty. The studio also offers two upcoming Puff, Paint, Repeat sessions (Sat 4/19 and Sat 4/26 at 7 PM) for those who would like to try out painting on a canvas while letting their minds and their “creativity take flight.”
7–9:30 PM, 2340 E. 75th St., $35, tickets at Eventbrite, pinkgiraffepaint.com
Spark’d hosts events at several of its area locations this month, kicking off with today’s Second Annual Stoner Olympics in northern Lake County’s Winthrop Harbor. Competitors (including volunteers from the audience) will be tested on tasks such as “how many joints you can roll in five minutes,” and “Who can blow the biggest O’s.” It’s free to enter, and reservations are requested at Eventbrite.
4–8 PM, 935 Sheridan, Winthrop Harbor, sparkdcannabis.com
And the South Loop Spark’d location doesn’t want to be left out of the celebration: Spark’d Social: A 420 Kickback promises a meet and greet with rapper King Louie, a visit from Reggie’s Smoke Bus and Food Truck, brand pop-ups, and DJs.
4–8 PM in-store and in their adjoining parking lot, 2114 S. Wabash, free with reservation requested at Eventbrite
Dispensary 33 hosts Studio 420 by D33, a disco-themed afternoon at Pizza Lobo’s Andersonville location. Plugged Into the Universe DJ collective will furnish music throughout the event, along with special performances by Them Bad Apples b-boy crew at 2:20 and 4:20 PM. There’s an array of vendors, including a dab bar from Aeriz and a themed photo booth courtesy of Ozone, Simply Herb, and GlitterGuts. Rapper King Louie will be available for autographs. Roger Rickshaw offers shuttle service between the party and Dispensary 33’s Andersonville location. If you show proof of purchase from the dispensary when you enter the party, you’ll get a bonus VIP bag.
Noon–5 PM, 5457 N. Clark, free with reservation requested at Eventbrite, dispensary33.com
Bicycle Day: Ride to Destigmatize is a benefit and awareness-raising effort put together in part by the Partnership of Responsible Trippers Advocating for Legalization (PORTAL). While cannabis has enjoyed more mainstream respect as it gets legalized throughout the states, PORTAL and other local and national groups believe that psychedelics and fungi use should also be decriminalized. Join like-minded bikers at Palmer Square Park for a slow-paced seven-mile cruise through the north side, then return to the park for a hangout and potluck.
Noon-4 PM, “east end of Palmer Square Park” (N. Humboldt at W. Palmer), free but reservations appreciated at Eventbrite
The Spark’d Wicker Park location offers 420 specials and doorbusters today, with DJ Mike Jams offering a soundtrack.
2–6 PM, 1212 N. Ashland, sparkdcannabis.com
Prohibition THCafe presents the daylong Prohibition 420 Smoke Fest,with most events hosted at their South Loop location, capping off with “Chicago’s ultimate 4/20 hip-hop show” at neighboring Reggies. The day includes Elevate & Meditate, a limited-space yoga, sound bath, and tea ceremony session punctuated with THC-infused beverages (10 AM–noon); and the CannaVerse Battle Open Mic Competition, where rappers are invited to compete for an opening spot in the evening’s show, featuring headliners Crucial Conflict.
Store events 10 AM–11 PM, 2113 S. State; concert 6:30 PM at Reggies Rock Club, 2109 S. State, $30-$75 (concert only, see Prohibition’s website for entry details for other events), prohibitionthccafe.com
A lounge area in the Cannabist Company’s Villa Park location Credit: Courtesy the Cannabist Company
The Cannabist Company’s locations on the northwest side and in Villa Park offer a gift card giveaway for the first one hundred customers in line today. Each card has a surprise amount from $5–$100 and can be used immediately for purchases.
Chicago store hours 11 AM–4 PM, 4758 N. Milwaukee, gocannabist.com
De Duallè art space hosts the 4/20 Chill Dome Party this afternoon to show off their ceramics studio and give space to the advocates at Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition. The afternoon starts with a workshop in clay pipe making from 2–4 PM, and walk-ins are encouraged throughout the day to enjoy DJs, shop, and get information about the coalition’s local work.
1–6 PM, 2202 N. Milwaukee, free to enter, 18+, reservations appreciated at Eventbrite, dedualle.com
The Grass is Greener: a 4/20 Variety Show features a group of drag artists, comedians, and musicians who banded together last year to perform for community causes. Proceeds from today’s show will be donated to Albany Park Mutual Aid.
2 PM, Color Club, 4146 N. Elston, $18.13, 18+, colorclub.events
Spend your 4/20 with local event organizers High Focus Media as they visit Honeycomb Hideout, a truly hidden lounge in the suburbs run by Mr. CBD Chicago stores. (Yes, it’s in the same building as the U-Haul office, but the moving company has nothing to do with it.) The stoner session will feature a “Weed-ster” adult easter egg hunt with both candy eggs and “stoney treasures” available for the finding, a 4:20 PM CBD mocktail toast, complimentary vapor at the ZenCo vapor bar, and chill hangout energy.
2–5 PM, 17W350 W. Lake, Addison, sliding scale tickets starting at $1, highfocusmedia.com
Annoyance Theatre hosts a special edition of the ongoing theater experience 420 Shakespeare,which tasks a different ensemble actor each presentation to play the lead of a Shakespeare classic while “increasingly getting into a higher state.”
4 PM, 851 W. Belmont, second floor, $24.20, theannoyance.com/show/420-shakespeare
Lottie’s Pub in Bucktown, celebrating 91 years in business this spring, embraces the confluence of 4/20 and Easter with an afternoon sampling of Lagunitas Waldo and 3 Floyds offerings, along with a genius free tater tot buffet available at 4:20 PM.
1925 W. Cortland, lottiespub.com
If you want to create something while your smoke settles in, head to Color Me Mine’s 420 Bud & Bongs painting event. You can’t smoke in the store, but you’ll be given free rein to paint the ceramic smoking apparatus (or knickknack, depending on what you use it for) and bring it home.
6:30–8:30 PM, 3849 N. Lincoln, $15 plus the price of the items you choose to paint, northcenter.colormemine.com
Chisme 420: a Total Smokeshow features hosts and self-proclaimed chismosas Kenny and Spenny and a Latine and queer-focused evening of “comedy, burlesque, gossip, and music.”
7–11 PM, Dorothy, 2500 W. Chicago, $12 advance, $15 at door, tickets at Eventbrite
The Chicago branch of nuEra dispensaries hosts a medical card certification event at Eris Brewery and Cider House. Walk-ins are welcome, but it’s first come, first served. There’s information about what documents you should bring at the link labeled “Interested in getting your medical card?” at nuEra’s Instagram.
Noon–5 PM, 4240 W. Irving Park, instagram.com/nuera.il
Jungle Cae and High Focus Media collaborate on a private venue session to celebrate the end of 4/20 month, featuring a designed environment by Jungle Cae, brand sampling, free pizza, and DJs.
1–5 PM, north-side Chicago address to be delivered to ticket holders before the event starts, $15-$30, highfocusmedia.com
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