🚨 Best of Chicago performance lineup is out now!

Olivia + the Lovers, DJ Bonita Appleblunt, South Shore Drill Team, & more [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Got plans for April 25? You do now! 🦁 [Grab tickets here: party with the Best of Chicago at Lincoln Park Zoo]( 🦍 [a man with dreadlocks wearing a hat and denim jacket] Host | Shermann “Dilla” Thomas Award-winning, self-taught historian and passionate storyteller who embodies the essence of Chicago and firmly believes, “Everything Dope about America Comes from Chicago.” Best activist, best Chicago Instagram account to follow, best Chicago TikTok Deanna Ortiz | Emcee Best stand-up comic Luis Carreon | Magician Chicago Magic Lounge Best venue for magic shows Best theater bar or lobby Olivia and the Lovers Best country band Best emerging band DJ Bonita Appleblunt First runner-up, best house DJ FEATURING MORE PERFORMANCES BY: 🎧 DJ Scary Lady Sarah | Nocturna, best dance party 🎤 Rich Robbins | Best individual hip-hop artist 🚩 South Shore Drill Team VIP tickets now available! [Featuring early entry, exclusive VIP reception 5:30-7:30 PM]( VIP Guest | SoloSam Recording artist, poet, chef, promoter, and former glassblowing shop worker. Some might know him as the host of party series B-EATS, while others might keep a closer ear on his music, which zhuzhes up confident hip-hop fundamentals with thoughtful pop and R&B flair. [Featured in the People Issue 2023]( PLUS! FEAUTURING SPEAKERS: My Block, My Hood, My City | Alderperson Andre Vasquez Chicago Greater Food Depository Chicago Public Library | Chicago Poetry Foundation You’re the first to hear about the full performance lineup! You won’t want to miss our biggest party of the year - get your tickets while you can. [LIONS, MUSIC, AND THE BEST OF CHICAGO!]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Website icon]( [YouTube icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [Logo] You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from the Chicago Reader. Want fewer emails from us? [Click here to choose what you want us to send you](. Or, [unsubscribe from all Reader emails](. We’ll miss you! [Sign up for emails from the Chicago Reader]( | [Forward this e-mail to a friend]( © 2024 Chicago Reader. All rights reserved. Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616