Get Ready to Play and Party This Week in McKinley Park

Country-Western DJ Lawrence Peters spins on Saturday, August 24, at the Marz Community Brewing tap room.Rock out at One City Tap this Friday, August 23, at Otro Ritmo Presents: Droid's Blood, Material, Primitive Teeth & Spirit Trap, another night of awesome music from the Otro Ritmo crew. This show is pay-what-you-can, with a $5 suggested donation for live sets from Material — visiting from Vancouver, British Colombia — and Primitive Teeth, plus DJ sets by Droid's Blood and Spirit Trap.

The Farmers Market Concert: Chicago Horn Consort presents a dozen French horn players performing at the McKinley Park Farmers Market on Sunday, August 25, at the William McKinley memorial in McKinley Park. Stick around for fresh goods and produce, and play some Bocce Ball with your friends and neighbors. 

Material performs on Friday, August 23, at One City Tap.

More nightlife fills this week with Loteria Night on Tuesday, August 20, and the Latin Nights with Sandra Magaña dance lesson on Thursday, August 22,, both at One City Tap. Karaoke fans enjoy the one-two punch of Karaoke on Marz on Thursday, August 22, at Marz Communtiy Brewing Company, and One City Tap's Karaoke Night on Friday, August 23.

Marz Brewing again presents their Jazz on Marz with the Jazzeros live music set on Wednesday, August 21. DJs Logan Bay and Lawrence Peters spin in the Marz tap room on Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24, respectively. Stick around after the Marz brunch on Sunday, August 25, for the brewery's monthly Super Smash Bros. Meetup.

The Book Club Film Screening helms more cinema at the McKinley Park branch of the Chicago Public Library on Saturday, August 24. Step out that night at the Sabado Gigante dance party at One City Tap.

Help clean up the park at the monthly McKinley Park Stewardship Day on Saturday, August 24. Sponsored by the McKinley Park Advisory Council, the clean-up helps keep the park and its natural areas ready for visitors and healthy for animals.

This is the last week to swim at the McKinley Park swimming pool: Check out the schedules for family swimming, open swimming and more in the Swimming Calendar.

This is also the last chance to sign up at the Renewable Energy Training Program Enrollment at the National Latino Education Institute (NLEI), which onboards new workers into the rapidly expanding solar and wind energy sectors.

These are just some of the great neighborhood events happening in McKinley Park this week. Check the full calendar, featured events, showcase events and events dashboard for more.

Book Club screens Saturday, August 24, at the McKinley Park public library.