Hello friends! It’s been such a blast celebrating the launch of my first book, Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure for the past few months. To kick off the start of summer, I’ve got a double-header of Secret Chicago events on Saturday, June 23. I hope you can join me!
Get Weird with Secret Chicago Trivia at the Native
Think you know Chicago? Join us at the Native in Logan Square for an afternoon of weird Chicago trivia with me and trivia host extraordinaire Alex Maggard from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 23.
Secret Chicago details 90 unique and unusual places around Chicago, like a grave in a junkyard and a pool under the Loop. Come test your knowledge, get a book signed, and learn about some of Chicago’s most obscure surprises! Bring a team or play solo!
Secret Chicago will be available for purchase at the event, and I’ll be signing copies. It might just help you win some of these AMAZING prizes from places featured in the book! Trivia prizes include:
- Two $25 gift cards to American Science & Surplus
- Leather Archives and Museum admission
- Blues Heaven Foundation T-shirt and tour passes for two
- Intuit Museum membership voucher and package which includes a membership to Intuit, tote bag, copy of the most recent edition of Intuit’s Outsider magazine and five exhibition catalogs
- Two tickets for admission for a tour of the Gold Pyramid House as well as some Gold Pyramid Mineral Water that comes from the middle of the Gold Pyramid House and a bottle of the Gold Pyramid Vodka made with the Gold Pyramid Mineral water
- Busy Beaver pinback buttons (new and vintage)
The event is free to attend and you can RSVP on Facebook. We look forward to kicking back at a neighborhood bar with you, and learning a couple two tree things about Chicago!
Celebrate Female Artists at The Martin
After trivia, join us at The Martin‘s launch party on Saturday, June 23 from 8 – 10 p.m. The Martin is a flexible events and performance space located in Chicago’s West Town district. I’m so inspired by founders Whitney Currier and Lora Miller, and can’t wait to see the space they’ve created for your ideas to land.
I’m thrilled to be selling and signing books all night. The party also features a lineup of rad, female artists like Sarah E. Sears, Vivian Le, Michelle Wanhala, and Eugenia Ayo. Join us for all female artists, all local booze, and two lady bosses ready to share their new home with you. Bring your party hat!
Secret Chicago Summer Fun
I hope you can make it to one or both events this Saturday! These will be my last events in Chicago for awhile. Come and say hi, get a book signed, and learn something new about this weird and wonderful city we love.
Thanks for all your support of the new book! If you can’t make it, the book is available at secretchicagobook.com. Check out the events page for other upcoming Secret Chicago appearances.
Can’t wait to see you this Saturday!
Jessica Mlinaric founded Urban Explorer in 2010 to inspire curious travelers by highlighting history, culture, and hidden gems in Chicago and beyond. She is the author of ‘Secret Chicago’ and ‘Chicago Scavenger.’ Jessica has visited 20+ countries and 30+ U.S. states. She has more than 16 years of experience as a marketing strategist and works as a freelance writer and photographer.
