Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
more exciting is the region's cache of craft brewers. Keep an eye on the taps for
these slurpable suds-makers, available throughout the area:
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Bell's (Kalamazoo, MI)
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Capital (Madison, WI)
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Founder's (Grand Rapids, MI)
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Great Lakes (Cleveland, OH)
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Lakefront (Milwaukee, WI)
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New Holland (Holland, MI)
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Summit (St Paul, MN)
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Surly (Minneapolis, MN)
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Three Floyds (Munster, IN)
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Two Brothers (Warrenville, IL)
Entertainment
Blues & Jazz
Blues and jazz have deep roots in Chicago.
Green Mill
JAZZ
(
www.greenmilljazz.com
; 4802 N Broadway; cover charge $5-15; noon-4am Mon-Sat, from 11am
Sun; Red Line to Lawrence)
The timeless Green Mill earned its notoriety as Al Capone's
favorite speakeasy (the tunnels where he hid the booze are still underneath the bar). Sit in
one of the curved leather booths and feel his ghost urging you on to another martini.
Local and national jazz artists perform nightly; Green Mill also hosts the nationally ac-
claimed poetry slam on Sundays.
Buddy Guy's Legends
BLUES
(
www.buddyguys.com
; 700 S Wabash Ave; tickets Sun-Thu $10, Fri & Sat $20; from 5pm Mon &
Tue, from 11am Wed-Fri, from noon Sat & Sun; Red Line to Harrison)
Top local and national
acts wail on the stage of local icon Buddy Guy. The man himself usually plugs in his axe
