Hit The Holiday Road Saturday For Shopping Specials On Western Avenue

CHICAGO — It’s time to hit the Holiday Road this Saturday, Dec. 7, when the Morgan Park Beverly Hills Business Association will be taking over three blocks of Chicago’s longest continuous street for a holiday shopping and dining event on Western Avenue.

The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at various businesses and restaurants on Western Avenue between 99th to 115th streets, plus Church 103 in Beverly/Morgan Park. The MPBHBA and local businesses have planned a festive day of shopping and family fun that includes lots of holiday activities, specially priced merchandise, and delicious food and drink.

New this year is a festive trolley offering hop-on, hop-off transportation along the Holiday Road. The trolley will travel up and down Western Avenue all day and evening, from 99th to 115th streets, and it’s free for anyone to ride. As an added incentive to ride, the neighborhood business association is offering a trolley pass that comes in an exclusive Holiday Road ceramic mug filled with goodies from Markland Hubbard Gourmet Provisions. Reserve your treat-filled mug when you buy a trolley pass online.

After-hours fun has also been extended into the evening. Hop on and off the festive trolley until 9:30 pm to enjoy specialty food and drink pairings, holiday music trivia games, and featured cocktails at your favorite spots. Specialty holiday drinks will be available at Nicky’s of Beverly, Horse Thief Hollow, Cork and Kerry, Americanos, Open Outcry Brewing, Barney Callaghan’s, Ken’s on Western, Franconella’s and Town Realty.

Highlights include a visit with Santa and surprises from Chicago Police 22nd District at the Original Pancake House/Beverly, 10437 S. Western Ave., from 9 to 11 a.m., among other children’s activities scheduled throughout the day. Reindeer pancakes will be served.

Music performances have been lined up featuring Conrad Black on piano, live saxophone with Mr. Ieshua, DJ Radio Ruta at Uprising Craft Market, A Week Back playing Christmas carols and holiday music trivia with DJ John Dreznes.

Holiday Road culminates with the Holiday Uprising Craft Market presented by the Beverly Arts Alliance at the Beverly Arts Center, and popup stores at Church 103.

For the full slate of Yuletide activities, visit Morgan Park Beverly Hills Business Association Holiday Road.

See the list of participating businesses and restaurants:

Americanos
AndySunflower Café
Anjoli Candle Company
Barney Callaghan’s
Beverly Arts Center
Bookie’s
Core Kids
Cork & Kerry
Dance Gallery Chicago
Emilia Gray
Everything’s Relative Salon
Franconello
Grassroots Jiu-Jitsu & Fitness
Haven 1890

Horse Thief Hollow
Joey’s Red Hots
John Wesley Eyewear Designs
Ken’s on Western
Lauren Alyssa Photography
Levraddigans
Nicky’s of Beverly
O’Rourke’s
Open Outcry Brewing
Running Excels
Shirley’s Bridal Boutique
The Original Pancake House
The Quilter’s Trunk
The Studio Beverly
Town Realty