# Zoe

The Chicago you find when you're not looking for the obvious thing. Art, design, vintage, estate sales, and the creative underground, weekly.

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## [No. 021 — the chicago aesthete edit, aug 13-16](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-021-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-08-13_

See what's happening this weekend!

## [No. 020 — the chicago aesthete edit, aug 6-9](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-020-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-08-05_

See what's happening this weekend!

## [No. 019 — the chicago aesthete edit, july 30-aug 2](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-019-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-07-29_

Lollapalooza takes over Grant Park and the city goes a little sideways. It's a slower weekend - a great time to reset :)

## [No. 018 — the chicago aesthete edit, july 23-26](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-018-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-07-23_

I am choosing a horse motif this week

## [No. 017 — the chicago aesthete edit, july 16-19](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-017-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-07-14_

Tacos y Tamales is in Pilsen. Colombian Fest is on the lakefront. And somehow there's still more. A full one!

## [No. 016 — the chicago aesthete edit, july 9-12](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-016-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-07-08_

Y'all - this one is a chunker! Whew! Read up!

## [No. 015 — the chicago aesthete edit, july 2-6](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-015-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-07-01_

A Burning Man fundraiser with fire art in a garden, dark 80s new wave at Beat Kitchen, Kenzi Shiokava at the MCA, and the Obama Center throwing a free block party on the Fourth.

## [No. 014 — the chicago aesthete edit, june 25-28](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-014-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-06-24_

Pride Month closes out with a million-person parade. Bronzeville honors Ida B. Wells. Two major museum shows open. And Logan Square throws its biggest festival of the year.

## [No. 013 — the chicago aesthete edit, june 18-21](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-013-the-chicago-aesthete-edit)

_2026-06-17_

The Obama Presidential Center opens on Juneteenth. Pride Fest takes over Northalsted.

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## [No. 012 — the chicago aesthete edit, june 11-14](https://thechicagoaesthete.substack.com/p/no-011-the-chicago-aesthete-edit-8ab)

_2026-06-10_

Old Town is taken over by two art fairs. Andersonville throws its biggest party of the year. Humboldt Park throws a parade. And somehow that's not even all of it!