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Join us at Randolph St Market on Sunday, July 31st!
Looking for something fun to do on you weekend? Love antiques and quirky treasures? Enjoy eating at food carts? Then get your butt over to Randolph St Market and enjoy a day of scavenging at Chicago’s best place to shop for vintage furniture, fashion, clothing, jewelry, antiques, art, indie designer & handbags and glasses!
Iris, the Airstream, will be poppin’ up at the Randolph St. Market again this year and she can’t wait to meet you!
The Queen of Specs will be there to help you find your perfect pair of frames – selecting from a variety of fun and funky glasses and sunglasses.
The fabulous Melissa Yen of Jo Snow will also be joining us for the market, serving up specialty snow cones to keep you cool! So make sure you stop by and get a treat!
The Deets:
Randolph St. Market Festival
1340 W Washington Street, Chicago
$8 General Admission/Kids Under 12 Free
For more ticket info go to: http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com
Can’t wait to see you there!
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Get Your Boogie On…AGAIN!!!
Join Eye Spy Optical on Thursday, July 21 for Lakeview Live Concerts on the Curb!
Iris the Airstream had a wonderful time at the June concert! She will be on vacaction in Wisconsin this year, but we will still have plenty of eyewear and sunglasses:-)
This fabulous event is being hosted by the Lakeveiw Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Music Exchange and Lagunitas Brewing Company and businesses up and down the block will be gettin’ their groove on to celebrate with sidewalk sales, pop-ups etc!
The bands were great and there were tons of activities for the kiddos – including a GIANT Connect 4 board that you have to see to believe!
And there was beer! Did we mention the beer? Lagunitas was pouring some of their best and most delicious beverages. You definitely won’t want to miss out on that!
AND again….since Iris’s favorite season is summer, we will be giving all of our lovely customers 10% off any sunglasses purchase during the concert!
Details Schmetails:
Who’s Playin’?
When are they Playin’? Thursday July 21st. Things will get started at 5:30pm and will wrap up at 8:30pm.
Where are they Playin’? The band will be set up at the corner of Paulina and Lincoln Ave, but there will be fun stuff going on up and down the street!
Could it possibly be free? YES!!!! The concert is free to any and all who get their butts on down here!
Where are my dancin’ shoes? I don’t know…but you better find them!
You can find more info about the concerts at www.concertsonthecurb.com and on their facebook page.
Stay tuned for info about August 18th’s event!
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We have a bunch of pop-ups scheduled for this month! Are you excited?? Here’s the scoop…
The next one is : Friday, July 11 in Pilsen at Modern Co-op during 2nd Fridays from 6-10pm.
Modern Co-op is having a kicking off event for a new design collection by Chicago-based Brass And Bark…and we are joining in the fun with our frames and sunnies:-)
The next pop-up is…on Friday, July 18th, the Chicago Mosiac School. They are having a Vernissage from 6-9pm! The head of the school is a big fan of Eye Spy and we are a big fan of mosaics:-)
The school is located in a loft building near the Irving Park Brown line stop. It is on the second floor and we will be near the main entrance…hopefully!! The have an incredible showcase of mosaics by artists from around the world on display.
“Something Fishy” fountain by CMS artist Martha Crandall and CMS students
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Eye Spy will be poppin’ up all over town this weekend!
First up is Lillstreet’s 10th anniversary block party! We will be hanging out on Friday night from 6-8pm for their Best Served Hot: Ceramics for the Coffee Ritual.
Second for the weekend is Logan Square’s The Boulevard Festival! We will be in front of Wolfbait on Sunday from 10-1pm. Swing by Wolfbait, the Farmers Market and our Airstream!
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Guess what?! We are taking our sweet Airstream and heading over to The Printers Ball! It’s going to be awesome! We will have some snacks, tunes and,of course, some glasses in tow.
Swing on by on July 27th from noon-6pm at Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard. There will be a whole slew of wonderful happening at the ball! Everything from printmaking workshops to readings and conversations with artists and poets! See you there:-)
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Filed under: EVENTS!, Spectacular Sunglasses, Unique Frame Lines
We have had many requests to open up an Eye Spy Optical in other locations so…we are doing the next best thing: an Eye Spy Pop-Up Shop! Yahoo!
Would you like us to be in your ‘hood for an event? Please let us know! We are lining up dates through September…or whenever the cold weather decides to hit Chitown!
Come visit us at:
Printers Ball at Spudnick Press on Saturday, July 27 from 12-6 PM.
First Fridays on Southport on Friday, August 2 from 5-8PM.
Third Thursdays at the Smart Museum at University of Chicago on Thursday, August 15 from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Lill Street Art Center’s 10th Anniversary Party on Friday, August 23 from 6-9PM.
Wolfbait at Summers Sessions on the Square on Saturday, August 24 from 5-9PM.
Quickies:Short Story Reading Series at the Hideout on Monday, August 26 from 8-10 PM
White Mystery at Riot Fest, Sunday, September 13 from 12-8PM
At The Threshold at the Smart Muesum at University of Chicago on Thursday, October 3 from 5-7 PM
We will be sampling adult-beverages while showing a portion of our fabulous eyewear and sunwear collections.
See you there!
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Man o’ Man… are we excited about having a float in the Pride Parade this year!! Ok, so maybe it’s an Airstream and not so much of a float… but it’s going to be great!
We will be dressed in our best 50’s summer fun attire and handing out some goodies. We are really excited to be in the parade! This will be the Specs Wrangler’s first parade ever…so, she’s a little excited!! If you would like to come and march with us in the parade, give us a call 773-477-2670 or email us: parade(at)eyespyoptical.com
The parade will be on Sunday, June 30th from 12-2 pm. We will line-up at 11 am, if you are planning on joining us in the parade. The parade starts at Montrose and Broadway and travels south to Diversey. For more info on the Chicago Pride Parade, click here!
Don’t forget to wear plenty of sunscreen and bring some bevvies;-)
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