Get Halloween going at Sheffield’s Annual Pumpkin Carving Night. You go and drink; the bar will provide the pumpkins and tools. 5pm–2am. 3258 N Sheffield Ave (773-281-4989). FREE.
Our freebie of the week—Cityscape Bar ’s Dewar’s Tasting—takes place tonight. 6–8pm. Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 W Mart Center Dr, 15th floor (312-836-5000). FREE!
Taste more than 60 seasonal craft beers at Freaktoberfest at Cigars & Stripes in Berwyn. Schmaltz Brewing proprietor Jeremy Cowan will be around to feature Coney Island craft lagers, including Freaktoberfest (pictured at right). Coney Island–style hot dogs will be available for purchase. (I have done some research and apparently this does not involve ketchup, so, purists, you’re safe.) Costumes encouraged. 7–10pm. 6715 W Ogden Ave (708-484-1043). $20.
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