An Orgy Of Flesh, Windy City Rib Fest Is Awesome (120 Photos)

What to do this weekend in Chicago? The Windy City RibFest runs through 9 p.m., Sunday, July 18, so you still have time to enjoy a festival guaranteed to horrify vegans - and delight anyone who loves ribs, BBQ, and live entertainment. We put together a great slideshow for you (below), with over 120 photos of Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. It is an amazing experience, and kudos must go to the Chamber for Uptown. Located at N. Broadway and W. Lawrence, the event is getting a great crowd and serving a lot of incredible food, plus tremendous music from great local bands (schedule and travel info here). The meat orgy continues through Sunday and you are stronly advised to get over there and put down some ribs. Excuse me... reee-ibs. The setting is beautiful, nestled in amongst historic buildings, and was recently used for scenes in Ron Howard's "Cheaters." 46th Ward Aldermanic candidates Molly Phelan and Michael Carroll have tables at the festival; stop by and say hello. Now, the slideshow...

Windy City RibFest in Uptown, July 16-18

Do you love ribs ("reee-ibs") and good local music? If so, the place to be this weekend is at the Windy City Rib Fest in Uptown on Chicago's north side. It's a whole weekend of PETA-free fun! (See 120 photos in our updated slideshow!) More precisely, at Lawrence and Broadway (map here). CTA bus routes galore, and the Lawrence Red Line train station is just steps away. It's a fun neighborhood: This is home to The Green Mill, The Aragon, The Riviera and Uptown Lounge, plus a bevy of great restaurants. Ah, ribs: One of Chicago's favorite foods. Reee-ibs are even more fun when you're at a festival devoted to the messy, meaty treats. They're the original snack-on-a-stick, if you think about it, and that's reason enough to celebrate them. More reason, as mentioned above, is a good lineup of local bands. The lineup here: Friday, July 16 5:45 pm - Stellar Road 8:00 pm - Tonic Saturday, July 17 12:15 pm - Model Stranger 2:00 pm - Canasta 3:30 pm - Jon Drake & The Shakes 5:00 pm - The Lifeline 6:30 pm - Dick Holliday & the Bamboo Gang 8:30 pm - Sister Hazel Sunday, July 18 12:30 pm - Radio Live 2:45 pm - Catfight 5:00pm - 7th Heaven 7:15 pm - Cornmeal For more information see ChicagoEvents.com.