Division Street Turns into a Comedic Bourbon Street with

“Comedy Gras” in Chicago

Open Mic – Stand Up – Sketch Comedy – Comedy Karaoke – After Party – Charitable, too!

(CHICAGO, IL) – Division Street in the Gold Coast is known for affable revelry the likes of Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, and this  Fat Tuesday, February 21, Division Street will offer a cavalcade of comedy with “Comedy Gras”.  It is all for a good cause, too.  A portion of the night’s proceeds will go to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic [http://www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/], a cause devoted to preserving a national heritage of original music and helping musicians still in need in the New Orleans area.

At Bootleggers from 7pm to 8pm, there will be an Open Mic Comedy Challenge, hosted by She-nannigans last Comedy Challenge winner, Michael Larimer, featured here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqZNnnt72F4&feature=related .  This Open Mic is open to anyone interested in competing – just walk up and sign in.

Over at She-nannigans House of Beer from 8pm to 9pm, there will be an All Star Stand Up from past Comedy Challenge winners featuring Drew Michael and Joe Kilgallon from “Comedians You Should Know”.  These comedians, and others, will be competing for $500 cash, to be awarded at the end of the evening.

Then it’s time to step across the street to The Original Mother’s for some sketch comedy from The Pepper Grinders Comedy http://www.youtube.com/user/hlpalex?ob=0 and the Wood Sugars Comedy  http://www.youtube.com/user/WoodSugars?ob=0 sketch groups from 9pm to 10pm.

Mother’s Too will offer Comedy Karaoke all night long, while The Lodge Tavern will be the after-party for all the festivities until 4am.

$6 Don Q Hurricanes will be the featured cocktail of the evening at all venues, and Bootleggers will offer Pat O’Brien’s World Famous Hurricane mix, too.  Let the good times roll!

Along Division Street, street freaks and stilt walkers will spread the cheer and toss out beads until it’s time to repent!   There will be no cover charge at any venue, and all patrons must be 21 and over.

The Original Mother’s is located at 26 West Division Street in Chicago – 312-642-7251; Bootleggers is located at 13 West Division Street in Chicago – 312-266-0944; She-nannigans is located at 16 West Division – 312-642-2344; Mother’s Too is located at 14 West Division – 312-266-7444; and The Lodge Tavern is located at 21 West Division in Chicago – 312-642-4406. Please visit www.RushAndDivision.com for more details.

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SEVENTH ANNUAL “CINCO DIVISION”
ROCKS DIVISION STREET ON THURSDAY, MAY 5

Surprise Mystery Band to Be Announced on Sunday, May 1

Update: Secret band revealed to be Chicago’s own Local H!

(CHICAGO, IL) – The Seventh Annual “Cinco Divison” Cinco de Mayo celebration will take place on Thursday, May 5 at The Original Mother’s, located at 26 West Division in Chicago. This annual party is known to rock the street and this year is no exception as a local mystery band, known to rock, will be performing live on The Original Mother’s stage.

The band will remain a secret, until May 1, when the band will be revealed via Twitter at @MothersOriginal. Tickets will be $10 at the door. To purchase tickets, go to www.rushanddivision.com.

“Cinco Division” is for patrons 21 and over. Bottles of ice-cold of Corona cerveza will be $4 on Cinco de Mayo at CincoDivision, and $4.50 all month long. Roaming Mariachis on stilts and unicycles will also amaze and entertain everyone at all the famous pubs and clubs on the Division Street strip throughout the evening of Cinco Division! ¡Viva Mexico!

The Original Mother’s is located at 26 West Division Street in Chicago – 312-642-7251. Please visit www.rushanddivision.com for more details and follow them on Twitter at @MothersOriginal

Where to Watch the NCAA College Basketball Games in Chicago

(CHICAGO, IL) – Everyone needs a place they can depend upon to see them through the Final Four and support their March Madness! Mahoney’s Pub & Grille, She-nannigans, Mother’s Too, Pippin’s Tavern and Streeter’s Tavern in Chicago know how to show the love to their NCAA College Basketball fanatics.

All five of these comfortable locales will be open and sure to have all the games on throughout the tournament. They’ll even start off the tournament with some friendly bracket competition for some fun prizes! See your server or manager for details. Winners will be determined after the tournament is complete on April 4.

In addition to each location’s incredible daily specials, ALL LOCATIONS will offer $3.50 Miller Lite drafts every day in March. Please visit www.RushAndDivision.com for more details and each locations daily specials throughout the tournament and every day.
The First Four games tip off on Tuesday, March 15 at 5:30pm CST, so do like Dick Vitale and get in one of these fantastic Chicago establishments and cheer your alma mater (or bracketed team) to victory, baby!

Mahoney’s Pub & Grille is located at 551 North Ogden in Chicago – 312-733-2121; She-nannigans is located at 16 West Division – 312-642-2344; Mother’s Too is located at 14 West Division – 312-266-7444; Pippin’s Tavern is located at 806 North Rush Street in Chicago – 312-787-5435; and Streeter’s Tavern is located at 50 East Chicago – 312-944-5206.