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WE OPEN AT 11:30am TODAY as we continue to celebrate Michael Bertiaux's 91st godDAMN birthday!!! There's a Sunday Sermon by @witchbeam and friends at 12:30pm followed by OCCULT TRIVIA at 3pm! And then at 5:30pm we're going to watch the godDAMN BEARS continue their forward harch to the Super Bowl! As an added bonus, you can ask Charlie at exactly what point did he lose the thread yesterday!! It's Sunday and it's a NEW MOON, come raise 12-14 glasses of beer a piece as we celebrate LIFE, LOVE, LIBERTY and an incredible humanoid whose dedicated his 91 years on this troubled planet to ART & PLAY. DO IT! @michaelbertiauxart

I just tapped BLACK POPPY LADY #2!! Come drink with me!

IT'S TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT WITH MR. KING!!! Ok, ok, ok. You had your Holidays. You had your week off. Now, let's rub some dirt on it and get back in here. John's behind the bar serving up our nutty Happy Hour pizza special from 4pm until 7p and then the bloodsport begins at 7:30. DO IT!!

We're opening at 7pm to the public today, Saturday, January 10th. See you then!

GET RID OF 2025 IN THE ONLY REASONABLE FASHION… WITH A CLOWN PARTY!!! JOIN YOUR TROUBLED FRIENDS AT IBW ALONG WITH DJ NOVEMBER FOR AN EVENING OF GOOD, CLEAN, FUN. WEAR A CLOWN COSTUME FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST!! WE OPEN AT 4PM. THE PARTY STARTS AROUND 8PM. MIDNIGHT TOAST. AND THEN IT WILL BE FRIDAY AND 2026. CATCH IT!

We’re turning the Lodge into the Twisted Balloon from the greatest film of all time, “Shakes the Clown” and chasing this god-forsaken year out of existence. Don your finest clown clothes, load up your vodka-squirting flower and let’s do this thing. DJ NOVEMBER will be assisting in your ass shakery. We open at 4pm. The party will start around 8pm. There will be a midnight toast. Your Thursday will be ruined. And 2025 will be in the rear view mirror. #bobcatgoldthwait #shakestheclown #newyearseve #newyearsevechicago #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust

I'm extremely excited to be hosting this six-piece of pretty insane talent once again. If you saw them back in November, you know. If you didn't, I really can't stress enough how much you should come check these folks out. Collectively and individually, the Leo Milano group is a veritable nuclear reactor of improvisational talent. Whatever, it's Monday and you need to pretend like you're back at work or something. But LISTEN TO ME, come here, order a pizza, drink more than a responsible human might otherwise do, and get inspired by these lovely monkeys. I have done what I can here. Ok ok.

GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!! It's Sunday December 28th and we've got a FREE LIVE SHOW with America's favorite super model GARY CAMARO!! Come enjoy some incredible local music along with our banging Sunday special of 12" PIZZA and PITCHER OF TRUST for $15. If that isn't enough, John Vernon Forbes is here to set you straight on all your most ill-considered and dumb-dumb thoughts. He's rested, he's ready, come get your mind right. Show starts around 4:30pm!