🌊🎷 Lake Views, Live Jazz & Dinner at Waterfront Café! 🍽️ *Part 2 of 2 — Dinner, Drinks & Live Jazz at Berger Park* 🌴 Let’s head back to one of our favorite Chicago summer spots — Waterfront Café! It feels like a little Miami escape right here on the North Side with beautiful lake views, a relaxed beach café atmosphere, great food, drinks, and live music on the patio. Join us for a fun Friday night of dinner, conversation, and jazz overlooking Lake Michigan! 📅 Friday, July 31, 2026 ⏰ Meet: 6:00 PM 🎶 Live Music: 7:00–9:00 PM 📍 Waterfront Café Berger Park 6219 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 🎷 Featured Performance: Allan Laskey Trio The Allan Laskey Trio brings a cool, sophisticated jazz sound featuring: 🎵 Traditional jazz & swing 🎵 Classic jazz standards 🎵 Great American Songbook favorites 🎵 Jazz blues influences inspired by artists like Charlie Parker Perfect music for a relaxing summer evening by the lake! ⚠️ IMPORTANT: This Meetup is ONLY for the dinner and music portion. Earlier that afternoon, we are hosting: 🌊☀️ Northside Beach Hopping: Mahony Griffin to Berger Park Lakefront Walk! 3-5:30 pm The walk is a separate Meetup event, and space is limited for each. If you want to do the WALK TOO please RSVP separately here: https://www.meetup.com/windy-city-wanderers/events/315748420/ 🌞 The Plan 🍽️ Meet at Waterfront Café at 6 PM. We’ll arrive early to grab tables since seating is first-come, first-served and reservations are not available. ✅ Tables are usually limited to 4–6 people ✅ We’ll try to grab a cluster of tables together ✅ If you arrive later, message me and we’ll try to save space (no guarantees) 🎶 Music starts at 7 PM, but tables can fill up well before then! 🍔 About Waterfront Café Located in historic Berger Park, Waterfront Café is a unique lakefront dining spot housed in a historic landmark coach house connected to one of Chicago’s last remaining lakefront mansions.