concerts Pink Martini
La vie, they say, is long and hard. But some things ease the journey, including the breezy, jazz-inflected lounge music of this band of Francophile—and Cubanophile and Italianophile—Oregonians, whose songs come in at least ten languages. Grab a patch of lawn and a bottle of wine, and prepare to be serenaded into serenity (the group’s latest album is called Splendor in the Grass, after all).
GO: June 23 at 6:30; part of the Grant Park Music Festival. Free. Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Michigan and Randolph. grantparkmusicfestival.com

ALSO THIS WEEK: In nearby Grant Park, Broadway in Chicago stages a live clips show of the best of recent seasons, with scenes from Billy Elliot, Shrek, Wicked, and more, on June 28 at 6.

beer Tour de Fat
For the third year in a row, New Belgium, the Colorado-based brewer of Fat Tire beer, rolls its traveling-road-show-slash-cycling-carnival into Chicago. Although the day’s programming includes a car funeral for one local who pledges to give up his or her ride in return for a shiny new two-wheeler, you don’t have to be anti-auto to attend. You don’t even have to be pro-bike. But you should be pro-beer. Other festivities include live music and a costume bike parade; see website for details.
GO: June 26 from 9 to 4. Free admission; food and beer available for purchase. Palmer Square Park, Kedzie and Palmer. tour-de-fat.com

lit Anthony Bourdain
Bourdain has eaten his way in pig hearts and snake parts across continents and oceans, but apparently he just can’t get enough of Chicago. If you forked over serious cash to see him at the Chicago Theatre back in April, you might have overpaid. The celebrity chef and human garbage disposal returns to town this week for a free reading and signing tied to his latest book, Medium Raw.
GO: June 24 at 6. Free. Pritzker Auditorium, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S State. chipublib.org

parades Chicago Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade
A quick rundown of this year’s Pride. Number of 1980s divas warming up the crowd the day before at Pride Fest: 2. Number of blocks on the parade route: 17. Number of participating floats, vehicles, marching bands, et cetera: 250. Number of expected spectators: 500,000. Number of rainbow flags: countless—but you can try tallying when Chicagoans convene for the city’s second-largest annual parade.
GO: June 27 at noon. Free. Parade steps off from Halsted and Belmont. Full route: chicagopridecalendar.org

film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Move over, Depp. At this outdoor screening of the 1971 original starring Gene Wilder, organizers will hand out hundreds of Blommer chocolate bars, ten of which hold golden tickets for prizes including more chocolate, DVDs of the flick, and gift certificates for the likes of Province. Heck, for that last one, we’d kiss an Oompa Loompa. 
GO: June 29. Prizes handed out at 8:30; movie at dusk (around 8:45). Free. Fulton River Park, 601 W Kinzie. fultonriverdistrict.org