Not able to get out of the country this year, I’ve put together a long weekend in Chicago at the end of November. I was planning to do this anyways, but when I found out Fenne Lily would be performing at a club there, it finalized my intent and gave me the date around which to plan.

Having grown up in Southern California in and around Los Angelos and the sprawling cities of Orange County, it's a bit odd to be attracted to a big city like Chicago as a vacation spot, but I was so charmed by my brief visit last year, and felt cheated by the short time I got to spend at the Art Institute that I really couldn’t imagine not going back as soon as I could arrange it.

This trip's only a three day jaunt, but we’ll be staying just a few blocks from the Art Institute, which should give me more than enough time to explore both that corner of downtown Chicago, the Art Institute, and at least one or two of the other attractions in the immediate area. Plus seeing Fenne Lily live (and possibly even learning to pronounce her first name)! As mentioned, I’d planned to make this visit anyways, but being able to see her, especially at this point in her career, is an incredible bit of serendipity.