Cafe Neckbeard

Cafe Neckbeard works with local farmers and scientists to create the most interesting, passionate, a Please visit our place soon. We will be so happy to see you!

The Chicago Reader calls it "the most dangerous and ridiculous cafe in the world" and Time-Out Chicago calls it, "Totally irresponsible but impossible to ignore." And the Chicago Health Department called it, "Closed due to unsafe practices for a month in 2013." Cafe Neckbeard in Logan Sqaure (CNB@LS) was started in 2007 in the backyard of Chef Anton "Star" Anise. What began as a hobby in his backy

09/12/2024

Curious Theatre Branch's world premiere from Chris Bower,
"The Ship and the Sea" is Chicago Reader RECOMMENDED! "'The Ship and the Sea' offers a poignant meditation on the eternal and temporal." Now playing through September 29 at Facility. Tickets at CuriousTheatreBranch.com.

08/03/2024

The Ship and The Sea returns, September 6th, at Facility for a run of 12 shows, Friday, Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 5 PM. We are in rehearsals now. Cast includes Vicki Walden, Andrew Schoen, Lola Zimmerman, Kristy Lockhart, Lena Brun and Paul Brennan. Charlotte Lastra is managing the show and helping me design everything. I couldn't be more excited. Illustration by Dominique A. Holmes and poster designed by Jeffrey Bivens. This is a Curious Theatre Branch production. Ticket link in comments!

04/13/2024

Chapter 6 The Street

Chapter 3 the spouter inn. Part three of three. 04/06/2024

Chapter 3 of Moby Dick, The Spouter Inn Part 3 of 3.

Chapter 3 the spouter inn. Part three of three. Café neckbeard presents a pig reads Moby Dick to you

The Good, the sad, and the funny - Chicago Reader 04/05/2024

Go see The Good! Friday and Saturday 8 PM sunday 3 pm Chicago Dramatists

The Good, the sad, and the funny - Chicago Reader Jenny Magnus explores our assumptions around morality and the roles we must play in her new solo show with songs for Curious Theatre Branch.

Cafe Neckbeard To Go (Chapter 4/Full Show) 04/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht7vnunxpmU&feature=youtu.be

This is Chapter 4 of the Cafe Neckbeard Saga, which follows the story of Chef Anton "*" Anis' Cafe Neckbeard, The Historic Logan Square Neighborhood's (THLSN'S) only 24 hour fine dining celiac intolerant explosively experimental and experimenatlly explosive cafe. This chapter explores Chris Bower (PR Rep and Procurement Specialist) and Doughboy's running of a coffee delivery service out of Cafe Neckbeard called The Pig and The Bear Bring You Coffee in Logan Square, while the fine dining cafe stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chris tells the story of what happened and more. If you want to see the other chapters of this story, including Chapter 1 (Dinner in the Neck of the Whale) Chapter 2 (Dinner in the Forest of Ambergris and Glass) and Chapter 3 (99% Celery), let me know and I will put them on YouTube. Chapter 5 will be coming in June 2025.

Starring Chris Bower and Steak Richardson
Written and directed by Chris Bower
Stage Managed by Maximus Burger
Show date May 6, 2022
Jimmy Beans Cafe
1000 feet east of THLSN
Part of Rhino Fest 2022
Thanks to Curious Theatre Branch
Cafe Neckbeard theme song written by Seth Vanek and Chris Bower
All music in show is fair use, as there is no attempt for monetization of this video.

Cafe Neckbeard To Go (Chapter 4/Full Show) This is Chapter 4 of the Cafe Neckbeard Saga, which follows the story of Chef Anton "*" Anis' Cafe Neckbeard, The Historic Logan Square Neighborhood's (THLSN...

04/04/2024

A pig reads Moby Dick to you. Chapter 3 the spouter inn part two of three.

04/03/2024

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04/02/2024

A Pig Reads Moby Dick To You: Chapter 3 The Spouter Inn. Part one

03/31/2024

A Pig reads Moby Dick to you

03/31/2024

The Ship and The Sea returns in September

01/28/2024

New Cafe Neckbeard menu coming soon, June, 2024, at Rhino Fest 24 It will be wild, delicious, melancholy, ridiculous, and cash-only.

06/21/2023

Cafe Neckbeard is not closed. Cafe Neckbeard is open...wide and if you can't see it, it's just something that you are going to have to think about and wonder...why. If you are looking for something to do, our PR Rep, Chris Bower, wrote a new play called The Ship and The Sea and it's happening at Rhinofest and you have 2 more chances to see it. Friday, 9 PM 1138 N. California, 6/23 and 6/30 tickets below.

06/11/2023

The Ship and The Sea
Fridays, 9 PM
June 16, 23, 30
Facility Theatre
Part of Rhino Fest 2023
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rhinofest/914277?ref=sb_facebook

01/10/2023
Photos from Cafe Neckbeard's post 11/10/2022

Ika

11/09/2022

Inflatable Thanksgiving?

The Ray's Tap Reading Series AI show is on 12.10 11/08/2022

The Ray's Tap Reading Series is coming back for a new show about AI and Generative Art and it's on December 10th at 8 PM at the Experimental Sound Studio. Watch the insane video promo below.

The Ray's Tap Reading Series AI show is on 12.10 Saturday 12/10 8 PM at the Experimental Sound Studio. 15 bucks or pay what you can.If you're looking for a night of intelligent and engaging conversation, Th...

10/28/2022

Fall Paula

10/27/2022

Inflatable Halloween number seven

10/24/2022

Put your eye in

Photos from Cafe Neckbeard's post 10/20/2022

They tried

10/17/2022

Hooked Pepper

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The Ship and The Sea returns to Facility Theatre on September 6th for a month of shows, Friday, Saturday, 8 PM Sunday 5 ...
Chapter 6 The Street
It's an addiction, this Moby Dick
Chapter 3 Part 2 of 3
A pig reads Moby Dick: The Spouter Inn part 1
Chapter 2 the carpet bag
A pig reads Moby Dick. Chapter 1
Inflatable Thanksgiving?
Inflatable Halloween number seven
Dinner Everywhere

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