Do this in June

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DRINK Punch Drunk Love
As the name suggests, this drink concocted by C-View (166 E Superior St, 312-787-6000) bartender Linh Pham can be made for one or in a bowl (stirred, not shaken) for 20.

1 spoonful blueberries
1 spoonful diced strawberry
1 spoonful diced pineapple
¾ oz housemade vanilla syrup (or Torani vanilla syrup, $6.49 at the Coffee & Tea Exchange, 3311 N Broadway, 773-528-2241)
1½ oz white Bacardi rum
½ oz fresh pineapple juice
Soda water
Strawberry for garnish

Add the first four ingredients to a cocktail shaker and muddle with a muddler or large spoon. Add the rum and pineapple juice, fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Pour into a tumbler and top with a splash of soda. Garnish with strawberry. —David Tamarkin

KIDS Dirty Sock Funtime Band
This kiddie act puts on a show that’s the kind of over-the-top fun (think troupes of dancers in silly wigs and costumes) that grabs little ones’ attention and, thanks to catchy rock tunes, ropes in the whole family. The nine-piece band—which plays an 11am show at Ravinia (418 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, 847-266-5100, ravinia.org; $10, lawn $5) June 13—includes musicians from the United States, Germany and Australia, giving the fun a global vibe. —Judy Sutton Taylor

MUSIC Ashley Tisdale, Guilty Pleasure (Warner Bros.)
Best known as a teen queen named after a wrinkled dog, High School Musical’s Sharpay had her nose done, hair dyed and sound sexed up. The title Guilty Pleasure reassures adult listeners it’s publicly acceptable to enjoy. Hell, the first single even wheedles “It’s Alright, It’s OK.” June 16.—Brent DiCrescenzo

FILM Land of the Lost
Dino DNA! Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel get down with prehistoric chimps in this considerably less-cheap-looking upgrade of the classic ’70s kids show. This reboot promises more comedy, more action and better special effects. Let’s just hope it’s better than Lost in Space. June 5.—Ben Kenigsberg

BOOKS The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
The Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director kicks off his series of vampire novels June 2. In the first salvo, written with Chuck Hogan, the fanged fiends are infected by a vampiric virus that an epidemiologist must stop. This pulpy fun might be less of a beach read than a good one to devour by candlelight when a summer thunderstorm knocks out the power. —Jonathan Messinger

Cute suit
Between the blue-and-plum plaid, the ruffled ribbon trim and the modest skirt, this two-piece bathing suit is sweet as can be. $166 at Anthropologie.com.—Jessica Herman

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