Weekend Picks: AVP Volleyball, LATE Ride, Irish Fest & More

July it some more. Your weekend picks for Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 13:

• Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Chicago Open Tournament at Oak Street Beach Friday through Sunday. A little bit of California in Chicago.
• Irish Fest Friday through Sunday. More than 10,000 attendees expected and probably as many pints of Guinness.
• 34th Arts and Crafts Festival at the DuSable Museum of African American History on Saturday and Sunday.
• 20th LATE Ride through downtown Chicago beginning at 11 p.m. on Saturday and going for 25 miles. Night of event registration available.
• Ralph's World at the Morton Arboretum on Saturday and Sunday.

Find more great things to do this week at July 2008 Chicago Events - Top Picks, including the Folk & Roots Festival, Muntu Dance Theatre, NASCAR racing in Joliet, and more.

Photo of Annett Davis spiking the ball at last year's AVP Chicago Open. Davis and the Open will return to Chicago's Oak Street Beach this weekend. © Ross Dettman/Getty Images