Up next in our series of weekend plans from notable, in-the-know locals—a.k.a. people we like: Victor Garcia, a local jazz trumpeter who is on the Music Institute of Chicago Jazz Studies faculty and will participate in this Saturday's Family Day of Music at Nichols Concert Hall at 2 p.m.

“My weekend begins early Friday morning. I am meeting with Ian Torres to make plans for our concert this August in Millennium Park. We will be brainstorming ideas, writing music, and figuring out the technical details for the show. Later, I’ll head over to Andy’s Jazz Club for my show with Scott Burns from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

“Saturday will be a big day. After I teach my normal jazz group I will be performing at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Family Day with my fellow faculty member Audrey Morrison at the Nichols Concert Hall. We are celebrating Evanston’s 150th anniversary. It should be a great time. Afterward I plan on hitting up my favorite restaurant in Evanston, Joy Yee’s Noodles, and maybe bring Audrey along if she wants to join. I always get the Beef Cubes in tomato sauce—it’s amazing.

“Sunday I am really excited to spend time with my son. I want to take him and my nephew to Pump It Up on Eastman. It’s this giant indoor jumping play land. While I let him get worn out I might even pick up my instrument for some undisturbed daddy time. Then we will head to another one of my favorite spots—Pompei, where my son and I always split a calzone with the works. I would also love for us to go to Starfruit Café on Division. They have great, healthy Kefir ice cream and tons of toppings. By that point I will have to head home. I am leaving for New York and will need to start packing!” —As told to Abigail Tracy