August 16, 2019
Friday

Festivals

4:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival A weekend-long celebration of local art and flavorful fare. Featuring live music and tasty local fare, beer, and wine and original high-end work...

The Arts

7:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
7:30 pmHamilton CIBC Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
7:30 pmCome From Away Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical / play performance.
8:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
8:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
8:00 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmDarling Grenadine Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Harry is a charming songwriter with a fanciful view of the wolrd. But as Harry floats through the kind of life...
8:00 pmAnd Then There Were None - The Play Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical / play performance.
10:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...

Sports

6:30 pmKane County Cougars vs. Peoria Chiefs Northwestern Medicine Field, Geneva. Baseball sporting event.
7:00 pmChicago Sky vs. Los Angeles Sparks Wintrust Arena. Basketball sporting event.

For Children

8:00 am-
6:00 pm
Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121
9:15 amSing Along with Mr. Singer The Lincoln Park Zoo. For children 6 years and younger (must be accompanied by a caregiver). Mr. Singer performs original songs features...
10:00 amStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
10:00 amSing Along with Mr. Singer The Lincoln Park Zoo. For children 6 years and younger (must be accompanied by a caregiver). Mr. Singer performs original songs features...
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000

Community

6:00 am-
7:30 am
Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100
River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100
Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100
Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100
Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100
The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100
Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100