December 9, 2021
Thursday

Headliners

3:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800

Festivals

3:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...
7:00 pmThe Night We Stole Christmas: Evanescence Aragon Ballroom. Festival tour performance.

The Arts

6:30 pmKindred The Family Soul City Winery. R&B / soul music performance.
6:30 pmJuice Wrld Day: Global Album Launch & Listening Party - Tribute United Center. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJoffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Civic Opera House. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmJoe Gorga - Comedy Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmQ Brothers Christmas Carol The Yard. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:00 pmGary Hoey Des Plaines Theatre. New Age music in concert.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
7:30 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmPolo & Pan Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
7:30 pmMy Name is NOT Mom Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmJason Boland and The Stragglers Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Andres Orozco-Estrada - Hilary Hahn, Dvorak Violin Concerto, & Tchaikovsky 5 Symphony Center. Classical concert.
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 pmBenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon Thalia Hall. Event with tickets available.
8:00 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThe Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmMichael Bolton Pfeiffer Hall, Naperville. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmGulch Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
8:30 pmThe Joy Formidable Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.

For Children

10:00 amStorytime Barnes & Noble Booksellers Clybourn. This event is the perfect chance for moms and/or dads to bond with their little one. Every... 773-871-3610
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
10:30 amCrystal Lake Storytime Borders, Crystal Lake. This fun and entertaining weekly children's event will consist of stories, age appropriate crafts... 815-455-0302
11:00 amStorytime Thursday Borders. Every Thursday, Borders will host a children's storytime. Bring the kids and see how their minds and imaginations soar... 773-752-8663
1:00 pm-
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
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
5:00 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
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces "Drawn To Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War" Pritzker Military Museum Library. The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took...
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

Nightlife

7:30 pmMarc Martel The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live concert performance.