December 30, 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
8:00 pmLos Lobos City Winery. New Year's Eve with Los Lobos.

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...
8:00 pmLos Lobos City Winery. New Year's Eve with Los Lobos.

The Arts

1:30 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 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
2:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical 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 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 pmThe Walters House of Blues Chicago. Pop / rock performance.
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 pmFrozen - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage.
7:30 pmString Cheese Incident Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmBoDeans The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock 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 pmDeRay Davis Arie Crown Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmThe Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmLocal H Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmComedy Laugh Fest United Center. Comedic performance featuring: Cedric The Entertainer, D.L. Hughley & Eddie Griffin.
8:00 pmDeck the Hallmark UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
9:00 pmShannon Baker Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
9:00 pmGet Real: Green Velvet & Claude Vonstroke Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
9:00 pmGoose Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
9:30 pmBoy Harsher Empty Bottle. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmJohn Summit Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

1:00 pmSt. Francis Fighting Saints vs. Madonna Crusaders Pat Sullivan Center, Joliet. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
4:00 pmNorthwestern Wildcats vs. Prairie View A&M Panthers Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
6:00 pmChicago State Cougars Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon Antelopes Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
7:00 pmIllinois-Chicago Flames vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Credit Union 1 Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.

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