November 17, 2022
Thursday

The Arts

2:00 pmThe Lion King Cadillac Palace Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
2:00 pmLyric Opera of Chicago: Don Carlos Civic Opera House. Operatic theatrical performance.
6:00 pmGreat American Ghost All Rise Brewing Company. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmBull: A Love Story Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmJeff Buckley 25th Anniversary Birthday Tribute Metro. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmChannel 5 Live with Andrew Callaghan Thalia Hall. TV / radio taped program.
7:00 pmPunk Fest Des Plaines Theatre. Alternative music performance featuring Black Flag, T.S.O.L., The Dickies & Total Chaos.
7:00 pmState Ballet Theatre of Ukraine: Sleeping Beauty Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmWicked James M. Nederlander Theatre. A smash Broadway musical of how the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch came to be... 312-902-1400
7:30 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
7:30 pmThe Twenty-Sided Tavern Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Manfred Honeck - Honeck, Capucon and Shostakovich 5 Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmRob Anderson Park West. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmPlains The Vic Theater. Performing country music live.
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 pmGlen Phillips City Winery. Glen Phillips & Grant Lee Phillips peforming live.
8:00 pmMicro TDH House of Blues Chicago. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmErnest Joe's Sports Bar. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmManeskin Aragon Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmKing Buffalo Sleeping Village. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pm46th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
9:00 pmOff! Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmReggae Gold Subterranean. Reggae / reggaeton concert 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
10:30 amThe Three Little Pigs Beverly Art Center. Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe...three Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses. A one-hour musical based...
10:30 amThe Tortoise and the Hare Stahl Family Theatre. The Hare is ready to win all the blue ribbons again at this year's Stringbean Valley County Fair when an unlikely challenger...
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
7:00 pmTyler Henry Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Lecture event.
Flicks and Picks Borders, Crystal Lake. This monthly discussion brings to Borders, Jeffrey Westoff of the Northwest Herald, to talk about Hollywood's... 815-455-0302
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