February 8, 2024
Thursday

The Arts

2:00 pmHighway Patrol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
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
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmBilly Elliot Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTabitha Brown Athenaeum Theatre. Motivational speaker and author.
7:00 pmGolden Girls: The Laughs Continue Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmJust my Imagination Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCaligula's Horse Lincoln Hall. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmEscuela Grind Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmAero Flynn Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmRichard III Chicago Shakespeare Theater. By William Shakesphere.
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 pmFrost Children Beat Kitchen. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmLiving Colour Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Gemma New - Seong-Jin Cho Plays Beethoven Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmHBCU & Greek Celebration City Winery. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmBriston Maroney Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmIn The Heights Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmPeter Antoniou Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmSelling Kabul North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmL.A. Guns The Hobart Art Theater. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmWait Wait...Don't Tell Me Studebaker Theater. Event with tickets available.
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 pmJesus Adrian Romero Copernicus Center. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmNathan Graham Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmSonic Soul Buddy Guy's Legends. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmElvie Shane Carol's Pub. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmKhamari Sleeping Village. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmKevin Burt S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Outgoing Tide McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
9:00 pmWe Just Friends Cole's Bar. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmReggae Gold Subterranean. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.

Sports

12:00 pmWindy City Bulls vs. Osceola Magic NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates. Basketball 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
10:30 amLittle Red Riding Hood Apollo Theater Chicago. Little Red Riding Hood, a one-hour musical adaptation! Don't stray from the path. 773-205-9600
10:30 amBeauty and the Beast Beverly Art Center. Meet Bella, an adventurous young woman who ventures from her little village to save her Papa. She must be brave as she enters...
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
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

Miscellaneous

7:00 pmAnd That's Why We Drink Podcast Riviera Theatre. TV / radio taped program.