February 9, 2024
Friday

Headliners

7:30 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers United Center. NHL Hockey Game.

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
7:00 pmLyric Opera of Chicago: Champion Civic Opera House. Operatic theatrical performance.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmLyric Opera of Chicago: Champion Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Operatic theatrical performance.
7:00 pmAmbre House of Blues Chicago. R&B / soul music performance.
7:00 pmIllinoise The Yard. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmShane Torres Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJeremy Piven Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmChicago's Best Stand Up Laugh Factory. Comedic performance live.
7:15 pmUpDating The Den Theatre. 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 pmSmells Like Nirvana - Nirvana Tribute The Forge, Joliet. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmThe Record Company Park West. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmThe Music Man Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHighway Patrol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmGolden Girls: The Laughs Continue Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Constantine Kitsopoulos - An American In Paris In Concert Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmDon't Call Me White Girl Live City Winery. TV / radio taped program.
7:30 pmMusic to Accompany a Departure Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Classical concert.
7:30 pmBriston Maroney Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmSelling Kabul North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe Rocket Man Show Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Live concert 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 pmBilly Elliot Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmNever Ending Fall Beat Kitchen. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmVance Kelly Tribute Buddy Guy's Legends. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Alright Maybes The Cubby Bear. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmTears Dry on Their Own Epiphany Center for the Arts. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmTayler Holder Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmThe Eras Party Lincoln Hall. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmWhite Ford Bronco S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Outgoing Tide McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmIn The Heights Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmiPop The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Pop / rock performance.
8:15 pmSparks Fly - Taylor Swift Tribute The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
8:30 pmFunkadesi Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmImprovised Sitcom Second City. Comedic performance live.
8:30 pmPoolside The Vic Theater. Techno / electronic concert performance.
9:00 pmHyryder - Tribute to Grateful Dead Reggies Chicago. Live concert performance.
9:30 pmAngelo Colina Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
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...
10:00 pmCry Of Love Cole's Bar. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmWheel of Comedy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
10:00 pmElephante Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

7:00 pmIllinois-Chicago Flames Women's Basketball vs. Evansville Purple Aces Credit Union 1 Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
7:30 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers United Center. NHL Hockey Game.
8:00 pmWindy City Bulls vs. Osceola Magic NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates. Basketball game.

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
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 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...
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
8:00 pm-
12:00 am
Cocktails and Clay Hyde Park Art Center. Imagine happy hour... with clay! Join us at the Hyde Park Art Center for a night of mud-mashing, dance partying... 773-324-5520
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

9:00 pmBroadway Rave Subterranean. Live concert performance.