February 17, 2024
Saturday

Trade Show

10:00 amChicago Auto Show McCormick Place Lakeside Center. features multiple world and North Features domestic and imported cars, trucks, sport-utility vehicles...

Festivals

6:00 pmSnuzfest Beat Kitchen. Festival tour performance.
7:30 pmBlade Runner In Concert Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Film oriented event.

The Arts

11:00 amBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
11:00 amChicago Symphony Orchestra: Lina Gonzalez-Granados - Carnival of the Animals Symphony Center. Classical concert.
1:00 pmRichard III Chicago Shakespeare Theater. By William Shakesphere.
2:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
2:00 pmComedysportz4kidz ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under!
2:00 pmHighway Patrol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmGolden Girls: The Laughs Continue Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
2:30 pmRichard III Chicago Shakespeare Theater. By William Shakesphere.
2:30 pmSelling Kabul North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
3:00 pmBilly Elliot Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
4:00 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
4:00 pmIn The Heights Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
5:00 pmLate Night Catechism Greenhouse Theatre Center. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played... 773-404-7336
5:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live 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 pmBaby Wants Candy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmGreenroom Improv Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLos Askis Aragon Ballroom. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmTourist & Amtrac Concord Music Hall. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmDon't Quit Your Daydream Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJane Remover & quannnic Subterranean. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmBig Jay Oakerson Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmChicago's Best Stand Up Laugh Factory. Comedic performance live.
7:15 pmAndrew Dismukes Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmJohnny Cash - The Official Concert Experience Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmChicago a cappella Presents ' Cambridge Concert' Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest. Inspired by a trip to Cambridge University in 2019, Artistic Director John William Trotter has created...
7:30 pmHERvana The Cubby Bear. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmCathedral: After Dark Epiphany Center for the Arts. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmJoffrey Ballet: Studies in Blue Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmNight Lovell Thalia Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmJonathan Van Ness The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmHiplet Ballerinas McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmWinter Festival of Dance Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts. Dance theatrical performance.
7:45 pmKashmir - The Led Zeppelin Experience The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmRichard III Chicago Shakespeare Theater. By William Shakesphere.
8:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
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 pmWidespread Panic Chicago Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmRaul Sanchez CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmGirl From The North Country CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThen Again Joe's Sports Bar. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmTotally Cashed Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Ocean Reggies Rock Club. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmEddie 9V S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Drifters Pfeiffer Hall, Naperville. Performance of music from the 50's / 60's era.
8:00 pmMarca Registrada Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmAdrian Vandenberg The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmMichael McDermott Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmEric Bellinger Park West. R&B / soul music performance.
9:00 pmNuBlu Band Buddy Guy's Legends. Jazz / blues concert performance.
9:00 pmAndy Frasco & The U.N. Metro. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmDr. Fresch & Habstrakt Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
9:30 pmRachel Feinstein Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
10:00 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
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 pmPelafina Cole's Bar. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 pmTwinsick PRYSM Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmSlushii Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.
11:15 pmCalvin Evans Zanies. Comedic performance live.
11:30 pmMr. Blotto Reggies Chicago. Alternative music performance.

For Children

9:00 am-
12:00 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
11:00 amKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
11:00 am-
12:00 pm
Storytime at Azizi for Kids! Azizi Books, Matteson. Join us for Storytime Hour featuring selections from our diverse Children's Books category. Children... 708-283-9850
1:00 pmKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
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
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

Health & Fitness

1:00 pmCheer Fitness: A Cheerleading/Dance Fusion Aerobics Class Studio L'amour. Burn fat, melt inches, and tone your body while learning exciting cheer and dance choreography. 5-week progressive... 773-875-8478

Miscellaneous

10:00 amChicago RV & Camping Show Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. An expo featuring RV dealers displaying 100s of the latest models and camping equipment...
8:00 pmShady - Tribute to Eminem The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Live concert performance.

Nightlife

7:30 pmSixteen Candles House of Blues Chicago. Live concert performance.