May 18, 2024
Saturday

Headliners

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827
8:30 pmChicago Fire FC vs. Columbus Crew Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game.

The Arts

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 pmComedysportz4kidz ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under!
2:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
2:00 pmMamma Mia! James M. Nederlander Theatre. A mother and daughter find themselves delving into past events on the eve of her daughter's wedding. This musical...
2:00 pmGolden Girls: The Laughs Continue Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
2:00 pmDeath Becomes Her Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmOthello Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmRain - A Tribute to The Beatles CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmThe Thanksgiving Play Steppenwolf Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pm9 to 5 - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmBeautiful: The Carole King Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmGuys and Dolls Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. 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 pmThe Music Man Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Live on stage.
4:30 pmCarnage & Chaos Tour The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Live concert performance with co-headlining Cattle Decapitation and Carnifex.
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
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 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmDon't Quit Your Daydream Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJon Rudnitsky Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmUriah Heep & Saxon Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmToo Fighters The Forge, Joliet. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmSocial Distortion & Bad Religion The Salt Shed. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmOh, The Places You??ll Glow e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmBone Thugs N Harmony The Vixen, McHenry. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:00 pmAmerican Misfits Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmJudgment Day The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDuPage Symphony Orchestra: Modern and Melodious Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. Classical concert.
7:30 pmSinisterhood Keeping It Creepy City Winery. TV / radio taped program.
7:30 pmJersey Boys Mercury Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
8:00 pmWanda Sykes Chicago Theatre. Performing live.
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 pmIn The Flesh - A Tribute To Pink Floyd The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmPrateek Kuhad Thalia Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmGloria Trevi Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmThe Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series.
8:00 pmHellbilly Deluxe - Rob Zombie Tribute The Cubby Bear. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmPsychedelic Porn Crumpets Metro. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmBlood Sweat & Tears Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmInto The Earth With You McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmDwayne Kennedy CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmHubbard Street Dance Chicago: Of Joy Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Dance theatrical performance.
8:00 pmPachyman & Combo Chimbita Lincoln Hall. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmMoritfied Live Studebaker Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmBlack By Popular Demand: A Black Excellence Revue UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmRhett Miller S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmFriends of the Gamelan Constellation. World music performance.
9:00 pmRod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press Joe's Sports Bar. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmWebb Wilder Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmMike Wheeler Buddy Guy's Legends. Jazz / blues concert performance.
9:00 pmCardiel Reggies Chicago. Alternative music performance.
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 pmCosmic Gate Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827
8:30 pmChicago Fire FC vs. Columbus Crew Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game.

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
10:00 amChicago Symphony Orchestra: Goldilocks and The Three Bears Symphony Center. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance.
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
11:00 amJack and the Beanstalk Beverly Art Center. Come along with Jack and his best friend Carmelita (a Spanish-Speaking Cow), as they try to save their village from a crazy...
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

Nightlife

6:30 pm-
10:00 pm
River North Fests presents Saturday Night at the Zoo The Lincoln Park Zoo. Join your friends for Saturday Night at the Zoo, a 21+ after-hours event at Lincoln Park Zoo. Enjoy a live DJ, adult beverages...