May 18, 2019
Saturday

Headliners

1:10 pmChicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays Guaranteed Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000

Festivals

2:00 pmChicago Open Air Festival: System of a Down & Ghost - Saturday Pass SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview. Festival tour performance.

The Arts

11:00 amChicago Symphony Orchestra Family Matinee: Thomas Wilkins - Pictures from an Exhibition Symphony Center. Classical concert.
1:30 pmLyric Opera of Chicago: West Side Story Civic Opera House. Opera performance live.
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 pmHamilton CIBC Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
2:00 pmRent James M. Nederlander Theatre. A re-imagining of Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling...
2:00 pmDJEMBE! The Show Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical / play performance.
2:00 pmFour Chords And A Gun Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical / play performance.
3:00 pmHamlet Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Musical / play performance.
3:00 pmMatilda - The Musical Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical / play performance.
3:00 pmAugust Rush Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical / play performance.
3:00 pmMiracle - A Musical 108 Years In The Making Royal George Theatre. Musical / play 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 pmFootloose - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Footloose is high energy, exuberant entertainment, bursting to life with music, romance, and dance. One...
4:00 pmA Chorus Line Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Musical / play performance.
5:00 pmLate Night Catechism Royal George Theatre. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played by Donovan... 773-348-4000
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
7:30 pmEifman Ballet Of St. Petersburg: Pygmalion Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Live ballet performance.
7:30 pmRascal Flatts Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
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 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmRent James M. Nederlander Theatre. A re-imagining of Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling...
8:00 pmFootloose - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Footloose is high energy, exuberant entertainment, bursting to life with music, romance, and dance. One...
8:00 pmThe Winter's Tale Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical / play performance.
8:00 pmCirque du Soleil - Volta Soldier Field. Cirque live performance.
8:00 pmSnarky Puppy Riviera Theatre. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Winery Dogs The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmYann Tiersen Thalia Hall. Classical concert.
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...

Sports

1:10 pmChicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays Guaranteed Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000

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

9:00 amItalian Beef 5K Montrose Harbor. Grab your beef-lovin' friends and come to the Italian Beef 5K and Kids Dash presented by ASE. Enjoy your choice of Buona or Al's...
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

9:00 pmHeartache Tonight - A Tribute to The Eagles Evanston Rocks. Live concert performance.