December 11, 2021
Saturday

Headliners

2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
3:00 pm-
9:00 pm		Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
8:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800

Festivals

3:00 pm-
9:00 pm		Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...

The Arts

1:00 pmSalt Creek Ballet: The Nutcracker North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Ballet theatrical performance.
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
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 pmFrozen - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage.
2:00 pmJoffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Civic Opera House. Ballet theatrical performance.
2:00 pmBallet Chicago: The Nutcracker Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance.
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. 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 pmA Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmSix The Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmStraight No Chaser Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Pop / rock 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 pmQ Brothers Christmas Carol The Yard. Rap / hip hop music performance.
5:00 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
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
7:00 pmSebastian Maniscalco United Center. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmThe Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmKnuckle Puck Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmJohn Heffron Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:30 pmChris Isaak Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmSuicide Machines Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmBaby Wants Candy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
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 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmKenny G The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmNoah Gundersen S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmKeith Sweat & Jagged Edge Chicago Theatre. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmThe Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmDeck the Hallmark UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmBret Ernst CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Andres Orozco-Estrada - Hilary Hahn, Dvorak Violin Concerto, & Tchaikovsky 5 Symphony Center. Classical concert.
8:30 pmMitchell Tenpenny Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmKool Keith Empty Bottle. Alternative music performance.
9:30 pmGimme Gimme Disco House of Blues Chicago. Live concert 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 pmWhitney Cummings The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.

Sports

2:00 pmChicago State Cougars vs. Illinois State Redbirds Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
2:00 pmNorthwestern Wildcats Women's Basketball vs. Delaware Blue Hens Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
7:00 pmWindy City Bulls vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates. Basketball 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
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
10:00 am-
4:00 pm		The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces "Drawn To Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War" Pritzker Military Museum Library. The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took...
8:00 pmMystery Science Theater 3000 CIBC Theatre. Lecture event.
8:00 pmKeillor & Company - A Prairie Home Holiday Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Lecture event.
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

7:00 pmForever Deaf Fest Beat Kitchen. Live concert performance.