November 17, 2023
Friday

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 pmDante 360 Athenaeum Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmState Ballet Theatre of Ukraine: Snow White Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmGary Gulman The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmBeetlejuice - The Musical Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmYoung Frankenstein Mercury Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHamilton James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmOld Dominion, Chase Rice & Kylie Morgan Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmNimesh Patel Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
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 pmBeautiful: The Carole King Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmPauli The PSM Lincoln Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmShakey Graves The Salt Shed. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmPaul Anka Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmAtlanta Rhythm Section North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmReality Bites The Cubby Bear. Pop / rock performance.
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...

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 amPinocchio Beverly Art Center. Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become a real boy? Come meet Geppetto the Toymaker, the Blue Fairy, and...
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
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
6:30 pmWild Kratts - Live Rosemont Theatre. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance.
6:30 pmDaniel Tiger's Neighborhood Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance.

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