March 8, 2024
Friday

The Arts

1:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Jakub Hrusa - Gil Shaham Plays Mendelssohn Symphony Center. Classical concert.
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
6:00 pmBeartooth Riviera Theatre. Live rock / metal music.
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 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmKelsy Karter and The Heroines All Rise Brewing Company. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmShane Gillis Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmMike Vecchione Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCarlos Mencia Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmTeatr Kwadrat: Szalone Nozyczki North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmBill Burr Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmVic DiBitetto Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
7:30 pmTornillo Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmMrs. Doubtfire - The Musical James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmNicotine Dolls Park West. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmThe Eagles & Steely Dan United Center. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmYannis Pappas The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmDanu McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. World music performance.
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 pmSyleena Johnson City Winery. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmCrystal Gayle Des Plaines Theatre. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmBilly Elliot Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmRio Romeo Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmThe Bouncing Souls Epiphany Center for the Arts. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmMatisyahu House of Blues Chicago. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.
8:00 pmTanner Usrey Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmThe Moss Lincoln Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmCobrah Thalia Hall. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmNative Gardens Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmLil Xan The Forge, Joliet. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmIn The Heights Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmHyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmLewberger Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmHeartache Tonight The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmAC Slater The Salt Shed. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:30 pmLilly Hiatt Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmImprovised Sitcom Second City. Comedic performance live.
9:00 pmMemphis Kee Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
9:30 pmConcrete Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
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 pmShowtek Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance.

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 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
10:30 amBeauty and the Beast Beverly Art Center. Meet Bella, an adventurous young woman who ventures from her little village to save her Papa. She must be brave as she enters...
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
8:00 pm-
12:00 am
Cocktails and Clay Hyde Park Art Center. Imagine happy hour... with clay! Join us at the Hyde Park Art Center for a night of mud-mashing, dance partying... 773-324-5520
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