April 18, 2024
Thursday

Headliners

6:40 pmChicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827

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
6:00 pmLalah Hathaway City Winery. R&B / soul music performance.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmA Streetcar Named Desire Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmA Streetcar Named Desire Copley Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmAJ Rafael Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmJustin Silva Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmAnthony Jeselnik Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSpanish Love Songs, Oso Oso, Sydney Sprague & Worry Club Metro. Pop / rock performance.
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 pmThe Music Man Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Live on stage.
7:30 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
7:30 pmThe Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Tugan Sokhiev - Chopin & Tchaikovsky Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmJoe Satriani & Steve Vai Chicago Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmMarty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmBrooklyn Laundry North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJoe Turner's Come And Gone Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJersey Boys Mercury Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDaniel, Me Estas Matando Park West. Latin music in concert.
7:30 pmPurpose - Play Steppenwolf Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmUli Jon Roth The Hobart Art Theater. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmRosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead The Court Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
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 pmDrew Holcomb and The Neighbors House of Blues Chicago. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmEthan Bortnick Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmDon't Quit Your Daydream Second City. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmRuen Brothers S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmArsenic and Old Lace McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmSurf Trash Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmKashus Culpepper Carol's Pub. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmRipped To Shreds Reggies Chicago. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmOh, The Places You??ll Glow e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:30 pmThe Magnetic Fields Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmDave Specter Buddy Guy's Legends. R&B / soul music performance.
9:00 pmRosali Empty Bottle. Performing country music live.
10:00 pmReggae Gold Subterranean. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.

Sports

6:40 pmChicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827

For Children

10:00 amStorytime Barnes & Noble Booksellers Clybourn. This event is the perfect chance for moms and/or dads to bond with their little one. Every... 773-871-3610
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 amCrystal Lake Storytime Borders, Crystal Lake. This fun and entertaining weekly children's event will consist of stories, age appropriate crafts... 815-455-0302
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...
11:00 amStorytime Thursday Borders. Every Thursday, Borders will host a children's storytime. Bring the kids and see how their minds and imaginations soar... 773-752-8663
1:00 pm-
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
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
5:00 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
Flicks and Picks Borders, Crystal Lake. This monthly discussion brings to Borders, Jeffrey Westoff of the Northwest Herald, to talk about Hollywood's... 815-455-0302
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