November 1, 2024
Friday

Festivals

6:00 pmSanctum Dark Music Festival - Friday Thalia Hall. Festival tour performance.

The Arts

6:30 pmDrive By Truckers House of Blues Chicago. Alternative music performance.
6:30 pmKnocked Loose Aragon Ballroom. Live rock / metal music.
6:30 pmFoxing The Outset. Pop / rock performance.
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 pmAries Spears Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmThe Second City e.t.c.'s 48th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmPericles Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmPete Lee Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmFreddy Jones Band S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmThe Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series.
7:30 pmLittle Shop Of Horrors North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSome Like It Hot Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmOkean Elzy Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock 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 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 pmCorey Holcomb Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmKMFDM Metro. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmFrozen - The Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmSting Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBEAT - Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey Play 80s King Crimson Copernicus Center. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmMyles Smith Lincoln Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmNathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats United Center. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmIrving Berlin's White Christmas Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmAn Act of God Copley Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmMatt Bergman CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmTommy Tiernan The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmThe Phil Collins Experience - Tribute Des Plaines Theatre. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmNanpa Basico The Forge, Joliet. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmWyatt Flores Joe's Live, Rosemont. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmClay Walker & Sammy Kershaw The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmPawPaw Rod Chop Shop. 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...
10:00 pmLayz & Drinkurwater Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance.
11:00 pmSecond City After Hours: A Late Night Improv Show UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.

Sports

7:00 pmNorthwestern Wildcats Women's Volleyball vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College (Div I-A and Div I-AA) volleyball match.

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
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
3:00 pmSesame Street Live! Rosemont Theatre. 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

Nightlife

6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago Y Bar. Event with tickets available.
6:00 pmRed Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. Adult themed event.