| 1:30 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Dima Slobodeniouk - Grieg & Rachmaninov Symphony Center. Classical concert. |
| 6:00 pm | Robert Glasper City Winery. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 6:30 pm | Elise Flagg Academy of Dance: The Nutcracker Pfeiffer Hall, Naperville. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Blue 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 pm | Coached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Harry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Second City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | The Second City e.t.c.'s 48th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Matt Braunger Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Pericles Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Jim Flannigan Zanies. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Schaumburg Dance Ensemble: The Nutcracker Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:15 pm | Steve Rannazzisi Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | A 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 pm | A Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series. |
| 7:30 pm | Livingston Taylor & Karla Bonoff North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | & Juliet Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Dan Soder The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Yippee Ki Yay - A Diehard Parody Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Jim Norton Park West. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Mavis Staples Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Kings of Motown With Brandon James Epiphany Center for the Arts. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Wickhams: Christmas At Pemberley McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Blue 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 pm | Andrew Bird Fourth Presbyterian Church. Performing Live. |
| 8:00 pm | Les Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. |
| 8:00 pm | Bye 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 pm | Brett Eldredge Chicago Theatre. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | Pancho Barraza Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Frozen - The Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Bill Maher CIBC Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Marc Rebillet Thalia Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Irving Berlin's White Christmas Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | James Camacho CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Austin Snell Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | Oliver Hazard Lincoln Hall. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | Joe Russo's Almost Dead The Salt Shed. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | R&B Forever Tour Wintrust Arena. R&B / soul music performance with Bell Biv Devoe, Ginuwine, Tank & Silk. |
| 8:00 pm | Lou Gramm Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Thunderstruck - A Tribute To AC/DC The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Lawrence Arms Metro. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Dreamgirls Studebaker Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Porter & Hello Seahorse! Distro Music Hall, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:30 pm | The Constellations Reggies Chicago. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:30 pm | All American Throwbacks The Hobart Art Theater. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | The Boy Band Night Joe's Live, Rosemont. Live concert performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Emo Night Karaoke Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Live concert performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Marauda Riviera Theatre. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 9:00 pm | ALLEYCVT Chop Shop. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Terrapin Flyer The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:30 pm | DnB Allstars Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Bye 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 pm | Will Clarke Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Chris Lorenzo Sound Bar. Alternative music performance. |
| 11:30 pm | Comedy Showcase Laugh Factory. Comedic performance live. |
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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 |
| 7:30 pm | Ancient Aliens Live Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. 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 |
