April 18, 2025
Friday

Headliners

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827

The Arts

1:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Jaap Van Zweden - Mahler's Symphony No. 7 Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:00 pmPinky Patel Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmKiller of Giants - Ozzy Osbourne Tribute The Forge, Joliet. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmCircus Vazquez Yorktown Center, Lombard. Circus live event.
7:00 pmSunny Afternoon The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmCaleb Hearon Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLeslie Liao Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLate Nights In My Car Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmSanteria & Funky Monks The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmSean Donnelly Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmClued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:15 pmDave Smith Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmJeff Tweedy The Vic Theater. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmTitanique - Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmMoulin Rouge - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmCorb Lund & Hayes Carll City Winery. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmThe Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, Grayslake. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmTitanic - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmPrayer for the French Republic North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmToo Fighters The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmMatchbox 90s - Tribute to Matchbox Twenty The Cubby Bear. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmSerial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn Woodstock Opera House. TV / radio taped program.
7:30 pmAlessia Cara Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Pop / rock 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 pmSan Fermin Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmArrival From Sweden: The Music of Abba The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Mary Wallopers Martyrs. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmOur Town McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmRachel Platten Lincoln Hall. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmElderbrook The Salt Shed. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Millennium Tour: Trey Songz, Omarion, Bow Wow & Boosie BadAzz Wintrust Arena. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmKassa Overall S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmLeAnn Rimes Rivers Casino Des Plaines. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmHouses of the Holy: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Lagoons Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmThe Yardbirds Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmStoned Level Avondale Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert 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...

Sports

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827

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

Miscellaneous

8:00 pmGoldie Metro. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmBroadway Rave Subterranean. Live concert performance.

Nightlife

6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Y Bar. Adult themed event.
6:00 pmRed Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. Adult themed event.
7:00 pmThe Empire Strips Back Studebaker Theater. Adult themed event.