March 10, 2012
SATURDAYHeadliners
| 7:30 pm | Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida.  Performing live on stage. Lyric Opera House of Chicago. (Arts - Concerts). 312-332-2244 |
Festivals
| 12:00 pm- 4:00 pm | The Empty Bottle Handmade Market. The Empty Bottle Handmade Market boasts a unique blend of sustainable craftiness. This event features an eclectic buffet of hand… Empty Bottle. (Festival - Arts & Crafts Show). 773-450-3059 |
| 3:00 pm | Timetrip: Curse of the Viking Witch. In this fantasy adventure packed with thrills for the whole family, ninth-grader Valdemar meets Benedict, a scientist who has bu… Ida Noyes Hall - University of Chicago. (Festivals). 800-331-6197 |
The Arts
| 2:00 pm | Comedysportz4kidz. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under! ComedySportz of Chicago. (Performance - Comedic). 773-549-8080 |
| 2:00 pm | Bring It On - The Musical. A musical comedy with breathtaking displays of gymnastics. Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-384-1502 |
| 4:00 pm | Blue Man Group. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that comb… Briar Street Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 773-348-4000 |
| 4:30 pm | Legally Blonde. Legally Blonde takes you from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest new heroine and her chihuahua… Marriott Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 847-634-0200 |
| 5:00 pm | Saints & Sinners!. Meet Mother Superior, her ruler is quick, her aim is right-on. She wants to know who in the audience is a saint and who are the… Royal George Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 312-988-9000 |
| 5:00 pm | Million Dollar Quartet. A musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history o… Apollo Theater Chicago. (Performance - Musical). 773-935-6100 |
| 5:00 pm | Gypsy. Gypsy is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque stripper The schedule shown may not list all performances; P… Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center. (Performance - Musical). 630-530-8300 |
| 5:00 pm | The Doyle And Debbie Show. Performing all their top hits. Royal George Theatre. (Performance). 312-988-9000 |
| 7:00 pm | Blue Man Group. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that comb… Briar Street Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 773-348-4000 |
| 7:00 pm | Gabriel Iglesias. Performing Live. Rosemont Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 847-671-5100 |
| 7:00 pm | Buckwheat Zydeco. Perfroming live in concertt. McAninch Arts Center. (Arts - Concerts). 630-942-4200 |
| 7:00 pm | Colin Hay. Scottish-Australian musician formerly lead singer from Men at Work performing live. Park West. (Arts - Concerts). 312-929-5959 |
| 7:30 pm | Aida. Giuseppe Verdi's grandest opera, which has become a favorite since its 1871 premiere in Cairo. Sung in Italian with Met Titles i… Civic Opera House. (Arts - Opera). 312-419-0033 |
| 7:30 pm | Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida. Performing live on stage. Lyric Opera House of Chicago. (Arts - Concerts). 312-332-2244 |
| 7:30 pm- 9:15 pm | In the Heart of America. Naomi Wallace's intense and poetic 1994 classic pulls together five castoff souls to examine the shattering effects of war and c… Greenhouse Theatre Center. (Performance - Theater). 773-853-3158 |
| 8:00 pm | Late Night Catechism. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played by Donovan explaining Catholicis… Royal George Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 773-348-4000 |
| 8:00 pm | Million Dollar Quartet. A musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history o… Apollo Theater Chicago. (Performance - Musical). 773-935-6100 |
| 8:00 pm | The Doyle And Debbie Show. Performing all their top hits. Royal George Theatre. (Performance). 312-988-9000 |
| 8:00 pm | Bring It On - The Musical. A musical comedy with breathtaking displays of gymnastics. Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-384-1502 |
| 8:00 pm | John Prine. Perorming live. Genesee Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 847-263-6300 |
| 8:00 pm | Riccardo Muti. An Italian conductor and music director with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Center. (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony). 312-294-3333 |
| 8:00 pm | The 9th Annual Anti-Valentine's Day Cabaret. Letters X celebrates heartbreak through hilarious scenes and kicky songs created completely from real letters, text message, ema… Apollo Theater Chicago. (Performance - Theater). 773-935-6100 |
| 8:00 pm | Legally Blonde. Legally Blonde takes you from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest new heroine and her chihuahua… Marriott Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 847-634-0200 |
| 8:30 pm | Gypsy. Gypsy is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque stripper The schedule shown may not list all performances; P… Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center. (Performance - Musical). 630-530-8300 |
| 10:00 pm | Blue Man Group. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that comb… Briar Street Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 773-348-4000 |
Sports
| 7:00 pm | Chicago Rush Vs. Tampa Bay Storm. Arena football game. Allstate Arena. (Sports - Arena Football). 847-635-6601 |
| 8:00 pm | Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz. NBA Basketball Game. United Center. (Sports - Pro Basketball). 312-455-4000 |
For Children
| 9:00 am- 12:00 pm | Open Play Days. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years. My Corner Playroom. (Kids - Children's Activities). 773-388-2121 |
| 10:00 am | Studio Drop In. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects that support a different learning theme each month. The DuPage Children's Museum. (Kids - Children's Activities). 630-637-8000 |
| 10:00 am- 9:00 pm | Smaland Crafts for Kids. Children who are between the heights of 37-54" and potty-trained are welcome to spend up to an hour in Smaland, IKEA's FREE, sup… IKEA. (Kids - Children's Activities). 5- |
| 10:00 am | Pinkalicious. Musical based on the popular book by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann - Pinkalicious eats one too many pink cupcakes, she catches a c… Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. (Kids Theater). 312-642-2000 |
| 10:00 am | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The story of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life. The schedule shown may not list all performances. Marriott Theatre. (Kids Theater). 847-634-0200 |
| 10:00 am- 5:00 pm | Elephaanntt Wiitthh Rriiddeerrss. Free family art event for all ages featuring workshops in printmaking, ceramics, photograms, pinhole cameras, shrinky dinks, pai… Northside College Prep Auditorium. (Kids - Children's Activities). 773-534-3954 |
| 11:00 am | Kid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. Borders. (Kids - Children's Activities). 847-559-1999 |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | Storytime at Azizi for Kids!. Join us for Storytime Hour featuring selections from our diverse Children's Books category. Children of all ages are welcome. Azizi Books. (Kids - Children's Activities). 708-283-9850 |
| 1:00 pm | Kid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. Borders. (Kids - Children's Activities). 847-559-1999 |
| 1:00 pm | Studio Drop In. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects that support a different learning theme each month. The DuPage Children's Museum. (Kids - Children's Activities). 630-637-8000 |
| 1:00 pm | Emerald City: Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. Based on the book by Judith Viorst, Alexander is experiencing a horrible bad day. Apollo Theater Chicago. (Kids Theater). 773-935-6100 |
| 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Family Cooking Class: La Tarte Tatin. The class is open to kids between 7 and 10 years old accompanied by a family member. Expose your child to French culture and lan… Alliance Francaise de Chicago. (Kids - Children's Activities). 312-337-1070 |
Community
| 6:00 am- 7:30 am | Silent Sitting. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to be allowed to pass by without engaging oursel… Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. (Community - Self Help). 773-262-1468 |
| 10:00 am | Giving as a Relationship with God with Father Peter Bowes. During this seminar, you will leave with a deep understanding of your inner nature and how when you give of yourself, you deepen… Center of Light. (Community - Religious). 312-623-4418 |
| Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around the world. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| River Works. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support plants, animals, and humans. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| Mysteries of the Marsh. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly scarce species are s… Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| Wilderness Walk. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna, and dune complete with tru… Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| Hands-on Habitat. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| The Extreme Green House. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 | |
| Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
Health & Fitness
| 1:00 pm | Cheer Fitness: A Cheerleading/Dance Fusion Aerobics Class. Burn fat, melt inches, and tone your body while learning exciting cheer and dance choreography. 5-week progressive class beginn… Studio L'amour. (Health & Fitness). 773-875-8478 |
Nightlife
| 6:00 pm | Lovehammers. Lovehammers performing live in concert in this all ages show. House of Blues Chicago. (Nightlife - Live Music). 312-923-2000 |
| 8:00 pm | Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just as fun as it… Pub Theater at Fizz Bar. (Nightlife - Comedy). 773-904-8777 |
| 10:00 pm | Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just as fun as it… Pub Theater at Fizz Bar. (Nightlife - Comedy). 773-904-8777 |
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