April 1, 2012
SUNDAYApril Fool's Day
Headliners
| 7:30 pm | Van Halen.  American hard rock band performing live with David Lee Roth. Allstate Arena. (Arts - Concerts). 847-635-6601 |
Festivals
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | The International Vintage Poster Fair. More than 10,000 posters dated from the 1890's - 1980's will be on display and available for purchase throughout the weekend. Th… Chicago Cultural Center. (Festival - Arts Festival / Fair). 312-744-6630 |
| 3:15 pm | Screenings of Mulberry Child. This many-layered documentary saga begins in Chicago with a disconnect between Chinese-born Jian Ping &her thoroughly American d… Gene Siskel Film Center. (Festival - Film Festival). 312-834-0998 |
| 5:00 pm | Screenings of Mulberry Child. This many-layered documentary saga begins in Chicago with a disconnect between Chinese-born Jian Ping &her thoroughly American d… Gene Siskel Film Center. (Festival - Film Festival). 312-834-0998 |
The Arts
| 3:30 am | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Performing live. Riviera Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 773-275-6800 |
| 1:00 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 |
| 1:00 pm | Hair. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers Let the Sun Shine In, Aquari… Paramount Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 630-896-6666 |
| 1:00 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 |
| 2:00 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 |
| 2:00 pm | Fela!. The true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose soulful Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation. The schedule s… Ford Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Musical). 312-977-1700 |
| 2:30 pm- 4:15 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 |
| 3:00 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 |
| 3:00 pm | Pianist Jim Stopher in Concert. Award-winning pianist Jim Stopher will perform masterpieces by Chopin, Schubert, and Mozart, plus the world premiere of an origi… Harold and Margaret Moser Performing Arts Center. (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony). 800-735-7500 |
| 3:30 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 |
| 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 |
| 5:00 pm | Hair. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers Let the Sun Shine In, Aquari… Paramount Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 630-896-6666 |
| 5:00 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 |
| 6:30 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 |
| 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 |
| 7:30 pm | Van Halen. American hard rock band performing live with David Lee Roth. Allstate Arena. (Arts - Concerts). 847-635-6601 |
For Children
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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