September 16, 2012
SUNDAYHeadliners
| 11:30 am | Riot Fest 2012.  Featuring performances by Rise Against, Iggy And The Stooges, The Offspring, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, A Day to Remember a… Humboldt Park. (Festival - Music). 312-742-7549 |
Festivals
| 11:30 am | Riot Fest 2012. Featuring performances by Rise Against, Iggy And The Stooges, The Offspring, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, A Day to Remember a… Humboldt Park. (Festival - Music). 312-742-7549 |
The Arts
| 12:00 pm- 6:00 pm | First-Ever Ryder Cup Exhibit. The first-ever Ryder Cup Exhibit...Where Legends are Forged and Legacies are Made will take place. The exhibit features more tha… Oakbrook Center. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 630-573-0700 |
| 1:00 pm | Dreamgirls. This Tony Award winning musical takes you into a world of platinum records, high pressure promotion and overnight stardom. Marriott Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 847-634-0200 |
| 1:00 pm | Grease. It's the ultimate celebration of the teen years. Set in the hip 1950s, everyone has reported to class: Danny, Sandy, Frenchy, Ri… Paramount Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 630-896-6666 |
| 1:00 pm | Freud's Last Session. Freud's Last Session centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, who invites a young, little-known professor, C.S. Lew… Mercury Theater. (Performance - Theater). 312-325-1700 |
| 2:00 pm | I Love Lucy - Live Onstage. The brand new hit musical stage show adapted from the longest-running and most beloved television program in history, starring L… Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. (Performance - Musical). 312-642-2000 |
| 2:00 pm | Sweet Bird Of Youth. A play by Tennessee Williams that tells the story of a gigolo and drifter. Albert Theater. (Performance - Theater). 312-443-3800 |
| 2:00 pm | Xanadu. A musical based on the Universal Pictures cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene K. Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center. (Performance - Musical). 630-530-8300 |
| 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm | The Sound of Music. Chamber Opera Chicago's fully staged production with orchestra. The winner of numerous awards for both its stage and screen adap… Athenaeum Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-951-7944 |
| 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 | Good People. When Margie Walsh loses her job at a South Boston dollar store, she reaches out to old flame Mike, a Southie boy who left the ne… Steppenwolf Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 312-335-1650 |
| 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 |
| 5:00 pm | Dreamgirls. This Tony Award winning musical takes you into a world of platinum records, high pressure promotion and overnight stardom. Marriott Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 847-634-0200 |
| 5:00 pm | Grease. It's the ultimate celebration of the teen years. Set in the hip 1950s, everyone has reported to class: Danny, Sandy, Frenchy, Ri… Paramount Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 630-896-6666 |
| 5:00 pm | Freud's Last Session. Freud's Last Session centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, who invites a young, little-known professor, C.S. Lew… Mercury Theater. (Performance - Theater). 312-325-1700 |
| 6:00 pm | Xanadu. A musical based on the Universal Pictures cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene K. Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center. (Performance - Musical). 630-530-8300 |
| 6:00 pm | The Closer to My Dreams Tour: Tyga. Tyga performing live. Congress Theater. (Arts - Concerts). 312-752-6601 |
| 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 | Joan Osborne. Joan Osborne Acoustic Duo in Residency with Megan Reilly in September and Matthew Santos in October. City Winery. (Arts - Concerts). 312-733-WINE |
| 7:30 pm | I Love Lucy - Live Onstage. The brand new hit musical stage show adapted from the longest-running and most beloved television program in history, starring L… Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. (Performance - Musical). 312-642-2000 |
| 7:30 pm | Sweet Bird Of Youth. A play by Tennessee Williams that tells the story of a gigolo and drifter. Albert Theater. (Performance - Theater). 312-443-3800 |
| 7:30 pm | Good People. When Margie Walsh loses her job at a South Boston dollar store, she reaches out to old flame Mike, a Southie boy who left the ne… Steppenwolf Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 312-335-1650 |
| 8:00 pm | Purity Ring. Performing live with Evian Christ and Headaches. Lincoln Hall. (Arts - Concerts). 773-525-2501 |
| 8:00 pm | Odd Future. Performing live. The Vic Theater. (Arts - Concerts). 312-472-0449 |
Sports
| 3:30 am | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Car racing event. Chicagoland Speedway. (Sports - Car Racing). 815-727-RACE |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. MLB Game. Wrigley Field. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 773-404-2827 |
For Children
| 11:30 am | Disney On Ice: Treasure Trove. All of your favorite Disney Princesses take to the ice in Treasure Trove. Spanish performance on 9/16/2012 at 7pm. Allstate Arena. (Kids Theater). 847-635-6601 |
| 3:30 pm | Disney On Ice: Treasure Trove. All of your favorite Disney Princesses take to the ice in Treasure Trove. Spanish performance on 9/16/2012 at 7pm. Allstate Arena. (Kids Theater). 847-635-6601 |
| 7:00 pm | Disney On Ice: Treasure Trove. All of your favorite Disney Princesses take to the ice in Treasure Trove. Spanish performance on 9/16/2012 at 7pm. Allstate Arena. (Kids Theater). 847-635-6601 |
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 | Willow Chicago Weekend Service. Willow Creek Community Church - Chicago holds their weekly Sunday service. Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. (Community - Religious). 312-922-2110 |
| 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
| 6:30 am- 9:30 am | Newton Ready to Run 20 Miler. 20 Mile training run in preperation of the Chicago Marathon. At the conclusion of the run, there will be a finish line party to… Montrose Harbor. (Health - Fundraiser Walk / Run / Bike). |
| 8:00 am | SEA Blue Prostate Cancer Walk/Run. SEA Blue Prostate Cancer Walk/Run, the event offers 3K and 5K walk/run options. Both distances will begin in Lincoln Park (Stock… Lincoln Park. (Health - Fundraiser Walk / Run / Bike). 630-795 1002 |
Nightlife
| 10:00 pm | Ladyhawke. Performing live with Shuteye and Greg Corner. Bottom Lounge Restaurant. (Nightlife - Live Music). 312-666-6775 |
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