October 27, 2012
SATURDAYHeadliners
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Chicagoween. Daley Plaza becomes Franken Plaza with special performances, a Monster Bash - complete with prize give-aways, hayrides and trick… Daley Plaza. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 312-443-5500 |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Basement of the Dead. After a boiler explosion in 1964 a scalded and maimed Al and Imus haunt the basement of Walker Laundry Company. Witness the muti… Basement of the Dead. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Statesville Haunted Prison. The Warden, the Demon of Darkness and his Zombies will quickly take control of you like everything else inside the ancient walls… Statesville Haunted Prison. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 877-SCA-RED2 |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | Psychosis Haunted House. Illinois' most interactive haunted house! With covered waiting and over 20,000 square feet of sheer madness. Psychosis Haunted House. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Eleventh Hour. Eleventh Hour combines four haunted houses in one place. Be sure to visit Eleventh Hour House, Creatures of the Corn, The Catac… Eleventh Hour. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 8:00 pm- 2:00 am | Haunted Hotel Ball. The moment you enter the historic Hilton Chicago, you will be directed to the 20,000 square foot underbelly of an 80-year-old ha… Hilton Chicago. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 312-226-6990 |
Festivals
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Chicagoween. Daley Plaza becomes Franken Plaza with special performances, a Monster Bash - complete with prize give-aways, hayrides and trick… Daley Plaza. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 312-443-5500 |
| 11:00 am- 4:00 pm | Boo! at the Zoo. Little ghosts and goblins of all ages are sure to have a howlin' good time! Take a spin on the haunted Carousel. Find your way t… Brookfield Zoo. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 705-485-0263 |
| 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Chicago Official Halloween Bar Crawl. Vamp it up at Chicago's scariest pub crawl. Haunt the most scandalous Chi-Town bars, pubs and saloons featuring Chicago's sexies… Hidden Shamrock. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 773-883-0304 |
| 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Clark Street Spooktacular. While loading up on tasty treasures, trick-or-treaters will encounter: Halloween inflatables, mesmerizing magicians, balloon twi… Chicago Metro Area. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 6:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Creatures of the Night. Visit the Xtreme BUGS exhibit, take The Haunted Tram through Zombieville, take a stroll on The Trail of Terror, a PG-13 experien… Brookfield Zoo. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 705-485-0263 |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Basement of the Dead. After a boiler explosion in 1964 a scalded and maimed Al and Imus haunt the basement of Walker Laundry Company. Witness the muti… Basement of the Dead. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Statesville Haunted Prison. The Warden, the Demon of Darkness and his Zombies will quickly take control of you like everything else inside the ancient walls… Statesville Haunted Prison. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 877-SCA-RED2 |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | Psychosis Haunted House. Illinois' most interactive haunted house! With covered waiting and over 20,000 square feet of sheer madness. Psychosis Haunted House. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Eleventh Hour. Eleventh Hour combines four haunted houses in one place. Be sure to visit Eleventh Hour House, Creatures of the Corn, The Catac… Eleventh Hour. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 8:00 pm- 2:00 am | Haunted Hotel Ball. The moment you enter the historic Hilton Chicago, you will be directed to the 20,000 square foot underbelly of an 80-year-old ha… Hilton Chicago. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 312-226-6990 |
The Arts
| 9:30 am- 5:30 pm | Sadao Watanabe Sacred Art Exhibit: Beauty Given By Grace. The Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College presents Beauty Given by Grace, a new traveling exhibit featuring the work of… Wheaton College. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 630-752-5909 |
| 10:00 am- 5:30 pm | Anna Joelsdottir "Flying Through The Cuckoo's Nest" New Paintings & Installation. Anna Joelsdottir uses various mixed media such as paint, ink, graphite, sticks, mylar and now three dimensional forms to transla… Zg Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 312-654-9900 |
| 2:00 pm | Comedysportz4kidz.  A comedy show just for kids 9 and under! ComedySportz of Chicago. (Performance - Comedic). 773-549-8080 |
| 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 | The Joffrey Ballet: Human Landscapes. Composed of three different acts, Pretty Ballet, Forgotten Land and the Green Table. Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. (Performance - Ballet). 312-922-2110 |
| 2:00 pm | Kinky Boots. With music and lyrics by '80s pop star Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Bank of America Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-977-1700 |
| 2:00 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 |
| 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 |
| 4:30 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 7:30 pm | The Joffrey Ballet: Human Landscapes. Composed of three different acts, Pretty Ballet, Forgotten Land and the Green Table. Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. (Performance - Ballet). 312-922-2110 |
| 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 |
| 7:30 pm | Wheaton College Family Weekend Concert. The Wheaton College Conservatory presents a Family Weekend Concert featuring performances by the Concert Choir, Men's Glee Club… Wheaton College. (Arts - Concerts). 630-752-5099 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 8:00 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 |
| 8:00 pm | Morrissey. Performing live. Chicago Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 312-462-6363 |
| 8:00 pm | Black N Blue Boys. A woman's show taking one from Coney Island to Manchester, England, and back. The Goodman Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 312-443-3800 |
| 8:00 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 |
| 8:00 pm | Kinky Boots. With music and lyrics by '80s pop star Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Bank of America Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-977-1700 |
| 8:00 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Missa Solemnis. Beethoven regarded the Missa solemnis as his crowning achievement, a personal expression on the brotherhood of mankind and the f… Symphony Center. (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony). 312-294-3333 |
| 8:00 pm | Glen Phillips. Glen Phillips & Grant Lee Phillips peforming live. City Winery. (Arts - Concerts). 312-733-WINE |
| 8:00 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 |
| 8:00 pm | Music from a Sparkling Planet. In the 1970's, Tamara Tomorrow thrilled and amused her youthful audience with cheery predictions of the future. Decades later, t… Athenaeum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 773-935-6860 |
| 8:00 pm | The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe. Once again Poe's macabre and melancholic tales & poems come to life as Poe and his wife Virginia guide the audience through hist… First Folio Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 630-986-8067 |
| 8:00 pm | The Moutain Goats. Performing live with Matthew E White. The Vic Theater. (Arts - Concerts). 312-472-0449 |
| 8:30 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 |
Sports
| 3:00 pm | Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United. MLS Game. Toyota Park. (Sports - Soccer). 888-MLS-FIRE |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks. NHL Hockey Game. United Center. (Sports - Hockey). 312-455-4500 |
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- |
| 10:30 am | Alice In Wonderland. This enchanting and entertaining play is based on Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Apollo Theater Chicago. (Kids Theater). 773-935-6100 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm | C'est Pas Sorcier. Jamy Gourmaud will present (in French) the new format of the TV show C'est pas Sorcier (broadcasted on TV5 MONDE). The topic of… Alliance Francaise de Chicago. (Community - Lecture). 312-337-1070 |
| 7:00 pm | 42nd Annual Lou Malnati's Cancer Resreach Benefit. The theme of Tue-Dye, Not Black Tie, will will transport guests back to the time our fundraising efforts began by the groovy mus… Ravenswood Billboard Factory. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). 847-562-1814 |
| 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
| 8:30 am | Halloween Hustle 5k Run & Walk. This 5k Run & Walk event is held on a fast, fun, and USATF-certified course that runs through historic downtown Palatine. Locati… Chicago Metro Area. (Health & Fitness). 847-2243578237 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 8:00 pm- 3:00 am | Halloween Trolley Crawl. 10 Bars throughout the city; 8 Trolleys to ride! Every 15 minutes a new trolley will arrive. 1 Free beer Coors Light at Check In… Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant. (Nightlife - Pub Crawl / Bar Tour). 312-836-0066 |
| 9:00 pm | Off. Performing live with The Spits. Bottom Lounge Restaurant. (Nightlife - Live Music). 312-666-6775 |
| 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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