| Call | 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 |
2:00 pm- 4:45 pm | Wicked.  A smash Broadway musical of how the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch came to be in the land of OZ, makes for t
Ford Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Theater). 312-902-1400 |
| 2:00 pm | Jersey Boys.  Jersey Boys the musical. Bank Atlantic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-977-1700 |
| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol.  Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in this Charles Dickens' cl
The Goodman Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-443-3800 |
| 2:00 pm | Dirty Dancing.  From the hit movie Dirty Dancing, now with more songs and dances. Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 312-384-1502 |
| 2:00 pm | Mame
.  The Broadway Musical "Mame". Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place. (Performance - Musical). 312-642-2000 |
| 2:30 pm | Grey Gardens.  Grey Gardens the musical performance. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Musical). 847-679-9501 |
| 3:00 pm | Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker.  Moscow's Ballet's performanace of The Great Russian Nutcracker. Rosemont Theater. (Performance - Ballet). 847-671-5100 |
| 3:30 pm | Menopause, The Musical.  Four women meet at a lingerie sale with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra, AND, night sweats, hot flashes, food b
Apollo Theater Chicago. (Performance - Musical). 773-935-6100 |
| 3:30 pm | Million Dollar Quartet.  Million Dollar Quartet performance. Apollo Theater Chicago. (Arts - Concerts). 773-935-6100 |
| 4:30 pm | A Christmas Carol.  Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in this Charles Dickens' cl
The Goodman Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 312-443-3800 |
| 6:00 pm | Mame
.  The Broadway Musical "Mame". Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place. (Performance - Musical). 312-642-2000 |
| 6:30 pm | Million Dollar Quartet.  Million Dollar Quartet performance. Apollo Theater Chicago. (Arts - Concerts). 773-935-6100 |
| 7:00 pm | Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker.  Moscow's Ballet's performanace of The Great Russian Nutcracker. Rosemont Theater. (Performance - Ballet). 847-671-5100 |
| 7:00 pm | Grey Gardens.  Grey Gardens the musical performance. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Musical). 847-679-9501 |
| 7:30 pm | Dublin Carol.  Dublin Carol Directed by Amy Morton
. Steppenwolf Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 312-335-1650 |
| Call | 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 |
| Call | River Works. Mysteries of the Marsh. Learn about the importance of waterways in urban neighborhoods in River Works. Mysteries of the Marsh. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| Call | Mysteries of the Marsh and the Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab. Mysteries of the Marsh and the Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab provide a detailed look at our native wetlands and their residen
Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| Call | Wilderness Walk. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna, and sand dune. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| Call | Hands-on Habitat. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists to explore the secret world of animal homes. Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| Call | 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 |
| Call | The Heritage of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The Heritage of the Chicago Academy of Sciences celebrates the Academy's 150th anniversary with artifacts from our archives and
Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| Call | Cranes and Conversations. Jill Metcoff and Diane Farris are photographers and friends who discovered that their homes in Wisconsin and Florida dwell at th
Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5111 |
| Call | 2008 Holiday Giving Tree: Free Bottles of Wine!. Please donate scarves, mittens, hats, or a minimum of two canned food items. Benefiting the Lake County Haven, which meets the
Cafe Pyrenees. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). |
| Call | Shoppers Can Win $1,000 In Meijer Gift Cards!. Guests can enter to win the $1,000 Meijer Gift Card prize packages in store any Meijer location throughout the greater Chicago a
Meijer. (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 - I.M.U.. (Community - Self Help). 773-262-1468 |
10:00 am- 4:30 pm | Stingray Bay. Cownose rays and southern stingrays are swimming around in a 16,000 saltwater tank. Children and adults can touch them as they s
Brookfield Zoo. (Educational - Science & Nature). 708-688-8000 |
| 10:00 am | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Explore the universe with narration by Liam Neeson. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 312-922-STAR |
10:00 am- 5:00 pm | In the Dark. Surround yourself with the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations of nature's night shift. Explore the intriguing and often uns
Notebaert Nature Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 773-755-5100 |
| 11:30 am | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Explore the universe with narration by Liam Neeson. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 312-922-STAR |
| 1:00 pm | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Explore the universe with narration by Liam Neeson. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 312-922-STAR |
| 2:30 pm | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Explore the universe with narration by Liam Neeson. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 312-922-STAR |
| 4:00 pm | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Explore the universe with narration by Liam Neeson. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. (Educational - Science & Nature). 312-922-STAR |
| 6:00 pm | Christmas Around the World. Are you looking to get into the Christmas mood? Bring your entire family as Oriole Christian Assembly presents Christmas around
Oriole Christian Assembly. (Community - Religious). 773-625-7262 |