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December 8th, 6:30 pm, Lookingglass Presents, Goodman Theatre’s 100 FREE ACTS OF THEATER: Lookingglass Prism Series, Lookingglass Bar and Café, 163 E. Pearson St. at Michigan Ave., Chicago. Free. FYI https://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/goodman-theatres-100-free-acts-of-...

December 8th, 8:00 pm, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) presents Holly Dolly Christmas, a festive celebration honoring the one and only Dolly Parton. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. $25-$60. FYI cgmc.org/holiday.

**** December 8th, 7:00 pm, Elf (2003), Classic Movie Mondays, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $1 at the door.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or https://paramountaurora.com/series/movie-mondays/?utm_source=Paramount+Theatre+and+REP&utm_campaign=0bde5700ec-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_24_06_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-da8d9bc736-220908421

December 8th through 12th, Jam Presents Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid Concerts, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago. 

December 9th, 6:00 pm, "Pink Nightmare" Holiday Paint & Sip, "A Christmas Story" Comes Home, Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive (I 80/94 at Kennedy), Hammond. $40. FYI AChristmasStoryComesHome.com 

December 9th, 6:00 pm, Twisted with AJR & Wet Leg, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 9th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Gabriel Rutledge - Don't Read the Comments, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

December 9th, 7:30 pm, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents a Benefit Screening of the film, Ghostlight, Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $50 GA; $250 Meet the Artists; $500 VIP; $1500 Ghostlight Screenwriter Experience. FYI (773) 334-7728 or https://www.rivendelltheatre.org/ghostlight

December 9th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Audrey Hobert, Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 10th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Munster Parks & Recreation presents Keen-Ager Holiday Party, Cloister in the Woods, 1101 Park Drive, Munster. Plated lunch, live holiday entertainment, raffle prizes, favors, cash bar. $40, KA $37. Reservation deadline Nov. 4th. FYI (219) 836-7275. 

December 10th, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Wag Your Tail Wednesdays, "A Christmas Story" Comes Home, Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive (I 80/94 at Kennedy), Hammond. Bring your pets for photos with Santa, bring a donation for local pet shelters. FYI AChristmasStoryComesHome.com 

**** December 10th, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Dinner with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. $60 Adults, Children 5-12 $50, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. 

December 10th, 6:00 pm, Author Kathryn Gin Lum discusses her book Heathen: Religion and Race in American History, American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago. $12.51.  Event will also be livestreamed. FYI americanwritersmuseum.org/program-calendar/american-prophets-kathryn-gin-lum-heathen-in-person. 

December 10th, 7:00 pm, Twisted with Cake & Miles Smith, Byline Bank Aragon ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $87. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 10th, 7:15 pm, Charlene Kaye: Tiger Daughter (Presented by Margaret Cho), The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

December 10th through 21st, A Christmas Show Tribute to Frank Sinatra starring Robbie Howard, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $35. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1, or www.theatreatthecenter.com

December 11th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Tradewinds Cocktails for a Cause benefitting Tradewinds Community Food Pantry, 3198 E. 83rd Place, Merrillville. Contributions will be matched up to $5,000. RSVP by Dec. 3rd to dkiefer@tradewindsnwi.org. FYI www.tradewindsnwi.org.

December 11th, 7:30 pm, Jonas Brothers: JONAS20 Greetings from Your Hometown, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $66. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 11th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents An Evening with Squirrel Nut Zippers: Christmas Caravan 2025, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

December 11th, 8:00 pm ET, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: The Last Encores, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $125. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/frankie-valli?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_frankie-valli-1211_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

December 11th through 28th, ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil, The Chicago Theater, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39 at the Box Office, $51 online. FYI www.ticketmaster.com  

December 12th, 4:30 - 5:30 pm ET, Carols at the Canal: An 1800's Christmas Sing-A-Long, White Chapel, Wabash & Erie Canal Park Pioneer Village, 1030 N Washington St, Delphi, IN. Free but donations welcome. FYI https://wabashanderiecanal.org/events/

December 12th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners: America As It Gets Tour, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $76.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

December 12th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents ALASKA presents A Very ALASKA Christmas Show, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 12th, 7:30 pm, Lady A: This Winter's Night Tour 2025, Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 12th, 7:30 pm, December 13th, 3:00 & 7:30 pm, A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty, Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago. $99-$149. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/MeganHilty

December 12th & 13th, 8:00 pm, Deadbeats Presents: Arena of Intergalactic Happiness with Zeds Dead, Wintrust Arena, 200 E. Cermak Road, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 12th, 8:00 pm, Jam & SPKRBX Present That Mexican OT - Recess Tour - Part 2 / with DRODi MG Lil Bubba, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

December 12th, 8:00 pm, Chris Isaak, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet. Tickets start at $66. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 12th, 9:00 pm, DJ Bobby C, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 12th, 9:00 pm, Red Not Chili Peppers, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 12th through 21st, 15 Shows, some with dining option. Frank Sinatro Christmas Show, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1, or www.theatreatthecenter.com. Dining option: 10Forty Bankquets & Catering, (219) 836-1930 ext 2. 

December 13th & 14th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Volunteers invited to Decorate a Themed Christmas Tree for Operation North Pole, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. FYI www.operationnorthpole.com. 

December 13th, 9:30 am & 12:00 pm ET, South Bend Civic Theatre youth company hosts “Breakfast with Santa and Friends”. CIVIC Main Lobby, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N Main Street, South Bend. $30. FYI (574) 234-1112 or https://sbct.org/

**** December 13th, 10:00 am, Breakfast with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $50, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. Ticket to A Christmas Carol not included. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. 

**** December 13th, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Frosty Fest, Holiday magic with Elsa, Olaf, Elf Santa & more. Carolers, complimentary hot cocoa & giveaways. Center Circle, Town Square, 2007 S Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL. Free. FYI https://www.townsquarewheaton.com/event/31191-frosty-fest

December 13th & 14th, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm both days, Randolph Street Holiday Market, 1340 W. Washington, Chicago.  Indoor. G.A. $12, Children under 12 free.  FYI https://randolphstreetmarket.com/schedule/

December 13th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Jewelry Trunk Show, artist, Stephanie Brohman, Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. FYI lillstreet.com. 

**** December 13th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

**** December 13th, 1:00 & 5:00 pm, December 14th, 1:00 pm, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts presents Ruth Page's The Nutcracker, Northeastern Illinois University’s (NEIU) Salme Harju Steinberg Fine Arts Center, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $15 to $65 (depending on venue).  FYI RuthPage.org.

**** December 13th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Santa & Mrs. Claus at the "W" Tent (across from The Little Popcorn Store) on Front Street, Downtown Wheaton. Free. FYI https://www.visitdowntownwheaton.org/events/santa

**** December 13th, 2:00 & 7:00 pm, December 14th, 3:00 pm, Beyond the Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s holiday masterpiece reimagined, score played by The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center, 19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort, IL. Tickets start at $20. FYI www.ballet58.org/nutcracker.

December 13th, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

December 13th, 7:00 & 9:30 pm, Jam Presents Lucas Zelnick,  Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 13th, 7:00 pm, Holiday at the Pops, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St, La Porte, IN.  FYI (219) 362-9020 or www.lcso.net 

**** December 13th, 7:00 pm ET, December 14th, 6:00 pm ET, Santa's Circus, Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo, 11111 Wilson Road, New Buffalo, MI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 13th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, The Sklar Brothers, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

December 13th, 7:30 pm, The Midtown Men: Holiday Hits, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

December 13th, 7:30 pm, Lady A: This Winter's Night Tour 2025, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 13th, 8:00 pm, Gate 52 & Sugar Monkey Present Key - Keyland Uncanny Valley, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

December 13th, 8:00 pm, Brendan Bayliss & Jake Cinninger 23rd Annual Holiday Show featuring Andy Farag with special guests Joel Cummins & Mike Racky - a benefit for the People’s Music School, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

December 13th, 9:00 pm, DJ Slash, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 13th, 9:00 pm, Ghost Note, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

**** December 14th, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Brunch with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $100, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 14th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

**** December 14th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, Breakfast with Santa, Harry Caray's, Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Breakfast Buffet, Photo-ops with Santa & Classic Carols. $35, Kids 10 & under $20* (*includes a goodie bag of holiday candy). FYI https://www.harrycarays.com/np-breakfast-with-santa.html

December 14th, 7:00 pm, Voctave: It Feels Like Christmas, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

December 14th, 8:00 pm ET, Deal or No Deal Live! Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $65. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/deal-or-no-deal-live?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_deal-or-no-deal-live-1214_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

**** December 15th, 7:00 pm, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Classic Movie Mondays, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $1 at the door.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or https://paramountaurora.com

December 15th, 7:00 pm, December 16th, 1:00 pm, Artists Lounge Live presents The Lovettes: Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

December 16th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Holiday Open House, Legacy Foundation, 370 E 84th Drive, Suite 100, Merrillville. Free. RSVP: egacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=6082

December 16th, 7:00 pm, Staged Reading of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version) starring Victoria Garza & Leah Morrow, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Audience collection for Season of Concern. FYI www.theaterwit.org. 

December 17th, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Wag Your Tail Wednesdays, "A Christmas Story" Comes Home, Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive (I 80/94 at Kennedy), Hammond. Bring your pets for photos with Santa, bring a donation for local pet shelters. FYI AChristmasStoryComesHome.com 

**** December 17th, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Dinner with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. $60 Adults, Children 5-12 $50, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 17th, 7:00 pm, Pink Martini's All-Stars present: A Season of Stars, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

December 17th, 18th, 19th, 7:00 pm, December 20th, 2:00 & 7:00 pm, ANTHONY RAPP: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS with Rick Bertone, The Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 163 E. Pearson St. at Michigan Ave., Chicago. $55 - $340 (cabaret tables and standard seating available). FYI https://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/anthonyrapphomefortheholidays/

December 18th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Munster Parks & Recreation, Jingle Bell Bingo & Lunch, Lions Club Social Center, 8751 Lions Club Drive, Munster. $8, KA $5. FYI (219) 836-7275. 

December 18th, 7:15 pm, Gavin Matts, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$37.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

December 18th, 7:30 pm, Big Deal Comedy Fest featuring Modi Rosenfeld, Elon Gold, and Michael Rapaport! Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 18th, 8:00 pm, Lindsey Sterling: The Snow Waltz Tour, Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 18th, 8:00 pm ET, Method Man & Redman, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL.  21 & over. Tickets start at $55. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/method-man-and-redman?cid=cc029_redline_casino_method-man-and-redman-1218_email_august-entertainment_get-tickets_8012025_marketing_-_-

**** December 19th, 20th & 22nd, 10:00 am, Breakfast with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $50, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. Ticket to A Christmas Carol not included. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. 

December 19th, 7:00 pm, December 20th, 2:00 & 7:00 pm, December 21st, 1:00 & 5:00 pm, Ballet Chicago presents The Nutcracker, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago. FYI https://www.harristheaterchicago.org/performance/nutcracker-1

December 19th, 7:00 pm, Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW), present “Reduction 11” Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago. $25, $20 Seniors 65+ $20, Students and Teachers with ID $10. FYI airmw.org/taikolegacy.

December 19th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Holidays of Hope, Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/holidays-of-hope/

December 19th, 7:00 pm, December 20th & 21st, 1:00 & 5:00 pm, Salt Creek Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” with New Philharmonic. New Philharmonic with Conductor Kirk Muspratt.  Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/.   

December 19th, 7:30 pm, Ring-A-Ding-Swing, It’s Christmas! featuring Gary Thomas and the Tom-Toms, Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $30 - $40. Post-show audience collection for Season of Concern. FYI https://epiphanychi.com/events/ring-a-ding-swing-its-christmas-featuring...

December 19th, 8:00 pm, Live Nation presents Matt Rogers: Christmas in December, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 19th, 8:00 pm ET, Lady A: This Winter's Night Tour 2025, The Exhibition Hall at French Lick Resort, 8670 IN-56, French Lick, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 19th, 8:00 pm ET, Jon Pardi: Christmas Show, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $80. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/jon-pardi?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_jon-pardi-1219_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

December 19th, 9:00 pm, DJ Drethe_Giant, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 19th, 9:00 pm, Wicked Serenity: The Ultimate Tribute to Gobsmack, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 19th, 9:00 pm ET (Doors open at 8:00 pm ET), Comedy Night with Kevin Farley, Journeyman Distillery at the Featherbone Factory, 109 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, MI. 18 & over. $30, VIP Barrel Seating $50. FYI https://kevin-farley-25.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select

**** December 20th, Village of Rosemont welcomes Operation North Pole to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Volunteer-based charity will once again, bring joy to nearly 70 local families with children battling life-threatening illnesses. FYI www.operationnorthpole.com. 

**** December 20th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Santa & Mrs. Claus at the "W" Tent (across from The Little Popcorn Store) on Front Street, Downtown Wheaton. Free. FYI https://www.visitdowntownwheaton.org/events/santa

December 20th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Jewelry Trunk Show, artist TBA, Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. FYI lillstreet.com. 

**** December 20th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

**** December 20th. 1:00 & 5:00 pm, December 21st. 1:00 pm, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts presents Ruth Page's The Nutcracker, ,College of Lake County’s (CLC) James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $15 to $65 (depending on venue).  FYI RuthPage.org.

December 20th, 2:00 pm, Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW), directed by Tatsu Aoki & Tsukasa Taiko, present “Taiko Legacy 22”  Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago. $25, $20 Seniors 65+ $20, Students and Teachers with ID $10. FYI airmw.org/taikolegacy.

December 20th, 2:00 - 6:00 pm, Sound Opinions & Half Acre welcome XMAS Jams at GMAN - Deejay Christmatologists Andy Cirzan & John Soss, Gman Tavern, 3740 N. Clark Street, Chicago. 21 & over. Free with RSVP. FYI www.etix.com 

December 20th, 7:00 pm, Classical Blast: Dark Side of the Yule, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php

December 20th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Holidays of Hope, Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th, Chicago. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/holidays-of-hope/

December 20th, 7:30 pm, The Auditorium presents The Holiday in Concert with the Chicago Philharmonic, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

December 20th, 8:00 pm, Lindsey Sterling: The Snow Waltz Tour, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee Street, Waukegan. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 20th, 9:00 pm, DJ Nasty Boy Noel, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 20th, 9:00 pm, Duke Tumato and the Power Trio, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

**** December 21st, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Brunch with Santa, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $100, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 21st, 6:00 pm, Ring-A-Ding-Swing, It’s Christmas! featuring Gary Thomas and the Tom-Toms, Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. $15 - $35. Post-show audience collection for Season of Concern. FYI www.heynonny.com 

**** December 22nd, 10:00 am, The Polar Express (2004), Classic Movie Mondays, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $1 at the door.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or https://paramountaurora.com/series/movie-mondays/?utm_source=Paramount+Theatre+and+REP&utm_campaign=0bde5700ec-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_24_06_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-da8d9bc736-220908421

**** December 22nd, 7:00 pm, Home Alone (1990), Classic Movie Mondays, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $1 at the door.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or https://paramountaurora.com/series/movie-mondays/?utm_source=Paramount+Theatre+and+REP&utm_campaign=0bde5700ec-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_24_06_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-da8d9bc736-220908421

December 22nd, 7:30 pm, The Beautiful City Project presents Let It Snow (A Holiday New Work Compilation), The Understudy Coffee & Books, 5531 N Clark St, Chicago. Audience collection for Season of Concern. FYI https://seasonofconcern.org/season-of-concern-announces-holiday-events-t...

**** December 23rd, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 23rd, 8:00 pm, Lindsey Sterling: The Snow Waltz Tour, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 24th, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, (Board 1 hour before cruise), Chicago Christmas Eve Premier Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan, City Cruises, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. From $149 FYI https://www.cityexperiences.com/chicago/city-cruises/christmas-eve-premi...

**** December 25th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Christmas Day Brunch, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $115, Children 5-12 $40, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 25th, 600 - 8:30 pm (Board 1 hour before cruise), Christmas Day Premier Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan, City Cruises, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. From $149 FYI https://www.cityexperiences.com/chicago/city-cruises/christmas-day-premi...

**** December 26th & 27th, 10:00 am, Breakfast with Carolers, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $50, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

**** December 26th & 27th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

**** December 26th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm ET, Day after Christmas Walk, Wabash & Erie Canal Park, 1030 N Washington St, Delphi, IN. Free but donations welcome. FYI https://wabashanderiecanal.org/events/

December 26th, 2:30 & 8:00 pm, Tran-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve - The Best of TSO and More, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets on sale 9/12. FYI www.livenation.com

December 26th, 7:00 - 11:59 pm, Peer Pressure Chicago presents Subtronics with Muzz & OkayJake, Aon Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier, 840 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $95.96. FYI https://wl.eventim.us/event/pier-pressure-chicago-2025/667450?afflky=Col...

December 26th, 9:00 pm, DJ Lamont Johnson, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 26th, 9:00 pm, Disco Circus, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 26th & 27th, 10:00 pm, The Signature Show, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark Street, Chicago.  $60-$90.  FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.

December 26th through 30th, 7:00 pm, The Signature Show, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark Street, Chicago.  $60-$90.  FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.

December 27th, 3:00 & 7:30 pm, Tran-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve - The Best of TSO and More, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI. Tickets on sale 9/12, starting at $40. FYI www.livenation.com

December 27th, 3:00 & 7:30 pm ET, Tran-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve - The Best of TSO and More, Little Caesars Arena,  2645 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Tickets on sale 9/12, starting at $40. FYI www.livenation.com

December 27th, 7:00 - 11:59 pm, Peer Pressure Chicago presents Alison Wonderland with San Holo Wholseom Riddem Set, Aon Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier, 840 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $95.96. FYI https://wl.eventim.us/event/pier-pressure-chicago-2025/667450?afflky=Col...

December 27th, 9:00 pm, DJ Marquez Antonio, Council Oaks Bar Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 27th, 9:00 pm, Joe Marcinek Band, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

**** December 28th, 10:00 am - 1:00, Brunch with Carolers, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $100, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 28th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

December 28th, 4:00 pm, The Signature Show, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark Street, Chicago.  $60-$90.  FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.

**** December 29th, 7:00 pm, The Lion King (1994), Classic Movie Mondays, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $1 at the door.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or https://paramountaurora.com/series/movie-mondays/?utm_source=Paramount+Theatre+and+REP&utm_campaign=0bde5700ec-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_24_06_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-da8d9bc736-220908421

December 29th through 31st, Ramova x Jam x Collectiv x Deep Cut Presents STS9, Ramova Theatre, 3520 S. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 988-0838 or box@ramovachicago.com

**** December 31st, 1:00 pm, New Year's Eve Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 31st, 1:30, 5:00 & 8:00 pm, New Year's Eve Concert with Guest Vocalist Alisa Jordheim, New Philharmonic with Conductor Kirk Muspratt.  McAninch Arts Center’s Belushi Performance Hall, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  Subscriptions on sale now; individual tickets go on sale summer 2025.  $73-$83.  FYI www.AtTheMAC.org. 

Decyember 31st, 3:00 pm, Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 31st, 4:00 & 8:00 pm, Barbra Streisand & Tony Bennett Tribute, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1, or www.theatreatthecenter.com. Dining Option $75: 6:00 pm, 10Forty Catering, (219) 836-1930 ext 2. 

**** December 31st, 5:00 pm, New Year's Eve Dinner, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $60, Children 5-12 $25. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

December 31st, 5:00 & 10:30 pm, New Year's Rockabilly Eve featuring the cast of Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

December 31st, 6:30 & 10:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents New Year's Eve Ringing in 2026 with Paul Taylor - Lindsey Webster - Brian Simpson - Kim Scott - Gerey Johnson, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont.  FYI https://www.smoothchicago.com/

December 31st, 7:00 pm, LSDREAM with Know Good, Steller, & Noize Complaint, Aon Ballroom, Navy Pier, 840 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $95.69. FYI https://navypier.org/events/lsdream/?ref=ec

December 31st, 7:00 & 10:00 pm, The Signature Show, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark Street, Chicago.  $85-$135.  FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.

December 31st, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Pink Talking Fish & Steely Dead, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 31st, 9:00 pm, Jam Presents Fountains of Wayne NYE with Fig Dish & Child Seat, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

December 31st, 9:00 pm, Alt 101, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

December 31st, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am, New Year’s Eve at the Sable Hotel, Navy Pier, 900 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. DJ, open bar, appetizer stations, champagne toast at midnight with fireworks. $161.80. FYI https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-event-firework-viewing-on-nav...

December 31st, 9:00 pm - 1:30 am, 360 CHICAGO’S ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION, 360 Chicago, Observation Deck, 94th floor of 875 N. Michigan Avenue (the former John Hancock Center), Chicago. Cocktail attire required for entry! Dress to impress, but black tie is optional. No jeans. Tickets $100 includes 1 glass of sparkling wine. FYI 360Chicago.com/activities/new-years-eve.

December 31st, 9:30 pm, IMHO’s New Year’s Eve Party with drag duo Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. $30-$55. FYI  (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com. 

December 31st, 9:30 pm - 12:30 am (Board at 8:30 pm). Chicago New Year's Eve Signature Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan, City Cruises, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. From $229 FYI https://www.cityexperiences.com/chicago/city-cruises/new-years-eve-signa...

December 31st, Doors open at 10:00 pm, Shaggy, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

December 31st, 11:00 pm, Lit, Hard Rock Cafe Stage, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Free.  FYI 219-228-2383 or https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/

Coming in 2026

**** January 1st, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, New Year's Day Brunch, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $80, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

January 1st, 12:30 - 2:30 pm (Board at 11:30 am). New Year's Day Premier Brunch Cruise on Lake Michigan, City Cruises, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. From $99 FYI https://www.cityexperiences.com/chicago/city-cruises/new-years-day-premi...

**** January 2nd & 3rd, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $75, Children 5-12 $35, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

January 2nd & 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Umphrey's McGee with Andy Frasco and the U.N., Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 4th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

January 7th, 10:00 am - 6:45 pm, Munster Parks & Recreation Day Trip, Sister Act @ Drury Lane Theatre, Meet at Lions Club Social Center, 8751 Lions Club Drive, Munster. $148, R: $146, KA: $144. Deadline: December 5th.  FYI (219) 836-7275. 

**** January 10th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Holiday Afternoon Tea, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $80, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

January 10th, 7:30 pm, Mavis Staples with Nathanial Rateliff (solo), The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $72. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 10th & 11th, 7:30 pm, Not for Radio: winter in the garden, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. www.ticketmaster.com 

**** January 11th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Orthodox Christmas Brunch, Lucille Restaurant, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Adults $80, Children 5-12 $30, Children 4 & under Free. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

January 11th, 1:00 pm, Artist Talk: VOICES: The MBACD Annual Community Show, Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts, 540 S. Lake Street, Gary. Free & open to the public. FYI (219) 885-9114 or millerbeacharts.org

January 11th, 2:00 pm, Lakeshore Community Concerts present How Sweet It Is! Steve Leslie Sings James Taylor, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie Street, Highland. FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org. 

January 11th through 21st, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Giant Puppet Workshop, Chicago Puppet Studio, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Rm 433, Chicago. $650, Sold out! Email info@chicagopuppetfest.org to be added to the waitlist.

January 13th & 14th, 7:00 pm, Celtic Throne II: Psalter of Ireland, Studebaker Theatre in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. $44.50-$65.50.  RYI https://tickets.fineartsbuilding.com/fineartsbuilding/website/ChooseSeat...

January 13th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Emporium Present Paul Chowdhry: Artificial Indian Tour, Moved to Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. All previously purchased will be honored. FYI www.axs.com

January 15th, 8:00 pm ET, Stavros Halkias, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $40. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/stavros-halkias?cid=cc029_enter...

January 16th, 7:30 pm, Comedy Night at the CVPA, Starring Michael Palascak, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40.50.  FYI https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=TATV_PLAGENCY_MPV&orgid=48149&pid=962845...

January 16th, 7:30 pm PT, DAPHNE IN CONCERT, Conductor: David Afkham, House Debut, Miles Mykkanen. Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA. FYI https://www.seattleopera.org/performances-events/daphne-in-concert/

January 16th through 18th, Cubs Con 2026, Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 N. Water Street, Chicago. Details TBA. FYI Cubs.com/Convention.

January 17th, 8:00 pm, Brian Regan, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 17th, 8:00 pm, Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena, Aurora. $30.50 – $70.50 (when purchased in person). FYI https://events.paramountaurora.com/

January 18th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

January 18th, 2:00 pm, DAPHNE IN CONCERT, Conductor: David Afkham, House Debut, Miles Mykkanen. Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA. FYI https://www.seattleopera.org/performances-events/daphne-in-concert/

January 18th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Opera Theatre presents Discovery Concert: In America's Embrace. Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago.  $25-$65.  Tickets on sale August 15th.  FYI chicagooperatheater.org/

January 18th, 3:00 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago presents 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration Concert, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

January 18th, Doors open at 6:30 pm, Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. 21 and older.  All reserved seating.  Tickets start at $58.20.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 18th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Open Heart: MLK Tribute, Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/open-heart/

January 18th, 7:00 pm, A BENEFIT PERFORMANCE WITH JERRY SEINFELD, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. $96-$446. VIP Pre-Show Gala $801. FYI https://events.paramountaurora.com/online/mapSelect.asp

January 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Save Ferris, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

January 19th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Open Heart: MLK Tribute, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/open-heart/

January 20th, 6:30 pm, MØ - Playgirl World Tour, Outset Chicago, 1675 N. Elston, Chicago. Tickets start at $31. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 21st, 5:15-6:45 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opening Night Prelude Reception, Fine Arts Building, 3rd Floor Balcony, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $125-$250. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org

January 21st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Snow Strippers - Q1 2026 North America Tour / with EERA and Ksuuvi, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

January 21st, 8:30-10:15 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opening Night Post-Show Party, Fine Arts Building, Curtis Hall, 10th Floor, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $125-$250. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org

January 21st through February 1st, 8th edition of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Details TBA. FYI www.chicagopuppetfest.org.

January 21st through February 1st, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Free Neighborhood Tour. Stay tuned for dates, times and locations. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org

January 21st through February 1st, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents The Puppet Hub, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, fourth floor, Chicago. Check website for hours, FYI chicagopuppetfest.org

January 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents The Residents' Eskimo Live! Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

January 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jason Aldean: Full Throttle Tour, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson, Peoria. Tickets start at $44. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

January 22nd through 25th, Disney on Ice presents Jump In! Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 23rd, 7:00 pm, John Crist Live! Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 23rd, 7:30 pm, Nashville Live! In Concert: The Encore Tour, Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Rd, Rosemont. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 23rd, 7:30 pm, January 24th, 12:30 & 7:30 pm, January 25th, 2:30 pm, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks™ Live Glow-N-Fire, NOW Arena, 333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 23rd through February 8th, Silent Night with Ryan McKinny, Houston Grand Opera, 800 Preston St. Houston, Texas. FYI  https://www.houstongrandopera.org/contact-us

January 24th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Family Day, LIT! Site-Specific Installations by Maria Burundarena and Luftwerk, Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA), 101 W. 2nd Street at the lakefront, Michigan City. Free. FYI (219) 874-4900 or www.LubeznikCenter.org.

January 24th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Martin Lawrence, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older. Tickets start at $99.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

January 24th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Nacho Redondo En Vivo (En Español), Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

January 24th, 7:00 pm, John Crist Live! Effingham Performance Center, 1325 Outer Belt W, Effingham, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 24th, 7:30 pm, Martha Graham Dance Company, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets on sale May 5th.  FYI https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/events/buy-tickets/dance?utm_source=hive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hive_email_id_415441_25-26-season-announcement&h_sid=835818af3b-597fefb3f41bd259e8be9809

January 24th, 7:30 pm, Paula Poundstone, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

January 24th, 7:30 pm, Eliminator: The Ultimate ZZ Top Tribute, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $45.50. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com

January 24th through April 27th, Living with Modernism: Kelli Connell, Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 South Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst. Adults $18 (ages 18+), Seniors $15, Students $10, Children $5. FYI (630) 834-0202 or elmhurstartmuseum.org.

January 25th, 7:00 pm, Charlie Berens: The Lost and Found Tour, Prairie Home Alliance Theater, 203 Eastgate Drive, Washington, IL FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 26th, 5:30 pm PT, VEDEM: Art From Ashes in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Music of Remembrance, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/afa2026

January 27th & 28th, 8:00 pm ET, Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $85. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/aaron-lewis-and-the-stateliners...

**** January 29th, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm, Arts in Education, Finding North, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades 6-12.  $9. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

January 29th through February 1st, Disney on Ice presents Jump In! Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 30th, 7:00 pm, The Infamous Stringdusters with Mountain Grass Unit, Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport, Chicago. 17 & older. $39.96 - $59.68. FYI www.ticketweb.com 

January 30th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Comedian Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino Rockford, 7801 E State St, Rockford, IL  21 & older.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 30th, 7:00 pm ET, Rodney Carrington, Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 30th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Dean Lewis, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

January 30th through February 15th, Jake Heggie's INTELLIGENCE, Virginia Opera, Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA. FYI https://vaopera.org/subscriptions

January 30th through February 15th, Hansel and Gretel with Jamie Barton, Houston Grand Opera, 800 Preston St. Houston, Texas. FYI  https://www.houstongrandopera.org/contact-us

January 31st, 5:30 - 10:00 pm, Munster Chamber of Commerce 70th Annual Dinner Cirque du Soiree, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $150. FYI (219) 836-5549 or www.munsterchamber.org

January 31st, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Comedian Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $49.45.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

January 31st, 7:00 pm, Kathleen Madigan: The Day Drinking Tour, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $43. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 31st, 7:00 pm, Rodney Carrington, Effingham Performance Center, 1325 Outer Belt W, Effingham, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 31st, 7:30 pm, Patti LuPone - MATTERS OF THE HEART, The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 341-2300 or  www.auditoriumtheatre.org

January 31st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Cristela Alonzo: The Midlife Mixtape Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

January 31st, 7:30 pm, February 1st, 3:00 pm, Broadway through the Years, New Philharmonic with Conductor Kirk Muspratt.  Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

January 31st, 7:30 pm, Tomfoolery presents Just for Fun Comedy Night with Comedians Vince Carone, Marci (The one and only) Deloney, and Michael Palmenderi, Croatian Sons CFU Lodge 170, 8550 Taft Street, Merrillville. $25, $30 at the door. FYI (219) 228-0674 or www.tomfooleryfunclub.com

January 31st, 8:00 pm, Jam & Outback present David Spade - I Got A Feel For It, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. 16 & over. FYI www.axs.com

February 2026, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre presents Inside/Out: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER with Wilfredo Rivera & Joe Cerqua, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI CerquaRivera.org/schedule 

February 1st, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

February 1st, 3:00 pm, Drumline Live, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

February 1st, 6:30 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Closing Party, The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago. 18 & up. $35-$2,000. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org

February 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Del Water Gap: Chasing the Chimera World Tour / with Hannah Jadagu, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

**** February 5th, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm, Arts in Education, South Chicago Dance Theatre presents Dancing through the Great Migration, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades 5-12.  $9.FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

February 5th, 6:30 pm, Smart at Heart Trivia Fundraiser, presented by the Auditorium's Auxiliary Board, The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. All Ages to Enter, 21 & Over to Drink. FYI www.axs.com

February 5th, 7:00 pm, Renée Fleming in Recital — Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org

February 5th, 8:00 pm, GHOST: Skeletour World Tour 2026, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Avenue, Peoria. Tickets start at $69. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 8th, 8:00 pm ET, NEEDTOBREATHE: The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $82. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/needtobreathe?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_needtobreathe-0205_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

February 5th through 8th, Disney on Ice presents Jump In! Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 6th, 7:00 pm, Rascal Flatts: Life Is a Highway Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $46. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 6th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Deepcut Present THE ELOVATORS - SUNBURN TOUR 2026 with Special Guests Shwayze & JARV, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

February 6th, 7:30 pm ET, February 8th, 2:30 pm ET, INTELLIGENCE, Virginia Opera, Dominion Energy Center, 600 E. Grace St., Richmond, VA. FYI https://vaopera.org/subscriptions

February 6th, 8:00 pm, James Acoster, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $72. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 7th, 2:00 pm, Honoring the Opera Up Close Legacy with John Concepcion and Friends, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

February 7th, 7:00 pm, The Roaring 20s: A Celebration of America's Jazz Age, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St, La Porte, IN.  FYI (219) 362-9020 or www.lcso.net 

February 7th, 7:00 pm, Hannah Berner: None of My Business Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $55. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 7th, 7:30 pm, Trippin' Billies, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets start at $27. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 7th, 7:30 pm, Cirque Kalabanté, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

February 7th, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Academy presents Academy Chamber Music Concerts, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

February 11th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Opeth: The Last Will and Testament - North America Tour Pt. 2  / with Katatonia. Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, , 7Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

February 11th, 8:00 pm, SPKRBX & Jam Present Berner, Avondale Music Hall, 3336 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. 18 & over. $38.50, Meet & Greet $96.50. FYI https://wl.eventim.us/event/berner/

February 12th through 15th, Disney on Ice presents Jump In! United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 13th, 7:00 pm, Titanic: Live in Concert with the Chicago Philharmonic, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $67. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 13th, 7:00 pm, Lakeshore Community Concerts present Midatlantic Men, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie Street, Highland. FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org. 

February 13th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents UpDating, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

February 13th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Motion City Soundtrack & Say Anything: Winter Tour 2026, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

February 13th, 7:30 pm, Three American Troubadours, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows

February 13th, 8:00 pm (Just Added), February 14th, 5:00 pm; 8:00 pm SOLD OUT, February 15th, 8:00 pm SOLD OUT, Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 14th, 12:30 & 7:30 pm, February 15th, 12:30 pm, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks™ Live Glow-N-Fire, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson, Peoria. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 14th, 5:00 & 8:00 pm, The Second City: Laugh Harder Not Smarter - The Best of The Second City, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

February 14th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Jessica Kirson, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

February 14th, 7:30 pm ET, February 15th, 2:30 pm ET, INTELLIGENCE, Virginia Opera, Center for the Arts at George Mason University, 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA. FYI https://vaopera.org/subscriptions

February 15th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

February 15th, 2:30 pm, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra Spotlight Series: Stories with the Maestro (Kirk Muspratt), Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $30. FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org. 

February 15th, 3:00 pm, The Rat Pack, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

**** February 15th, 4:00 pm, Gabby's Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart, Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 15th, 7:00 pm, Dan Navarro, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php

February 17th through 22nd, Trinity Irish Dance Company, The Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY.  FYI https://trinityirishdancecompany.com/performances/ 

February 18th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Monolink - The Beauty of It All Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

February 18th, 8:00 pm ET, Boy George and Culture Club, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $115. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/boy-george-and-culture-club?cid...

February 20th, 7:00 pm, February 21st, 8:00 pm, Jim Gaffigan: Everything Is Wonderful! The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. FYI  www.ticketmaster.com 

February 20th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Rich Brian: Where Is My Head? 2026 World Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

February 21st, 7:00 - 11:00 pm, Giordano Dance Chicago's Studio 63 Gala, Ravenswood Event Center, 4011 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. Tickets go on sale at a later date. FYI www.giordanodance.org.

February 21st, 7:00 pm ET, Three Days Grace - Alienation Tour, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN Tickets start at $40. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 21st, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Academy presents Academy Orchestra Concert Conducted by Academy Director James Setapen, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

February 21st, 7:30 pm, Mania: The ABBA Tribute, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 21st, 8:00 pm, Jim Gaffigan: Everything is Wonderful! The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 22nd, 4:00 pm, Chopin in the City Festival presents Monsieur Chopin with Hersey Felder, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago. $37.40-$129.40. FYI https://my.harristheaterchicago.org/10843/10845

February 24th, 7:00 pm ET, Three Days Grace - Alienation Tour, Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton Street W, Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets start at $36. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 24th, 8:00 pm ET, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $65. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/trombone-shorty-and-orleans-ave...

February 25th, 7:00 pm ET, Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence, Ford Center,1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 27th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Method Man & Redman, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $65.35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

February 27th, 7:00 pm ET, Rodney Carrington, The Lerner Theatre, 410 S. Main Street, Elkhart, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 27th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Cat Power - The Greatest Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

**** February 27th through March 1st, Monster Jam Freestyle Mania, where Monster Jam® trucks team up with Freestyle Motocross (FMX) bikes to deliver gravity-defying skills and thrills. Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

February 28th, 6:30 pm, 95 WIIL ROCK & Q ROCK 100.7 Present Nothing More - Carnal Nature World Tour / with Catch Your Breath, Archers, Doobie, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

February 28th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents Sherri Shepherd: Make It Make Sense Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

February 28th, 7:30 pm, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets on sale May 5th.  FYI https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/events/buy-tickets/dance?utm_source=hive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hive_email_id_415441_25-26-season-announcement&h_sid=835818af3b-597fefb3f41bd259e8be9809

February 28th, 7:30 pm, 93XRT Presents Margo Price - Wild at Heart Tour, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago. $37.84, Pre-Show $150.19. FYI www.etix.com 

February 28th & March 1st, 7:30 pm, Rainbow Kitten Surprise: bones North American Tour with Common People, Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com  

February 28th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Nobu Woods Chimera Live Tour 2026, Subterranean, Upstairs, 2011 W. North Avenue, Chicago. 17 & over. $24.90, Meet & Greet, $121.80. FYI www.axs.com

February 28th & March 1st, Concert presentation, Act 2, Tristan und Isolde with Jamie Barton, Houston Grand Opera, 800 Preston St. Houston, Texas. FYI  https://www.houstongrandopera.org/contact-us

March 1st, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

March 1st, 5:00 (Just Added) & 7:30 pm (Sold Out), Jam Presents Mary Beth Barone: GALAXY BRAIN TOUR, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 3rd, 8:00 pm ET, Rod Stewart, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $275. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/rod-stewart?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_rod-stewart-0303_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

March 4th, 8:00 pm ET, Eli Young Band & Lanco, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $65. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/eli-young-band-and-lanco?cid=cc...

March 4th & 6th, 7:30 pm, March 8th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Opera Theatre presents Der Silbersee: A Winter’s Fairy Tale (The Silverlake). Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago.  $50-$150.  Tickets on sale August 15th.  FYI chicagooperatheater.org/

**** March 5th, 10:00 am, Arts in Education, All That Jazz presented by Govstate Theatre & Performance Studies Dance Performance, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades 5-12.  $9. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 5th, 6:00 pm, Three Days Grace, I Prevail - Hog Fest 2026, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI. Tickets start at $53. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

March 5th, 7:00 pm, Lakeshore Community Concerts present Chris Ruggiero: Teenage Dreams & Magic Moments, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie Street, Highland. FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org. 

March 5th, 8:00 pm, (New Date), Live Nation presents Darcy & Jer: Average at Best Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 5th, 8:00 pm ET, Joey Diaz: 62 & Still Singing, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $95. FYI FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/joey-diaz?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_joey-diaz-0305_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

**** March 6th, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm, Arts in Education, Click Clack Moo, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades K-4.  $9. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 6th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Still I Rise: Women's History Month, Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/open-heart/

March 6th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Marlon Wayans, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $51.55.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

March 6th, 7:30 pm, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra 84th Season & Maestro Kirk Muspratt's 25th Anniversary Season. Spellbound includes Prokofiev’s Cinderella with narration by Phil Potempa and Stravinsky's Firebird. Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point. $49-$89 for the 4 concert season. FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org. 

March 6th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Frankie Quiñones, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

March 6th, 7:30 pm, International Guitar Night, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

March 6th, 7:30 pm, March 7th, 12:30 & 7:30 pm, March 8th, 2:30 pm, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks™ Live Glow-N-Fire, BMO Center, 398 Elm Street, Rockford. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 6th, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago presents One Composer, One Community (TBT), Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

March 6th, 8:00 pm, Thalia Hall & Jam Present The Record Company - Give It Back To You 10th Anniversary Tour, Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Alport St., Chicago. Seated Balcony $68.19, GA Standing $44.12. FYI www.ticketweb.com 

March 7th, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, GovState & Performance Arts Studies: All That Jazz, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 7th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Boy George & Culture Club, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $84.35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

March 7th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, Still I Rise: Women's History Month, Harris Theatre for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/open-heart/

March 7th, 7:30 pm, The Ten Tenors, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

March 7th, 7:30 pm, March 8th, 3:00 pm, Turn It Out with Tyler Peck & Friends, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/events/detail/tiler-peck-friends-902500

March 7th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Peaches - No Lube So Rude Tour with Special Guest Cortisa Star, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

March 7th, 8:00 pm, The Early November & HelloGoodbye: 20 Years Young, Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Avenue, Chicago. 18 & over. $47.44. FYI www.dice.fm

March 7th, 8:00 pm, Charlie Berens: The Lost and Found Tour, Coronado Theatre, 314 N Main St, Rockford, IL FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 8th, 3:00 pm, The New World, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, Holdcraft Performing Arts Center, 1200 Spring Street, Michigan City, IN.  FYI (219) 362-9020 or www.lcso.net 

March 8th, 3:00 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 3 (followed by Spring Benefit), world premiere created for Orion by Ephraim Champion, along with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11, and Anton Arensky’s Trio in D minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 32. New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

March 8th, 6:30 pm, OHO Productions present Swanky by Sindhu Vee, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago. Tickets start at $65. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 9th, 7:00 pm, Three Days Grace -  Alienation Tour, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Rd., Rosemont. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 9th, 7:30 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 3, world premiere created for Orion by Ephraim Champion, along with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11, and Anton Arensky’s Trio in D minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 32. The PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

March 10th, 7:30 pm, BENEE, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $35.82, VIP $140.75. FYI www.etix.com

March 11th, 8:00 pm ET. Charlie Crockett, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $75. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/charley-crockett?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_charlet-crockett-0311_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

March 12th, 6:00 pm ET, Peppa Pig: My First Concert, Paramount Theatre, 1124 Meridian St, Anderson, IN. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 13th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents GenX Takeover Comedy Tour Featuring Kelly Manno, The Professor Nick Harrison, Dadbod Veteran (Jon Wellington), The Real Slim Sherri and Justin Rupple [host], The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

March 13th, 7:30 pm, March 14th, 2:00 pm, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 25th Anniversary – Live In Concert, The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 13th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Railroad Earth - 25th Anniversary Tour / with Armchair Boogie, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. 18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

March 13th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents NATALIE JANE: the world I didn't want world tour, Avondale Music Hall, 3336 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. $33, Meet & Greet $220. FYI https://wl.eventim.us/event/natalie-jane/669287?afflky=AvondaleMusicHall

March 13th, 8:00 pm, Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2026, Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust Street, Evansville, IN Tickets start at $45. FYI www.ticketmaster. 

March 13th & 14th, 6:30 pm, Gaelic Storm, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets start at $45. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

March 14th, 7:00 pm, Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2026, Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Avenue, Champaign, IL $39.50/$49.50/$69.50/$79.50. FYI https://thevirginia.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1082

March 14th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Rory Scovel: Know Your Enemy Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

March 14th, 7:30 pm, Drum Tao, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

March 15th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

March 15th, 1:00 & 4:00 pm, Peppa Pig: My First Concert, George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

March 15th, 3:00 pm PT, Echoes of Conscience: Voices of the French resistance, Concert Highlights: The spirit of Josephine Baker with chanteuse Jacqueline Tabor; World Premiere Dance Commission, Darius Milhaud, La Creation du Monde, Donald Byrd, Spectrum Dance Theater. Music of Remembrance, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/echoes

March 15th, 7:00 pm, Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2026, Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL. Tickets start at $53. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 15th, 7:30 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 3, world premiere created for Orion by Ephraim Champion, along with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11, and Anton Arensky’s Trio in D minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 32. Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

March 15th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun Tour 2026  / with Amelia Moore, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

March 16th, 7:00 pm, March 17th, 1:00 pm, Artists Lounge Live presents FEELIN' GROOVY: Michael Mahler sings Paul Simon, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

March 17th, 7:30 pm, bbno$: The Internet Explorer Tour, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago. Tickets start at $57. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 17th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Lucero: Celebrating 20 years of “Nobody's Darlings", Lucero will play the album in its entirety followed by a set of songs from the band’s catalog. The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

March 18th, 8:00 pm ET. Wayne Newton, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $60. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/wayne-newton?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_wayne-newton-0318_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_

March 19th, 7:00 pm, Lakeshore Community Concerts present Here Come the Judds: A Tribute, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie Street, Highland. FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org. 

March 19th through 29th, The Crucible with Ryan McKinny & J’Nai Bridges, Washington National Opera, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC. FYI https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/

March 20th, 7:00 pm, Kevin James: Eat the Frog, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 20th, 7:00 pm, Rodney Carrington, Hard Rock Live Rockford, Hard Rock Casino, 7801 E. State Street, Rockford. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 20th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Evan Honer - It's A Long Road Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

March 20th, 7:30 pm, Kickstand & Jam Present Sons of Legion – Soul to SØL Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 20th, 8:00 pm, Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $50. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 21st, 7:00 pm, John Crist Live! Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 21st, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Academy presents Academy Chamber Music Concerts, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

March 21st, 7:30 pm, Center Stage Icons: 30th Anniversary Celebration with the Rostons, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 21st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Bryce Crawford: I Love Jesus U.S. Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 21st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Two Feet: The Next Steps Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

March 21st, 8:00 pm, Jam & NiteLite Presents The High Kings - The Rocky Road Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

March 21st, 8:00 pm, Kevin James: Eat the Frog, Fox Cities PAC, 400 W. College Avenue, Appleton, WI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 22nd, 3:00 pm, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre presents Inside/Out: TROUBLE IN MIND with Monique Haley & Joe Cerqua, Epiphany Center for the Arts - The Sanctuary, 201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $15-$20. FYI CerquaRivera.org/schedule

March 22nd, 3:00 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale, Choir Plus, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

March 23rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents kwn: Tour 2026, Riviera Thatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

**** March 25th, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm, Arts in Education, Professor Wow's Fun-Believable Science Show, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades K-8.  $9. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 26th, 7:30 pm, The Hives with the Chats, Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $59. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

**** March 27th, 7:00 pm, TheaterWorksUSA The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

March 27th, 8:00 pm, Live Nation Presents Sticky Fingers: Live in North America / with Ruby Waters, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 27th & 28th, 8:00 pm, AC2: An Intimate Evening With Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen, The Chicago Theater, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $86. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

March 27th through 29th, Riverdance 30 - The Next Generation, Paramount Theater, 23 E. Galena, Aurora. $61-176 (VIP experience). FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com 

March 28th, 4:00 (Just added) & 7:30 pm (Sold out), One Night of Queen, Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/

March 28th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Margaret Cho: Choligarchy, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

March 28th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Tap Theatre Unleash the Beats, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

March 28th, 7:30 pm, Auditorium Philms presents Raiders of the Lost Ark - 45th Anniversary In Concert with the Chicago Philharmonic, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

March 28th, Red Clay Dance Company’s La Femme Dance Festival, Harris Theatre for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. FYI redclaydance.com/season17.

March 29th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park's Indoor Farmers Market, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 1750 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. For a full list of vendors & activities, visit WickerParkBucktown.com/FarmersMarket 

March 29th, 12:00 pm, Remy Bumppo's 2026 Annual Benefit, Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. $250, $125 under 40. FYI 773-244-8119, x306 or https://aesbid.com/ELP/REMY26/Tickets

March 29th, 2:30 pm, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra Spotlight Series: Requiem for the Living with the Symphony Chorus, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $30. FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org. 

April 2nd, 8:00 pm ET, Adam Ray: Who Is Me Tour, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $30. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/adam-ray?cid=cc029_entertainment_casino_adam-ray-0402_email_october-entertainment_get-tickets_10032025_marketing_-_-

April 2nd through 4th, Shen Yun, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena, Aurora. $81 – $201 (when purchased in person). FYI https://events.paramountaurora.com/

April 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 7:30 pm ET, THE ELEMENTS, Joshua Bell Concerto, Spring 2026 Tour, Naples Philharmonic, Conductor: Alexander Shelley, Artis Naples - The Baker Museum, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples, FL. FYI https://artisnaples.org/subscriptions/masterworks

April 4th, 7:30 pm, The Last Dinner Party: From the Pyre Tour, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago. Tickets start at $96. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

April 6th through 29th, House Premiere, INNOCENCE, Metropolitan Opera, Conductor: Susanna Mälkki, with Miles Mykkanen. Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York, NY. FYI https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/innocence/

April 8th & 9th, 7:30 pm ET, Canadian Premiere, THE ELEMENTS, Joshua Bell Concerto, Spring 2026 Tour, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Conductor: Alexander She, ley, Southam Hall, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada.  FYI https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/38412

April 9th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Outback Present Are You Garbage: Back on the Block Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

April 10th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents Ruslan KD "Godly Ambition Tour" Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

April 10th, 7:00 pm, April 11th, 2:00 pm, Mary Poppins in Concert, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org.

April 10th & 11th, 7:30 pm, Season 63 "Ignite the Soul" Giordano Dance Chicago, Harris Theater for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. $46.80-$117.30. FYI www.harristheaterchicago.org.

April 10th, 7:30 pm, RAYE - This Tour May Contain New Music with special guests Absolutely and Amma, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $72. FYI www.ticketmaster.com  

April 10th, 8:00 pm, Chelsea Handler: The High and Mighty Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $51. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

April 11th, 5:00 pm, Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence, Bank of Springfield Center, Convention Center Plaza #1, Springfield, IL FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

April 11th, 7:30 pm, The Fab Four: Tribute to the Beatles' "HELP!" and the Hits, Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford. Tickets start at $41. FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

April 11th, 7:30 pm, April 12th, 3:00 pm, Harp of Ages and Pictures at an Exhibition, Guest Harpist Nichole Young, New Philharmonic with Conductor Kirk Muspratt.  McAninch Arts Center’s Belushi Performance Hall, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  Subscriptions on sale now; individual tickets go on sale summer 2025.  $60.  FYI www.AtTheMAC.org. 

April 11th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Goldford: Space of the Heart Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

April 12th & 13th, 8:00 pm, Mammoth Presents Hatsuni Miku: EXPO - 2025 North America, Auditorium Theater, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

April 15th, Re-engagement for world premiere of Ryan Carter’s immersive piano concerto featuring live electronic sound and video, paired with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 & Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals.  London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Lidiya Yankovskaya, Royal Festival Hall, London, England. FYI https://lpo.org.uk/

April 16th, 7:00 pm, World Ballet Company: Cinderella, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet. Tickets start at $53. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

**** April 17th, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm, Arts in Education, Pete the Cat, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park.  Grades PreK-3.  $9. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

April 17th, 6:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Handyman Hal Comes to Town, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

April 17th, 7:00 pm, Stuff You Should Know Live, Auditorium Theater, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $54. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

April 17th, 8:00 pm, Michael McIntyre: Hello America! The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $95. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

April 18th, 7:00 pm, Felipe Esparza - At My Leisure World Tour, Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $56. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

April 18th, Explore Your Lyric, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org.

April 18th, 7:00 pm, Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Experience, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St, La Porte, IN.  FYI (219) 362-9020 or www.lcso.net 

April 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Thalia Hall Present Ratboys: When the Sun Explodes Tour 2026 / with Free Range, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

April 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents WITCHZ presents ENTER AFTERLIFE World Tour 2026, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com 

April 21st, 8:00 pm ET. Maren Morris: The Dreamsicle Tour 2026, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $45. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/maren-morris?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_maren-morris-0421_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

April 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Alice Phoebe Lou: Oblivion Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

April 22nd, 8:00 pm ET. Boys Like Girls: The Soundtrack of Your Life Tour, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $85. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/boys-like-girls?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_boys-like-girls-0422_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

April 24th, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Ledbetter Heights, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

April 24th, 7:00 pm, Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $43. FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

April 24th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents The Growlers, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

April 24th & 25th, Bluebeard’s Castle with Ryan McKinny in title role, Co-production between Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha, Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE. FYI https://www.omahasymphony.org/

April 24th through 26th, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets on sale May 5th.  FYI https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/events/buy-tickets/dance?utm_source=hi...

April 25th, 3:00 pm ET, Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence, Fox Theatre Detroit, 2211 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI FYI www.ticketmaster.com

April 25th, 7:30 pm, Rising Stars in Concert, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org.

April 25th, 7:30 pm, Lizzy and the Triggermen, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park. FYI https://www.govst.edu/cpa-events/

April 25th, 8:00 pm, Puscifer: The Normal Isn't Tour, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

April 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Zarna Garg: Million Dollar Excuses, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

April 27th, 7:30 pm, Waxahatchie & MJ Lenderman with Special Guest Brennan Wedl, Auditorium Theater, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.asx.com

April 29th, 8:00 pm ET, Demi Lovato: It's Not That Deep Tour, Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com  

April 30th & May 1st, 7:30 pm, May 2nd, 12:00 pm, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre 2026 Spring Concert Series, Location TBA. Tickets on sale at a later date at CerquaRivera.org/schedule

May 1st, 8:00 pm, Demi Lovato: It's Not That Deep Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

May 1st & 2nd, 7:30 pm, May 3rd, 2:30 pm, World Premiere, EARTH: A CHORAL SYMPHONY, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: John DeMain, Soprano: Ailyn Pérez. Overture Hall, 201 State Street, Madison, WI. Tickets from $20. FYI https://madisonsymphony.org/event/voiceseternal

May 2nd, 7:00 pm, Matteo Lane: We Gotta Catch Up! The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

May 2nd, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Academy presents Academy Chamber Music Concerts, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

May 2nd, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Calum Scott: The Avenoir Tour 2026, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

May 2nd & 3rd, Asian American Arts Chicago (AAAC) announces EVOLUTION: ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS FESTIVAL, a two-day celebration of the transformation and creativity of Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian artists, performers and makers, in association with Lookingglass Theatre. Lookingglass Theatre, Water Tower Water Works, 163 E. Pearson St. at Michigan Ave., Chicago. Application forms at https://aaac.art/evolution-arts-festival/. 

May 2nd through 20th, Rusalka with Jamie Barton as Ježibaba, Opéra Bastille, Opera National de Paris, Pl. de la Bastille, 75012 Paris, France. FYI https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/visits/opera-bastille

May 3rd, 3:00 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 4, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (1962); selected solo movements by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Robert Schumann’s Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 44 with Guests, violist, Stephen Boe & violinist, Mathias Tacke. New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

May 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Caifanes, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 3rd, 7:30 pm, 93XRT Presents The New Pornagraphers with support from Will Sheff (of Okkervil River), Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $44.93. FYI www.etix.com 

May 4th, 7:30 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 4, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (1962); selected solo movements by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Robert Schumann’s Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 44 with Guests, violist, Stephen Boe & violinist, Mathias Tacke. The PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

May 6th, 7:30 pm, NewDad with Freak Slug, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago. $37.84.  FYI www.etix.com 

May 7th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Mika - Spinning Out Tour North America, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 7th & 9th, 7:30 pm, May 10th, 2:30 pm, THE ELEMENTS, Joshua Bell Concerto, Spring 2026 Tour, Houston Symphony, Conductor: Juraj Valčuha, Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX. FYI https://houstonsymphony.org/performance/joshua-bell-the-elements-concert

May 8th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, American Rhapsody: Season Finale, Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/american-rhapsody/

May 8th, Jam & Outback Present Harland Williams - COMZILLA Comedy Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 8th & 9th, TBA, Lyric Wine Auction 2026, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/wineauction. 

May 9th, 8:30 pm, Alejandro Fernández: de Rey a Rey, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $52. FYI www.ticketmaste.com 

May 10th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Sinfonietta, Ignite 2025-26, American Rhapsody: Season Finale, Northwestern University, Pick-Staiger Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. FYI https://chicagosinfonietta.org/american-rhapsody/

May 10th, 7:30 pm, Orion Ensemble Concert 4, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (1962); selected solo movements by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Robert Schumann’s Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 44 with Guests, violist, Stephen Boe & violinist, Mathias Tacke. Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. $30, Seniors (65+) $25, Students (13+) $15; children (12 & under) free. FYI (630) 628-9591 or orionensemble.org.

May 14th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Ivy, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 15th, 8:00 pm, Whose Live Anyway, Coronado Theatre, 314 N Main St, Rockford, IL FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

May 16th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Matt McCusker: Healing Frequency Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 16th, 7:30 pm, Whose Live Anyway, Prairie Home Alliance Theatre, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

May 17th, 2:00 pm, An Afternoon with David Sedaris, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $80. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

May 17th, 4:00 pm PT, Music of Remembrance Opera Commission, World Premiere, The Dialogue of Memories: Music of Remembrance, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/memories

May 19th, 6:00 & 8:00 pm, “Giordano on Giordano” Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Tickets on sale at a later date. FYI www.giordanodance.org.

May 19th & 20th, 7:30 pm, Joe Jackson, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

May 20th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Chet Faker, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & older.  FYI www.axs.com

May 20th, 7:30 pm PT. Music of Remembrance Opera Commission, The Dialogue of Memories, Music of Remembrance, Presidio Theatre, 99 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/memoriess

May 22nd, 7:30 pm, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra 84th Season & Maestro Kirk Muspratt's 25th Anniversary Season. The Music of Tina Turner with singers LaKisha Jones, Nova Y. Payton, and Armando Imagines. Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older. $49-$89 for the 4 concert season. FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org. 

May 23rd, 7:30 pm, May 24th, 3:00 pm, Music of Remembrance Opera Commission, The Dialogue of Memories, Music of Remembrance, Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/memorieschi

May 24th, 7:00 pm ET, Alter Bridge: What Lies Within Tour, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL.  21 & over. Tickets start at $60. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/alter-bridge?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_alter-bridge-0524_email_september-entertainment_get-tickets_9052025_marketing_-_-

May 30th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Opera Theatre presents Trusted: Concert World Premiere, Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya. Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago.  $30-$70.  Tickets on sale August 15th.  FYI chicagooperatheater.org/

May 30th, 7:30 pm, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Auditorium Theater, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.asx.com

May 30th, 7:30 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Academy presents Academy Orchestra Concert, 20th Anniversary Celebration, Conducted by Academy Director James Setapen, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

May 30th through June 21st, THE MAGIC FLUTE, Los Angeles Opera, Conductor: James Conlon, House Debut, Miles Mykkanen. Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. FYI https://www.laopera.org/performances/2026/the-magic-flute

May 31st, 3:00 pm, The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale Concert, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Free. FYI musicinst.org.

June 1st, 7:00 pm, June 2nd, 1:00 pm, Artists Lounge Live presents Let's Hang On: A Rock 'N Roll Party, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

June 4th through 6th, Peter Lieberson’s Neruda Songs with Jamie Barton, Minnesota Orchestra, Conductor: Thomas Søndergård, 1111 Nicollet Mall (11th Street at Peavey Plaza), Minneapolis, MN FYI https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org

June 7th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Justin Willman: One for the Ages Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

June 13th, 7:00 pm, Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $53. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

June 16th, 7:30 pm, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN. Tickets start at $56. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

June 27th, 8:00 pm, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $61. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

July 3rd, ARCA Menard Series Race, Joliet Speedway, 500 Speedway Blvd, Joliet. Tickets start at $25. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

July 3rd, 8:00 pm ET, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Acrisure Amphitheater, 201 Market Street SW, Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets start at $43. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

July 7th, 7:30 pm ET, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson Street, Saginaw, MI. Tickets start at $41. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

July 11th, Time TBD, John Mulaney: Mister Whatever, Wrigley Field, Clark & Addison, Chicago. www.livenation.com 

July 21st, 6:30 pm ET, Leonard Skynyrd with Loverboy, Pine Knob Music Center, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Clarkston, MI. Tickets start at $49. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

July 26th, 8:00 pm ET. Adam Ray: Who Is Me Tour, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at $30. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/adam-ray?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_adam-ray-0726_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

August 1st, 6:30 pm ET, Leonard Skynyrd with Loverboy, Acrisure Amphitheater, 201 Market SW, Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets start at $50. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

August 3rd, 5th & 6th, 8:00 pm, Ariana Grande - The Eternal Sunshine Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

August 6th, 5:30 pm ET, Foo Fighters: Take Cover Tour 2026 / with Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy, Ford Field, 2000 Brush Street, Detroit, MI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

August 6th, 7:30 pm ET, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Ruoff Music Center, 2880 E 146th St, Noblesville, IN. Tickets start at $31. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

August 7th, 6:30 pm ET, Leonard Skynyrd with Loverboy, Ruoff Music Center, 2880 E 146th St, Noblesville, IN. Tickets start at $37. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

August 8th, 5:30 pm, Foo Fighters: Take Cover Tour 2026 / with Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy, Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

August 15th, 6:30 pm, Leonard Skynyrd with Loverboy, Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park. Tickets start at $37. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

September 3rd, 6:30 pm ET, O.A.R. THREE DECADES TOUR, Everwise Amphitheatre at White River State Park, 801 W Washington St, Indianapolis. Tickets start at $30. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

September 4th, 7:30 pm ET, AC / DC: POWER UP TOUR 2026, Notre Dame Stadium, 2010 Moose Krause Circle, Notre Dame, IN. Tickets start at $106. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

September 5th, 6:30 pm ET, O.A.R. THREE DECADES TOUR, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Freedom Hill County Park, 14900 Metro Pkwy, Sterling Heights, MI. Tickets start at $30. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

September 6th, 6:30 pm, O.A.R. THREE DECADES TOUR, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $33. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

September 14th, 7:00 pm, September 15th, 1:00 pm, Artists Lounge Live presents friends in low places: Brandon Bennett sings Garth Brooks, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

September 22nd, 7:15 pm, Iron Maiden: Run for Your Lives World Tour 2026, Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Avenue, Tinley Park. Tickets start at $70. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 8th through 18th, Chicago Fashion Week® (CHIFW), 11-day lineup of special events. Events, locations & dates TBD. FYI www.chicagofashionweek.com 

October 13th, 7:30 pm, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria, IL. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 15th, 7:30 pm ET, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN. Tickets start $51. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 16th, 7:30 pm, Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $43. FYI www.ticketmaster.com  

October 16th, 8:00 pm, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Resch Center, 820 Armed Forces Drive, Green Bay, WI. FYI www.ticketstar.evenue.net

October  17th, 8:00 pm, "Weird Al" Yankovich: Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI Tickets start at $51. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 25th, 7:00 pm, Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 3rd, 7:00 pm, Three Days Grace -  Alienation Tour, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL   Tickets start at $38. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 7th, 8:00 pm, Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 8th, 7:00 pm, Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 12th, 6:30 pm ET. O.A.R.: Three Decades Tour with Special Guest Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, 5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL. 21 & over. Tickets start at  $80. FYI https://casino.hardrock.com/tampa/events/oar?cid=cc029_entertainment_entertainment_o.a.r.-1112_email_november-entertainment_get-tickets_11072025_marketing_-_-

December 14th, 7:00 pm, December 15th, 1:00 pm, Artists Lounge Live presents A Motown Christmas: Chester Gregory, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com