The Schaumburg Boomers chased the starter for the Lake Erie Crushers early for the second consecutive night, building a 5-0 lead after two innings en route to an 11-3 victory at Wintrust Field on Wednesday night.

**** Recommended  I loved watching the company of Trinity Irish Dance 35 performing in the intimate Edlis Neeson Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art.  The dancers are strong, athletic and precise while executing some of the most difficult dance steps you’ll ever see and it was a lot easier to watch their footwork in the smaller space. By the way, they are nothing like the Irish dancers you see everywhere around St. Pat’s Day.  What they do is more like an Irish drill team than Riverdance.  In fact, it’s a hybrid of Irish step and American tap.  An Irish band onstage makes the performance even more unique.  4 BIG Spotlights

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Lucid Theater to stage comedy BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY by WELLS AND WELLES playwright Amy Crider, August 1-17 at the Edge Theatre || ris Sowlat will direct Kristie Berger, Kathleen Ruhl, Christopher Hainsworth, and Harriet Fardon in World Premiere comedy

Marriott Theatre Continues 50th Anniversary Season with Vibrant New Jukebox Musical, Always Something There… || A World Premiere Musical Mixtape!

Announcing programming for Chicago's legendary Old Town Art Fair, now celebrating its 75th Anniversary

Four world-class opera artists to join Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness || The esteemed group of classical vocalists join Billy Corgan to perform operatically expanded new versions of alternative rock hits in world-premiere performances in November. || "The music of Billy Corgan was the soundtrack of my youth, and I am so excited to collaborate on a project that combines the two genres of alternative rock and classical music." – Sydney Mancasola

Writers Theatre concludes its 2024/25 Season with the World Premiere of Dhaba on Devon Avenue || Written by Madhuri Shekar || Directed by Chay Yew || Produced in partnership with TimeLine Theatre Company || June 19th – July 27th

New public art exhibit blooms in Chicago’s Greektown, with Flowering Grecian Urns along Halsted Street || June 5, 2025 through May 2026

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES IRAQ, BUT FUNNY PROGRAMS AND ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES, FREE NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, A NEW WORKS FESTIVAL AND MORE || New Accessibility, Education and Community Programming for Iraq, But Funny Includes Improv Workshops, Special Events and Talkbacks for Emerging Artists, Women and Femme Artists, the SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) Community and Others || Sunset 1919 Returns in July, Summer Camps Begin in August and Dates Announced for “Night Out in the Parks” Performances and the Launch of the Inaugural “GglassFest” New Works Festival