The Schaumburg Boomers were swept in a three-game series for the first time this season as the Evansville Otters came from behind for the third consecutive game to tally a 4-2 in the finale of the weekend road series.

Chicago’s only chalk art festival Chalk Howard Street announces entertainment programming and vendors || Saturday, August 26th || A free, immersive experience for the public to interact with and create street art, featuring nationally renowned 3D and 2D chalk artists, live music, dance, food, drinks and more!

The Light, Collaboraction’s youth artist/activist ensemble, to glow up Chicago this summer with live shows in the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series

The Schaumburg Boomers built a 4-0 lead but could not hold on in suffering a 6-4 defeat on the road at the hands of the Evansville Otters on Saturday night.

Visit DNR at the Indiana State Fair

The DNR Building is the place to be during the Indiana State Fair. The fair runs through Aug. 20, excluding Mondays and Tuesdays.

IN MY GRANNY’S GARDEN BY PEARL CLEAGE COMES TO CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN IN GOODMAN THEATRE’S FIRST PARTNERSHIP WITH THE “IMPORTANT COMMUNITY TREASURE” || ***CLEAGE’S FAMILY-FRIENDLY, HANDS-ON THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE ENJOYS TWO ENCORE PERFORMANCES AT THE GARDEN ON AUGUST 20 AT 10:30AM AND 12:30PM, FOLLOWING APPEARANCES IN 13 CHICAGO PARKS (AUGUST 3-19) IN THE 3RD ANNUAL COLLABORATION WITH CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT AND DCASE***

SINGLE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR ALL MAC, NEW PHILHARMONIC AND BUFFALO THEATRE ENSEMBLE 2023-2024 SEASON SHOWS JULY 27 || Exciting Roster of Shows Includes the Legendary Funk/Soul/R&B band Tower of Power; “When You Wish Upon a Star: A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney” featuring The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s House Band; a Talk by Kate Moore, Author of “The Woman They Could Not Silence;” the Sensational A Cappella Ensemble Voctave and More

WNDR MUSEUM AND THE NEW VANGUARD’S “CREATIVES OF COLOR” PROGRAM CONTINUES ITS SERIES WITH AN INSTALLATION BY CHICAGO HAIR ARTIST SHANI CROWE || Crowe Debuts “DOME,” an Interactive Sculpture that Reimagines African Hair || The Year-Long “Creatives of Color” Program is a Partnership between WNDR Museum and The New Vanguard is Designed to Uplift and Celebrate Chicago BIPOC Artists

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Program Curators for 2024 Edition, Platforming Global-Local Perspectives from Major Institutions in the Region || Amara Antilla, Senior Curator at Large at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) and Rosario Güiraldes, Curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis to Curate EXPO CHICAGO's Robust IN/SITU and EXPOSURE Programs

Art Barn School of Art Hosts 7th Annual Art Blitz, Fall Art Festival