Kulturschmetterling Kalender- ARTS EVENTS LIST FOR CHICAGO

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Areas: BP-Bridgeport DT-downtown RN-River North N-north side LS-Logan Square WP-Wicker Park HB-Humboldt Park RD-Randolph District P-Pilsen S-south side HP-Hyde Park NW-northwest side CW-Central West SW-southwest side SB-suburbs OT-out of town

Event Types: A-art gallery B-music BT-bike tour C-reading, lecture E-Fest, fair, parade F-film, video screening G-theater, dance, performance H-party, fundraiser T-tour U-unusual event

Events are free unless otherwise noted. Events in bold red are official KB gatherings. Other street fairs are listed here To submit an event, write hey at fengi dot com (spelled out to avoid spambots). Updated 7/3/2009

 

JULY

Day

Time

What

Where

Area

Type

7/03

12p

Sweet Escape: A Bake Sale

Roots and Culture 1034 N. Milwaukee

WP

A

7/03

6p-9p

This Is 606, Reception

Architrouve 1433 W. Chicago

N

A

7/03

7:30p

Play - The Improvised Shakespeare Company $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/03

7:30p-9:30p

St Paul’s Cultural Center 2215 W North Avenue

The First Friday Poetry Series

WP

C

7/03

8p

The Red Coat Party

Miska's Bar. 2156 W Belmont

N

H

7/03

9p

44 Presidents musical celebration featuring many local musicians

The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia

WP

B

7/04

10a-10p

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL)

Washington Park 55th & Cottage Grove

HP

E

7/04

1:30p

Independence Day concert

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/04

2p

Jason Adasiewicz, solo vibraphone

Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery 1120 N. Ashland Ave.

WP

B

7/04

2p-6p

Salad-Church-Exercise", a show about self-improvement through self-denial. Opening

Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219 S. Morgan

BP

A

7/04

6p

Francis Harold and the Holograms plays

Permanent Records 1914 W. Chicago Ave.

WP

B

7/04

7:30p

Play - The Improvised Shakespeare Company $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/05

10a-10p

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL)

Washington Park 55th & Cottage Grove

HP

E

7/05

2p

Sleepwalking through the Mekong follows Los Angeles-based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform '60s and '70s Cambodian rock n' roll

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/05

6:30p

Play - The Improvised Shakespeare Company $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/06

12p

Edible Audible Picnic - Experimental Sound Studio presents audio art pieces by local, national, and international artists.

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/07

5:15p

Swiss Originals: Music of Samuel Burckhardt & Stephan Grieder - Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of Switzerland

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

7/07

6:30p

Old Town School of Folk Music / Pre-Fest Kick-off

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

7/07

7p-8:30p

Tuesday Funk Reading

Flourish Bakery 1138 W. Bryn Mawr

N

C

7/07

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Mamma Mia! The Movie (PG-13)

Erie Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.

N

F

7/07

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Wizard of Oz (G)

Sheridan Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St.

CW

F

7/07

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Mamma Mia! The Movie (PG-13)

South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.

S

F

7/08

5p-7p

Christian Alamy signs the comic Green Lantern #43.

Challengers Comics + Conversation 1845 N. Western

WP

C

7/08

6:30p

Paloma Delight (Délice Paloma) Directed by Nadir Moknèche, France, 2007 French and Arabic with English subtitles. 134 minutes.

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/08

6:30p

Anton Bruckner's 4th, Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/08

7:30p

Play - Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Loser of the Night,$17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/08

7p

Series A poets Mary Kasimor and Carrie Hunter.

Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell

HP

C

7/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Gompers Park, 4222 W. Foster Ave.

N

F

7/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Igor (PG)

Gross Park, 2708 W. Lawrence Ave.

N

F

7/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Party Time (Spanish film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers St.

NW

F

7/09

6:30p-8p

Music Without Borders: Lura and Chiwoniso

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/09

7:30p

Nathan Rabin presents The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought to You by Pop Culture.

Barnes & Noble 1441 W. Webster

N

C

7/09

7:30p

Play - Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Loser of the Night,$17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/09

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa

Chopin Park, 3420 N. Long Ave.

NW

F

7/09

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Pasteur Park, 5825 S. Kostner Ave.

S

F

7/10

12p-8p

Great Performers of Illinois 2009

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

7/10

5:30p

World's Largest Block Party with Ben Folds, Gavin DeGraw, Collective Soul, and others

Madison & Des Plaines

CW

E

7/10

6:30p

Gilbert and Sullivan: Selections from Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/10

6p

Double Dagger plays

Permanent Records 1914 W. Chicago Ave.

WP

B

7/10

6p

Peter Frederiksen: Embroideries

The Compound 1914 S. Jefferson

P

A

7/10

6p-10p

Jeff Fest

Higgins & Milwaukee

NW

E

7/10

7:30p

Play - Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Loser of the Night,$17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/10

7p

James Kennedy reads from his novel The Order of Odd-Fish

Quimby's 1854 W. North

WP

C

7/10

7p-10p

Emerging Writers Literary Fair + Book Launch (With a Catapult), Debut of the Chicago Underground Library's Public Donation Boxes

Jupiter Outpost 1139 W. Fulton Market

RD

H

7/10

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave.

NW

F

7/10

tba

Irish American Heritage Festival $14

Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox

N

E

7/11

12p-10p

Rock Around the Block

3200 N. Lincoln Ave.

N

E

7/11

12p-10p

West Fest

Chicago Ave. & Damen

WP

E

7/11

12p-10p

Jeff Fest

Higgins & Milwaukee

NW

E

7/11

12p-10p

Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

Welles Park 4400 N. Lincoln Ave.

N

E

7/11

12p-6p

11th Annual "I Have A Vision" Community Gospel Festival

Grand Crossing Park 7655 S. Ingleside Ave.

S

E

7/11

5:30p

World's Largest Block Party with Ben Folds, Gavin DeGraw, Collective Soul, and others

Madison & Des Plaines

CW

E

7/11

6:30p-11p

Great Performers of Illinois 2009

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

7/11

7:30p

Gilbert and Sullivan: Selections from Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/11

7:30p

Play - Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Loser of the Night,$17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/11

7p

Brian Costello hosts readings of third-person stories by Chicago writers.

Book Cellar4736 N. Lincoln

N

C

7/11

7p

Librarian Rory Litwin discusses his imprint, Library Juice Press.

Quimby's 1854 W. North

WP

C

7/11

9a-4p

Tour de Fat

Palmer Square 3100 W. Palmer

HB

E

7/11

9a-6p

"I Hear The Music in The Air" Musical Festival

Moore Park 5085 W. Adams

CW

E

7/11

tba

West Fest with Local H, Red Red Meat, 1900s, Mucca Pazza, and others

Chicago between Damen & Wood

WP

E

7/11

tba

Irish American Heritage Festival $14

Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox

N

E

7/12

12p-10p

West Fest

Chicago Ave. & Damen

WP

E

7/12

12p-10p

Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

Welles Park 4400 N. Lincoln Ave.

N

E

7/12

12p-9p

Rock Around the Block

3200 N. Lincoln Ave.

N

E

7/12

7:30p

Play - Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Loser of the Night, $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/12

7a-10p

Great Performers of Illinois 2009

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

7/12

9p

Magnolia Electric Co., Sally Timms play

The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia

WP

B

7/12

tba

West Fest with Local H, Red Red Meat, 1900s, Mucca Pazza, and others

Chicago between Damen & Wood

WP

E

7/12

tba

Irish American Heritage Festival $14

Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox

N

E

7/13

10a-10p

Great Performers of Illinois 2009

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

7/13

7p

Poetry Reading

Molly Malone's Irish Pub 7652 Madison Street Forest Park, IL

SB

C

7/13

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

Lincoln Park, 2045 Lincoln Park West

N

F

7/14

5:15p

Elegant French: Music of François Couperin - Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

7/14

6:30p

Tin Lynott (Thin Lizzy Tribute)

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

7/14

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Bringing Up Baby (NR)

Indian Boundary Park & Cultural Center, 2500 W. Lunt Ave.

NW

F

7/14

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG-13)

Lincoln Park, 2045 Lincoln Park West

N

F

7/14

8:58p

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Sunset Boulevard

Butler Field, Grant Park & Monroe Dr.

DT

F

7/15

6:30p

Emma's Bliss (Emmas Glück) Directed by Sven Taddicken, Germany, 2006 German with English subtitles. 99 minutes.

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/15

6:30p

Mother Goose - Dances And Fairytales

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/15

6:45p

Quaraoke Writer Dave Reidy (Captive Audience) hosts. With Shameless Karaoke, Claire Zulkey, Megan Stielstra, and Mark Bazer (The Interview Show).

Quimby's 1854 W. North

WP

C

7/15

7:30p

Palabra Pura Guild Complex bilingual poetry series.

Decima Musa 1901 S. Loomis

P

C

7/15

7:30p

Bookslut Reading Series: JC Hallman, Marc Phillips, Jean Thompson, David Taylor, Aleksandar Hemon

Hopleaf 5148 N. Clark Street

N

C

7/15

7p

Local Author Night

Book Cellar 4736 N. Lincoln

N

C

7/15

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Conozca La Cabeza de Juan Pérez (Spanish Film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Harrison Park, 1824 S. Wood St.

P

F

7/15

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Tale of Despereaux (G)

Mann Park, 3035 E. 130th St.

SW

F

7/15

tba

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S. Randall Saint Charles, IL

OT

E

7/16

6:30p-8:30p

Music Without Borders: Najat Aatabou/Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/16

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Ghostbusters (PG)

Rainey Park, 4350 W. 79th St.

SW

F

7/16

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave.

WP

F

7/16

tba

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S. Randall Saint Charles, IL

OT

E

7/17

6:30p

Khachaturian's Spartacus & Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/17

6:30p

Jazz and R&B Concert Featuring Sax Preacher

Woodhull Playground Park, 7340 S. East End Ave.

S

B

7/17

7:30p

Jazz City: 3rd Annual Latin Jazz Festival

Humboldt Park, 1400 N. Sacramento Ave.

HB

B

7/17

7p

Jason Buhrmester Reads

Quimby's 1854 W. North

WP

C

7/17

8:30p

Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Ave.

NW

F

7/17

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Longshots (PG)

O'Hallaren Park, 8335 S. Honore St.

S

F

7/17

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Igor (PG)

Olympia Park, 6566 N. Avondale Ave.

NW

F

7/17

8p

Unusual Suspects Reception

2612 Space, 2612 W. Nelson Avenue, 3rd Floor

LS

A

7/17

tba

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S. Randall Saint Charles, IL

OT

E

7/18

10a-9p

Southside Neighborhood Gospel Festival

Ogden Park 6700 S. Racine

S

E

7/18

11a-10p

Taste of River North

Erie Park 630 N. Kingsbury St.

N

E

7/18

12p-5:30p

Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival

Sheffield Ave. & Belden

N

E

7/18

12p-6p

2nd Annual "Abbott Park" Community Gospel Festival

Abbott Park 49 E. 95th St.

S

E

7/18

12p-8:30p

Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival. $6,

Webster and Sheffield

N

E

7/18

3p-7p

Indiana Microbrewers Festival

Opti Park 820 E 66th Indianapolis, IN

OT

E

7/18

7:30p

Mother Goose - Dances And Fairytales

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/18

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Horner Park, 2741 W. Montrose Ave.

NW

F

7/18

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.

N

F

7/18

tba

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S. Randall Saint Charles, IL

OT

E

7/19

10a-8p

Chinatown Summer Fair

Wentworth between Cermak and 24th.

CW

E

7/19

10a-8p

Chinatown Summer Fair

Wentworth from Cermak to 24th Place

CW

E

7/19

11a-7p

Taste of River North

Erie Park 630 N. Kingsbury St.

N

E

7/19

12p-5:30p

Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival

Sheffield Ave. & Belden

N

E

7/19

12p-8:30p

Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival. $6,

Webster and Sheffield

N

E

7/19

2:30p-3:30p

China Spectacle: Qi Xi—The Story of Niulang and Zhinu, the Cowherd and the Weaver Fairy

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/19

6:30p-8:30p

Min Xiao-Fen's Asian Trio: Return of the Dragon

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/19

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Snoopy Come Home (G)

Beverly Park, 2460 W. 102nd St.

S

F

7/19

tba

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S. Randall Saint Charles, IL

OT

E

7/20

12p

Edible Audible Picnic - Reggae Dub Sound Clash with DJ Papa G

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/20

7:30p

Waiting 4 the Bus- Hosted by Buddah309

Jaks Tap 901 W. Jackson

CW

C

7/20

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Muppets Take Manhattan (G)

Lincoln Park, 2045 Lincoln Park West

N

F

7/21

10a-3p

Chicago Sidewalk Sale

Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington

DT

E

7/21

5:15p

Spirited French: Francis Poulenc Sextet for piano and winds - Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

7/21

6:30p

Paloma (German)

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

7/21

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (PG)

Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.

CW

F

7/21

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Wiz (G)

South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.

S

F

7/21

8:52p

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Duck Soup

Butler Field, Grant Park & Monroe Dr.

DT

F

7/22

10 a-3 p

Chicago Sidewalk Sale

Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington

DT

E

7/22

6:30p

A Letter from an Unknown Woman (Yi ge mo sheng nu ren de lai xin) Directed by Xu Jinglei, The People's Republic of China, 2004

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/22

6:30p

Grant Park Orchestra is joined by Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza and Chicago’s own Luna Negra Dance Theater

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/22

7:30p

Play - That's Weird Grandma - Barrel of Monkeys $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/22

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Yveete (Spanish Film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G

SW

F

7/22

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

Touhy Park, 7348 N. Paulina St.

N

F

7/22

8a-10p

DuPage County Fair

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, IL

OT

E

7/23

6:30p

Jazz Concert Featuring The Merchants

Nat King Cole Park, 361 E. 85th St.

SW

B

7/23

6:30p-8:30p

Music Without Borders: Novalima/Issa Bagayogo

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/23

7:30p

Play - That's Weird Grandma - Barrel of Monkeys $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/23

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Hoyne Playground Park, 3417 S. Hamilton Ave.

S

F

7/23

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

White Park, 1610 W. Howard Street

N

F

7/23

8a-10p

DuPage County Fair

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, IL

OT

E

7/23

tba

Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates

Washington Square Park 901 N. Clark

N

E

7/24

11a-10p

Pierogi Fest

119th and Indianapolis, Whiting. IN

OT

E

7/24

6:30p

Grant Park Orchestra is joined by Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza and Chicago’s own Luna Negra Dance Theater

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/24

6:30p

Latin Concert Featuring Latin Street 911

Veterans' Memorial Park, 2820 E. 98th St.

SW

B

7/24

6p

White Mystery / Sisters Luca play

Permanent Records 1914 W. Chicago Ave.

WP

B

7/24

7:30p

Ching Chong Chinaman presented by Silk Road Theatre Project, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street

DT

G

7/24

7:30p

Play - That's Weird Grandma - Barrel of Monkeys $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/24

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Haas Park, 2402 N. Washtenaw Ave.

N

F

7/24

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

Moore Park, 5085 W. Adams St.

CW

F

7/24

8a-10p

DuPage County Fair

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, IL

OT

E

7/24

tba

Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates

Washington Square Park 901 N. Clark

N

E

7/25

10a-10p

Ghanafest

Washington Park 51st and Cottage Grove

HP

E

7/25

10a-4p

Randolph Street Market Festival

Plumbers Hall 1340 W. Washington

RD

E

7/25

10a-6p

Freewill Gospel Festival

Freewill M.B. Church 2651 W. Roosevelt Rd.

CW

B

7/25

11a-10p

Pierogi Fest

119th and Indianapolis, Whiting. IN

OT

E

7/25

12p-10p

Taste of Lincoln Ave.

N. Lincoln Ave. & Wrightwood

N

E

7/25

12p-10p

Wicker Park Fest

North Ave & Milwaukee Ave

WP

E

7/25

2p

ITVS Community Cinema - Lakshmi & Me

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/25

6:30p

Opera Hits On Venetian Night

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/25

7:30p

Ching Chong Chinaman presented by Silk Road Theatre Project, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street

DT

G

7/25

7:30p

Play - That's Weird Grandma - Barrel of Monkeys $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/25

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Arsenic and Old Lace (NR)

Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd.

N

F

7/25

8a

2009 Dragon Boat Race For Literacy

Ping Tom Memorial Park 300 W. 19th St.

CW

E

7/25

8a-10p

DuPage County Fair

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, IL

OT

E

7/25

tba

Edgebrook Fest

Kinzua and Devon

N

E

7/25

tba

Venetian Night

Lakefront between Roosevelt and Monroe

DT

E

7/25

tba

Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates

Washington Square Park 901 N. Clark

N

E

7/26

10a-4p

Randolph Street Market Festival

Plumbers Hall 1340 W. Washington

RD

E

7/26

11a-10p

Pierogi Fest

119th and Indianapolis, Whiting. IN

OT

E

7/26

12p-10p

Taste of Lincoln Ave.

N. Lincoln Ave. & Wrightwood

N

E

7/26

12p-10p

Wicker Park Fest

North Ave & Milwaukee Ave

WP

E

7/26

1p-11p

Celebrate Clark Street

7200 N Clark

N

A

7/26

3p

Ching Chong Chinaman presented by Silk Road Theatre Project, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street

DT

G

7/26

6:30p

Play - That's Weird Grandma - Barrel of Monkeys $17.50

Theater on the Lake 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive

N

G

7/26

7p

The Myopic Poetry Series: Farrah Field, Jared White, Paul Hoover & Maxine Chernoff

Myopic Books 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor

WP

C

7/26

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG)

Churchill Field Playlot Park, 1825 N. Damen Ave.

WP

F

7/26

8a-10p

DuPage County Fair

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, IL

OT

E

7/26

tba

Edgebrook Fest

Kinzua and Devon

N

E

7/26

tba

Newberry Library Book Fair and Bughouse Square Debates

Washington Square Park 901 N. Clark

N

E

7/27

12p

Edible Audible Picnic - Chicago Hip-Hop and It Don’t Stop

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/27

8:30p

Movies in the Park - School of Rock (PG-13)

Lincoln Park, 2045 Lincoln Park West

N

F

7/28

5:15p

Another Birthday: Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 49

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

7/28

6:30p

Karen 4 Kids Band (for children)

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

7/28

7:30p

11th Annual Summer Opera: Acis And Galatea, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

7/28

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Lilies of the Field (NR)

Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St.

SW

F

7/28

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Incredible Hulk (PG-13)

Vittum Park, 5010 W. 50th St.

SW

F

7/28

8:45p

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Butler Field, Grant Park & Monroe Dr.

DT

F

7/28

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

7/29

6:30p

The Day of the Hunter (O dia da Caça) Directed by Alberto Graça, Brazil, 1999

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

7/29

6:30p

Program of Sibelius, Pärt, and Rautavaara

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/29

7:30p

Bookslut Reading Series: Adam Frank, Mark Caro, Luke Bergmann

Hopleaf 5148 N. Clark Street

N

C

7/29

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Open Season 2 (PG)

Durkin Park, 8445 S. Kolin Ave.

SW

F

7/29

8:30p

Movies in the Park - To Sir, With Love (NR)

Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St.

S

F

7/29

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

7/30

5p-10p

Fiesta del Sol 2009

1400 W. Cermak Rd.

CW

E

7/30

7:30p

11th Annual Summer Opera: Acis And Galatea, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

7/30

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Wizard of Oz (G)

Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland Ave.

N

F

7/30:

8p

It Came From The Neo-Futurarium: Legend (1986) $10

The Neo-Futurarium 5153 N. Ashland Ave.

N

G

7/30

tba

Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival $7

1600 W. Market, Nappanee. IN

OT

E

7/30

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

7/31

11a-11p

Fiesta del Sol 2009

1400 W. Cermak Rd.

CW

E

7/31

12p-11p

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

Logan Square 2600 N. Milwaukee Ave.

LS

E

7/31

5p-11p

The Printers’ Ball

1104 South Wabash Avenue

DT

H

7/31

6:30p

Jazz and R&B Concert Featuring Sax Preacher

Gage Park, 2411 W. 55th St.

S

B

7/31

6:30p

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

7/31

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Emmerson Park, 1820 W. Granville Ave.

N

F

7/31

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers Ave.

N

F

7/31

tba

Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival $7

1600 W. Market, Nappanee. IN

OT

E

7/31

tba

Printers' Ball

Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash

OT

E

7/31

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

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AUGUST

Day

Time

What

Where

Area

Type

8/01

10a-10p

Belize Day in the Park

Washington Park 5700 Russell Dr.

HP

E

8/01

10a-5p

World of Faeries Festival

Vasa Park 35 W 217 Rte. 31 South Elgin, IL August

OT

E

8/01

11a-10p

Northalsted Market Days

N. Halsted & Addison

N

E

8/01

11a-11p

Fiesta del Sol 2009

1400 W. Cermak Rd.

CW

E

8/01

11a-9p

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

Logan Square 2600 N. Milwaukee Ave.

LS

E

8/01

12p-10p

Retro on Roscoe

2000 W. Roscoe St.

N

E

8/01

3p

11th Annual Summer Opera: Acis And Galatea, Free, Reservations Encouraged call 312-742- 8497

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

8/01

7:30p

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/01

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Calle 54 (G)

Humboldt Park, 1400 N. Sacramento Ave.

HB

F

8/01

8:30p

Movies in the Park - In the Heat of the Night (NR)

Tuley Park, 501 E. 90th Pl

S

F

8/01

tba

Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival $7

1600 W. Market, Nappanee. IN

OT

E

8/01

tba

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

Dawes Park 1700 Sheridan Evanston

SB

E

8/01

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

8/02

10a-5p

World of Faeries Festival

Vasa Park 35 W 217 Rte. 31 South Elgin, IL August

OT

E

8/02

11a-10p

Fiesta del Sol 2009

1400 W. Cermak Rd.

CW

E

8/02

11a-10p

Northalsted Market Days

N. Halsted & Addison

N

E

8/02

11a-9p

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

Logan Square 2600 N. Milwaukee Ave.

LS

E

8/02

12p-10p

Retro on Roscoe

2000 W. Roscoe St.

N

E

8/02

6:30p-8:30p

Chicago Human Rhythm Project: Rhythm World

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

8/02

7p

The Myopic Poetry Series: Kerri Sonnenberg

Myopic Books 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor

WP

C

8/02

7p

Common Shiner concert

Ravenswood Manor Playlot Park, 4626 N. Manor Ave.

NW

B

8/02

8p

Lupriphonic concert

Ravenswood Manor Playlot Park, 4626 N. Manor Ave.

NW

B

8/02

tba

Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival $7

1600 W. Market, Nappanee. IN

OT

E

8/02

tba

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

Dawes Park 1700 Sheridan Evanston

SB

E

8/02

tba

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Grayslake, IL

OT

E

8/03

12p

Edible Audible Picnic - Third Coast International Audio Festival

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/03

6:30p

11th Annual Summer Opera: Acis And Galatea

Millennium Park, Randolph and Michigan

DT

B

8/03

7:30p

Waiting 4 the Bus- Hosted by Buddah309

Jaks Tap 901 W. Jackson

CW

C

8/03

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Chippewa Park, 6748 N. Sacramento Ave.

N

F

8/03

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Erie Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.

N

F

8/04

5:15p

Baroquefest: Music of G.B. Platti and G.F. Handel

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

8/04

6:30p

Jazz Ambassadors (jazz)

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

8/04

7:30p

Bookslut Reading Series: Zak Smith, Kathryn Joyce, Eve Pell

Hopleaf 5148 N. Clark Street

N

C

8/04

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

12th Street Beach, 1200 S. Lynn White Dr.

S

F

8/04

8:37p

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Born Yesterday

Butler Field, Grant Park & Monroe Dr.

DT

F

8/05

6:30p

Schuman’s Piano Concerto in A Minor.

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/05

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Cartas Para Jenny (Spanish Film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers St.

N

F

8/05

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Pottawattomie Park, 7340 N. Rogers Ave.

N

F

8/05

8p

The Reconstruction Room: Summer School curated by Cassie Sparkman and Jenny Avery

Black Rock Bar 3614 N. Damen

N

C

8/06

6:30p

Jazz and R&B Concert Featuring Sax Preacher

Normandy Playground Park, 6660 W. 52nd St.

S

B

8/06

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

Gill Park, 825 W. Sheridan Rd.

N

F

8/06

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Igor (PG)

Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave.

NW

F

8/06

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/07

12p-10p

Caribbean Festival

Union Park 1501 W. Randolph St.

CW

E

8/07

5:30p-9p

Ginza Holiday Festival

Midwest Buddhist Temple 435 W. Menomonee St.

N

E

8/07

5p-11p

Taylor Street Festa Italiana

Taylor & Ashland

CW

A

8/07

6:30p

Jazz and R&B Concert Featuring Sax Preacher

Arcade Park, 11132 S. Saint Lawrence Ave.

S

B

8/07

6:30p

Gustav Mahler's 9th

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/07

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Franklin Park, 4320 W. 15th St.

P

F

8/07

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Igor (PG)

Revere Park, 2509 W. Irving Park Rd.

N

F

8/07

tba

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Main and Washington Streets Mendota, IL

OT

E

8/07

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/08

10a-6p

80th Annual Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic

King Dr. & 39th St.

S

E

8/08

11:30a-7p

Ginza Holiday Festival

Midwest Buddhist Temple 435 W. Menomonee St.

N

E

8/08

11a-10p

Wrigleyville SummerFest

3309 N. Seminary

N

E

8/08

12p-10p

Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival

N. Racine & Fullerton

N

E

8/08

12p-11p

Taylor Street Festa Italiana

Taylor & Ashland

CW

A

8/08

12p-6p

The Peoples Music School Street Festival

931 W. Eastwood Ave.

N

E

8/08

7:30p

Gustav Mahler's 9th

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - TBD (Spanish Film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Humboldt Park, 1400 N. Sacramento Ave.

HB

F

8/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Igor (PG)

Peterson Park, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd.

NW

F

8/08

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Winnemac Park, 5100 N. Leavitt St.

N

F

8/08

8p-12a

Gallery Provocateur 2125 N Rockwell

"Dangerous Curves" A Celebration of Comic and Fantasy Visionaries -Cocktail Reception

LS

A

8/08

8p-12a

"Dangerous Curves"  A Celebration of Comic and Fantasy Visionaries

Gallery Provocateur 2125 N Rockwell

LS

A

8/08

tba

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Main and Washington Streets Mendota, IL

OT

E

8/08

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/09

11:30a-6:30p

Ginza Holiday Festival

Midwest Buddhist Temple 435 W. Menomonee St.

N

E

8/09

11a-10p

Wrigleyville SummerFest

3309 N. Seminary

N

E

8/09

12:30p

Ecuador Parade

4346 N. California Ave.

N

E

8/09

12p-10p

Taylor Street Festa Italiana

Taylor & Ashland

CW

A

8/09

12p-10p

Caribbean Festival

Union Park 1501 W. Randolph St.

CW

E

8/09

12p-12:40p

Chicago Children’s Theatre’s The Selfish Giant

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

G

8/09

12p-9p

Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival

N. Racine & Fullerton

N

E

8/09

6p

Woods plays

Permanent Records 1914 W. Chicago Ave.

WP

B

8/09

tba

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Main and Washington Streets Mendota, IL

OT

E

8/09

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/10

12p

Edible Audible Picnic - Daedelus

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/10

6:30p

Downtown Sound: Rokia Traoré and Shearwater

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/10

7p

Poetry Reading

Molly Malone's Irish Pub 7652 Madison Street Forest Park, IL

SB

C

8/10

tba

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Main and Washington Streets Mendota, IL

OT

E

8/10

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/11

5:15p

Ravishing French: Maurice Ravel Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano - Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France

St. James Episcopal Cathedral 65 East Huron Street

DT

B

8/11

6:30p

L'Orchestre Super-Vitesse (West African dance music)

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.

N

B

8/11

8:27p

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Psycho

Butler Field, Grant Park & Monroe Dr.

DT

F

8/11

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Kinzie Station / Park #551, 601 W. Kinzie St.

DT

F

8/11

8:30p

Movies in the Park - The Sting (PG)

Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Dr.

DT

F

8/11

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/12

6:30p

Italian Variations

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/12

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Iron Man (PG-13)

Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave.

N

F

8/12

8:30p

Movies in the Park - El Ángel del Acordeón (Spanish Film, English Subtitles) (NR)

Kelvyn Park, 4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.

N

F

8/12

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Uptown Saturday Night (PG)

South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.

S

F

8/12

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/13

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Grand Crossing Park, 7655 S. Ingleside Ave.

S

F

8/13

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/14

5p-10p

North Side Summerfest

2040 W. Belle Plaine

N

E

8/14

5p-10p

August Fest

2651 S. Central Park

S

E

8/14

5p-11p

Edison Park Fest 2009

Olsted Ave. & Overhill

NW

E

8/14

6:30p

Jazz and R&B Concert Featuring Sax Preacher

Hermitage Park, 5839 S. Wood St.

S

B

8/14

6:30p

Beethoven's 9th

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/14

8:30p

Movies in the Park - Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (PG)

Wrightwood Park, 2534 N. Greenview Ave.

N

F

8/14

tba

Illinois State Fair

801 Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL

OT

E

8/14

tba

Indiana State Fair

Indiana State Fairgrounds 1202 E. 38th Indianapolis, IN

OT

E

8/14

tba

Oak Park Arts and Crafts Show

Scoville Park 800 W. Lake

SB

E

8/14

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/15

10a-11p

Edison Park Fest 2009

Olsted Ave. & Overhill

NW

E

8/15

12p

India Independence Day Parade

2400 W. Devon Ave.

N

E

8/15

12p-10p

Green Music Fest

1330 W. Chicago Ave.

WP

E

8/15

12p-10p

North Side Summerfest

2040 W. Belle Plaine

N

E

8/15

1p-11p

August Fest

2651 S. Central Park

S

E

8/15

7:30p

Beethoven's 9th

Millennium Park 205 E Randolph St

DT

B

8/15

tba

Illinois State Fair

801 Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL

OT

E

8/15

tba

Indiana State Fair

Indiana State Fairgrounds 1202 E. 38th Indianapolis, IN

OT

E

8/15

tba

Carifete

Midway Plaisance between 59th and 60th

HP

E

8/15

tba

Chicago Air & Water Show

North Avenue Beach 1600 N. Lake Shore Dr.

N

E

8/15

tba

Oak Park Arts and Crafts Show

Scoville Park 800 W. Lake

SB

E

8/15

tba

Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, WI

OT

E

8/16

10a-10p