SATURDAY MAY 5, 5 TO 9PM--THE ART OF RESISTANCE & RESILIENCE IN NW INDIANA ---A 21ST CENTURY URBAN COLONY

Join us to participate in the projection of the local Resistance movement through the arts.

Nearly 15 million recycled Mardi Gras beads and thousands of participants will create a mural depicting northwest Indiana and Chicagoland at the Bead Town: Along the South Shore exhibit. The mural will highlight dozens of historic and iconic locations that make up the landscapes along the southern shores of Lake Michigan. The 3,311 square foot mural is the newest artwork by Bead Town and will attempt to set a Guinness World Records®.

The vibrant comedy hub of Chicago, Stage 773, is proud to host the 6th Annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, taking place beginning Thursday, May 17 through Sunday, May 20 at 1225 W. Belmont. Featuring an eclectic line up of shows and events, the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival celebrates all that is the Chicago nerd comedy scene. Nerds will unite for one glorious weekend in Chicago to laugh, pay homage, and perhaps worship their favorite genres of nerd-ness. Now in its sixth year, the festival is better than ever, featuring an expansive schedule of shows, a day of panels and workshops, and exciting events to unite performers, audiences, and artists alike in nerd comedy central.

Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district (5501 Park Place, Rosemont) will celebrate the summer season with the return of the “Rockin’ in the Park” free summer concert series. The weekly series is scheduled to begin Sunday, May 27 with a special Memorial Day cookout and live concert event beginning at 3 p.m. Free concerts will continue on Thursday evenings from May 31 through August 30, featuring music by classic cover bands, food and beverage tents on the park’s great lawn and a musical fireworks display after every show.

KINGS Dining & Entertainment, the premier bowling, dining and cocktail venue with locations in Rosemont and Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood will welcome the summer season with several new, made-from-scratch menu items. With a selection of fresh flavors and globally-influenced dishes, from the in-demand Impossible Burger to Instagram-friendly super-sized sundaes and mega-shakes.

Northwest Indiana residents and baseball fans everywhere should prepare themselves as a new flavor is headed to the Steel Yard! The Gary SouthShore RailCats are excited to announce a NEW Full-Service, Year-Round Restaurant is coming to the ball park, R&R Sports Bar & Grill!

210 Live (210 Green Ray Rd.) makes moves into the summer season as the ultimate entertainment and nightlife destination on the North Shore. In May, 210 Live will host a line-up of legendary musical performances and celebrations including a Cinco De Mayo Bash with Howard and the White Boys, a Mother’s Day Gospel Brunch with Brad Nye and Paul Bolger and a Mother’s Day European Cabaret Grand Buffet with Tanya Melamed, a special tribute to the Beatles by the renowned American English and a show with North Shore heroes Dick Holliday and the Bamboo Gang.

The Second City announced today that SNL vet Julia Sweeney’s one-woman show Julia Sweeney: Older and Wider will move to the theater’s e.t.c. stage for a six-week run beginning April 24, 2018. Sweeney has been honing her first-ever stand-up show in front of live audiences since she began a January workshop run in one of Second City’s studio theater spaces. Julia Sweeney: Old and Wider will run on the e.t.c. stage at The Second City April 24 – May 30, 2018. The press opening is May 2 at 8pm.