Entertainment This Week

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September 17th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET, Indiana State Library Lunch and Learn Series 2024: Newspaper Research: The "Why" and the "How", Presented by David Pleiss, Newspaper Librarian, History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, 315 W Ohio St, Indianapolis,  Free.  FYI https://isl.libcal.com/event/12807161?k=18181f3a2022bcefdee313ffa236fe71

September 17th, 9:00 - 10:30 am, Understanding the New 2024 Department of Labor Rules: Training on Compensation Rules for Exempt & Non-Exempt Nonprofit Employees, Legacy Foundation Office, 370 E. 84th Drive, Merrillville.  Free.  FYI https://legacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=4300

September 17th, 5:45 pm, Falling in Reverse - The Popular MonsTOUR II: World Domination, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S Linn White Dr, Chicago.  Tickets start at $22.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 17th, 6:30 pm open, 7:00 - 9:00 Entertainment, Return to Soul Band, Summer Concert Series Al Fresco, Villa Cesare, 900 Eagle Ridge Dr, Schererville.  Food & Drink Available.  FYI www.villacesare.com. 

September 17th, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Chicago Movement Collective – Interactive Performance, Wave Wall Stage, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.facebook.com/chicagomusiccollective/

September 17th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Tellin’ Tales Theatre – Improv Accessibility Jam, NEIU El Centro, Room #110, 3390 N. Avondale Ave., Chicago. 16 & older.  FYI www.tellintales.org

September 17th, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Culture Shock Chicago – Hip Hop Based Movement Class, Wave Wall Stage, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.chicagoculturechicago.org

September 18th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Winifred Haun & Dancers – Open Rehearsal, Intrigue Dance Center, 1937 S. Archer Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.winifredhaun.org

September 18th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Music of the Baroque – Handel’s Water Music on the Chicago River, Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus aboard a Shoreline Sightseeing boat. Good sightlines will be available from the Merchandise Mart, Riverwalk, and bridges spanning the boat’s route. Chicago River, from the Ogden slip to the Merchandise Mart.  Free.  FYI  www.baroque.com

September 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Norma Jean with Darkest Hour, moved to Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago.  18 & over.  $25.  All previously purchased tickets honored.  FYI www.axs.com.

September 18th, 8:00 pm, Idles: Love Is The Fing Tour 2024, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago.  $56.75.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 18th, 8:00 pm, Keane: Celebrating 20 Years of Hopes and Fears, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.

September 18th through October 1st, 6:00 pm, Sunset Live Tour, Big Bus Chicago Tours, departs & returns to Hard Rock Café, 63 W. Ontario St., Chicago.  Adults $40.50, Children 3 - 12 $35.  FYI www.bigbustours.com

September 18th through October 24th, 7:00 pm, Wednesdays, The Second City and Dunkin' Present: Ring Lights & Lattes, The Second City's UP Comedy Club, 1616 N Wells St., Chicago.  Tickets start at $15.  FYI 312-337-3992 or at secondcity.com/shows/chicago.

September 19th, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm, Highland Griffith, Lansing, Munster, St. John-Dyer & Schererville Chambers of Commerce present Fall in love with Your Business 2024, Networking Lunch & Vendor Fair.  Villa Cesare, 900 Eagle Ridge Drive, Schererville.  Register online @ www.hgchamber.org.  

September 19th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Chicago Dance Crash – “Jackmate” Open Dress Rehearsal, Visceral Dance Center: 3121 N. Rockwell St., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.chicagodancecrash.com

September 19th, 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Chicago Live! preview, Red Clay Dance Company – Open Rehearsal, Red Clay Dance Company, 808 E. 63rd St. Chicago.  Free.  FYI  www.redclaydance.com

September 19th, 7:15 pm, Chaunté Wayans, Heath Mainstage, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com 

September 20th, 21st & 22nd, Monster Jam, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont.  FYI www.monsterjam.com

September 20th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, Munster Speech & Debate 56th Annual Chicken Barbecue Dinner, Munster High School Cafeteria, 8808 Columbia Ave., Munster.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  $15.  www.munsterchicken.com 

September 20th, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Artists Reception, Exhibit: Of Giants and Warriors, featuring local artists Diane Grams & Timothy D. Lace, Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. 4th Street, Chesterton.  Free.  FYI (219) 926-4711 or chestertonart.org

September 20th, 6:00 pm, Jam Presents The Movement: Ways of the World 5th Anniversary Tour | With Special Guests Long Beach Dub Allstars, Aurorawave, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com 

September 20th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Millennium Park Residency Program, Vocalo Presents: Summer Finale with Pivot Gang, Marquis Hill, KAINA and more, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park, located on Michigan Ave, bordered by Randolph St. to the north, Columbus Dr. to the east and Monroe St. to the south.  Free.  FYI  www.chicagopublicmedia.org or www.MillenniumPark.org

September 20th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Michael & Amber, Summer Music Live, Courtyard, Journeyman Distillery at The American Factory
258 South Campbell Street, Valparaiso.  FYI https://www.journeyman.com/events/saturday-music-live/?mc_cid=a3c8ad890a...

September 20th,  Doors open at 7:00 pm, Tesla, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $49.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 20th, 7:15 pm, The LADYGANG “You Never Forget Your First” Tour presented by Clearstem Skincare, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $32-$50.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 20th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Joe's Concerts Present Midland: The Get Lucky Tour with Colin Stough, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.

September 20th & 21st, 7:30 pm, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre Fall Series, “/ v. anthology /”, Studebaker Theater, Fine Arts Building, 401 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.  $30-$100.  FYI fineartsbuilding.com/studebaker.

September 20th, 7:30 & 10:30 pm, Jam Presents Connor O'Malley, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com

September 20th, 8:00 pm, Tom Holland and the Shuffle Kings, Council Oak 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/

September 20th, 8:30 pm ET, Franco Escamilla - 1995, Old National Centre, 502 N New Jersey St, Indianapolis.   Tickets start at $82. FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 20th, 9:00 pm, Liquid Soul, 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/

September 20th, 9:00 pm, Nora En Pure, In the Round, Ramova Theater, 3520 S. Halsted, Chicago.  18 & over, STANDING ROOM ONLY.  FYI www.etix.com.  

September 21st, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 8th Annual Art Blitz, Art Barn School of Art, 695 N 400 E, Valparaiso.  Activity tickets on sale, admission & parking free.  FYI www.artbarnschool.org.  

September 21st, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique Panel Discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio and Ferdinando Paër’s opera Leonora.  First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple-Sanctuary, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago.  Free & open to the public with advance registration.  FYI www.chicagooperatheater.org/freedom.

September 21st, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Derek Caruso Trio, Summer Music Live, Courtyard, Journeyman Distillery at The American Factory
258 South Campbell Street, Valparaiso.  FYI https://www.journeyman.com/events/saturday-music-live/?mc_cid=a3c8ad890a...

September 21st, Doors open at 7:00, An Evening with Priscilla Presley, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  All reserved seating.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $29.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

September 21st, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Moshe Kasher, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$37.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 21st, 7:30 pm, An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Friends, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.

September 21st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Martin Amini, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

September 21st, 7:30 pm ET, Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour, DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets start at $30.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 21st, 8:00 pm, Sigur Rós with The Wordless Orchestra, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $56.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

September 21st, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Blues Traveler: 30 Years of Four Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com.

September 21st, 8:00 pm, DJ Slash, Council Oak 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/

September 21st, 9:00 pm, Tony Ocean and the Main Event 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/

September 21st, 10:00 pm, Franco Escamilla - 1995, Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont.   Tickets start at $59. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 21st & 22nd, Chicago Live! Free performing arts festival featuring more than 100 Chicago-grown performing groups in back-to-back performances across five Pier stages.  Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI NavyPier.org.  

September 22nd, 11:00 am, Porchlight Music Theatre's 2024 ICONS Gala Brunch, The Ritz-Carlton Chicago at Water Tower Place, 160 E. Pearson St., Chicago.  $350-$500.  FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.

September 22nd, 2:00 pm, City Lit Theater Company, in association with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office of Intellectual Freedom presents Books on the Chopping Block (Readings from top ten most-challenged books), Chicago Public Library, Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway, Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.citlit.org

September 22nd, 4:00 pm, Jam Presents Michelle Walker: MAKE IT EASY Book Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

September 22nd, 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Millennium Park Residency Program, Old Town School of Folk Music - Global Carnival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park, located on Michigan Ave, bordered by Randolph St. to the north, Columbus Dr. to the east and Monroe St. to the south.  Free.  FYI  www.oldtownschool.org or www.MillenniumPark.org

September 22nd, 7:00 pm, Jason Lyle Black, Lakeshore Community Concerts, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie St., Highland.  Series of 5, $60.  Individual concert, $30.  FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org.  

September 22nd, 7:15 pm, Liz Miele, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$37.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Wild Rivers: Everywhere We Go, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com 

September 23rd, 7:30 pm, September 24th, 1:00 pm, SWINGING ON A STAR: Jared Bradshaw Sings Bing Crosby, Featuring the Music of the Andrews Sisters, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  $60.00 (not including taxes and fees).  FYI 847-634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com/show/swinging-on-a-star-jared-bradshaw-sings-bing-crosby-featuring-the-music-of-the-andrews-sisters

September 23rd, 8:00 pm, Cigarettes After Sex - X's World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $55.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 24th, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, See Chicago Dance (SCD) 2024 Gala Community Celebration & Awards Presentation, Venue West, 221 N. Paulina, Chicago.  Tickets $300.  FYI SeeChicagoDance.com 

September 24th, 6:30 pm, The National and The War on Drugs with Special Guest Lucius, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start $26.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 24th, 7:00 pm, City Lit Theater Company, in association with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office of Intellectual Freedom presents Books on the Chopping Block (Readings from top ten most-challenged books), Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook.  Free.  FYI www.citlit.org

September 24th, 7:00 pm, Novo Amor, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  Tickets start at $41.  FYI https://concerts.livenation.com/novo-amor-chicago-illinois-09-24-2024/event/

September 24th & 25th, 7:30 pm ET, M.A.D.D. Rhythms in FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, New York City Center, 131 W 55th St (between Sixth & Seventh avenues), New York, NY.  $30.  FYI NYCityCenter.org

September 25th, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Legacy Foundation's LCAC Luncheon and conversation with Purdue Northwest's Center for Justice and Post Exoneration Assistance, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $30.  FYI https://legacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=4399

September 25th, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's Benefit Bash (formerly Blue Jean Ball) & 2024 Wren Award Presentation, 5:00 - 6:00 pm VIP Donor Reception, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Benefit Bash.  Bridge 410, 410 N. Paulina Street, Chicago.  Wren Award Honoree, Cathy Taylor, Cathy Taylor PR.  $175 VIP Donor, $125 General Admission.  FYI www.rivendelltheatre.org

September 25th, 6:30 pm, City Lit Theater Company, in association with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office of Intellectual Freedom presents Books on the Chopping Block (Readings from top ten most-challenged books).  Live performance on Zoom from the McHenry Public Library.  Visit https://www.citylit.org/books-on-the-chopping-block for instructions on how to access.

September 25th, 7:00 pm, Kygo World Tour, Huntington Beach Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S Linn White Dr, Chicago.  Ticts start at $125.  FYI https://concerts.livenation.com/kygo-world-tour-chicago-illinois-09-25-2024/event/

September 25th, 7:30 pm, Jam & La Familia Presenta Alvaro Diaz, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

September 25th, 8:00 pm, WesGhost, Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago.  $25.25.  FYI https://dice.fm/browse/chicago

September 25th, 8:30 pm, Jam Presents Soul Coughing: Play the Songs of Soul Coughing, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N Racine Ave, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

September 26th, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Shirley Heinz Land Trust, Family Nature Play Date – Mindfulness in Nature @ Cressmoor Prairie, Cressmoor Prairie - West Entrance, 615 W 40th Ave, Hobart.  Free.  FYI https://heinzetrust.org/events/

September 26th, 2:00 pm, City Lit Theater Company, in association with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office of Intellectual Freedom presents Books on the Chopping Block (Readings from top ten most-challenged books), DePaul University Library, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.citlit.org

September 26th, 5:00 -  10:00 pm, Munster Chamber of Commerce 2024 Pub Crawl.  Motor Coach departs promptly at 5:30 pm from Fiori Italian Restaurant, 8940 Calumet Ave., Munster.   Stops include Hard Rock Casino, Johnny's Tap, 313 Taproom.  $50.  FYI www.munsterchamber.org.  

September 26th, 6:30 pm, Munster Crime Watch Meeting, Munster Town Hall, 1005 Ridge Road, Munster.  FYI Officer Ghrist at jghrist@munster.org

September 26th, 7:15 pm, Stephen Brower: Palatable Gay Robot, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Griff: Vertigo Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

September 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Kickstand Present Marc E. Bassy & Skizzy Mars Present: Folk Heroes North America 2024, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

September 26th, 7:30 pm, Home Free -  Crazy(er) Life Tour, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee Street, Waukegan.  Tickets start at $29. FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

September 26th, 8:00 pm, Live Nation presents Lasso, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  Tickets start at $48.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com.  

September 26th, 8:00 pm, 2024 NCT Dream World Tour [The Dream Show 3: Dream( )Scape], United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $54.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

September 26th through October 10th, Fidelio, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

September 27th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Jack Cunningham, Summer Music Live, Courtyard, Journeyman Distillery at The American Factory
258 South Campbell Street, Valparaiso.  FYI https://www.journeyman.com/events/saturday-music-live/?mc_cid=a3c8ad890a...

September 27th, 6:00 pm, Symphony Gala Featuring Doug Horne and the Rhythm Makers Orchestra, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  Dancing, cocktails, dinner, entertainment and silent auction.  $175 per person.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org 

September 27th, 6:00 pm ET, Dropkick Murphys: North America 2024 Tour, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI. Tickets start at $48.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 27th, 7:00 pm, Live Nation & FPC Present Badflower - No Place Like Home Tour 2024 | with special guests Slothrust and MISSIO, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N Racine Ave, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

September 27th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Stanzi Potenza, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 27th, 7:30 pm, Dane Cook: Fresh New Flavor, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39/  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

September 27th, 7:30 pm, Judas Priest, BMO Center, 398-300 Elm St, Rockford.  Tickets start at $39.  www.ticketmaster.com

September 27th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Marky Ramone Plays the Ramones Classics, Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago.  17 & over.  $35.  FYI https://www.ticketweb.com/event/marky-ramone-plays-the-ramones-bottom-lounge-tickets

September 27th, 8:00 pm, SPKRBX & Jam Present Yung Bleu: Love Scars Tour Reloaded, Avondale Music Hall, 3336 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $28.35.  FYI https://www.seetickets.us/event/yung-bleu/612848?utm_source=hive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hive_email_id_324224_chi-july-24-send-activenew&h_sid=20846dd8b4-597fefb3f41bd259e8be9809&h_slt=eyJoYXNoIjoiNDc2NmExODQ3NTQ4ZDUyIiwiaGl2ZV91c2VyX2lkIjo0NTU1MDU5Nn0%3D

September 27th, 8:00 pm ET, Home Free -  Crazy(er) Life Tour, The Lerner Theatre, 410 S. Main Street, Elkhart, IN.  Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

September 27th, 8:00 pm, Sheryl Youngblood Band, Council Oak 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/

September 27th, 9:00 pm, Six Foot Blonde, 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/

September 28th, 12:00 pm, Artist-led gallery tour & discussion, Exhibit: Of Giants and Warriors, featuring local artists Diane Grams & Timothy D. Lace, Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. 4th Street, Chesterton.  Free.  FYI (219) 926-4711 or chestertonart.org

September 28th, 12:00 pm, City Lit Theater Company, in association with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office of Intellectual Freedom presents Books on the Chopping Block (Readings from top ten most-challenged books), Chicago Public Library
Blackstone Branch, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.citlit.org

September 28th, 1:00 & 7:00 pm, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago.  $40-$105.  FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com

September 28th, 3:00 pm, Inaugural A-Town House Music Fest, RiverEdge Park, 360 N Broadway, Aurora.  $40.  FYI https://events.riveredgeaurora.com/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap...

September 28th, 5:30 pm, SmoothChicago presents Three Shows for One Ticket - Keyboardist Extraordinaire Nicholas Cole - Soul Jazz Flautist Ragan Whiteside - Guitarist to the Stars Gerey Johnson, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  Tickets start at $34.95.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

September 28th, 6:00 pm, National Hellenic Museum (NHM) 2024 Gala, Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. $375.  10:30 pm, NHM Gala After Dark party, $100.  FYI NationalHellenicMuseum.org/Gala2024.

September 28th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Frank Rovolli, Summer Music Live, Courtyard, Journeyman Distillery at The American Factory
258 South Campbell Street, Valparaiso.  FYI https://www.journeyman.com/events/saturday-music-live/?mc_cid=a3c8ad890a...

September 28th, 6:30 pm, Korn, Credit Union 1 Amphitheater, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 28th, 6:30 pm, Dashboard Confessional - Fall Tour 2024, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago. Tickets start at $70.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com/dashboard-confessional-fall-tour-2024-chicag...

September 28th, 7:00 pm, Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $28.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 28th, 7:00 ET,  Iliza Shlesinger - Iliza: The Get Ready Tour, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 28th, 7:30 pm, Malevo, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $59-$69.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

September 28th, 7:30 pm, Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Love Hate Music Box Tour, Credit Union 1 Arena @ UIC, 525 S Racine Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $42.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

September 28th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Tori Kelly: purple skies tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

September 28th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Max Weinberg's Jukebox, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

September 28th, 8:00 pm, Jeff Lynne's ELO - The Over and Out Tour 2024, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 28th, 8:00 pm, Kings of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $60.  FYI www.livenation.com

September 28th, 8:00 pm, DJ Bobby C, Council Oak 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/

September 28th, 8:30 pm, SmoothChicago presents Two Shows for One Ticket - Santana Tribute starring the Rico Band & Latin Jazz Super Show Jazzteca featuring Jose Rendon, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  Tickets start at $18.95.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

September 28th, 9:00 pm, Mr. Funnyman 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/

September 28th & 29th, 7:30 pm, Laura Ramoso: Sit Up Straight Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com 

September 28th & 29th, Verismo Classical Music.  Conductor LIDIYA YANKOVSKAYA makes her Nashville Symphony debut, Mazzoli’s Orpheus Undone, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, and Prokofiev’s Violin Concert No. 1, with violinist Simone Porter.  Nashville Symphony, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 1 Symphony Pl, Nashville, TN.  FYI https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/concert/2024-2025-season/wagne...

September 29th, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announce the 2024 Maxwell Street Market returns to Maxwell Street between S. Halsted Street and S. Union Avenue, as well as on S. Union Avenue between W. Rochford Street and W. Liberty Street.  Free.  FYI MaxwellStreetMarket.us.

September 29th, 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Family Fall Fest, Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont.  Family-friendly event will feature a variety of free activities including bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, balloon sculptors and more!  Free.  FYI ParkwayBankPark.com.

September 29th, 3:00 pm, Capitol Fools, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $42-$53.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

September 29th, 7:00 pm, Here Come the Mummies, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  Tickets start at $48.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 29th, 7:15 pm, Chloé Hilliard, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

September 29th, 8:00 pm, Till Lindemann, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $74.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

September 29th, 8:00 pm ET, Twenty One Pilots - The Clancy World Tour, Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

September 30th, 8:00 pm, Luis Fonsi: 25 YEARS TOUR, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $44.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 30th, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT, An Evening with PJ Harvey, Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

September 30th through November 17th, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) presents Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, a seven-week, citywide festival showcasing Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, the U.S. and Latin America.  FYI clata.org.

October 1st, 7:30 pm, Jam & Kickstand Present MASS OF THE FERMENTING DRAG | Cam Kahin, Sleepwalk, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com.  

October 1st & 2nd, 8:00 pm, Twenty One Pilots - The Clancy World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 1st & 4th, 7:30 pm, October 6th, 3:00 pm, Leonora, Chicago Opera Theater, Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $50.  FYI (312) 704-8414 or www.cot.org/season/dark

October 2nd, 7:30 pm, Queens of the Stone Age - The End is Nero, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $22.  FYI https://concerts.livenation.com/queens-of-the-stone-age-the-chicago-illinois-10-02-2024/event

October 2nd, 8:00 pm, Twenty One Pilots - The Clancy World Tour, United Center, 1901 W Madison St, Chicago.  Tickets start at $54. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 2nd through 19th, 5:30 pm, Sunset Live Tour, Big Bus Chicago Tours, departs & returns to Hard Rock Café, 63 W. Ontario St., Chicago.  Adults $40.50, Children 3 - 12 $35.  FYI www.bigbustours.com

October 2nd through December 18th, 7:00 pm, Mr. Danny’s Magic in Session, Artist-In-Residence, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark St., Chicago.  21 & over.  $42.50 (Main Floor), $47.50 (Front Row).  FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.

October 3rd, 7:15 pm, Liam Cullagh, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents The Airborne Toxic Event, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI axs.com. 

October 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Mk.gee, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com.  

October 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam & Deepcut Present Beats Antique, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over with valid government ID.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Artikal Sound System, Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago.  $26.96.  FYI https://wl.seetickets.us/event/artikal-sound-system/616326?afflky=BKBGMa...

October 3rd, 7:30 pm, The Fab Four, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main Street, St. Charles. Tickets start at $575.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 3rd, 8:00 pm, Air Supply, Riverside Theatre, 116 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI.  Tickets start at $70.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 3rd, 4th & 5th, 8:00 pm, FINALLY: A Theatre Tour by Rex Orange County, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 4th & 5th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Chris Redd, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 4th, 7:30 pm, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes and Season Opening Gala, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

October 4th, 7:30 pm, Live Nation presents Alec Benjamin: 12 Notes Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 4th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents The Fray: The Fray Is Back | Rett Madison, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.   www.axs.com

October 4th, 8:00 pm, MrBallen: The Strange, Dark & Mysterious Live Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 4th, 8:00 pm, Jam & Collectiv Present Melt with MARIS, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

October 4th, 8:00 pm, Jam Productions Presents The Schizophonics, Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago.  17 & over.  $$21.80. FYI https://wl.seetickets.us/event/the-schizophonics/

October 4th, 8:00 pm ET, Air Supply, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St, Detroit, MI.  Tickets start at $67.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 4th, 8:00 pm, Toronzo Cannon, Council Oak 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/

October 4th, 9:00 pm, Hairbangers Ball, 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/

October 4th through 6th, Times vary by event.  CHICAGO TAP SUMMIT, Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Chicago. Various costs and FREE events  FYI MADDRhythms.com

October 5th, 2:00 pm, An Afternoon with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  12:00 pm, Optional Pre-show Lunch, Trama Catering & Events. $32.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2. 

October 5th, 5:30 & 9:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Three Shows for One Ticket - Mini Jazz Fest: Trumpeter Rick Braun, Saxophonist Mindi Adair & Guitarist Adam Hawley, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

October 5th, Doors open at 7:00, Babyface, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $105.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 5th, 7:00 pm, The Planets & Star Wars, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.   FYI (630) 941-0202 or www.elmhurstsymphony.org

October 5th, 7:30 pm, Ocie Elliott, Metro Chicago, 3830 N. Clark, Chicago.  $30.  FYI www.etix.com.

October 5th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents FIDLAR with Sugar Pit, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 5th, 7:30 pm, Michael Kiwanuka & Brittany Howard, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $37.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 5th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Willow Pill presents God's Child: North America Tour 2024, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

October 5th, 8:00 pm, JOBA, Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

October 5th, 8:00 pm, Nick Swardson: Toilet Head, The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, 777 Casino Center Dr, Hammond.  Tickets start at $29.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 5th, 8:00 pm, DJ Ric Hard, Council Oak 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/

October 5th, 9:00 pm, Too Fighters Tribute to Foo Fighters, 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/

October 5th, 9:00 pm ET, Air Supply, Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo, 11111 Wilson Road, New Buffalo, MI. Tickets start at $47.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 5th, 2:00 pm, October 6th, 3:00 pm, Groucho Marx Tribute starring Frank Ferrante as seen on PBS TV, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  1:00 pm, Pre-show lunch, Oct. 5th @ 12:00 pm, Oct. 6th @ 1:00 pm, Trama Catering & Events. $32.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2. 

October 5th, 7:30 pm, October 6th, 3:00 pm, Ballet 5:8 presents "La Llorona" choreographed by Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager.  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago.  FYI www.ballet58.org/la-llorona/. Tickets available @ https://ballet58.app.getcuebox.com/o/GNZ7XB06/shows/JDKK25XX  

October 5th, 7:30 pm, October 6th, 3:00pm, New Philharmonic "Ravel & Mahler" Guest Pianist: Winston Choi, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $57.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

October 5th & 6th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Chris Redd, The Heath Mainstage, Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, Chicago.  $25-$45.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 5th through February 16th (2025), Cecilia Beaven, Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago.  Free.  FYI hydeparkart.org.

October 6th, 3:00 pm, An Afternoon with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  1:00 pm, Optional Pre-show Lunch, Trama Catering & Events. $32.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2. 

October 6th, 7:00 pm, Jam & AEG Present Bob The Drag Queen: This Is Wild World Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com.  

October 6th & 7th, 7:00 pm, 2DAY HANSON - UNDERNEATH EXPERIENCE TOUR, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago. 17 & older.  Tickets start at $109.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com.  

October 6th (Date changed from 8/29), 7:15 pm, Straightio Podcast, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 6th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Cuco, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

October 6th, 8:00 pm, Peso Pluma: Exodo Tour, United Center, 1901 W Madison St, Chicago.  Tickets start at $55.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 6th, 8:00 pm, Myke Towers: La Pantera Negra Tour, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont.  Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 7th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Billy Bragg: The Roaring Forty USA Tour 2024, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 8th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents Valley: Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden Tour with Mickey Darling & Charlie Adams, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 8th, 7:30 pm, Jam Productions Presents Deyaz: THE GHOST OF OUR PAST Tour, Subterranean, Upstairs, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago.  $25, VIP $75 (plus tax & fees).  FYI www.wl.seetickets.us

October 8th, 8:00 pm, AIR - Play Moon Safari: North American Tour '24, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $59.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 8th, 8:00 pm ET, Twenty One Pilots - The Clancy World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 9th, 7:30 pm, Fontaines D.C., The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed), 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $40.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 9th, 7:30 pm, Jam & El Parral Present The Red Pears with Ultra Q & the High Curbs, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

October 9th & 10th, 7:30 pm, Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour, Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.  Tickets start at $48.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 9th through 20th, Goodman Theatre and Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) present “The Magic Parlour Presents Siegfried Tieber, with Appearances by Luis Carreon and Mago Gozner” Destinos Festival, The Magic Parlor, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $70-$95.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com/Destinos. 

October 10th, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Shirley Heinz Land Trust, Family Nature Play Date – Forest Bathing @ Ivanhoe South, Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve, 750 Colfax St, Gary.  Free.  FYI https://heinzetrust.org/events/

October 10th, 12:00 - 2:00 pm, Shirley Heinz Land Trust, Wellness Walk @ J. Timothy Ritchie, J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve, 1253 Violet Ave, Chesterton.  Free.  FYI https://heinzetrust.org/event/wellness-walk-j-timothy-ritchie/#rsvp-now

October 10th, 5:00 pm Pre-concert Reception, 8:00 pm Concert, An Evening with Matthew Morrison, Paramount Theatre fundraising gala, Paramount Theatre’s Grand Gallery, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora.  Gala $300, Concert only $39-$59.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com

October 10th, 7:00 pm, 17th Anniversary, Dancing with the Giordano Stars, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=245017

October 10th, 7:00 pm, V103 Presents Maxwell: The Serenade Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $46. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 10th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents El Cuarteto De Nos, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com

October 11th, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm ET, IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity, 16th Annual Business Conference and B2Bold Expo: "Energizing and Empowering You IN Business", Indiana Government Center South, Conference Center, 302 W. Washington St. , Indianapolis. Free.  FYI B2Bold Expo Exhibitor Registration Flyer.pdf

October 11th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Second Fridays open studios, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.  Free.  FYI fineartsbuilding.com/second-fridays.

October 11th, 7:00 pm, Jelly Roll: Beautifully Broken Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $54. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 11th, 7:00 pm, Ronny Chieng: The Love To Hate It Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $34. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 11th, 7:15, October 12th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Ryan Sickler: Live & Alive, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $20-$59.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 11th, 7:30 pm, Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $34.  FYI https://auditoriumtheatre.org/events-details/hip-hop-orchestra/?utm_sour...

October 11th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Balance and Composure with Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band and Milly, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

October 11th, 8:00 pm, Smiley Tillmon Band Featuring Kate Moss, Council Oak 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/

October 11th, 8:30 pm, Jam Presents Pink Talking Fish, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

October 11th, 9:00 pm, The 1985, 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/

October 11th & 12th, 8:00 pm, October 13th, 5:00 pm, CLAYBOURNE ELDER, The Big Gay Cabaret Series presented by Ginger Minj, Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., Chicago.  $45-$55 (Meet & Greet an additional $25).  FYI www.mercurytheaterchicago.com or www.biggaycabaret.com.

October 12th, 11:00 am, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods presents Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.  Kennedy-King College, 6301 S. Halsted, Chicago.  Free but reservations required.  FYI lyricopera.org/frida

October 12th, 7:00 pm, Chromeo & the Midnight: CHROME NIGHTS North American Tour w/Girl Ultra, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $58.  FYI www.livenation.com.

October 12th, 7:30 pm, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $35.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

October 12th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Tony Ann, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

October 12th, 7:30 pm, The Guess Who, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N Main St, Rockford, IL.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 12th, 8:00 pm, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont.  Tickets start at $45.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 12th, 8:00 pm, John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras * Lauren Calve, Gman Tavern, 3740 N. Clark, Chicago.  21 & over.  $18.50. FYI https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/99803148/john-douglas-of-trashcan-sinatras-lauren-calve-chicago-gman-tavern

October 12th, 8:00 pm, An Evening with ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

October 12th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Raven Lenae: Bird's Eye Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

October 12th, 8:00 pm, JD McPherson with Kate Clover, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.etix.com.

October 12th, 8:00 pm, DJ Marquez Antonio, Council Oak 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/

October 12th, 9:00 pm, 7th Heaven, 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/

October 12th through 26th, Verismo Classical Music.  Seattle Opera presents the World Premiere of Jubilee by Tazewell Thompson, McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI seattleopera.org/jubilee.

October 13th, 3:00 pm, Ted Vigil returns as John Denver, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  11:00 am or 12:30 pm seating, Sunday Brunch, Trama Catering & Events. $35.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2.  

October 13th, 7:00 pm, Hillary Clinton Live, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $79.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 13th, 7:15 pm, My Momma Told Me Podcast with Langston Kerman & David Gborie, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 13th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents P1 with Matt & Tommy, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

October 15th, 7:00 pm ET, The Awakening Tour, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN.  Tickets start at $17.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 15th, 7:00 pm, 93 XRT Fall Jam Series: The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain with Frankie Rose, Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $66.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 15th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents Wave to Earth: 0.03 Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com. 

October 15th, 9:00 pm, Jam Presents Betty Who: An Acoustic Evening In Celebration of 10 Years of Take Me When You Go, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 15th & 16th, The Thorn, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $30.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 16th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Sharon McMahon: An Evening of Conversation with Sharon McMahon, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

October 17th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Kanan Gill: What Is This? World Tour 2024, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 16th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Kickstand Present Who? Weekly Live, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

October 17th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Johnny Marr & James, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com. 

October 17th, 7:30 pm, Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

October 17th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents Bacilos, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.   

October 17th, 7:30 pm, The Sheepdogs, Metro Chicago 3730 N. Clark, Chicago.  $22.  FYI www.etix.com

October 17th through 27th, American Premiere, Atonement, choreographed by Cathy Marsdon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.

October 18th, Doors open at 7:00, The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise), Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $99.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 18th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Fahim Anwar, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 18th, 7:30 pm, Whitney Cummings: Big Baby, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $37.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

October 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Jess Glynne: The US Tour | Leah Kate, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 18th, 7:30 pm, Scott Keo – “The #1 Michael Bublé Tribute Worldwide” McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $46-$57.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

October 18th, 7:30 pm ET, Dane Cook: Fresh New Flavor, Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey Street, Indianapolis, IN.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 18th, 8:00 pm, SPKRBX & Jam Present Terror Reid with Eliozie & Domsta, Avondale Music Hall, 3336 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $25 plus fees.  VIP $125 plus fees.  FYI https://wl.seetickets.us/event/terror-reid/615201?afflky=SPKRBX&utm_sour...

October 18th, 8:00 pm, Sheryl Youngblood Band, Council Oak 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/

October 18th, 9:00 pm, The Divas, 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/

October 18th & 19th, 8:00 pm, Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour, Pabst Theater, 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/lewis-black-2024

October 19th, 12:00 pm, Diane Grams will give a fresco painting demonstration in conjunction with exhibit, Of Giants and Warriors, featuring local artists Diane Grams & Timothy D. Lace, Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. 4th Street, Chesterton.  Free.  RSVP to gallery@chestertonart.org

October 19th, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, Nickelodeon, GEA Live, and Senbla present: Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert.  Cadillac Palace Theater, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago.  $45-$105.  FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.

October 19th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm,  LUMA8 presents 10th Annual Arts in the Dark Halloween parade, route - State Street, from Lake to Van Buren Streets, Chicago.  Free.  FYI www.luma8.org

October 19th, 6:30 pm ET, Dane Cook: Fresh New Flavor, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI.  FYI www.spotlightonlake.com.  

October 19th, Doors open at 7:00, Jagged Edge, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $69.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 19th, 7:00 pm, The Awakening Tour, BMO Center, 398-300 Elm St, Rockford.  Tickets start at $13.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 19th, 7:00 pm, Felipe Esparza: At My Leisure Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

October 19th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Outback Present Liang Haiyuan - The Man in the Corner 2 Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  12 & over.  FYI axs.com.  

October 19th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Deepcut Present The Elovaters: Roll Up Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

October 19th, 7:30 pm, lllinois Philharmonic Orchestra with Kokandy Productions, present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street IN CONCERT, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

October 19th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Heather McDonald: The Juicy Scoop Experience, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  16 & over.   www.axs.com

October 19th, 7:30 pm, Step Afrika! Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

October 19th, 8:00 pm, Richard Marx, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee Street, Waukegan.  Tickets start at $45.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 19th, 8:00 pm, DJ Dave C, Council Oak 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/

October 19th, 9:00 pm, Hillbilly Rockstarz, 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/

October 19th through November 5th, Verismo Classical Music.  Music Director EUN SUN KIM with Tristan und Isolde.  San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco.  FYI https://www.sfopera.com/operas/un-ballo-in-maschera/#performances

October 20th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm, APIDA Arts and the the Chinese American Museum of Chicago present Halloween Reimagined, Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W 23rd St., Chicago.  FYI ApidaArts.org.

October 20th, 7:15 pm, Nataly Aukar, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 20th, 7:30 pm, Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N Main St, Rockford.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 20th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents The California Honeydrops - Fall in Love Again Tour 2024, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  www.axs.com

October 22nd, 7:00 pm, Dropkick Murphys: North America 2024 Tour, The Riverside Theatre, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI. Tickets start at $57.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 23rd, 7:15 pm, Annie Lederman, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $23-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 23rd, 7:30 pm, Jam & Q101 Present Catfish & the Bottlemen - Fall 2024 Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

October 23rd, 7:30 pm, Jam & Outback Present Dropouts Is Dead Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com   

October 23rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents RY X: RY X North America Tour 2024, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 23rd, 8:00 pm, Jam Productions Presents Genevieve Stokes, Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago.  $26.96.  FYI https://wl.seetickets.us/event/genevieve-stokes/

October 24th, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Shirley Heinz Land Trust, Family Nature Play Date – Tree ID @ Cressmoor Prairie, Cressmoor Prairie - West Entrance, 615 W 40th Ave, Hobart.  Free.  FYI https://heinzetrust.org/events/

October 24th, Doors open at 7:00, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 24th, 7:00 pm, Dropkick Murphys: North America 2024 Tour, Grossinger Motors Arena, 101 S. Madison Street, Bloomington, IL. Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 24th, 7:15 pm, Learnmore Jonasi, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 24th, 7:30 pm, Steep Canyon Rangers, Center Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 24th, 7:30 pm, Maggie Rogers: The Don't Forget Me Tour, United Center, 1901 W Madison St, Chicago.  Tickets start at $44. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 24th, 7:30 pm, Iron Maiden - The Future Past World Tour 2024, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont.  Tickets start at $129.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 24th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Therapuss Live with Jake Shane, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.   www.axs.com

October 24th & 25th, 7:30 pm, Iconic Broadway, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Maestro Kirk Muspratt, joined by the Symphony Chorus and guest singers Alisa Jordheim, Kimberly E. Jones, Lorenzo Parnell, and Jonathan Wilson.  Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

October 24th, 8:00 pm, Marc Maron: All In, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  Tickets start at $40.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 24th, 8:00 pm, Chelsea Handler: Little Big B*tch, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria.  Tickets start at $32.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 24th, 8:00 pm ET, Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna have Fun Farewell Tour, Fox Theatre Detroit, 2211 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 24th & 25th, 8:00 pm, Leon Bridges: The Leon Tour with Hermanos Gutiérrez, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $60.50.  FYI www.axs.coom

October 25th, 6:00 pm ET, Dropkick Murphys: North America 2024 Tour, GLC Live at 20 Monroe, 11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets start at $53.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

October 25th & 26th, 6:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents O'Hare Jazz Fest hosted by Marian Meadows, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  (Two Day Tickets)  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

October 25th, 6:30 pm, The Dear Hunter - Celebrating 20 Years, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  17 & older. Tickets start at $41.  FYI https://concerts.livenation.com/the-dear-hunter-celebrating-20-years-chicago-illinois-10-25-2024/event 

October 25th & 26th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Samuel Comroe, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 25th & 26th, 7:30 pm, Giordano Dance Chicago, SOARING Season 62, Harris Theatre for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago.  Tickets start at $36.  FYI https://www.harristheaterchicago.org/performance/gdc-soaring

October 25th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Stephen Kellog's Midlife Crisis Comedy Special Taping, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 25th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Declan McKenna, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

October 25th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents ALOK - HAIRY SITUATION: A New Comedy Show by ALOK, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.   18 & over.  www.axs.com

October 25th, 7:30 pm, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Live Shadow Cast and Audience Partici...pation, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

October 25th, 7:30 pm ET,  Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI.  Tickets start at $225.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 25th, 8:00 pm, Marco Antonio Solis: Eternamente Agradecido World Tour 2024, Miller High Life Theatre, 500 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI.  FYI https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/marco-antonio-solis-2024

October 25th, 8:00 pm, Russell Peters: RELAX World Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $43.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 25th, 8:00 pm, Marc Maron: All In, Center Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.  Tickets start at $44.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

October 25th, 8:00 pm, Vino Louden, Council Oak 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/

October 25th, 8:30 pm, The The - Ensouled World Tour, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $56.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 25th, 9:00 pm, MC4D, Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago.  $25.25.  FYI https://dice.fm/browse/chicago

October 25th, 9:00 pm, Nate Venturelli, 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/

October 26th, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm ET, Indiana State Library Foundation Event, The Genealogy and Local History Fair, Indiana State Library, 315 W Ohio St, Indianapolis.  Parking validation available.  Free.  Register @ https://isl.libcal.com/event/12711986

October 26th, 6:30 pm ET, The Dear Hunter - Celebrating 20 Years, Saint Andrew's Hall, 431 E Congress St, Detroit, MI.  General admission, standing room only. Tickets start at $41.  FYI https://concerts.livenation.com/the-dear-hunter-celebrating-20-years-detroit-michigan-10-26-2024/event

October 26th, Doors open at 7:00, Theory of a Deadman, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  Tickets start at $40.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

October 26th, 7:00 pm - Midnight, Memorial Opera House Fundraiser, Phantoms of the Opera House: Murder on the Dance Floor featuring: Electro Retro.  Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Road, Valparaiso.  21 & over.  $35.  FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=245776

October 26th, 7:00 pm ET, Marc Maron: All In, GLC Live at 20 Monroe, 1 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI.  Tickets start at $64.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com

October 26th, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Samuel Comroe, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam & SPKRBX Present That Mexican OT with DRODi and Hogg Booma, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

October 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Cat & Nat: Reckless Abandonment Tour, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com 

October 26th, 7:30 pm, Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience” McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $46-$57.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

October 26th, 7:30 pm, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Auditorium Philms Concert Series.  Films come to life with their iconic scores performed by the Chicago Philharmonic!  Auditorium Theatre, 60 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 341-2300 or https://auditoriumtheatre.org/subscription-packages/auditorium-philms-concert-series/

October 26th, 8:00 pm, Madison Square Garden Entertainment presents Ben Schwartz & Friends, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 26th, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents David Cross: End of the Beginning of the End | Featuring Special Guest Sean Patten, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  www.axs.com

October 26th, 8:00 pm, Will Ferrell's Ultimate DJ House Party with Swedish House Mafia, D-Nice, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat & More, Wintrust Arena, 200 E. Cermak, Chicago.  Tickets start at $100.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 26th, 8:00 pm, DJ Nasty Boy Noel, Council Oak 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/

October 26th, 9:00 pm, Lateralus, 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/

October 26th through February 23rd (2025), Positions: New Landscapes, Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago.  Free.  FYI hydeparkart.org.

October 27th through November 7th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton makes house role debut as Azucena in Verdi’s Il trovatore.   Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York City, NY.  FYI https://www.metopera.org/season/2024-25-season/il-trovatore/

October 27th, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announce the 2024 Maxwell Street Market returns to Maxwell Street between S. Halsted Street and S. Union Avenue, as well as on S. Union Avenue between W. Rochford Street and W. Liberty Street.  Free.  FYI MaxwellStreetMarket.us.

October 27th, 1:00 pm, Blue Man Group Spooktacular Halloween-themed performance for families, Briar Street Theatre, 3133 North Halsted, Chicago.  Halloween costumes encouraged; pre-show face painting in the theater lobby, Halloween-inspired surprises during the show, celebratory goodie bags for all children in costume under age 17, photo op after performance. Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.BlueMan.com/Chicago/Offers.  

October 27th, 2:00 pm, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods presents Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.  Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria Street, Chicago.  Free but reservations required.  FYI lyricopera.org/frida

October 27th, 5:00 pm PT, Music of Remembrance presents Peace Imagined: US Premiere: String Quartet No. 2 by Sándor Kuti; Seattle Premieres: Imaginary Peace and I cried by Milad Yousufi.  Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA.  $60.  FYI musicofremembrance.org/peace

October 27th, 7:00 pm, Live Nation presents Judy Collins with Live String Quintet, Athenaeum Center, 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago. Tickets start at $39.50.  FYI https://secure.athenaeumcenter.org/1398

October 27th, 7:00 pm, Jam Presents Vince Staples: Black in America Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.  

October 27th, 7:15 pm, Clint Coley, The Heath Mainstage,  The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$35.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

October 27th, 7:30 pm, Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $225.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 27th, 7:30 pm, Sammy Rae & The Friends, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $43.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

October 28th, 7:00 pm, DIE ANTWOOD: FLAME ON MUDDAF*CKA - North & South American Tour 2024, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  Tickets start at $85.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com.

October 28th, 7:30 pm, Jenny Slate: LIFEFORM Tour with Special Guest Greta Johnson, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago.  $65-$75.  FYI https://athenaeumcenter.org/events/2024/jenny-slate/

October 28th, 7:30 pm, Inhaler, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $37.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 28th, 7:30 pm, Jam Productions Presents Sasha Alex Sloan - "Me Again" Tour, Subterranean, Upstairs, 2011 W. North Avenue, Chicago.  $35 plus fees, VIP $135 plus fees.  FYI https://wl.seetickets.us/

October 28th & 29th (SOLD OUT), November 1st, 8:00 pm, Sting 3.0 Tour, Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $65.  www.ticketmaster.com.  

October 29th, 7:30 pm, Jenny Slate: LIFEFORM Tour with Special Guest Greta Johnson, Orpheum Theatre, 216 State St, Madison, WI. Tickets start at $65.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

October 30th, 7:00 pm, Live Nation Presents ELYANNA: WOLEDTO TOUR, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

October 30th, 7:15 pm, Jarlath Regan - Yer Man - The Standup Comedy Show, Heath Mainstage, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$340.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com 

October 31st, 7:15 pm, November 1st, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Adam Ray, Heath Mainstage, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com 

October 31st, 7:30 pm, Jam & Joe's Present Wyatt Flores with Bo Staloch, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com

November 1st, 7:30 pm, Echoes of Pompeii, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $50. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  

November 1st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Okean Elzy: The Lighthouse Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.

November 1st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Start Making Sense with Charlie Otto + his gear, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com

November 1st, 8:00 pm, WestBeth Entertainment presents Tommy Tierman: tommedian, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. 16 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.  

November 1st, 8:00 pm, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: South of Here Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 1st & 2nd, 7:30 pm, November 3rd, 3:00 pm, New Philharmonic: “The Best of John Williams 2.0” McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $57-$67.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

November 2nd, 2:30 pm, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods presents Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.  Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago.  Free but reservations required.  FYI lyricopera.org/frida

November 2nd, 7:00 pm, Dia De los Muertos, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte.  FYI www.lcso.net.

November 2nd, 7:00 pm, Sarah Silverman: Postmortem, The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 2nd, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, Alingon Mitra, Heath Mainstage, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com 

November 2nd, 7:30 pm, Jam & Thalia Hall Present Allison Russell - All Returners Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

November 2nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Tinder Live with Lane Moore, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

November 2nd, 7:30 pm, The Beat Goes On featuring Lisa McLowry as CHER, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

November 2nd, 7:30 pm ET,  Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton Street W, Grand Rapids, MI.  Tickets start at $225.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 2nd, 8:00 pm, Sting 3.0 Tour, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $75.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 2nd, 8:00 pm, Jam Presents The B-52s: Day of the Dead Dance Party, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI axs.com.  

November 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Streetlight Manifesto: The Myth of Monsters Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

November 3rd, 8:00 pm, Marco Antonio Solis: Eternamente Agradecido World Tour 2024, United Center, 1901 W Madison St, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 4th, 7:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Two Shows for One Ticket - Santana Tribute starring the Rico Band & Latin Jazz Super Show Jazzteca featuring Jose Rendon, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  Tickets start at $18.95.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

November 5th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Yoke Lore with Runner, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.  

November 6th, 7:30 pm, Sebastien Maniscalco: It Ain't Right Tour, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI.  Tickets start at $44.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 7th, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Urban League of Northwest Indiana Diversity & Inclusion Awards Luncheon, Avalon Manor, 3550 E. US Hwy 30, Merrillville.  $100.  FYI (219) 887-9621 or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSequhrsaIX_3ILzKYD-XBT3NfPC_VrX...

November 7th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Outback Present Ian Bagg Live, 312 Comedy Festival, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.

November 7th, 7:30 pm, Death from Above 1979 | Teen Mortgage, Metro Chicago, 3730 N Clark St, Chicago.  $32.50.  FYI www.etix.com

November 8th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Michael Rapaport, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com. 

November 8th, 7:00 & 9:30 pm, Josh Johnson, 312 Comedy Festival, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  16 & over.  www.axs.com 

November 8th, 7:15 pm, Eugene Mirman, The Heath Mainstage, Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, Chicago.  $25-$45.  FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com

November 8th, 7:30 pm, Jam & Outback Presents Jessica Kirson, 312 Comedy Festival, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

November 8th, 8:00 pm, Ryan Hamilton, Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI.  Tickets start at $26.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 8th, 8:30 pm, Tilian with Amarionette, Autumn Kings, Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago.  $31.31.  FYI https://dice.fm/browse/chicago

November 8th & 9th, 7:30 pm, Sebastien Maniscalco: It Ain't Right Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 8th & 9th, 8:00 pm, November 10th, 5:00 pm, Judy Gold, The Big Gay Cabaret Series presented by Ginger Minj, Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., Chicago.  $55-$65 (Meet & Greet an additional $25).  FYI www.mercurytheaterchicago.com or www.biggaycabaret.com.

November 9th, 7:00 pm, Marc Normand: Ya Don't Say Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  www.ticketmaster.com

November 9th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour, 312 Comedy Festival, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago. 16 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.  

November 9th, 7:00 pm, Mark Normand: Ya Don't Say Tour, 312 Comedy Festival, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $35.  www.ticketmaster.com

November 9th, 7:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Mike Manson (A Tribute to George Duke) Mike Manson Show - TBA Special Guests, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

November 9th, 8:00 pm, Ryan Hamilton, Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.  Tickets start at $23.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 9th, 7:30 pm, November 10th, 3:00 pm, “A Conversation with Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody” Moderated by Their Son, Gideon Grody-Patinkin, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $75-$100.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

November 9th through 30th, The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

November 10th, 2:30 pm, Piano Trio, Spotlight Series, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $30.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org 

November 10th, 3:00 pm, Beethoven, Brahms, and Barton Pine, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.  Tickets go on sale August 1st.  FYI (630) 941-0202 or www.elmhurstsymphony.org

November 10th, 7:00 pm, Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N Main St, Rockford.  Tickets start at $40.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 10th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Steve-O, 312 Comedy Festival, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 10th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present Josh Wolf, 312 Comedy Festival, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.   www.axs.com 

November 10th, 8:00 pm, Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly, 312 Comedy Festival, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $45.  www.ticketmaster.com

November 11th, 7:00 pm, Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 11th, 8:00 pm ET, Lotto - Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour, Fox Theatre Detroit, 2211 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

November 12th, 7:00 pm, Lotto - Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $89.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 13th, 7:00 pm ET, Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI.  Tickets start at $31.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 14th, 6:00 pm ET, Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour, GLC Live at 20 Monroe, 11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI.  Tickets start at $46.  FYI www.concerts.livenation.com 

November 14th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Max Fosh, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

November 14th, 7:30 pm, Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News Anniversary, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 14th, 8:00 pm ET, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 14th through 17th, AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago.  FYI AMSMusicology.org

November 15th, 7:30 pm, The Pasta Queen LIVE!  Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

November 15th, 8:00 pm, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Crystal Grand Music Theatre, 430 W Munroe Ave, Wisconsin Dells, WI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 15th, 8:00 pm ET, Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour, Embassy Theatre, 125 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne.  Tickets start at $36.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

November 15th through 24th, Hubbard Street Dance, FALL SERIES, At Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago.  Subscriptions begin at $104 plus $12 handling fee.  FYI www.hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe

November 16th, 5:30 or 9:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Three Shows for One Ticket Super Saxophonist Richard Elliot - TBA - TBA, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

November 16th, 7:00 pm, Craig Ferguson, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N East St, Bloomington, IL.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 16th, 7:30 pm, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $35. FYI https://auditoriumtheatre.org/events-details/deeply-rooted-2024/

November 16th, 8:00 pm, SPKRBX & Jam Present BigXthaPlug with Ro$ama, Yung Hood: Take Care Tour, Avondale Music Hall, 3336 N. Milwaukee, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.50 (plus tax & fees).  FYI www.seetickets.us

November 16th, 9:00 pm, Jam & Collectiv Present The Glitch Mob, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com

November 16th through December 1st, Lyric Premiere, Blue, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

November 17th, 7:30 pm, Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 17th, 7:30 pm, Elon Gold, Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. Tickets start at $29.  www.ticketmaster.com 

November 17th, 7:30 pm, Caribou with yunè pinku, Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $35.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 17th & 18th, 7:00 pm, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack with the Chicago Philharmonic, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $51.  FYI https://auditoriumtheatre.org/events-details/bobby-weir/?

November 18th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Mayhem - 40th Anniversary Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

November 19th, 7:30 pm, INTERPOL with Special Guest Deafheaven, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $85.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 19th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents The Rest Is History, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

November 19th, 8:00 pm, Jam & Collectiv Present Becky Hill - Believe Me Now Tour, moved to the Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over.  All previously purchased tickets honored.  FYI axs.com.  

November 19th, 8:00 pm ET, Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire, Old National Centre, 502 N New Jersey St, Indianapolis.  16 & Over. Tickets start at $37.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 20th, 7:00 ET, Creed - Summer of '99 Tour, Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  Tickets start at $39.  FYi https://www.ticketmaster.com/creed-are-you-ready-tour-detroit-michigan-11-20-2024/event/

November 20th, 7:30 pm, Amos Lee with the Chicago Philharmonic,  Auditorium Theater, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $79.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 21st, 7:30 pm, An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten, Auditorium Theater, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $60.  FYI https://auditoriumtheatre.org/events-details/ina-garten/?utm_source=word...

November 21st, 7:30 pm, Maria Bamford, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N Main St, Rockford, IL.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 22nd, 7:30 pm, Maria Bamford, Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents POND: STUNG! North America Tour | Fazerdaze, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. www.axs.com  

November 22nd, 8:00 pm, Cory Wong Featuring Mark Lettieri with Special Guest Couch, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $42.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 22nd, 8:00 pm, Marc Anthony: Historia Tour, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 22nd & 23rd, Doors open at 7:00 pm, Aaron Lewis, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary. All reserved seating. 21 and older.  Tickets start at $49.50.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Maria Bamford, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $31.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Allie X with Violet Chachki, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Mark Ambor, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago.  Tickets start at $27.50.  FYI www.etix.com

**** November 23rd, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, November 24th, 2:00 pm, Ruth Page's The Nutcracker, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

November 23rd, 7:30 pm, November 24th, 1:00 & 6:30 pm, Côté and Lepage’s The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI (312) 334-7777 or www.harristheaterchicago.com

November 26th through December 3rd, Verismo Classical Music.   Conductor EUN SUN KIM's Royal Opera House debut with Puccini’s Tosca, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom.  FYI https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/tosca-2425-details

November 27th through December 1st, Another Planet Entertainment and StanLee present Caesar’s Circus starring Frank Ferrante, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie.  Tickets start at $65.  FYI (847) 673-6300, northshorecenter.org/series/caesarscircus or www.Ticketmaster.com.

November 29th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Henhouse Prowlers with Special Consensus, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over. FYI www.axs.com

November 30th through December 23rd, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton makes her dual house/role debut as Baba the Turk in The Rake’s Progress at Opéra national de Paris, Palais Garnier, Paris, France.  FYI https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-24-25/opera/the-rakes-progress

December 1st, 2:00 pm, Chicago Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  Tickets start at $24.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

December 2nd, 7:00 pm, Keith & Kristyn Getty: An Irish Christmas, Chicago Theatre, 150 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $35. FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

December 3rd & 4th, The Indiana Community Forestry Council (IN-CFC) & DNR Community & Urban Forestry host the Indiana Community and Urban Forestry Symposium, Crown Hill National Cemetery and Arboretum, 700 W 38th St, Indianapolis. Free. Register @ https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ur-ZIQmkE0-wxBi0WTPY...

December 5th, 7:30 pm, Holiday Pops, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Kirk Muspratt, Hard Rock Live, Hard Rock Casino, 5400 West 29th Ave. (I 80-94@Burr), Gary.  21 and older.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

December 5th, 7:30pm, The Oak Ridge Boys' American Made Christmas Farewell Tour, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 5th, 8:00 pm, Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna have Fun Farewell Tour, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.  

December 6th, 7:00 pm, The Oak Ridge Boys, Resch Center, 820 Armed Forces Dr, Green Bay, WI. Tickets start at $80.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 6th, 7:30 pm, (New Date & Venue) Jam Presents Jim Norton - Now You Know, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com. 

December 6th, 7:30 & 10:00 pm, Jam Presents Dan Soder, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  www.axs.com  

December 6th, 8:00 pm, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $64.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 6th, 9:00 pm, Jam & Collectiv Present Marauda: Retribution Tour | with INFEKT, Hukae & 7L, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.

December 6th & 7th, 8:00 pm, Bill Maher: The WTF? Tour, CIBC Theater, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago.  Tickets start at $56.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

December 6th through 8th, Verismo Classical Music.  World premiere of Earth 2.0, a collaboration between composer Jake Heggie, librettist Anita Amirrezvani, and dance troupe Urban Bush Women.  Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Sundance Square, 330 E 4th St #200, Fort Worth, TX.  FYI https://fwsymphony.org/24-25-season/symphonic-series/spano-conducts-beet...

December 6th through 28th, Christopher Wheeldon's The Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.

December 7th & 8th, 3:00 pm, The Oak Ridge Boys, Crystal Grand Music Theatre, 430 W Munroe Ave, Wisconsin Dells, WI.  Tickets start at $55.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 7th, 3:00 pm, Boheme and Beyond: The Legacy of Puccini, Chicago Opera Theater, Gannon Concert Hall, DePaul University, 2330 N. Halsted Street, Chicago.  Single tickets go on sale July 15th.  FYI (312) 704-8414 or www.cot.org/season/dark

December 7th, 3:00 & 7:30 pm, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Mark Cortale present five-time Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James, Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago.  $75-$115.  FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/briandarcyjames

December 7th, 7:00 pm, Jam & Outback Present John Crist: Jokes for Humanity, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.

December 7th, 7:30 pm, Holiday Pops, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Kirk Muspratt, Valparaiso High School, 2727 N. Campbell St., Valparaiso.  All ages family show.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

December 7th, 7:30 pm, Love Actually, Auditorium Philms Concert Series.  Films come to life with their iconic scores performed by the Chicago Philharmonic!  Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 341-2300 or https://auditoriumtheatre.org/subscription-packages/auditorium-philms-co...

December 7th through March 9th (2025), Ground Floor, Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago.  Free.  FYI hydeparkart.org.

December 8th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Randy Feltface, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

December 8th, 8:00 pm, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show,  Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $30. FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 11th, 8:00 pm, Andrea Bocelli in Concert, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont.  Tickets start at $135.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 12th through 15th,  JANE LYNCH’S A SWINGIN’ LITTLE CHRISTMAS Featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis & The Tony Guerrero Quintet, Downstairs Theater at Steppenwolf, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago.  $79-$119.  FYI (312) 335-1650 or  steppenwolf.org/christmas 

December 13th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents The Dead South: 2024 World Tour | The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

December 13th, 7:30 pm, Sebastien Maniscalco: It Ain't Right Tour, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria.  Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 13th, 7:30 pm ET, Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. 4th Street, Royal Oak, MI.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

December 13th, 8:00 pm ET, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Fox Theatre Detroit, 2211 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 13th, 8:00 pm, WBEZ & the Auditorium present The Moth Mainstage, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $34.  FYI www.axs.com

December 13th, 8:00 pm, Oak Ridge Boys, Arcadia Theatre, 105 E. Main Street, St. Charles.  Tickets start at $78.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 14th, 2:00 pm, CHICAGO TAP ALLSTARS “WINTER WONDERLAND” M.A.D.D. Rhythms partners with Chicago Tap Theatre  as the Chicago Tap Allstars, Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Chicago.  FYI MADDRhythms.com

December 14th, 5:30 or 9:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Mini Jazz Fest, Three Shows for One Ticket, Superstar Saxophonist Gerald Albright - Bassist Extraordinaire Julian Bond - Artist TBA, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

December 14th, 7:00 pm, Holiday Pops, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte.  FYI www.lcso.net.

December 14th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Rene Vaca, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  www.axs.com  

December 15th, 3:00 pm ET, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 15th, 7:30 pm, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet.  Tickets start at $43.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 18th, 2:00 & 6:30 pm, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, RCU Theatre at the Confluence, 128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire, WI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

December 20th, 7:15 pm, Michael Kosta, Heath Mainstage, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago.  $22-$40.  FYI  (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com.

December 21st, 7:30 pm, Sharon Owens returns as Babs Streisand: Christmas Show, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  5:30 pm, Pre-show Dinner, Trama Catering & Events. $32.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2. 

December 21st, 7:30 pm, An Evening with Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

December 22nd, 3:00 pm, Straight No Chaser: Top Shelf Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.

December 28th, 8:00 pm, Brad Williams: Tour '24 with Special Guests Chris Porter & J.B Ball, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

December 31st, 6:00 or 10:00 pm, SmoothChicago presents Multi Artist Super Show - Superstar Saxophonist Paul Taylor - plus several more NYE superstars TBA, Loews O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont.  Tickets on sale soon.  FYI (312) 725-0740 or https://www.smoothchicago.com/

December 31st, 8:00 pm, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton NYE Tribute, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $60. FYI (219) 836-3255 or https://www.theatreatthecenter.com.  6:00 pm, Pre-show Dinner, Trama Catering & Events. $75.  Reservations - 219-836-1930, Ext. 2. 

December 31st, 8:00 pm, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $59. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

Coming in 2025

January 3rd & 4th, 4:00 & 7:30 pm, The Chicago Cubs & the Big Ten Conference will partner for The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series, college hockey doubleheaders, Wrigley Field, Addison & Clark, Chicago.  Tickets go on sale at 10:00 am August 30th.  FYI https://www.mlb.com/cubs/tickets/events/bigtenhockey?partnerId=it-202408...

January 3rd & 4th, 7:30 pm, Kevin Hart: Acting My Age Tour 2025, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $106. FYI www.ticketmaster.com

January 4th, 7:30 pm, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N Chicago St, Joliet.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 9th through 11th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mahler's Symphony No. 9 & the American orchestral premiere of Songs for Murdered Sisters, a song cycle by composer Jake Heggie and writer Margaret Atwood, written for baritone Joshua Hopkins.  The Philadelphia Orchestra, Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA.  FYI https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2024-25-seaso...

January 11th, 6:00 pm, January 12th, 3:00 pm, Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

January 12th, 7:30 pm, Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees, Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI  FYI www.ticketmaster.com 

January 15th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mahler's Symphony No. 9 & the American orchestral premiere of Songs for Murdered Sisters, a song cycle by composer Jake Heggie and writer Margaret Atwood, written for baritone Joshua Hopkins.  The Philadelphia Orchestra, Perelman Stage, Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY.  FYI https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2025/01/15/the-philadelphia-orchestra-0800pm

January 19th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton, violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Tamar Sanikidze, performing repertoire by Clara Schumann, Brahms & a world premiere by Joel Thompson.  Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd, Morrow, GA.  FYI https://spiveyhall.org/events/event/jamie-barton-mezzo-soprano-with-matt...

January 19th, 3:00 pm, The Four Seasons,  Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.  Tickets go on sale August 1st.  FYI (630) 941-0202 or www.elmhurstsymphony.org

January 19th, 7:00 pm, Aerosmith: PEACE OUT The Farewell Tour with The Black Crowes, United Center, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago. Tickets start at $125.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com.   

January 23rd, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton, violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Tamar Sanikidze, performing repertoire by Clara Schumann, Brahms & a world premiere by Joel Thompson.  Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Samuel B. & David Rose Building,  70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY.   FYI https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/24-25/sonic-spectrum-ii-2425/

January 24th through 26th, Verismo Classical Music.  Conductor EUN SUN KIM leads Los Angeles Philharmonic in works by Rachmaninoff and a world premiere concerto grosso by Nico Muhly.  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, 151 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA.  FYI https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3059/2025-01-24/rachmaninoff-...

January 25th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton, violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Tamar Sanikidze, performing repertoire by Clara Schumann, Brahms & a world premiere by Joel Thompson.  Celebrity Series of Boston, Jordan Hall, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 20 Park Plaza #220, Boston, MA,  FYI https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/barton-lipman-sanikidze/

January 25th, Verismo Classical Music.  Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, makes London Philharmonic debut, an evening of Indian classical music.  London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom.  FYI https://lpo.org.uk/event/an-evening-with-amjad-ali-khan/

January 25th, 7:00 pm, Andrew Santino: Freeze Peach Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

January 25th & 26th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Frank Black: Teenager of the Year Tour, Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago.  FYI www.jamusa.com

January 27th, 5:30 pm PT, Music of Remembrance In collaboration with Northwest Boychoir, and Seattle Girls Choir presents Art from Ashes: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.  Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA. Free. Reserved seating, reservations required.  FYI musicofremembrance.org/ashes

January 27th, 7:00 pm, Forever Simon & Garfunkel: A Tribute, Lakeshore Community Concerts, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie St., Highland.  Series of 5, $60.  Individual concert, $30.  FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org.  

January 30th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton, violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Tamar Sanikidze, performing repertoire by Clara Schumann, Brahms & a world premiere by Joel Thompson.  Kennedy Center Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC.  FYI https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/fortas/2024-2025/barton-lipman-sanikidze/

January 31st, 8:30 pm, Jam Presents Guster: We Also Have Eras Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com.

February 2nd, 2:30 pm, Choral Valentine, Spotlight Series, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $30.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org 

February 7th, Verismo Classical Music.  Musicologist-pianist Dr. Samantha Ege releases her newest recording: Maestra.  London, United Kingdom.  FYI https://www.samanthaege.com/

February 7th, 7:00 pm, Lyric Opera of Chicago presents A Symphonic Night at the Movies: Singin’ in the Rain accompanied by the Lyric Opera Orchestra.  Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.  FYI (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org/singinintherain.

February 7th, 7:30 pm, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

**** February 8th, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, The Silhouettes®, America’s premiere shadow-dance company, presents their acclaimed show, “LOVE Happens” The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

**** February 8th, 7:00 pm, Animal Kingdom, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte.  FYI www.lcso.net.

February 8th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Travis: Raze the Bar Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. 18 & over.  FYI www.axs.com.  

February 8th through 16th, Lyric Premiere, Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

February 13th, Verismo Classical Music.  Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya leads Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 and Missy Mazzoli’s River Rouge Transfiguration.  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom.  FYI https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/shostakovich-symphony-no6/9137

February 13th, Verismo Classical Music.  World Premiere, New commission by composer Jake Heggie, Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and pianist John Churchwell.  Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY.  FYI https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/02/13/Aryeh-Nussbaum-Cohen-Co...

February 13th through 16th, Hubbard Street Dance WINTER SERIES, Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. Subscriptions start at $105 plus $12 handling fee.  FYI www.hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe

February 14th & 15th, 7:30 pm, Taylor Tomlinson: The Save Me Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $49.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 15th, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, DRUMline Live! The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

February 20th, Verismo Classical Music.  Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & pianist John Churchwell tour a new commission by composer Jake Heggie.  Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC.  FYI https://vocalartsdc.org/aryeh-nussbaum-cohen/

February 20th through March 2nd, Golden Hour, including The Princess & the Pea by Dani Rowe, Heimat by Cathy Marston, Under the Trees' Voices by Nicholas Blanc & a world premiere by Yuri Possokhov, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.

February 20th, Verismo Classical Music.  Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & pianist John Churchwell tour a new commission by composer Jake Heggie.  DACAMERA Houston, 1402 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX  FYI https://www.dacamera.com/2024-2025-season-concerts/aryeh-nussbaum-cohen-counter-tenor/

February 21st, 7:30 pm, Molchat Doma - Molchat Doma Tour 2025, The Salt Shed Indoors, 1357 N. Elston, Chicago.  Tickets start at $42.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

February 27th, 7:00 pm, Window in a Wall featuring Sisters Duo, Tatiana 'Tajci' Cameron & Sanya Mateyas, Lakeshore Community Concerts, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie St., Highland.  Series of 5, $60.  Individual concert, $30.  FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org.  

February 28th, 7:30 pm, March 1st, 2:00 pm, GovState Dance Company presents DREAM, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

March 1st, 7:30 pm, March 2nd, 3:00 pm, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

March 1st, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents David Nihill - Self Help Tour, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  18 & over.  www.axs.com  

March 1st, 8:00 pm, Matt Mathews: Boujee on a Budget Tour, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

March 3rd through 29th, Verismo Classical Music.  House premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Moby-Dick, The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY.  FYI https://www.metopera.org/season/2024-25-season/mobydick/

March 5th through 9th, Weds - Sat, 7:30 pm, Sat. 1:00 pm, Sun, 3:00 pm, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

March 6th through 8th, Verismo Classical Music.  Conductor EUN SUN KIM makes her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut with Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3, and Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with pianist Inon Barnatan.  Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA.  FYI https://www.bso.org/events/liadov-bartok-rachmaninoff

March 8th, Verismo Classical Music.  In celebration of International Women’s Day, SERAPH BRASS releases Lunaire, an album showcasing the excellence of women in brass.  St. Louis, MO.  FYI https://www.seraphbrass.com/

March 8th, 7:30 pm, Uptown, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

March 9th, 3:00 pm, The Sounds of Spring, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte.  FYI www.lcso.net.

March 12th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Nathy Peluso: Grasa Tour, The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago. FYI www.axs.com.  

March 14th, 8:00 pm, Jam & AEG Present Foil Arms and Hog: Skittish, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago.  www.axs.com  

March 14th through 23rd, Joffrey Academy of Dance presents Winning Works, Edlis Neeson Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago.  $30.  FYI joffrey.org/winningworks.

March 15th, 7:30 pm, ARTRAGEOUS!® The Electrifying Art & Music Circus! The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park.  FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu 

March 15th through April 12th, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

March 16th, 5:30 pm PT, Music of Remembrance presents Identity: World Premiere: Tribulations; World Premiere: Source Code; plus more.  Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA.  $60.  FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/identity

March 16th, 3:00 pm, A Grand Tour, soloist Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, Flute, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.  Tickets go on sale August 1st.  FYI (630) 941-0202 or www.elmhurstsymphony.org

March 16th, 7:00 pm, Sixtiesmania, Lakeshore Community Concerts, Highland High School Auditorium, 9135 Erie St., Highland.  Series of 5, $60.  Individual concert, $30.  FYI www.lakeshoreconcerts.org.  

March 19th, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Palace: USA & Canada 2025, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI axs.com.  

March 21st, 7:30 pm, Musical Masterpieces, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Kirk Muspratt, Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

March 30th, 6:00 pm, Dirty Dancing in Concert, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N Main St, Rockford, IL.  Ticket start at $30.  FYI www.ticketmaster.com

March 30th through April 11th, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

April 4th through 13th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mezzo Jamie Barton as Nettie Fowler in Carousel.  Boston Lyric Opera, Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA.  FYI https://blo.org/carousel/

April 5th, 7:30 pm, Remedios Varios Para Las Aflicciones Del Cuerpo Y El Espiritu, Chicago Opera Theater, Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture, 2936 N. Southport, Chicago. Single tickets go on sale July 15th.  FYI (312) 704-8414 or www.cot.org/season/dark

April 6th, 2:30 pm, String Bass Ensemble, Spotlight Series, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $30.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org 

April 10th through 13th, The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, includes newly commissioned ballets by choreographers Amy Hall Garner and Nicolas Blanc set to the music of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Darius Milhaud.  Armour Stage, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan, Chicago.  FYI  joffrey.org or www.cso.org

April 12th, 7:00 pm, Some Enchanted Evening, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte.  FYI www.lcso.net.

April 12th, 7:30 pm, Parsons Dance, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

April 19th through May 4th, Verismo Classical Music.  Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as Jan in Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek’s Breaking the Waves, Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave, Houston, TX.  FYI https://www.houstongrandopera.org/on-stage/breaking-the-waves

April 22nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Dean Lewis: The Epilogue World Tour, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com. 

April 25th, 7:30 pm, Tchaikovsky! with Violinist Esme Arias-Kim, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Kirk Muspratt, Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

April 25th, Lyric Premiere, Rising Stars in Concert, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

May 2nd, 7:30 pm, Jam Presents Jesse Cook, Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.  FYI www.axs.com

May 2nd through 10th, Verismo Classical Music.  Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s Grammy-winning opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya.  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC.  FYI https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/the-revolution-of-stev...

May 3rd, 7:30 pm, South Chicago Dance Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

May 6th, 7:30 pm, Max Richter World Tour: Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble performing The Blue Notebooks and In A Landscape American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME): Clarice Jensen, Cello & Artistic Director, Ben Russell & Laura Lutzke, Violins, Kyle Miller, Viola, and Claire Bryant, Cello.  Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan.  FYI www.axs.com.

May 7th, 3:00 pm, Brass Brilliance, Soloist, Pianist Sylvia Wang, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.  Tickets go on sale August 1st.  FYI (630) 941-0202 or www.elmhurstsymphony.org

May 15th & 16th, 7:30 pm, A Salute to John Williams, Northwest Indiana Symphony with Kirk Muspratt, Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point.  $45-$79.  FYI (219) 836-0525 or www.NISOrchestra.org

May 16th through 18th, Hubbard Street Dance SPRING SERIES, Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. Subscriptions start at $105 plus $12 handling fee.  FYI www.hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe

May 17th, 7:30 pm, Hiplet Ballerinas, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  FYI https://www.axs.com/auditoriumtheatre

May 18th, 4:00 pm PT, Music of Remembrance presents Tom Cipullo’s award-winning opera After Life.  Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA.  $60. FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/afterlife

May 21st, 7:30 pm PT, Music of Remembrance presents Tom Cipullo’s award-winning opera After Life. Presidio Theatre, 99 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA.  $40-$75.  FYI https://musicofremembrance.org/show-details/afterlife

June 3rd & 6th, 7:30 pm, June 8th, 3:00 pm, She Who Dared, Chicago Opera Theater, Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave., Chicago. Single tickets go on sale July 15th.  FYI (312) 704-8414 or www.cot.org/season/dark

June 5th through 15th, Chicago Premiere, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.

June 27th through July 20th, Verismo Classical Music. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny in The Flying Dutchman.  Des Moines Metro Opera, 513 North D St Indianola, IA.  FYI https://desmoinesmetroopera.org/2025season/

Summer 2025, Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection, The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and McAninch Art Center, (MAC)l located on at the College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  FYI TheCCMA.org