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Half Acre Beer Company tour

Date: Sat., May. 25, 11 a.m.

Tour

Learn about the company's history and brewing process as you sip samples of seasonal and year-round beers. Ticket price includes a souvenir pint glass. READ MORE

Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours

Date: Thu., May. 23, 3 p.m.

Depends on tour

This event offers weekly walking tours to several of Chicago's best establishments. Learn about Chicago history and beer on this guided tour, which features cra... READ MORE

Mr. Mayor and the Highballers

Date: Fri., May. 24, 10 p.m.

Honky Tonk Barbeque

Concert

Chicago Cultural Center Tour

Date: Wed., May. 22, 1:15 p.m.

Chicago Cultural Center

Meet in the Randolph Street lobby for a guided tour of the historic building, unveiled in 1897 as the Chicago Public Library, which offers a glimpse of the wor... READ MORE

Frederick C. Robie House Tour

Date: Thu., May. 23, 11 a.m.

Robie House

Follow guides through Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style house, completed in 1910, during this 45-60 minute narrated tour with hourly or half-hourly departures ... READ MORE

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Date: Wed., May. 22, 2 p.m.

Royal George Theatre Center

Originally known as "Baby That's Rock n Roll," the production features nearly 40 hits created by the pioneers of rock and roll. READ MORE

Of Monsters and Men

Date: Wed., May. 22, 7 p.m.

Aragon Ballroom

Concert

Electric Daisy Carnival

Date: Fri., May. 24, 5 p.m.

Chicagoland Speedway

The nationwide electronic music festival - with stops in Las Vegas, New York, Orlando and Puerto Rico - features music from David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Avic... READ MORE

Anti-Flag

Date: Sun., May. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Concert

With Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm and World's Scariest Police Chases. READ MORE

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Date: Sat., May. 25, 12 p.m.

Goose Island Brewpub

Tour three Chicago breweries via the Chicago Brew Bus. Tickets include beer at each stop, and guests have time to order food, more beer or take a tour at each l... READ MORE

Gretchen Wilson

Date: Fri., May. 24, 8 p.m.

Arcada Theatre

Concert

Windy City Gay Idol at Crew

Date: Thu., May. 23, 9:30 p.m.

Crew Bar & Grill

Watch amateur singers compete for audience votes and the title of Windy City Gay Idol 2013 at the 11th annual competition. Preliminaries are held in various Chi... READ MORE

JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound

Date: Sat., May. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Mayne Stage

Concert

Wired Fridays

Date: Fri., May. 24, 12:15 p.m.

Chicago Cultural Center

Concert

A lunchbreak dance party series in the Randolph Cafe features local and national DJs and electronic musicians. READ MORE

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Date: Sat., May. 25, 4 p.m.

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Tour three Chicago breweries via the Chicago Brew Bus. Tickets include beer at each stop, and guests have time to order food, more beer or take a tour at each l... READ MORE

Live Blues at French Quarter

Date: Sat., May. 25, 8:30 p.m.

French Quarter New Orleans Kitchen

Enjoy live blues music every Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. READ MORE

Broadway in Chicago Historic Theater Tour

Date: Sat., May. 25, 11 a.m.

Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre

Learn quirky facts and folklore about two of BIC's three playhouses in the theater district: Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre; Cadillac Pal... READ MORE

Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Date: Thu., May. 23, 9 p.m.

The Green Mill

Concert

Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session

Date: Sat., May. 25, 1:30 a.m.

The Green Mill

Concert

This late Friday night show runs from 1:30-4 a.m. READ MORE

Monday Night Live

Date: Mon., May. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Petterino's

Comedienne and vocalist Denise McGowan Tracy and music director Beckie Menzie host a cabaret-style singers' open mic. A rotating roster of professional and emer... READ MORE

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Half Acre Beer Company tour

Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours

Mr. Mayor and the Highballers

Chicago Cultural Center Tour

Frederick C. Robie House Tour

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Of Monsters and Men

Electric Daisy Carnival

Anti-Flag

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Gretchen Wilson

Windy City Gay Idol at Crew

JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound

Wired Fridays

Chicago's Original Brewery Tour

Live Blues at French Quarter

Broadway in Chicago Historic Theater Tour

Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session

Monday Night Live