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2nd Story: Stories & Wine

Date: Mon., Jul. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Theater

Hear four true tales from local writers at this hybrid storytelling series that also incorporates music and conversation. For an extra fee, purchase a wine flig... READ MORE

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 11 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret Coquettes perform a burlesque revue with live comedic musical accompaniment. Also features guest acrobatic, musical and magic acts. READ MORE

Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies...

Park West

Theater

Merchant, the co-creator of the Emmy-award winning series The Office, has embarked on his first stand-up tour as part of the TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy ... READ MORE

Fourth of July fireworks in Aurora

Date: Thu., Jul. 4, 9:15 p.m.

RiverEdge Park

Fair/Festival

This Fourth of July event features a fireworks show. The show is part of Aurora's Fourth of July Celebration, with a live performance by Bruce in the USA from 6... READ MORE

The Half-Brothers Mendelssohn

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 8 p.m.

Signal Ensemble Theatre

Theater

The Strange Tree Group performs the travel-comedy about a man who tries to build a time machine to take him twenty years in the past so he can stop his mother f... READ MORE

12th Annual Walk for Lupus

Date: Sun., Sep. 29, 10 a.m.

Lincoln Park

Fundraiser

Enjoy entertainment, raffles and family-friendly activities while raising awareness for the Lupus Foundation of America at a one- or three-mile walk. READ MORE

Wine and Wildlife: Serengeti Health Initiative

Date: Wed., Jul. 17, 6 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

Snack on light hors d’oeuvres and wine (a cash bar is on site) while listening to Anna Czupryna, a field scientist from the The Serengeti Health Initiative, dis... READ MORE

Gardens for Butterflies

Date: Sat., Jul. 20, 9 a.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

Take a tour of the zoo and learn about plants that support butterfly populations. The zoo's curator of horticulture also teaches guests how to grow and host the... READ MORE

Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival

Date: Sat., Jun. 29, 12 p.m.

Racine and Webster Avenues

Concert

The annual festival features juried arts from local artists, food and drink for purchase and live music. Headliners for this year's festival include Steven Page... READ MORE

Sexomedy

Date: Wed., Jul. 31, 7 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Comedy

Melissa DuPrey performs a solo show mixing elements of stand up comedy and theatrical story telling. READ MORE

Movies in the Parks: ‘Rise of the Guardians’

Date: Sun., Aug. 18

Jonquil Park

Film

The 2012 animated film, directed by Peter Ramsey and starring Chris Pine, is the story of Jack Frost's origins and how he will save Christmas. The movie begins ... READ MORE

Movies in the Parks: ‘The Wiz’

Date: Sun., Aug. 25

Oz Park

Film

The 1978 musical, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Nipsey Russell, is an adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" capturing the essen... READ MORE

Rogue Wave

Date: Thu., Jun. 27, 9 p.m.

Lincoln Hall

Concert

With Caveman. READ MORE

Magician Dennis DeBondt

Prisco Community Center

Kids & Family

Dennis DeBondt combines magic and humor for a family-friendly show. READ MORE

Flamenco Dinner Show

Date: Mon., Jun. 24, 7 p.m.

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!

Dining

The Spanish flamenco band Cuadro El Payo performs while guests enjoy dinner and wine. The menu includes pintxos and tapas, like grilled asparagus with manchego ... READ MORE

The Freeway Revival

Date: Sat., Jun. 29, 9 p.m.

27 Live

Concert

With Poor Man's Goat. READ MORE

The Handsome Devilz

Date: Sat., Jul. 13, 9 p.m.

27 Live

Concert

With PriMary. READ MORE

Fourth of July Picnic and Ringing of the Bells in Aurora

Date: Thu., Jul. 4, 11 a.m.

Aurora Historical Museum

Kids & Family

The Aurora Historical Society celebrates Independence Day by hosting a picnic that includes magic, a petting zoo, wagon rides, children's games, tours of the Ta... READ MORE

Storytelling in the Snug: Kim Sheahan and Kathe Brinkmann

Date: Sun., Aug. 25, 8 p.m.

The Celtic Knot Public House

Bar/Club

Sip on drinks while enjoying an evening of stories. READ MORE

Storytelling in the Snug: Velma Gladney

Date: Sun., Sep. 15, 8 p.m.

The Celtic Knot Public House

Bar/Club

Sip on drinks while enjoying an evening of stories. READ MORE

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2nd Story: Stories & Wine

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies...

Fourth of July fireworks in Aurora

The Half-Brothers Mendelssohn

12th Annual Walk for Lupus

Wine and Wildlife: Serengeti Health Initiative

Gardens for Butterflies

Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival

Sexomedy

Movies in the Parks: ‘Rise of the Guardians’

Movies in the Parks: ‘The Wiz’

Rogue Wave

Magician Dennis DeBondt

Flamenco Dinner Show

The Freeway Revival

The Handsome Devilz

Fourth of July Picnic and Ringing of the Bells in Aurora

Storytelling in the Snug: Kim Sheahan and Kathe Brinkmann

Storytelling in the Snug: Velma Gladney