Friday March 12th
Muse
7:30 p.m.
United Center
Rock concert with opening band Silversun Pickups.
Phone Number: 312-455-4650
Chicago Golden Gloves
St. Andrews Gym
7:30 p.m.
Amateur boxing matches for men and women at novice and open division levels. Open division winners represent Chicago at the national tournament.
Tally Hall
Lincoln Hall
7 p.m.
Rock concert with opening bands Jukebox The Ghost, Skybox.
Phone Number: 773-525-2501
St. Patrick's Day at Tilted Kilt
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Free entertainment includes bagpipers (Friday and Saturday), Irish dancers (Saturday) and live traditional Irish music (Sunday). Drink specials include $5 Jameson cocktails, $4 green beers and $2 Leprechaun (vodka-based) shots.
Phone Number: 312-269-5580
Trust
Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works
7:30 p.m.
Lookingglass co-founder David Schwimmer (best known as Ross from the TV sitcom "Friends") directs the world premiere of a drama he co-wrote with journalist Andy Bellin in which a seemingly innocent online encounter sparks a crisis that threatens to destroy a family. The multimedia production features projection, video, photos, texting and live chat.
Phone Number: 312-337-0665
Pretty Good Dance Moves
Schubas Tavern
10 p.m.
Rock concert with opening bands Harper Blynn, California Wives.
Phone Number: 773-525-2508
The In Gaga We Trust
Hydrate
9 p.m.
Comedy troupe White Rainbows performs an LGBT-themed sketch show inspired by pop icon Lady Gaga which explores differences between self-identity and peer and societal expectations.
Phone Number: 773-975-9244
Outlaw
The Blackstone Hotel
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
See more than 12 large graffiti works and several smaller illustrations by Brooklyn B-boy and tagger-turned-artist Mike “Mr. Kaves" McLeer on the hotel's Art Hall floor, including two works commissioned for MTV's reality show "Real World: Brooklyn." The outlaw theme marks Kaves' nod to underground cultures shared by Brooklyn and Chicago.
The show also features two graffiti works by Blackstone general manager Robert Cartwright (a childhood friend of Kaves).
Phone Number: 312-542-3437
Abigail's Party
A Red Orchid Theatre
8 p.m.
Mike Leigh’s comedy of manners pokes fun at the emergence of the new middle class of 1970s Britain during a cocktail party that goes horribly wrong.
Phone Number: 312-943-8722
The Long Red Road
Goodman Theatre
8 p.m.
Philip Seymour Hoffman directs the world premiere drama by Brett C. Leonard, in which a desperate man, unable to drink away his pain, must confront his reality when a visitor from his past arrives on the South Dakota reservation where he lives.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
'Hughie' and 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Goodman Theatre
8 p.m.
Tony Award-winner Brian Dennehy stars in a Broadway-bound pairing of two short dramas: "Hughie" by Eugene O'Neill and "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett. Robert Falls directs "Hughie," the story of a compulsive gambler who mourns the death of his confidante while hoping to change his luck. Toronto-based artist Jennifer Tarver directs "Krapp's Last Tape," in which failed writer revisits his youthful ambitions by listening to a recording of himself made decades earlier.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
Saturday March 13th
Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
Columbus and Balbo Drives
12 p.m.
The 55th annual parade begins at Columbus and Balbo Drives, then heads north on Columbus to Monroe Drive.
Phone Number: 312-421-1010
Dyeing of the Chicago River
Streeterville
10:45 a.m.
This Chicago St. Pat's tradition is visible from the east side of the Michigan Avenue bridge, the west side of the Columbus Drive bridge and upper or lower Wacker Drive between Columbus Drive and Michigan Avenue.
Chicago Golden Gloves
St. Andrews Gym
7:30 p.m.
Amateur boxing matches for men and women at novice and open division levels. Open division winners represent Chicago at the national tournament.
Black Eyed Peas
United Center
7:30 p.m.
Hip Hop, Rap, and Rock concert.
Phone Number: 312-455-4500
St. Patrick's Day at Tilted Kilt
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Free entertainment includes bagpipers (Friday and Saturday), Irish dancers (Saturday) and live traditional Irish music (Sunday). Drink specials include $5 Jameson cocktails, $4 green beers and $2 Leprechaun (vodka-based) shots.
Phone Number: 312-269-5580
Outlaw
The Blackstone Hotel
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
See more than 12 large graffiti works and several smaller illustrations by Brooklyn B-boy and tagger-turned-artist Mike “Mr. Kaves" McLeer on the hotel's Art Hall floor, including two works commissioned for MTV's reality show "Real World: Brooklyn." The outlaw theme marks Kaves' nod to underground cultures shared by Brooklyn and Chicago.
The show also features two graffiti works by Blackstone general manager Robert Cartwright (a childhood friend of Kaves).
Phone Number: 312-542-3437
Abigail's Party
A Red Orchid Theatre
8 p.m.
Mike Leigh’s comedy of manners pokes fun at the emergence of the new middle class of 1970s Britain during a cocktail party that goes horribly wrong.
Phone Number: 312-943-8722
Trust
Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works
7:30 p.m.
Lookingglass co-founder David Schwimmer (best known as Ross from the TV sitcom "Friends") directs the world premiere of a drama he co-wrote with journalist Andy Bellin in which a seemingly innocent online encounter sparks a crisis that threatens to destroy a family. The multimedia production features projection, video, photos, texting and live chat.
Phone Number: 312-337-0665
The Long Red Road
Goodman Theatre
8 p.m.
Philip Seymour Hoffman directs the world premiere drama by Brett C. Leonard, in which a desperate man, unable to drink away his pain, must confront his reality when a visitor from his past arrives on the South Dakota reservation where he lives.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
'Hughie' and 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Goodman Theatre
8 p.m.
Tony Award-winner Brian Dennehy stars in a Broadway-bound pairing of two short dramas: "Hughie" by Eugene O'Neill and "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett. Robert Falls directs "Hughie," the story of a compulsive gambler who mourns the death of his confidante while hoping to change his luck. Toronto-based artist Jennifer Tarver directs "Krapp's Last Tape," in which failed writer revisits his youthful ambitions by listening to a recording of himself made decades earlier.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
Sunday March 14th
St. Paddy's 5K Run/Walk
Diversey Harbor at the lake
10 a.m.
Wear a festive green costume to this lakefront event for the chance to win a prize for best outfit. Includes T-shirts for all adult participants, a special kids' dash for those under age 10, plus an awards ceremony, a raffle and a cocktail at a post-race party at
The Trinity Bar.
Phone Number: 773-868-3010
Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour
Zanies Comedy Night Club
8:30 p.m.
Features sets by touring comics Kevin Richards, Nick Hoff, Brendan T. Gleason and Law Smith.
Phone Number: 312-337-4027
St. Patrick's Day at Tilted Kilt
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Free entertainment includes bagpipers (Friday and Saturday), Irish dancers (Saturday) and live traditional Irish music (Sunday). Drink specials include $5 Jameson cocktails, $4 green beers and $2 Leprechaun (vodka-based) shots.
Phone Number: 312-269-5580
Trust
Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works
3 p.m.
Lookingglass co-founder David Schwimmer (best known as Ross from the TV sitcom "Friends") directs the world premiere of a drama he co-wrote with journalist Andy Bellin in which a seemingly innocent online encounter sparks a crisis that threatens to destroy a family. The multimedia production features projection, video, photos, texting and live chat.
Phone Number: 312-337-0665
Outlaw
The Blackstone Hotel
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
See more than 12 large graffiti works and several smaller illustrations by Brooklyn B-boy and tagger-turned-artist Mike “Mr. Kaves" McLeer on the hotel's Art Hall floor, including two works commissioned for MTV's reality show "Real World: Brooklyn." The outlaw theme marks Kaves' nod to underground cultures shared by Brooklyn and Chicago.
The show also features two graffiti works by Blackstone general manager Robert Cartwright (a childhood friend of Kaves).
Phone Number: 312-542-3437
Abigail's Party
A Red Orchid Theatre
3 p.m.
Mike Leigh’s comedy of manners pokes fun at the emergence of the new middle class of 1970s Britain during a cocktail party that goes horribly wrong.
Phone Number: 312-943-8722
The Long Red Road
Goodman Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Philip Seymour Hoffman directs the world premiere drama by Brett C. Leonard, in which a desperate man, unable to drink away his pain, must confront his reality when a visitor from his past arrives on the South Dakota reservation where he lives.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
2010 Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Navy Pier
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Walk through more than 25 themed gardens at the 16th annual event. Includes a marketplace, classes, gardening seminars, hands-on demonstrations, horticulture competitions, culinary demos by 36 local chefs, kids' activities and more. This year's show theme is "Cultivating Great Performances," featuring displays inspired by "Wicked," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Miss Saigon."
Phone Number: 773-435-1250
'Hughie' and 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Goodman Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Tony Award-winner Brian Dennehy stars in a Broadway-bound pairing of two short dramas: "Hughie" by Eugene O'Neill and "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett. Robert Falls directs "Hughie," the story of a compulsive gambler who mourns the death of his confidante while hoping to change his luck. Toronto-based artist Jennifer Tarver directs "Krapp's Last Tape," in which failed writer revisits his youthful ambitions by listening to a recording of himself made decades earlier.
Phone Number: 312-443-3800
Rush Limbaugh! The Musical
The Second City e.t.c.
2 p.m
A spoof of the life and work of the conservative talk show host features parodies of Broadway show tunes and fictionalized versions of Limbaugh's friends and foes including Ann Coulter, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Hillary Clinton and Barney Frank.
Phone Number: 312-337-3992
American Buffalo
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
7:30 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts ("August: Osage County") stars in David Mamet's drama about three small-time crooks in a rundown Chicago junk shop who plot to steal a valuable buffalo nickel. Francis Guinan also stars; Amy Morton directs.
Phone Number: 312-335-1650
Killer Joe
Profiles Theatre
7 p.m.
In this drama by Tracy Letts ("August: Osage County"), the plans of a greedy, vindictive clan to murder their matriarch for her insurance go awry when their hired hit man arrives at the family trailer. Steppenwolf ensemble member Rick Snyder directs.
Phone Number: 773-549-1815
