Bring the family to see “Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance,” March 2 at the Chicago Theatre, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Choreographer and dancer Michael Flatley took an Irish folk dance form most people only saw children in wigs perform at Catholic schools and churches, […]
If you’re hungry for punk country music (that’s right, bucko: punk country) come see The Waco Brothers CD Release Party at Fitzgerald’s Night Club February 26, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Waco Brothers founder, Jon Langford, of the infamous Brit “cow punk” band The Mekons, […]
Bring the family to see the William Shakespeare masterpiece “Othello,” opening February 18 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Where can you see racism, jealousy, friendship betrayal, and intrigue? No, not the 2016 presidential election! Will Shakespeare’s “Othello” dealt […]
Bring your honey to see “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre through February 21, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “One Fine Day,” “You Make Me Feel” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” and “You’ve Got a Friend” “Uptown,” but “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.” You […]
Bring the family to see the Broadway smash hit “Bye Bye Birdie” at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook, January 14-March 13, and stay at the nearby and child friendly Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “Bye Bye Birdie,” originally called “Let’s Go Steady,” is a parody of the Elvis Presley years, when […]
Ring in the New Year with music, beer, and good cheer with alt-country music star Robbie Fulks and The Famous Brothers, January 2 at Fitzgerald’s Night Club, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Fitzgerald’s Night Club is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a sense of humor! Enjoy […]
Bring the family to the PNC Bank Winter Wonder Fest at Navy Pier, January 1-10, and stay at the nearby and family friendly Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! Baby, it’s cold outside, you say? The PNC Band Winter Wonder Fest is indoors! There will be dozens of rides and slides and other activities. […]
Bring the family for the holiday classic “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Provision Theater, running through December 20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! If you have kids, you have heard of the Herdman family and read the book, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” by Barbara […]
Bring the family to see the hilarious “Potted Potter-The Unauthorized Harry Experience-A Parody by Dan and Jeff” December 10-January 2, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! “Potted Potter-The Unauthorized Harry Experience-A Parody by Dan and Jeff,” a two man show, crams all the adventure of the Harry […]
Ring in your holiday by bringing the family to see The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show at Dominican University’s Lund Hall December 4, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Inn Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside! The Blind Boys of Alabama are as good as it gets in the realms of soul […]