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Lunar New Year Parade: See February 2
JANUARY 31
Bite Nite When: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Where: The Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park What: Enjoy a mid-winter celebration of outstanding local dining, sampling small bites from 50+ local restaurants, caterers and food brands during an evening of music + drinks. $50 at oprfchamber.org. 11th Annual Eisenopoly When: 6:30 - 11 p.m. Where: Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W. Fullerton Market What: EISENOPOLY 2020 will welcome over 600 guests to face off in gameplay, while enjoying delicious food, an open bar with handcrafted cocktails, and live music from the Gold Coast Allstars. Profits to benefit the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation’s cancer research work with Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Center of Northwestern University. $140 at eisenbergfoundation.org. The Rat Pack is Back When: 8 p.m. Where: Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont What: Celebrity impersonators imitate Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin in a tribute that celebrates the nostalgia and sparkle of the original Las Vegas-style lounge show. Tickets start at $29.50 at rosemont.com.
JAN 31 - FEB 1
36 Annual Chicago Motorcycle Show and Parts Expo When: Fri 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park What: Celebrate beautiful craftsmanship, attention to detail, and the hard work required to make quality custom motorcycles. Makers in the motorcycle world and those of us who define our lives by the time spent on two wheels come together for a weekend of trading parts, stories, and sharing our respect for the ride. Also includes celebrity guests Emilio Rivera and Michael Irby from FX’s “Mayans” and Rusty Coones from “Sons of Anarchy” as well as a bikini and tattoo competition. $9 daily at chicagomotorcycleswap.com George Crumb Festival When: Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 5 p.m. Where: Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. What: The Music Institute of Chicago features the work of Grammy and Pulitzer Prizewinning composer George Crumb, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday. The schedule includes Concert I at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, panel discussion at 5 p.m. and Concert II at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and multimedia exhibition opening at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Each concert is $25 at musicinst.org or $30 at the door, the panel
is $10 (or free with concert ticket purchase) and a two-day festival pass is $40. For more information and tickets visit musicinst.org.
JAN 31 - FEB 2
"Requiem: A White Wanderer" Sound Installation When: 11 - 6 p.m. Where: Jay Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph St. What: Immersive sound project by the Chicago collaborative Luftwerk is inspired by LarsenC, a 120-mile long crack that ran along the Antarctic ice shelf and broke into a trillion-ton iceberg in 2017. Audiences will hear the way aquatic animals might experience a calving iceberg and feel the urgency of climate change. Source data is based on seismic recordings made by Douglas MacAyeal, a world-renowned glaciologist at the University of Chicago. FREE.
FEBRUARY 1
2020 Indie Wed - Chicago When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Ravenswood Event Center, 4043 N. Ravenswood Ave. What: Three floors of vendors from across the Midwest, food and beverage tastings, musical performances, bridal fashions and more. $15 single / $25 2-pack in advance at indiewed. com or $20 at the door.
Chicago Whiskey Festival When: 1 - 4 p.m. Where: Old Crow Smokehouse River North, 149 W. Kinzie St. What: Choose tastings of over 30 varieties of whiskeys, bourbons and scotches. Tickets start at $35 at rivernorthfests. com "Requiem: A White Wanderer" Concert When: 5 & 7 p.m. Where: Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. What: "Requiem: A White Wanderer" is an original score composed by Katherine Young for eight musicians. Illuminated sculptural objects will fill the space with shadows and reflections creating a visual topography as if in a glacial landscape. Musicians include Myra Hinrichs (violin); Min Park (violin); Alexander Ellsworth (cello); Lia Kohl (cello); Anton Hatwich (bass); Jenna Lyle (vocals); Ryan Packard (percussion). 5 p.m. showing is a family-oriented musical performance, preceeded by a sound walk at 4 p.m. around the Jay Pritzker Pavilion lawn. 7 p.m. show is an all-ages musical performance and panel discussion with the artists and collaborators moderated by Kari Lydersen, Chicago-based reporter, author and lecturer in the journalism graduate program at Northwestern University; program followed by a sound walk at 8pm around
