Calendar

Bite Nite

JANUARY 31

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

JANUARY 31

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.

11th Annual Eisenopoly: See January 31

Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Facebook photo

The Rat Pack is Back

JANUARY 31

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.

36 Annual Chicago Motorcycle Show and Parts Expo

JAN 31 - FEB 1

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

JAN 31 - FEB 1

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.

"Requiem: A White Wanderer" Sound Installation

JAN 31 - FEB 2

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 Larsen- C, 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.

2020 Indie Wed - Chicago

FEBRUARY 1

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

FEBRUARY 1

FEBRUARY 1When: 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

FEBRUARY 1

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 the Jay Pritzker Pavilion lawn. FREE. Advance registration is suggested at eventbrite.com

For the Love of Chocolate Annual Spectacle: Wild, Wild West

FEBRUARY 1

When: 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. Where: Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St. What: Dust off your boots and come as your favorite cowboy or cowgirl and belly up to the O.K. Corral, try your hand at gambling, dance with can-can ladies, enjoy food from top area restaurants and drinks at 10 open bars. Proceeds to benefit For the Love of Chocolate Foundation, which funds scholarships for students in the pastry arts field. $195 at ftloc.org.

Giordano Dance Chicago

FEBRUARY 1

When: 7:30 p.m. Where: North Shore Center, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie What: In 55 years as an artistic leader and innovator, Giordano Dance Chicago—America’s original jazz dance company—has contributed greatly to the health of Chicago’s performing arts community. This special North Shore Winter Series will include performances of “Groove, in formed” (2019), “Surrender” (1999), “Flickers” (2019), “Taal” (2001), “Sing, Sing, Sing” (1983), and “Sabroso” (2011). Tickets start at $25 at northshorecenter.org.

Giordano Dance Chicago: See February 1

Gorman Cook Photography photo

Luis Sahagun: Both Eagle and Serpent

FEB 1 - APRIL 26

When: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sat & Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; closed holidays Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. What: Known for his intricate and fantastical paintings and sculptures built from silicone, lumber, drywall, concrete and hardware, Luis Sahagun creates symbols that represent working-class immigrants in the United States. In both Eagle and Serpent, this solo exhibition artfully confronts the vile national rhetoric aimed at immigrants, migrants and the other, as an act of cultural reclamation to spotlight Latinx narratives of resilience and self-determination. FREE.

Lunar New Year Parade

FEBRUARY 2

When: 1 p.m. Where: Wentworth Ave., from 24th St. to Cermak Rd. What: Celebratory parade featuring marching bands, colorful floats, traditional lion dances and a special appearance by Ronald McDonald. FREE.

Stroller Grooves

FEBRUARY 4

When 12 - 12:45 p.m. Where: Navy Pier Crystal Gardens, 600 E. Grand Ave. What: Bring your children to enjoy a FREE concert from local children’s musicians in partnership with the Chicago Children’s Museum.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary

FEBRUARY 4 - 9

When: Tue 7:30 p.m.; Wed 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Thurs & Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 2 & 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. Where: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. What: A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. Tickets start at $32 at broadwayinchicago.com

2020 Year of the Rat Lunar New Year Dinner

FEBRUARY 5

When: 6 - 9 p.m. Where: Cai Restaurant, 2100 S. Archer Ave. What: Dress in red and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat with traditional Chinese banquet featuring specially prepared Lunar New Year dishes and entertainment, including raffle prizes and red envelope cash drawings. $85 per person at chicagochinatown.org

Jake’s Women

THROUGH MARCH 1

When: Thurs & Fri 8 p.m.; Sat 3 & 8 p.m.; Sun 3 p.m. Where: Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Rd., Glenview What: Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction thatn with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The wildly comic and sometimes moving flashbacks played in his mind are interrupted by visitations from actual females. Tickets to the Neil Simon play are $40 ($25 students) at oillamptheater.org.

Bug

THROUGH MARCH 8

When: Wed - Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 3 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun 3 p.m. Where: Steppenwolf, 1650 N. Halsted St. What: In a seedy Oklahoma motel room, a lonely waitress begins an unexpected love affair with a young drifter. And then they see the first bugs… Tracy Letts’s mind-bending cult classic—a luridly funny tale of love, paranoia and government conspiracy—makes its Steppenwolf debut. Tickets start at $64 at steppenwolf.org

-compiled by Dave Hamilton