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Something To Do: 8/9-8/10

CHICAGO (CBS) ― At Navy Pier:

Cirque Shanghai Gold
Skyline Stage
Saturday at 2, 6 & 8pm
Sunday at 2 & 4pm

"Willy Wonka"
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
800 E. Grand Ave.
Saturday at 11am, 2 & 7pm
Sunday at 2pm

Fireworks Show
Navy Pier Docks
Saturday at 10:15pm



Saturday:

79th Annual Bud Billiken Parade
MLK Drive & 39th Street
Saturday 10am-5pm

Chicago SummerDance Festival
Salsa & Merengue
Grant Park
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Saturday 6-9:30pm

Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Burnham Harbor
1559 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday at 7:30pm

Movies in the Park
"Hairspray"
Hiawatha Park
8029 W. Forest Preserve Drive
Saturday at Dusk

Fireworks Paddle
Kayak Chicago
1501 N. Magnolia Ave.
Saturday 8-11:30pm

Cajun Cooking Class
Heaven on Seven
111 N. Wabash Ave.
Saturday at 7pm

Workouts in the Park
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Saturday 8-11am

Green City Market
Lincoln Park
1750 N. Clark Street
Saturday 7am-1:30pm

The BoDeans
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park
200 Ravinia Park Road
Saturday at 7:30pm

Movies in the Park
"E.T. the Extraterrestrial"
Winnemac Park
5100 N. Leavitt St.
Saturday at Dusk

The No Tie Ball
The James Hotel
55 E. Ontario St.
Saturday 9pm-midnight

Terrapin Flyer
Galway Tribes Irish Pub & Alehouse
Frankfort
9680 Lincoln Way Lane
Saturday at 9pm

Rascal Flatts
With Taylor Swift
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Tinley Park
19100 Ridgeland Ave.
Saturday at 8pm


Sat & Sun:

Ginza Holiday: A Japanese Cultural Festival
Midwest Buddhist Temple
435 W. Menomonee St.
Saturday 11:30am-7pm
Sunday 11:30am-6pm

Go Fly a Kite!
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe
1000 Lake Cook Road
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday 11am-5pm

Northalsted Market Days
East Lakeview
Halsted between Belmont & Addison
Saturday 11am-10pm
Sunday 11am-10pm

Greek Days
Long Grove
Robert Parker Coffin Road
Saturday 11am-8pm
Sunday 11am-8pm

Korean Street Festival
Budlong Woods
3200 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Saturday 11am-10pm
Sunday 11am-9pm

"Campaign Supernova!"
The Second City e.t.c.
1608 N. Wells St.
Saturday at 8 & 11pm
Sunday at 7pm

Gold Coast Art Fair
River North Gallery District
700 N. La Salle St.
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-6pm

"No Country for Old White Men"
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Saturday at 8 & 11pm
Sunday at 7pm

West Fest
Ukrainian Village
800 N. Damen Ave.
Saturday Noon-10pm
Sunday Noon-10pm

Cirque du Soleil: Kooza
United Center
1901 W. Madison St.
Saturday at 4 & 8pm
Sunday at 1 & 5pm

Taylor Street Festa Italiana
Little Italy
1400 W. Taylor St.
Saturday Noon-11pm
Sunday Noon-9pm

"Cross/Purpose"
Billy Graham Center Museum
Wheaton College
500 College Avenue
Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm
Sunday 1-5pm

Caribbean Festival
Union Park
1501 W. Randolph St.
Saturday Noon-10pm
Sunday Noon-10pm

"Superior Donuts"
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Saturday 3 & 7:30pm
Sunday at 3pm

Bicycle Film Festival
Glass Curtain Gallery
Columbia College
1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Saturday 1-9pm
Sunday 11am-5pm

"Lookingglass Alice"
Lookingglass Theatre
821 N. Michigan Ave.
Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 3pm

Bristol Renaissance Faire
Kenosha
12550 120th Ave.
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 10am-7pm

"Chicago at 40: The Band & Its City"
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm
Sunday Noon-5pm

"Lizards and the Komodo King"
Shedd Aquarium
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 9am-6pm

"Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns and Mermaids"
Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-5pm

"The Glass Experience"
Museum of Science & Industry
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday 9:30am-4pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

Summer Tropical Show
Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N. Stockton Drive
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-5pm

Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph St.
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 10am-6pm

The "Flower Power" Show
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-5pm

Doggie Dining
Scoozi!
410 W. Huron St.
Saturday at 5:30pm
Sunday at 5:30pm

Vote4Me: Inside a Presidential Election
Tribune Freedom Musuem
445 N. Michigan Ave.
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-6pm

Les Paul's House of Sound
Milwaukee
500 N. Harbor Drive
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-5pm

Catholic Chicago
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm
Sunday Noon-5pm

Smart Home: Green + Wired
Museum of Science & Industry
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday 9:30am-4pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-5pm

"Jersey Boys"
Bank of America Theatre
18 W. Monroe
Saturday at 2 & 8pm
Sunday 2 & 7:30pm

"Wicked"
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 W. Randolph
Saturday at 2 & 8pm
Sunday at 2pm


Sunday:

Movies in the Park
"The Great Debaters"
Kennicott Park
4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Sunday at Dusk

Chicago SummerDance Festival
Jive with Kasper Dance Studio
Grant Park
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Sunday 4-7pm

Sunday Brunch Cooking Class
Seasons Restaurant
120 E. Delaware Place
Sunday at 11am

Sunset Paddle
Kayak Chicago
1501 N. Magnolia Ave.
Sunday 6-9pm

Mo'Nique
The Venue
Hammond
777 Casino Center Drive
Sunday at 8pm

Canine Cruise
Mercury Skyline Cruiseline
112 E. Wacker Drive
Sunday at 10am

"Devil in the White City" Tour
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 S. Michigan Ave.
Sunday at 10:30am

Uptown Poetry Slam
The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway
Sunday at 7pm

Scrabble Sundays
Swim Café
1357 W. Chicago Ave.
Sunday 1-6pm

Gospel Brunch
House of Blues
329 N. Dearborn
Sunday at 10am & 12:30pm

Punk Rock Yoga
Military Arts Institute
6101 N. Broadway
Sunday 10:30am-Noon

"Sunday School Cinema"
Royal George Theatre Center
1641 N. Halsted St.
Sunday at 3pm

Dance Dance Party Party
Perceptual Motion Dance Studio
4057 N. Damen Ave.
Sunday 3:30-5pm

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