August 5 - 11 activities

There is fun for all ages scheduled around every corner! Be sure to check it out and let us know.

Let us know about events and news you know about and remember you can post community events in the calendar. Register under the "Event Calendar" red bar on the right, or log in if you are already registered. Then add an event.

Friday, August 5

Out of Site - Unexpected Encounters of Public Performance in Wicker Park/ Bucktown: Ginger Krebs and Andrew Braddock
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: 1261 N. Milwaukee Ave. Alleyway opposite Mautene Court
Contact: website

Gorilla Tango Theater presents What the F@*k Is Your Problem?: An Angry Little Show
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Comedy Show "The Show Below"
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Crocodile, 1540 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Gorilla Tango Theater presents A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Portugal. the Man and Wye Oak
Time: Doors 10 p.m.
Price: Sold Out
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

The Magic Parlour
Friday's feature will be the incredible magic of Chicago entertainer David Kovac.
Time: 10.30 p.m.
Price: $25 / $10
Location: Chopin Theater Basement.
Contact:773.769.3832 or Dennis

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Boobs and Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque
Time: 11 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Saturday, August 6

Gorilla Tango Theater presents My Chicago: Stories from the City
Time: 2.30 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Move: A Story of Fairy Tales
Time: 4 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Gorilla Tango Theater presents What the F@*k Is Your Problem?: An Angry Little Show
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

White Lies and Rival Schools
Time: Doors 10 p.m.
Price: $17/$20
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Comedy Show "The Show Below"
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Crocodile, 1540 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Gorilla Tango Theater presents A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Boobs and Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque
Time: 11 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Sunday, August 7

Wicker Park Farmers Market
Time: 8 a.m - 2 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave.

Logan Square Farmers Market
Time: 10 a.m - 3 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Logan Square, 3107 W. Logan Blvd.

Gorilla Tango Theater presents My Chicago: Stories from the City
Time: 2.30 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 3 p.m.
Price: $22
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Move: A Story of Fairy Tales
Time: 4 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Monday, August 8

Open Land, Andi and I, S. Joel Norman and Treehouse
Time: 7 p.m.   
Price: $5
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Gorilla Tango Theater presents $500 GTT Stand-Up Thing
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Tuesday, August 9

Stockholm Syndrome, Ume and DJRC
Time: 8 p.m. 
Price: $15 / $18
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Gorilla Tango Theater presents That New Show
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Wednesday, August 10

Dorian Taj, The Thin Man, Indiana Bandana, The Quilts and She Says
Time: 8 p.m.    Show 8.30 p.m.
Price: $5
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Thursday, August 11

The Polish Triangle Farmers Market
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: The Polish Triangle, Milwaukee, Ashland and Division intersection.

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $22
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Rick Monroe, Gary Ray and The Law
Time: 8.30 p.m.    Show 9 p.m.
Price: $10
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Thru. to Aug. 14

Educating Rita
Presented by Shattered Globe Theatre
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave.
Contact: website Box office: 312.633.0630

Thru. to Aug. 28

Jackson Junge Gallery present 'Momentum Wild'
Paintings by Brian Morgan
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website

Thru. to Sept. 3rd

Intuit opening of 'Esta Chida Todo: "The Drawings of Raul Maldonado"
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: $5
Location: Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website

On Going

Cell Phone & Battery Recycling
Working and non working cell phones, batteries from power tools, laptops, cameras, cell phones.
Items can be dropped off Mon. - Fri.
For more info, call 773.384.2672 or email Frances at WPB
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 1414 N. Ashland Ave.