If you missed my weekly report this morning at 9:20 on WBBM-AM, I’ve got you covered! See what’s going on this weekend below:
This weekend, you can join the Giordano Dance Company’s World Premiere of “Mist” at the Harris Theatre. The full dance company will perform as the Bella Voce chamber chorus sings live. http://giordanodance.org
Attention all budding paleontologists! Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live is a show from Australia that features life-like puppets orchestrated to create a vision of the planet long ago at the Broadway Playhouse theatre. http://dinosaurzoolive.com
Explore the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago tonight starting at 9 o’clock. “After Dark” features special tours of the work of abstract artist Christopher Wool, and then rock out to a DJ. Limited tickets are available at the door. http://www.artic.edu/event/after-dark-9
Sunday the Greek Independence Day Parade kicks off at 2:30 at the corner of Halsted and Randolph, commemorating the 193rd Anniversary of the Greek Declaration of Independence. If you visit the Hellenic Museum on Halsted, it’s free admission Sunday and you can watch the parade from its rooftop terrace. http://www.enosisil.org
Nothing like finding that perfect vintage piece at the Randolph Street Market’s Spring Fling this weekend. More than 75 dealers will be on hand at Plumbers’ Hall. http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com
And if you’re trying to fill that blank wall, all this weekend you can head out to the Chicago International Vintage Poster Fair at the Chicago Cultural Museum where you’ll find more than 15,000 original posters for sale. http://www.posterfair.com/cgi-local/content.cgi
Time to shed some of those winter pounds at the popular Shamrock Shuffle Sunday at Grant Park. Participants in the 8K race receive a t-Shirt and access to the post race party. http://www.shamrockshuffle.com
