A few celebrities are coming to town this weekend including Bruno Mars singing his big hits tonight at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. R&B duo Hall and Oates will be performing at Ravinia Sunday at 7 o’clock. And comedian Chelsea Handler is performing this evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. It was just announced she’ll be hosting a Late Night talk show on Netflix.
Several movies open this weekend including Jersey Boys directed by Clint Eastwood. I had a chance to talk to the stars of the show about what it was like making a Broadway hit show.
For the first time ever in the United States, The Flying Steps dance crew comes to Chicago for it’s Red Bull Flying Bach show. It’s a clash of cultures when the breakdance world champions perform to Bach’s classical music the next two weekends at the Civic Opera House. Buy your tickets HERE!
This weekend kicks off Chicago’s Pride Fest with Jennifer Hudson lined up as one of the performers. Show your pride and enjoy a lineup of great food and entertainment at Boystown near Waveland and Halsted. For more info, click HERE.
Our sister station K-Hits presents its second annual Summer Concert on the Beach featuring Boston and the Doobie Brothers tomorrow night at 6:30 at Montrose Beach. Buy your tickets HERE.
Saturday evening the Goodman Theater’s Scenemakers Board hosts its third annual Scene Soiree at the National Hellenic Museum in Greektown to raise money for teens to enroll in its summer theatre studies program. The event will feature performances, a DJ, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. More info can be found HERE.
The Windy City Burlesque Fest is back with four nights of shows and more than 100 performers doing comedy, magic and circus acts from all over the world. Click HERE for more info.
How would you like to play catch on Wrigley Field this weekend? Well it’s possible! You get a 50-minute slot if you buy your ticket now, although some time slots are already sold out. Buy yours HERE.
And if you’ve been following the World Cup, you might want to join thousands of others for the official viewing party at Grant Park this Sunday when the US takes on Portugal. At the viewing party last week, so many people turned up that they’ve moved this Sunday’s event to the larger Lower Hutchinson Field at the corner of Balbo and Columbus. The viewing area opens at 2 and the game starts at 5. My co-host J Niice from B96 will be there hosting that exciting event! For more info, click HERE.
