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Axios
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Your D.C. weekend: Shakespeare's birthday, Earth Day
The Folger Shakespeare Library is celebrating The Bard's birthday on Saturday for the first time in six years since their multimillion-dollar remodel. Why it matters: The Folger is home to the largest Shakespeare collection in the world, so you know they're going full-on Falstaff with revels for all ages — all free. State of play: Shakespeare might enjoy these party activities, 461 years and counting. Doors open at 11am (you can snag timed passes in advance). Activities include printing press and sword fighting demos, a sonnet writing competition, a "Twelfth Night"-inspired puppet show, Elizabethan dancing and ruff collar making. Don't miss singing and cupcakes at 2:45pm. A 7pm lecture from The Folger's new director will explore how Shakespeare is relevant to modern life and this "challenging phase" of our democracy. The bottom line:"With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come." More weekend fun: Earth Day, 4/20, sparkling vino… 🇺🇿 Travel to Uzbekistan on Friday night (7–9:30pm) for a party at their embassy filled with traditional food, an Uzbek bar, dancing, an art tour and more (tickets $79). 🎭 Shake it like a Schuyler Sister at 9:30 Club's Broadway Rave, Friday at 10pm (tickets $25). 🌎 Earth Day is 4/22, but get a head start on Saturday at the Earth Day 5K Walk & Green Expo on the National Mall (10am–3pm, free) Earth Day volunteer cleanups to support the Potomac River are also happening Saturday (and beyond) at multiple parks and locations in the DMV. Free registration required. 🥂 Pop Fizz Bar hosts a mix-and-mingle sparkling wine tasting Sunday (1–2:30pm) where you can try 25 kinds of rosé, white, red, and orange bubbles (tickets $40+). 🌿 The National Cannabis Festival is this summer, but the organizers' 420 Week kicks off Sunday. Check out a variety of events and experiences for every flavor, from movie screenings (with munchies) to workshops, a policy summit and parties.
Chicago Tribune
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
What to do around Chicago for Valentine's Day weekend
Valentine's Day Fireworks: Wintertime fireworks are something special. Cuddle up with your date as you watch a special Navy Pier presentation for Valentine's Day. 9 p.m. Feb. 14 in Polk Bros Park, 600 E. Grand Ave. and visible from the Navy Pier South Dock and beyond; free, more information at Jeffrey Osborne: In the mood for an 'R&B Valentine's Day Lovefest'? Head to The Auditorium Theatre, where longtime singer-songwriters Jeffrey Osborne and Will Downing will perform. Get ready to fly 'On the Wings of Love.' 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; tickets $43.50-$149 at Broadway Rave: Or maybe you prefer to sing your heart out? Broadway Rave presents a musical theater Valentine's party. You'll be 'Defying Gravity,' for sure. 9 p.m. Feb. 14 at Subterranean, Upstairs, 2011 W. North Ave.; tickets (ages 17+) $20 at The Newberry Consort: Infatuation, love and heartbreak are the themes of the latest Newberry Consort performance, 'So Sweet Is Your Return: Romantic Renaissance Chansons and Madrigals.' Romantic poems in Italian and French are set to Renaissance music that artistic director Liza Malamut compared to 'the Taylor Swift songs of their day.' 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave., Evanston; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago, 1025 E. 58th St.; and 4 p.m. at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets $10-$65 (children 16 and under free) at 4 of Hearts at WhirlyBall: Compete to your heart's content this Valentine's Day at Whirlyball — a game that combines bumper cars with wiffle balls, lacrosse-like scoops and basketball-like nets. Book a double date — or bring the kids — and, as part of a limited-time '4 of Hearts' package, you'll get two appetizers and a dessert along with your one-hour Whirlyball reservation. Also, discounts on laser tag, bowling or additional rounds of Whirlyball. Open daily at Chicago and Naperville locations; Thursday-Sunday at Vernon Hills; from $250 per hour at Valentine's Night at Color Factory: Celebrate your love with some fabulous photo opps at the Color Factory. If you haven't yet been to this Instagram-friendly interactive sensory space, Valentine's is as good a time as any. Plus, the Factory is offering an incentive: Get a free photo print and frame while supplies last. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Color Factory Chicago, Lower Level 2, Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive; tickets from $29 at 'Love Bites — A Valentine's Haunted House': No need to wait until Halloween to be spooked into your beloved's arms. The producers of 13th Floor Chicago will host a vampire-themed haunted house this weekend, including (of course) a photo opp. Add on escape games and other special features or purchase date night packages featuring printed photos, a 'blood drop necklace' (ewww) and drinks. Through Feb. 16 at 13th Floor Chicago, 5050 River Road, Schiller Park; tickets (ages 12+) from $29.99 at 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical': Now at Drury Lane in west suburban Oakbrook Terrrace, the biographical jukebox musical about the singer-songwriter has Carole King songs and a story nicely suited for a date night out at the theater. Samantha Gershman's lead performance 'is certainly worth seeing if you're a fan of King's music,' according to a recent Tribune review. Through March 23 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace; tickets $53-$125 at 630-530-0111 or Galentine's Day Ecstatic Dance: Ladies, connect with yourself this Valentine's Day weekend through dance. DJ Grace will spin a mix of primal, empowering beats to inspire movement and dance in a judgment-free environment. 1-3 p.m. Feb. 16 at We The People Fitness Studio, 1229 N. North Branch St.; tickets $11.11 (ages 18+) at
