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The Week of July 28th For Wheaton, IL 60189

Canadian Brass at Ravinia Pavilion

Ravinia Pavilion (Highland Park, IL)
Monday, Jul. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $40.00   Our Price: $20.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Hailing from Toronto, the members of Canadian Brass are often known as the "fabulous five." With imagination and musicianship and an attraction to Baroque music, Canadian Brass has continuously filled concert halls for over thirty years. They have recorded the works of Purcell, Gabrieli, and Beethoven, but also venture into playing jazz, contemporary concert music and popular songs. Their staple of excellence has lifted the art of the brass quintet to its popular status today.  Learn More

Cirque du Soleil's Newest Touring Show: KOOZA

Grand Chapiteau at United Center (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Jul. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Wednesday, Jul. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $80.00   Our Price: FREE - $48.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Cirque du Soleil presents its newest touring show, KOOZA. The story of an innocent who enters a world full of kings, thieves, and other archetypal characters, KOOZA is a return to Cirque du Soleil's roots: a combination of classic circus acrobatics and broad slapstick clowning.  Learn More

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing from First Folio Shakespeare Festival

Mayslake Peabody Estate (Oak Brook, IL)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 2008 @ 8:15pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:15pm
Full Price: $16.00 - $26.00   Our Price: $8.00 - $13.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Often referred to as Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending, Much Ado is the tale of the bickering Beatrice and Benedick, who admit their love only after helping sweet Hero save her reputation and win back her love, Claudio. One of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, Much Ado will be performed on First Folio's picturesque outdoor stage.  Learn More

Classic Tragedy Medea, Reimagined by Dream Theatre Company

Dream Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.00*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Jeremy Menekseoglu's Medea is a visceral reimagining of the classic tragedy that turns its focus to the children's psychological trauma caused by divorce and abandonment. A chorus of wayward girls converges on a torn family. A wife clings to the passion of her past while neglecting her offspring. A man's rage cannot be tempered by the virgin's kindness and logic. Will a wife temper her madness long enough to get a husband's love to return?  Learn More

Dancing at Lughnasa: Oak Park Festival Theatre Presents Irish Play

Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $27.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $13.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Irish playwright Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa on the lawn at picturesque Austin Gardens. In this unforgettable play, a young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home, raised by his unmarried mother and his four spinster aunts in 1930's Ireland.  Learn More

Dangerous Beauty: World Premiere of Musical About Renaissance Courtesan/Poet

Ethel M. Barber Theater (Evanston, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Northwestern University is proud to host the world premiere of Dangerous Beauty, a musical which tells the tumultuous tale of Veronica Franco, a notorious courtesan and poet of 16th century Venice. Featuring a score that combines the best of classical and pop styles, it's based on playwright Jeannine Dominy's screenplay for the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.  Learn More

Poet Kevin Coval Celebrates the Release of His New Book, Everyday People

The Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Four-time HBO Def Poet Kevin Coval, founder of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival, will celebrate the debut of his newest book of poems, Everyday People, at official book release events at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater. Coval will perform selected poems from the book, along with teen performers from Louder Than a Bomb.  Learn More

William Shakespeare's Macbeth from Candid Theater Co.

The Building Stage (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
We've all heard the story: a military genius deposes the rightful king and then succumbs to madness. But Candid Theater Co. has found at the heart of Macbeth a powerful story of political evolution, personal destruction and the unintended benefits of revolution. Your English teacher never dreamed of this Macbeth. A cast of seven players explores the humor and suffering of Shakespeare's most gruesome and uplifting tragedy.  Learn More

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago — Kids Learn and Play with LEGOs

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (Schaumburg, IL)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ All Day
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ All Day
Full Price: $15.95 - $20.15   Our Price: $8.20 - $10.20*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Bring the family out for an adventure at this giant indoor LEGO world, featuring hands-on LEGO activities and theme park-like attractions. Go on a LEGO factory tour, ride the Dragon Ride, watch the Spellbreaker 4D movie, and build your own LEGO creations, which you can test out on the speed ramp or the earthquake table. Enjoy a bite to eat at the LEGO cafe, shop in the LEGO store and much more.  Learn More

The Wind Cries Mary: Drama by Philip Kan Gotanda

City Lit Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm (Opening Night)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: FREE - $9.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Loosely based on Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Philip Kan Gotanda's The Wind Cries Mary is the story of Eiko Hanabi, a Japanese-American woman whose strength and intelligence is handcuffed by the burdens of gender and tradition.  Learn More

Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire vs. Chivas USA

Toyota Park (Bridgeview, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $12.00 - $18.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
The Chicago Fire host Chivas USA in Major League Soccer action. Chivas USA, based in Los Angeles, is the sister club of the popular Mexican team of the same name; the Fire's stars include midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco, a Mexican native who gained fame with Chivas' bitter rivals América.  Learn More

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