Goldstar

Chicago's oldest cemetery is the backdrop for Graceland, the story of four lonely Chicagoans -- including a brother and sister dealing with their father's suicide -- whose lives collide one August weekend while the Blue Angels airshow is in town. This world premiere comedy-drama deals with the loneliness of family, the tenderness of strangers and the unexpected benefits of bad decisions. Learn more...

Bring the family out for an adventure at this giant indoor LEGO world, featuring hands-on LEGO activities and theme park attractions. Guests can enjoy such fabulous attractions as the brand new Technicycle ride, a LEGO factory tour, the Dragon Ride, and the 4D movie theatre. Build your own LEGO creations with the help of a Master Model Builder. Learn more...

Cirque Shanghai returns to the Pepsi Skyline Stage on Navy Pier with an all-new acrobatic spectacle, Bright Spirit, a jaw-droppingly beautiful show that is fun for all ages. Featuring such exotic acts as the "Roman Wheel," "Diabolo," the "Spanish Web" and the "Russian Barre," and choreographed to a specially produced musical score. Learn more...

Disney's enchanting 1992 animated film comes to the Navy Pier in a theatrical adaptation. Presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the musical Aladdin follows the title character as he frees the kingdom from the villainous Jafar and wins the heart of Princess Jasmine, with the help of a friendly Genie. The score includes "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me." Learn more...

Join Bike Chicago for an insider's view of the best of Chicago. Ride along the stunning lakefront path and explore the quiet, tree-lined streets of the historical Gold Coast, stately Old Town, and energetic Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Top sights include the Playboy Mansion, Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory, Oz Park, and the upscale Armitage shopping district. Learn more...

Experience Bike Chicago's most popular tour, which is fun for the whole family. See Chicago's lakefront sites on bike, including beaches, lagoons, gardens, animals and architecture. Top sights include Lakefront Trail and Beaches, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory, Notebaert Nature Museum, and North Avenue Beach. Learn more...

Buried Child is the macabre and perversely humorous tale of a Midwestern American family with a dark, terrible secret. After more than a decade as Off-Broadway's most successful counter-culture playwright, Sam Shepard achieved national fame and attention with this 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Learn more...

Join Bike Chicago for a tour of Chicago's rivers and parks. Wind along the Riverwalk past world-famous architecture, cruise the lakefront's picturesque harbors, and experience Grant Park with its dazzling views of the Chicago skyline. Finish with a flourish, indulging in the world-renowned art, architecture, and gardens of Millennium Park. Learn more...

Join Bike Chicago for an insider's view of the best of Chicago. Ride along the stunning lakefront path and explore the quiet, tree-lined streets of the historical Gold Coast, stately Old Town, and energetic Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Top sights include the Playboy Mansion, Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory, Oz Park, and the upscale Armitage shopping district. Learn more...

Experience Bike Chicago's most popular tour, which is fun for the whole family. See Chicago's lakefront sites on bike, including beaches, lagoons, gardens, animals and architecture. Top sights include Lakefront Trail and Beaches, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory, Notebaert Nature Museum, and North Avenue Beach. Learn more...

Chicago Dramatists presents Nambi E. Kelley's Hope VI. The play tells the story of Hope Graves, a high-spirited and funny six-year-old girl who has become strangely quiet, and of her family's struggle to survive after the wrecking ball hits the Robert Taylor homes on Chicago's Southside. Learn more...

Join Bike Chicago for a fantastic nighttime bike ride through the city. Enjoy the Magnificent Mile and Chicago skyline, Millennium Park's Crown Fountain and Buckingham Fountain all aglow at night. Learn more...

After a year in a Mexican jail, Edward returns home hoping for a passionate homecoming but instead discovers that his entire life and marriage have been usurped by a trusted colleague. This heartwarming comedy comes from the pen of Chicago playwright John Enright. Learn more...

Earth is an experiment that has failed in this sci-fi, Mel Brooks-style, current events-inspired comedy. Including outrageous intergalactic battles in a provocatively stylized universe, every performance is unique as each audience suggests their own story line elements and determines Earth's fate in a final, climactic vote. Will it be "TTFN" (Ta Ta For Now) or "TTFE" (Ta Ta Forever)? Learn more...

Winner of Tony and Olivier awards for Best Play, The History Boys makes its Chicago premiere at TimeLine Theatre. Alan Bennett's provocative and touching comedy goes inside the world of a British boys' school during the 1980s, where two teachers become rivals for the hearts and minds of eight unruly but clever students. Learn more...

For this year's Alcyone Festival, Halcyon Theatre decided to play with the notion that women only write small domestic dramas, picking a theme as far away from that as possible: terrorism, the cult of martyrdom and its effects upon the innocents. The Alcyone Festival 2009 features six writers from across the globe in rotating repertory. Check the listing for more details. Learn more...

Set in rural Missouri in 1977, around the Talley family and their friends, Fifth of July focuses on the disillusionment with America in the wake of an unpopular war. Fifth of July was nominated for the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Tony Award for best play. Learn more...

Join Bike Chicago for a fantastic nighttime bike ride through the city. Enjoy the Magnificent Mile and Chicago skyline, Millennium Park's Crown Fountain and Buckingham Fountain all aglow at night. Learn more...

Bike and Roll Chicago presents The Presidential Bike Tour. This guided tour travels through Hyde Park and Kenwood, offering a close look at a number of sites associated with President Obama's life in Chicago. The tour also features a number of other Chicago landmarks, ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House to Rockefeller Chapel and the former home of Muhammad Ali. The tour includes bike rental, as well as admission to the DuSable Museum of African American History. Learn more...