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Events on August 28th For Chicago, IL 60603

NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!: Live Tapings from Chicago Public Radio

Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $21.99   Our Price: $11.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Be in the audience for a taping of the hilarious weekly news quiz from NPR and Chicago Public Radio, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Each week on the radio, you can test your knowledge against some of the news and entertainment world's best and brightest. Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, and company take a fast-paced, irreverent look at the week's events. Guest panelists rotate weekly, like comedian Paula Poundstone, author Roy Blount Jr., and The Daily Show's Mo Rocca.  Learn More

Massages & More at Lincoln Park Massage Spa

Lincoln Park Massage Spa (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $85.00 - $190.00   Our Price: $42.50 - $95.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Lincoln Park Massage Spa invites you to a sanctuary in the city, created with your satisfaction in mind. Discover comfort, serenity and balance while you enjoy a Swedish, Deep Tissue or Couple's Massage, or a specialty service such as a Sugar Body Polish.  Learn More

Massages, Facials and More from Amber Spa

Amber Spa (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $75.00 - $160.00   Our Price: $37.50 - $80.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Amber Spa combines a peaceful and beautifully modern environment with a highly trained, friendly staff to offer the most advanced spa services available. Enjoy facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, waxing and body treatments, and more in a tranquil atmosphere with beautiful paintings and stained glass works on display.  Learn More

Neil Simon's Plaza Suite at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
One of Neil Simon's most popular and celebrated plays, Plaza Suite details the misadventures of three very different couples as they face crucial moments in their respective lives—all in the same hotel room at the world-famous Plaza Hotel. Plaza Suite showcases Simon at his best: witty, clever and relentlessly funny.  Learn More

Political Satire Election Day from Theatre Seven of Chicago

Chicago Dramatists (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
The race for mayor is coming down to the wire, and Adam's activist girlfriend, Brenda, won't stop reminding him to vote. When Brenda heads out for one last day on the stump, Adam gets a visit from his deadbeat sister, her anarchist boyfriend and the opposing mayoral candidate himself. Will Adam ever make it to the voting booth?  Learn More

Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party

Chopin Theatre Studio (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Stanley Webber, a retired pianist, is leading a quiet life in a seaside boarding house until two strangers roll into town. What is supposed to be a birthday celebration for Stanley quickly turns into a dark nightmare after a few glasses of whiskey and a game of blindman's bluff.  Learn More

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago — Kids Learn and Play with LEGOs

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (Schaumburg, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ All Day
Full Price: $15.75 - $20.15   Our Price: $8.00 - $10.20*
Rated: 2.5 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

Tommy's Place: "Sweetly Goofy" Comic Play at Annoyance Theatre

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Annoyance Theatre presents the world premiere of Tommy's Place. Expanded from a successful one-act show at the theater, it's the story of a chance meeting between a neighborhood advocate, a pizza delivery boy and an ex-dock worker at the title apartment. The Chicago Reader described the show as "sweetly goofy".  Learn More

Odyssey Cruises' Luxury Dinner Cruises: Dining, Dancing, Live Music, and More Outdoor Events

Odyssey - Navy Pier (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Full Price: $108.66 - $126.34   Our Price: $65.20 - $75.80*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Enjoy a cruise on the luxurious vessel Odyssey. Departing from Navy Pier, you'll cruise along the lakefront, with views of Chicago's mighty skyline, while you enjoy a delicious four-course dinner. Later, dance to a wide array of music provided by a live band.  Learn More

MADtv's Michael McDonald at the Improv

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $22.00   Our Price: $11.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
The Chicago Improv of Schaumburg presents comedian Michael McDonald. A native of Orange County, CA, and a member of the famous Groundlings, McDonald is best known as the longest-running cast member of FOX's MADtv. His recurring characters on the show include Stuart Larkin, Rusty Miller, and Marvin Tikvah.  Learn More

Gore Vidal's Political Comedy Weekend from TimeLine Theatre Company

TimeLine Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Written and set during the 1968 presidential campaign, Weekend is a witty comedy about a Republican senator who is about to announce his candidacy for the party's nomination when his son arrives with shocking — and potentially politically damaging — news. Prejudice, blackmail, self-righteousness and opportunism become a potent mix as the candidate and his handlers conspire with well-calculated maneuvers to save the day.  Learn More

Heroes and Villains, A Romantic Comedy from Collaboraction

Theatre Building Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Heroes and Villains is the story of a quiet, unassuming man who's managed to convince an entire town that he's a superhero—and a woman who sets out to prove that he's a fraud. But when she arrives in town, she discovers that heroes rarely wear capes, villains are rarely bad guys and that beauticians always make the best leading men.  Learn More

Cameron McGill & What Army in Concert at SPACE

SPACE (Evanston, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Since moving to Chicago in 1998, Cameron McGill has been perfecting his eccentric and dark folk sound in front of audiences around the city. With influences that include everything from Bob Dylan to "the hope of grand unified theory that includes gravity," McGill's show is sure to be as quirky as his MySpace page. Also performing will be Mike Musikanto of Sleepercar.  Learn More

Route 66 Music Tour with Joel Clemons and the Lemons

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Attention, Route 66 fans! Pianist Joel Clemons and his jazz band, The Lemons, are embarking on a music tour of at least 14 sites along "Main Street USA" — the world-famous Route 66. Don't miss this opportunity to see the exciting kick-off concert at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.  Learn More

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