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The Week of August 25th For Chicago, IL 60603

Massages & More at Lincoln Park Massage Spa

Lincoln Park Massage Spa (Chicago, IL)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ Various Times
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ Various Times
and 2 more dates.
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

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago — Kids Learn and Play with LEGOs

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (Schaumburg, IL)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ All Day
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ All Day
and 4 more dates.
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

Buffet Cruise on the Spirit of Chicago: Dining, Dancing, Live Entertainment, and More Outdoor Events

Spirit of Chicago - Navy Pier (Chicago, IL)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Full Price: $108.66   Our Price: $65.20*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Step aboard the Spirit of Chicago for unparalleled lakefront cruising fun. Dine on a delicious buffet lunch or dinner, dance, enjoy Broadway-quality entertainers and catch breathtaking views of the city's historic skyline.  Learn More

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

Odyssey - Navy Pier (Chicago, IL)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
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

Massages, Facials and More from Amber Spa

Amber Spa (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ Various Times
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ Various Times
and 3 more dates.
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

"The Best Night of Improv in Chicago" — Four Funny Improv Groups in One Show

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.0 stars
The Annoyance presents "The Best Night of Improv in Chicago" — four fantastically funny groups filled with veterans of the Annoyance, Second City, Steppenwolf and other great theatres. The show includes Fishnuts, Chicagoland, Bad Touch: Unsavory Improv and The Gambino Crew.  Learn More

Dinner and a Show: Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Piper's Alley (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $60.00 - $70.00   Our Price: $30.00 - $35.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
Come see the acclaimed Chicago theater mainstay Tony n' Tina's Wedding as it celebrates 15 years on stage. Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, where you won't just see a show—you'll be a part of it! Tony n' Tina's Wedding includes a pre-wedding cocktail cash bar, a ceremony full of mishaps and madcap comedy, and an evening of dinner, music and dancing.  Learn More

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me on a Sunday from Bailiwick Rep

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Bailiwick Repertory Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's one-woman musical Tell Me on a Sunday. It tells the story of British transplant Emma, a fierce 30-year-old hat designer determined to find love and success under the bright lights of New York City.  Learn More

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

Neil Simon's Plaza Suite at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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

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

MADtv's Michael McDonald at the Improv

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00   Our Price: $11.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
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
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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

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

pHrenzy - Dazzling Improv with Audience Participation

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 12:30am (Friday night/Saturday morning)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 1.0 stars
Now in its sixth season, pHrenzy is the original pH show to dazzle audiences. The premise is simple and fun: eight players start the show and one by one they will be voted out by a series of arbitrary rules and audience votes. At the end of the show only one player will be left standing as the ultimate pHrenzy champion and will take home the pHrenzy tropHy.  Learn More

Interactive, Improvised Musical pHamily The Musical

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
pH Music Director Mike Descoteaux has taken long-running highly-interactive improv show pHamily, and transformed it into a fully improvised musical spectacular! pHamily the Musical is a one-act play built with audience suggestions. You create an entire family and influence the events during a year in their lives. The players will ask you questions, show you flashbacks, and burst into song! A hilarious, interactive experience unlike any other.  Learn More

Pimprov - Hilarious, Original Improv Comedy

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Chicago's favorite Improv Group is back for a limited run at the Chemically Imbalanced Theater. Hailed by critics and audiences alike, Pimprov is one of the most original and hilarious unscripted shows in town. Yes, it's pimps that improvise. It's that simple.  Learn More

Marry Me, You Idiot!: Comic Musical at the Annoyance Theatre

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
The Annoyance Theatre presents the world premiere of Marry Me, You Idiot!. It's the story of Andy and Tracy, and the effect their relationship has on their parents, friends, co-workers, and Tracy's sister, who happens to look exactly like Andy's late fiancee.  Learn More

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy! — Improv and Sketch Comedy Showcase

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 10:30pm (Cornwallis, Kate, Roboctopus)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.7 stars
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy presents their Comedy Showcase featuring local improv and sketch comedy groups performing on stage with a hilarious stand-up comic as host. A laugh-out-loud great night out!  Learn More

Graphic and Edgy Adult Improv Show pHrenzy pHucked

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 12:30am (Saturday night/Sunday morning)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
pHrenzy pHucked is a completely improvised competition where the audience decides the outcome by voting players out one by one. It's improv with a dark twist: no holds barred and nothing taboo, it's not for the faint of heart or easily offended. The show's crazy host will take the audience through the most brutally honest and graphic improv they can handle!  Learn More

Hot Saturday Nights: Late Night Tit-Bits & Skinprov

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 2.4 stars
Annoyance Productions dives into the heat of Saturday night by doing the only sensible thing — getting undressed. With a double-bill Saturday night the theatre gets racy, debuting the Burlesque-cum-Improv shows "Late Night Tit-Bits" (featuring seven stimulating ladies), and "Skinprov" (featuring six shirtless men). The only thing more sparse than the clothing will be the paper-thin plots.  Learn More

Summer Surf Comedy The Perfect Wave from Annoyance Productions

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Kip Hardburn is the gnarliest surfer in the town of Ondo Perfecto. He and his bros are amped for another fun summer until real estate magnate France Germany plans to buy the beach and turn their surf spot into condos. Now, Kip and the gang's only chance to have their beach back is to win the local surf competition and buy the beach themselves!  Learn More

Wheel of pHortune: A Different Type of Improv at Every Show!

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Wheel of pHortune invites the audience—and fate—to decide the type of improvisation show to be performed each week! A variety of improv "forms" are attached to the Wheel of pHortune. Once an audience member spins the wheel, one of those styles will be selected for the performance.  Learn More

The Threepenny Opera — Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Musical Masterpiece

Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
Rated: No ratings yet
Steppenwolf Visiting Company The Hypocrites presents The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's tale of notorious bandit and womanizer Macheath. This daring, dark musical about the urban underground features an unforgettable score including "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny."  Learn More

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