Sunday, September 18, 2011

Circus in the Parks 2011 Midnight Circus (Saturday, Sept 17-Sunday, Sept 18)
Location: Welles Park ( 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL)
Time: Saturday at 2 & 5 pm and Sunday at 1 & 4 pm
Price: All Tickets $15.00 - Children under the age of 3 are free
Website: www.circusintheparks.org
Midnight Circus returns with an all new purple blue little Big Top for the expanded 2011 Circus in the Parks Tour. This is a one-of-a-kind family-friendly event has amazed and delighted thousands of Chicagoans with all proceeds going toward local park improvements. 

NASCAR Geico 400
Location: Chicagoland Speedway, 500 Speedway Blvd, Joliet, IL
Time: 1pm
Price: Tickets start at $123
Website: www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/2011/GEICO-400.aspx
Chicagoland Speedway, for the second consecutive year, will kick off the "Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup" during the 2012 season on September 18. The race will be celebrating it's 10th year. The Geico Caveman will be honored as the Grand Marshal of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and will officially start the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. 

The Vintage Bazaar at The Congress Theater 
Location: The Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee, Chicago
Time: 11am - 6pm
Price: $2
Website: www.thevintagebazaar.com/upcoming-events
The Vintage Bazaar is a roving flea market filled with reasonably priced vintage décor, furniture, clothing, and accessories. On September 18, The Congress Theater will host the flea market and will feature 70+ vendors of vintage decor, furniture, housewares, clothing and accessories. Plus food from local Chicago vendors, beer, wine and cocktails, DJ entertainment by CHIRP, a photobooth and haircuts. 

Kerry Wood's Strike Zone Celebrity Bowling Tournament & Auction
Location: 10pin Bowling Lounge, 330 north state street, Chicago, illinois
Time: 7:30pm - 10pm
Website: www.kerrywoodstrikezone.org
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and his wife are once again hosting their Celebrity Bowling Tournament this year. Come enjoy a night of bowling, great food, and lively bidding on amazing auction items Funds raised during the bowling tournament will benefit the Wood Family Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children in and around Chicago by raising funds and awareness for children's charities and causes. 

57th Street Children's Book Fair 
Location: Hyde Park
Time: 1pm-6pm
Price: Free
Website: 57cbf.org/about.htm
25 SUPER YEARS!: Superheroes, Comics and the Joys of Childhood. Check out a selection of comics and graphic novels, as well as a variety of other super books, activities and entertainment. 

Walk to End Alzheimer's
Location: Montrose Harbor (Simmonds & Montrose)
Time: Registration opens 8 am, walk starts at 10 am
Price: $25 Self- Donation, you can also start or join a team
Website: walktoendalz.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=451781
Walk to End Alzheimer's is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Since 1989, this all age, all-ability walk has mobilized millions to join the fight against Alzheimer's disease, raising more than $347 million for the cause. Events are held annually in the fall in nearly 600 communities nationwide.All Walk to End Alzheimer's donations benefit the Alzheimer's Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The mission of the Alzheimer's Association is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. 

Walk for Hope- Women's Cancers Women's Cures
Gallery Park at The Glen
Chestnut between Waukegan Road and Patriot, Glenview, IL
Time: 8:00 am registration opens, 10:00 am 5k Walk Begins, 10:15am 1 mi Walk begins
Price: Adults- $30, Chidren (12 and Under)- $20
Website: nationalevents.cityofhope.org/site/PageNavigator/walk_landing
All registration fees and donations go directly to City of Hope. City of Hope was founded in 1913 by a handful of working class people who believed everyone deserved good medical care and the chance for a life free from pain and disease. Ninety years later, this dream has evolved into the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute.Each week, City of Hope spends $2.5 million on research and more than 400 clinical trials are talking place within the City of Hope campus. Their devotion and research is making huge strides in breast cancer treatment and prevention today


Chicago SummerDance Festival - Salsa with May I Have This Dance
When: 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
Neighborhood: South Loop
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Dance to all types of music at the the 15h annual, 11-week festival. Have two left feet? That's no excuse. Each event includes an hour of professional dance instruction on the alfresco floor followed by two hours of live music.



Drop-In Improv Class 
When: Sundays : 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: $15
Donny's Skybox Theatre
Neighborhood: Old Town
1608 N. Wells St.
Try your hand at comedy--or practice your technique--at this two-hour class for aspiring and established comics.



Speakeasy
When: Sundays : 7 p.m.
Price: $5
Everleigh Social Club
Neighborhood: West Loop
Studio L'amour
939 W. Randolph St.
Dance to 1920s-style live jazz by Ben Tatar and L'amourchestra. In between sets, The Chicago Starlets perform striptease routines. BYOB.

Uptown Poetry Slam 
When: Sundays : 7 p.m.
Price: $6
The Green Mill
Neighborhood: Uptown
4802 N. Broadway
More than two decades running, this is the granddaddy of all poetry slams. Marc Smith--the founder of the national slam movement--hosts this weekly evening of poetry which features an open mic (7 p.m.), a featured guest performance (8 p.m.) and a slam competition (9 p.m.)