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Get Out: A Musical For Grownups, A Smorgasbord for Dad

Don't-miss events include a Father's Day buffet at Prairie Grass Cafe and a Romanian festival in Niles.

Where/When: 3 p.m. Friday, June 17; Why Go: It’s a funny, touching musical all for adults. Songwriter, storyteller and actor Keith Torgan and Juilliard-trained flutist Barbara Siesel perform songs and stories about family, friends, work and more.
Pricing: Free

Where/When: 8:30-10 p.m. Friday, June 17; Viper Alley, 275 Parkway Dr, Lincolnshire
Why Go: What’s the next best thing to being at a Dave Matthews Band concert? Being at a performance by the Trippin Billies, obviously. This band swears to play only DMB songs and only music Dave Matthews has covered.
Pricing: $12

Custer’s Last Stand Festival of the Arts
When/Where: Saturday and Sunday June 18 and 19, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Chicago and Main Streets in Evanston
Why Go: This festival offers everything: arts, crafts, antiques, Green Fair, Jazz, Show and Kids’ stages, food and the Professor Theophilis Lemming Medicine Show.
Pricing: $1 suggested donation

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Where/When: 12 – 10 p.m., Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19; 7777 N. Caldwell Ave, Niles
Why Go: This two-day  will feature a costume parade, folk dancing, live music, soft rock, folk music, a soccer tournament and contests.
Pricing: $8 adults, $5 seniors and ages 12-15, free ages 11 and under 

Where/When: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 18; Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N River Rd, Rosemont
Why Go: The comedians perform as part of the Just For Laughs comedy festival, which, as a matter of fact, might just be the best medicine.
Pricing: $57.75-$67.75

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Where/When: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sunday, June 19; Why Go: Make Dad’s day with a buffet that includes roasted New York strip loin, Chef Sarah Stegner’s special fried chicken, creamy Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, an omelet station, waffles and much more.
Pricing: $39 per adult, $15 per child (ages 4-10)

 

 


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