‘Art. Heals’, K-pop group CIX, or shopping for Mother’s Day – Chicago Tribune
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“Cello for Peace”: Cellist, composer and singer Ian Maksin performs folk and pop songs in Ukrainian, Polish, French, Spanish and several other languages with Ukrainian pianist and singer Sofi Fraser. He will also share original instrumental music from his 2021 album “The Alchemist” and unrecorded compositions. A portion of the proceeds from the concert benefits For Wellbeing, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that works to provide funds to Ukraine, and Ukrainian musician Taras Chubay, whose home and recording studio in kyiv were destroyed by Russian forces. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave.; tickets $22-$35 at ianmaksin.com/chicago
“Hyperfantasy”: Tiresias, the blind prophet of the Underworld, hosts a sci-fi/fantasy drag cabaret show beginning with a re-enactment of the Big Bang as a celestial orgasm and continuing with a tribute to single-celled bacteria and choreography based on birds’ courtship dances -heaven. The show incorporates original music and projections to explore the theory and physics of evolution. 9 p.m. May 11 at Otherworld Theater Company, 3914 N. Clark St.; $20 tickets at otherworldtheatre.org
“All’s well That ends well”: Director Shana Cooper’s production of Shakespeare’s rarely seen black comedy adds music and movement to the play about a resourceful woman in search of a fairytale happy ending who is willing to do anything to win the love of a young man who does not return his affection. Through May 29 at the Courtyard Theater of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; tickets $35-$90 at 312-595-5600 and chicagoshakes.com
“Art. Heals”: The Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble combines music, dance, theater, poetry, multimedia and visual art in a production focused on connection and healing after the COVID-19 pandemic. Pieces include Re/Dance Group’s “Tiny Memories,” which uses text and movement to share images from each dancer’s past, and “Panther in the Sky,” a piece by Lani T. Montreal about four Chicago mothers grappling with the murders of their teenage sons. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church Auditorium, 1650 W. Foster Ave.; $20 tickets at danztheatre.org
Lincoln Park Outlet: Sample red and white wines from J9 Wine Bar and Chicago Wine while visiting shopping district businesses along Armitage Avenue and Halsted Street including Terry’s Toffee, Bliss & Belle Boutique and Kincade’s Bar & Grill. 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from J9 Wine Bar, 1961 N. Halsted St.; tickets $44-$52 at 773-880-5200 and lincolnparkchamber.com/uncorked
CIX: The five-member K-pop boy group, which debuted in 2019, is visiting Chicago on their first-ever tour. BX, Kim Seunghun, Bae Jin Young, Kim Yong-hee, and Yoon Hyun-suk will perform fan favorites including “Jungle,” “Wave,” and “Cinema.” 7 p.m. Saturday at the Vic Theater, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave.; $60 tickets at 773-472-0449 and axs.com
“The Shady Lady”: Saint Sebastian Players presents the world premiere of Kara Poe Atnip and Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend’s satire on Preston Taylor, the executive director of an environmental nonprofit, who uses the organization’s money to buy a yacht. Now Preston and his team must hide the evidence from investigative reporter Ronan Farrow before the scandal lands them in jail and derails Preston’s wife’s gubernatorial campaign. Until May 22 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey Parkway; tickets $25 at 773-404-7922 at saintsebastianplayers.org
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“Collected Stories”: Experience Donald Margulies’ two-woman play, which chronicles the complicated connection between creativity and ideology by following a prominent author guiding a fiction student who ends up succeeding with a story his mentor finds far too familiar. Through June 5 at the Redtwist Theater, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.; tickets $35-$40 at 773-728-7529 and redtwisttheatre.org
Pints of “Funraiser” music: 10 of the most popular local artists from Buffalo Creek Brewing’s weekly Pints of Music series perform multiple songs on their own or with the support of the Lake County Symphony Orchestra at the inaugural festival in the two-acre beer garden of the brewery. The party also includes food trucks, a raffle and a silent auction, with proceeds going to the LCSO. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo Creek Brewing, 360 Historical Lane, Long Grove; admission is $5, more info at 847-746-3472 and lakecountysymphonyorchestra.com
Shopping before Mother’s Day: Pick up a last-minute gift from vendors like Cake Craze, Candle Envy, Taste of Chai, and Threads Worldwide while listening to live music from Ryan Herrick Situation. Come at 10 a.m. for a beginner yoga class that teaches all the basic poses or at 11 a.m. for an intermediate class if you already have some yoga experience. The event also includes giveaways and a 10% discount on manicures and pedicures at 312 Nails & Spa. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Wheeling Town Center, 375 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling; admission is free and yoga is $10, more info at 312-224-3210 and eventbrite.com
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