A Live Show of Crazy Combinations

Apples to Apples Jr. comes to life onstage as the performers create scenes based on the cards you choose!  Flex your imagination and vocabulary as you take part in the show.  Match your best card to the green card drawn onstage and watch the wild and wacky performers create a scene based on the winning pair.  If your card is chosen, you could even win a prize.  Learn about improv and enjoy a night of laughs.  This all ages show is perfect for birthday parties or celebrations with the whole family. You can learn more about the adult version of this game, Horrible Fun, here.

Featuring 20 of the world’s most skilled Irish dancers and musicians, Carol of the King: the Irish Dance Christmas Spectacular brings an original inspiring Christmas story of love and salvation to life, transporting the audience to a mystical time and place.

The world-renowned Irish dance troupe performs lighting fast hard shoe rhythms and graceful soft shoe jigs to an original epic orchestral soundtrack featuring many Holiday favorites, while state of the art lighting and Christmas spirit ignite the stage into an explosive display of music and dance. Strength, agility and precision formulate the fast-paced and breath-taking holiday experience on stage as the cast dances to the heart-pounding, fluid symphonic music that will enthrall audiences of all ages.

EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art

Iran, Poland and Serbia will join the U.S. Men’s National Team for three days of FIVB Volleyball Nations League matches on June 15-17, 2018.

The U.S. Men, ranked No. 2 in the world, will have a challenging weekend in Hoffman Estates, facing No. 3 Poland, No. 8 Iran and No. 11 Serbia. Each team will play the other three once during the weekend.

Among the U.S. players expected to compete are 2016 Olympic medalists Matt Anderson, Micah Christenson, Max Holt, Thomas Jaeschke, Aaron Russell, Taylor Sander, David Smith and Erik and Kawika Shoji. Jaeschke grew up in nearby Wheaton, Ill., and played for Loyola of Chicago. Jeff Jendryk, who is also expected to compete, also grew up in Wheaton and will finish his career at Loyola in the spring.