Get November weekend tickets to this new family-friendly musical, Harold and the Purple Crayon, presented by the Chicago Children’s Theatre at the Beverly Arts Center.  Tickets start at $10.

Goldstar has consolidated their Halloween deals onto one page, which makes it so much more convenient to find just the scary stuff.  don’t quite know why The Blue Man Groupon is here, although blue people are always weird…

Daytime walking tour of Graceland Cemetery through Goldstar, which means half-price tickets!  I’m tossing in that part about daytime, because this would make for a fascinating history lesson on Chicago and the people who contributed so much to it’s growth.

If you’re looking for live performance tickets, I’d advise checking Goldstar first – you’d be amazed at what’s available and the discounts.   Blue Man Group tickets are $34.50 – list is $69.   Million Dollar Quartet tickets range from $32.25 to $34.50 (double that for list).  They also offer a large selection of childrens’ shows and family activities (LEGOLAND Discovery Center).

Inspired by Hispanic folklore, Six Stories Tall is a multimedia storytelling spectacle that will enrapture the entire family. Featuring a live DJ, and incorporating a host of narrative influences, including comics, video games, hip-hop and mythology, the tales touch on monsters, mermaids, spray paint and more.  Performance are on Fridays and Saturdays through November and December – freebies are only for three performance, so don’t dawdle…

Goldstar is offering free tickets to Down & Derby with dates spread over a couple of weekends.  Now in its fifth season, the New Colony rolls out the debut of Aaron Weissman’s play Down & Derby. It’s the story of the Misfit Mavericks, a scrappy group of gals from Larkin City, Ohio, who’ve trained to become a team of rink warriors. And with names like JonBenet Slamsey, Blood Bath & Beyond, Harlot O’Scara and more, they’re definitely ready for action. But as their first hometown bout looms, these roller-derby dolls fight to keep themselves on track.

Get free tickets (or up to $8.50) for the weekend performances of Outward Bound on October 26, 27 and 28 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.  Theater is on the Morton College campus, on Central Avenue, just off I-55.

Twice adapted to film, Outward Bound is a tale of seven passengers who meet in the lounge of an ocean liner at sea and realize they have no idea why they’re there, or where they’re headed. Each of them eventually discovers that they’re dead, and they’re heading toward Judgment Day. Written in 1923, no producers wanted to stage the production, fearing its unusual combination of fantasy and drama. Writer Sutton Vane rose to the occasion and produced it himself — and it became the hit of the 1923 London season. Later, the play garnered success in New York, and it’s lived on in film and countless stage productions.

Lifeline Theatre presents The Woman in White, a suspenseful drama based on Wilkie Collins’ classic Victorian novel. It’s the story of Laura Fairlie, a beautiful young heiress trapped in a loveless marriage and menaced by a sinister conspiracy. Her art tutor Walter Hartright and her sister Marian Halcombe must unravel the mystery that threatens Laura’s life — and uncover the truth behind the mysterious woman in white who shares her face. Elise Kauzlaric directs Lifeline company member Robert Kauzlaric’s world premiere stage adaptation of this eerie tale.

Shecky’s Girls’ Night Out returns to Chicago. Shop the latest trends in emerging fashion and accessories, sip delicious included cocktails, sample fabulous products and services, and score one of Shecky’s famously overstuffed Goodie Bags. Products available include beauty products, jewelry, clothing, hairware, beverages, personal care and erotic goods. Shecky’s handpicks the best emerging designers and artisan jewelers for this event. Find something one-of-kind that expresses your personal style. It’ll be the best girls’ night out of the season.

Seriously? Were I still working downtown and taking the train, I’d be all over this deal like a Jehovah’s Witness on your doorstep.  Who doesn’t need a few minutes of me-time after work?  Dates are next Wednesday and Thursday (24th and 25th), so plenty of time to arrange child care…oh, and to find someone to watch the younger ones.

This one is a freebie. The House Theatre of Chicago presents The Nutcracker, a re-imagining of the classic E.T.A. Hoffmann story. These are November dates with one of the freebies already sold out.

Goldstar has pages of live theater, both free and deeply-discounted, so check them all out.  Xanadu (the all-roller skate musical) is at the Drury Lane.