Tickets on Goldstar for $51.75 (plus service fee) for performance dates now through the first week of March.  Hot off its critically-acclaimed, sold out Los Angeles and Off Broadway engagements, the Chicago premiere of I’m Not a Comedian … I’m Lenny Bruce is directed by multi-award-winning actor and director Joe Mantegna. Star Ronnie Marmo brilliantly chronicles the life and death of the most controversial comedian of all time. An undisputed comic legend, Lenny Bruce was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His life and work have had an impact on poetry, politics, music, film and of course, comedy. Bruce’s tempestuous personal and professional life was marked by both great passion and great pain His unwavering commitment to free speech led to numerous obscenity charges and arrests. Lenny fought for freedom of speech all the way to the Supreme Court.

Blue Man Group will rock your world, blow your mind and unleash your spirit. Leave your expectations at the door and let three bald and blue men take you on a spectacular journey bursting with music, laughter and surprises. More than 35 million people of all ages, languages and cultures have experienced the unexpected with Blue Man Group. Now it’s your turn! Get your tickets now for the show’s run at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre.  Tickets through February 20th are available on Goldstar from $39.75 to $44.75! 

Jane Austen’s beloved novel is now a deliciously charming musical! Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon and Artistic Director Barbara Gaines are reunited, following their Jeff Award-winning collaboration on Sense and Sensibility. Privileged, pampered, and preoccupied with romance, Emma Woodhouse indulges in her pastime of misguided matchmaking, but remains quite clueless when it comes to her own feelings — and a gentleman named Mr. Knightley. Lora Lee Gayer (Broadway’s Holiday Inn, Doctor Zhivago, and Follies) stars as this imperfect heroine who learns that love defies prediction. This blissfully entertaining production promises to light a spark in your heart that will warm up even the coldest Chicago winter. Get tickets for only $23 with this Goldstar deal – they’re celebrating 2020 as the Year for Theater.  Current performance dates are the end of January and first week of February.

From trekking India’s Himalayas in search of rare snow leopards and tracking the elusive jaguar through Latin American jungles to pursuing the American cougar throughout Hollywood Hills, award-winning National Geographic photographer Steve Winter has ventured far and wide to come face-to-face with his subjects. This is no easy task — many of these species are endangered. Follow Winter into the wild and unpredictable world of these creatures as he reveals some of his most memorable experiences from working with big cats and discusses the work that is being done to protect them.  Sunday, January 26th at 3 pm at the Auditorium Theater with Goldstar tickets starting at $29.

The Nourished Festivals (Formerly GFAF Expos) are the greatest events on earth for those living a gluten-free, allergen-friendly or special diet lifestyle. Sample and purchase hundreds of products, meet with brands, receive coupons and attend educational classes with industry experts. The Festivals have five zones to visit: Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Paleo, Keto & Plant-Based. All products in all zones are gluten-free. The Festivals are a fun, family-friendly, educational and safe place made just for you! Don’t miss it at the Schaumburg Convention Center this May. Tickets from Goldstar are only $7.50 (plus service fee) for May 30 and 31, 2020.  

Culinary Fight Club: The Savory Chocolate is a part of the CFC Reserve Competition Collection. We only bring it on when we know the local culinary talent can handle it. There has been only eight CFC Savory Chocolate competitions since 2013, as clearly not everyone is capable of working with the Food of the Gods. Now we want to know what you will do with this Love Ingredient – The Chocolate! Chocolate is the name of the game and we’re not talking about no sweet cupcakes kind of nibbles, we’re talking Food of the Gods kind of a bite! We’re looking for the use of chocolate in a savory elevated dish. Refined but translatable to the chocolate lover. Tickets include samples, entertainment, voting ballot and more.  Tickets for this January 31st event are only $20 on Goldstar.  What a fun evening this would be!

The Flat Cats & Morry Sochat & The Special 20’s at Brauer House, Lombard on February 7th – only $5 with this Goldstar deal.  

If you’ve seen the Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron film, you already know what a swoon-fest An American in Paris is. If you haven’t, get ready to marvel at stunning choreography and a slew of Gershwin tunes.  Goldstar has added performances through the end of March, which is GREAT because only three dates were still available when I posted this last month.  Don’t wait ’cause the rest will sell out.

This Grammy Award-winning sextet has spent nearly two decades blending the bluegrass aesthetic with elements of pop, country and folk-rock to create something original. Since coming together in 2000, Steep Canyon Rangers have developed a remarkable catalog of original music that links them to the past while also demonstrating their ambitious intent to bring string-based music into contemporary relevance.  Get Goldstar tickets starting at only $14.50 for their January 11th performance at Lund Hall in River Forest.