Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK — The First Flight, Inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar – is now available on Goldstar.  The world of James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi blockbuster Avatar comes alive as only Cirque du Soleil can envision it in TORUK — The First Flight. Packed with all the mind-blowing acrobatics, sumptuous costumes and visual spectacle that have translated everything from the Beatles’ music to the clockwork curiosities of the steampunk genre into hit Cirque shows, TORUK — The First Flight builds on the film’s rich world to create a wholly new experience. Travel to the alien planet of Pandora and back in time thousands of years before the events of the film asCirque du Soleil enchants and delights with TORUK — The First Flight at the United Center in Chicago with August dates.

SpongeBob is coming to Chicago — but so is trouble. SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Watch as a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage in the Pre-Broadway World Premiere of The SpongeBob Musical, featuring an original score by a legendary roster of Grammy winners and a song by David Bowie, plus direction by acclaimed Steppenwolf director Tina Landau and sets by the same designers behind Fun Home, Hedwig and Spring Awakening. Get ready to dive to all-new depths of theatrical innovation at Oriental Theatre.

Direct from Italy, Cirque Italia brings all the artistic beauty and incredible strength, acrobatic and aerial feats of a traditional European-style circus to their own big top in Cicero for an aquatic spectacular. This talented Italian troupe performs on a specially designed stage holding 35,000 gallons of water, which transforms the arena into a sparkling wonderland of dancing colored fountains and provides a beautiful moving backdrop for their amazing acts of derring-do. Aside from impeccable artists who juggle, hang from their hair, fly on aerial silks and contort themselves into amazing shapes, Cirque Italia also stars the Verticali Act, who somehow manage to sing like Andrea Bocelli while hanging upside down.  Location is right on Cicero Avenue, just off i55, so no downtown driving/parking problems!  Comp tickets are available on Goldstar for FOUR June performances.

Enjoy free (service charge) Thursday night sunset cruises courtesy of Goldstar.  Wednesday night cruises offer fireworks as well, but those comps are already gone and you’ll pay $12.  Thursday cruises are available for June and July; Wednesday cruises go through August.

This celebration of the world’s tastiest crustacean is all it’s cracked up to be and more, with two nights of headliner concerts in the Grand Ballroom on Chicago’s Navy Pier. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the famed New Orleans horn stars who combine Cajun and zydeco melodies with bebop, funk and blues to create a Mardi Gras-style party wherever they go. And the Liverpool Legends recreate the seminal pop sounds of The Beatles from their mop-tops to Sgt. Pepper and beyond. As a bonus, the members of the group were hand-picked by George Harrison’s sister, Louise, who’s scheduled to be on hand to meet and mingle with fans. On top of the music, you’ve got the entire festival to explore, including — of course — bites for purchase made with lobster flown in fresh from the East Coast by the New England Seafood Company, plus a Saturday night fireworks show that’s sure to send the summer out with a bang. Rock out with your bib on at the third annual Great American Lobster Fest this Labor Day weekend.  Comp tickets to this September 2nd and 3rd Extravaganza are available on Goldstar…but hurry.

Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK — The First Flight, Inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar – is now available on Goldstar.  The world of James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi blockbuster Avatar comes alive as only Cirque du Soleil can envision it in TORUK — The First Flight. Packed with all the mind-blowing acrobatics, sumptuous costumes and visual spectacle that have translated everything from the Beatles’ music to the clockwork curiosities of the steampunk genre into hit Cirque shows, TORUK — The First Flight builds on the film’s rich world to create a wholly new experience. Travel to the alien planet of Pandora and back in time thousands of years before the events of the film asCirque du Soleil enchants and delights with TORUK — The First Flight at the United Center in Chicago with August dates.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics at Rock Baby Rock! — A Dinner Show — is at Hard Rock Cafe and you can get COMP tickets on Goldstar for May, June, July and August dates!

SpongeBob is coming to Chicago — but so is trouble. SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Watch as a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage in the Pre-Broadway World Premiere of The SpongeBob Musical, featuring an original score by a legendary roster of Grammy winners and a song by David Bowie, plus direction by acclaimed Steppenwolf director Tina Landau and sets by the same designers behind Fun Home, Hedwig and Spring Awakening. Get ready to dive to all-new depths of theatrical innovation at Oriental Theatre.

Join the Chicago Sky for world-class basketball and family fun this summer at Allstate Arena. Poised with a veteran squad on the floor including the 2015 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, consecutive 6th Woman of the Year Allie Quigley, and Chicago native Cappie Pondexter, the Sky are looking to bring home a championship. Enjoy discounted concessions on Tuesday night games and complimentary parking all season long! From the Kids Korner to the high-flying dunk squad, the silent auctions and Sky store with an extensive range of Sky fan gear, to the heart-pounding action on the court, there’s something for fans of all ages to enjoy at a Sky game.

Goldstar has added additional shows to their Comp Train, so if you see something interesting, grab it! Enjoy free tickets via Goldstar’s Comp Train to tons of fun events throughout the country. Thousands of free tickets to live theater, concerts, dance, comedy and more and all you pay is a small service fee (amount varies depending on the event, but usually just a couple bucks), so it’s a great way to discover new events in your area.