Head to U.S. Cellular Field for exciting White Sox baseball and enjoy a spectacular, signature postgame fireworks display. Before you ooh and ahh over the colorful explosives in the sky, you’ll catch explosive baseball action on the field with the ChiSox, which boast a star-filled roster of heavy hitters Jose Abreu, Melky Cabrera and Adam LaRoche, plus pitching standouts Carlos Rodon, Chris Sale and David Robertson firing from the hill. Start your night with a bang and end it with a boom when the White Sox light up the field for Fireworks Night.  Choice of September 11 and October 12 dates with seats ranging from $8-$10 plus fees.

The 2015 NFL season gets under way as the Chicago Bears open their preseason schedule by hosting the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field. The Bears will have a new look on the sideline this season as veteran coach John Fox takes over, bringing a winning pedigree to the Windy City. He’s got plenty of weapons at his disposal, including quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte. But this first game gives the Bears a chance to find the hidden gems that will help populate the roster, so come out and take a look at the future Monsters of the Midway.  Tickets start at $50 (almost half off) for the August 13th 7 pm game.

H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds invades your cell phone as you escape Martians in the interactive play In This Final Century from Theatre-Hikes. Transporting this landmark sci-fi novel to the beautiful Morton Arboretum, Theatre-Hikes takes you on an outdoor adventure as you follow a Chicago woman, Kayla, as she attempts to locate her brother amidst and alien invasion. Throughout, news breaks and radio bursts will bring to life all the chaos of a Martian invasion on your cell phone. It’s a totally inventive way to be entertained while getting some exercise and fresh air.

This event is an interactive multimedia experience. You will have the option of receiving multimedia content during the hike by providing your phone number or email address at the start of the performance.

Arboretum admission is included in your ticket price.

You may bring water and, if you wish, a camping/hiking chair or a blanket.

Enjoy October 10th and 11th 3PM performances at the Morton Arboretum for $5-10 (plus fees).  Ive seen the radio performance of The War of the Worlds and frankly, even knowing it wasn’t real, it was scary.

Tickets for August weekends are only $15 plus fee – usual price is $23.95 plus fee – children under four are free.  Eat, drink and be merry whilst roaming among the jousting knights, regal ladies, saucy wenches and royal overseers of the famed Bristol Renaissance Faire, returning for its 28th season of fun and games just outside of Chicago. Hundreds of performers dressed in Elizabethan costumes create a magical world of music and excitement, with games, rides and 20 stages of entertainment options ranging from knife throwers to improv troupes. More than 150 artisans will also be exhibiting and selling their original hand-crafted items, including hand-blown glass creations, pottery, authentic clothing and weaponry. All the frolicking and cavorting can leave one in need of refreshment, though fear not — there are dozens of food and drink options available for purchase, including the signature giant turkey leg and ice-cold sassafras.

Free tickets, anyone? Hop aboard the Comp Train, Goldstar’s two-day promotion that features complimentary tickets to tons of fun events throughout the country. For just 48 hours, Goldstar will be offering literally thousands of free tickets to live theater, concerts, dance, comedy and more. Since all you pay is a small service fee (amount varies depending on the event, but it’s usually just a couple bucks), the Comp Train’s a great way to discover new events in your area and treat your plus one, your family or even just yourself to something totally great — and totally unexpected.

Head to U.S. Cellular Field for exciting White Sox baseball and enjoy a spectacular, signature postgame fireworks display. Before you ooh and ahh over the colorful explosives in the sky, you’ll catch explosive baseball action on the field with the ChiSox, which boast a star-filled roster of heavy hitters: Jose Abreu, Melky Cabrera and Adam LaRoche, plus pitching standouts Carlos Rodon, Chris Sale and David Robertson firing from the hill. Start your night with a bang and end it with a boom when the White Sox light up the field for Fireworks Night.  Tickets to the July 19th game with the Kansas City Royals start at $10.

Leave it to Shakespeare to hit a home run with his first crack at bat. Sparkling with wit and energy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona helped launch both his career and the rom-com genre. In fact, Two Gentlemenoffers everything you could want in a romantic comedy: moony and misguided guys, smart and resourceful gals, a road trip, a funny bit with a dog and, of course, plenty of cross-dressing. Oak Park Festival Theatre’s outdoor production is set in the over-the-top, youth-centric 1980s world of John Hughes and his club of endearing scoundrels. Think Ferris Bueller in rhyming couplets!  Goldstar has tickets starting at $8 for performances through the end of August.

This imaginative adaptation asks the age-old, perennially puzzling question: “What if William Shakespeare had written Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction?” (Well, for one thing, a Royale With Cheese would have been a “Hachis Parmentier.”) Set in Elizabethan England, this comic concoction trades pistols for daggers and cars for horses as it follows the adventures of a pair of enigmatic hit men, their boss’ dangerously sexy wife and a go-for-broke knight. This laugh-filled Commedia Beauregard production at City Lit Theater is packed to the brim with honor, betrayal and … foot rubs.  Tickets on Goldstar range from $8 to $15 with performance starting July 10th through August 2nd.  Sounds like fun!

Last 4th of July, it was projected that 41 million people would travel.  If you’re not one of them, Goldstar wants to offer more inventory for their special 75% off Summer Promotion

King of foodies Anthony Bourdain has eaten a whole cobra in Vietnam and sheep testicles in Morocco. As the host of the Emmy- and Peabody-winning TV shows Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Bourdain has made a name for himself traveling the world and trying the most exotic local cuisine he can find. Notorious for his passion and caustic sense of humor, Bourdain is ruthless about the things he hates and is an enthusiastic champion for the things he loves. He’s also the best-selling author of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, a gourmet chef, lecturer, and helped write HBO’s Treme. Now Anthony Bourdain comes to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre on July 30th with his live show Close to the Bone, and you’ll have the chance to ask the king of foodies questions while he shares fascinating stories from his life.