Weekend Agenda: July 10-12
You can tell he is cool because of his cool sunglasses.
FRIDAY
After a four-month run, Mary Poppins closes up shop this weekend—she's flying off to knock some sense into kids across the rest of the country. If your inner child still isn’t satisfied or heartbroken from that show, join the army of 10-year-old girls (and their babysitters) texting the night away at the Jonas Brothers' concert at the Allstate Arena. Or, for something more adult, head to the Annoyance Theatre for its cuss-heavy flagship show Co-Ed Prison Sluts. For even raunchier stuff, check out rapper Cam’ron at the Congress; his new album title, Crime Pays, should be enough of a warning about this show's content.
SATURDAY
The Pitchfork Music Festival might not be until next weekend, but you can get your fest fix at the Chicago Folk And Roots Festival, which is presented by the Old Town School Of Folk Music. Other festival options include West Fest, featuring Local H, and AleFest at Soldier Field. It's like tailgating but without a game to ruin the fun (and with much better beer). On the theater front, former CSI star William Petersen abandons his rambling, off-procedural jargon and comes home to his native Chicago in Blackbird, which is currently in previews at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater. Elsewhere, No Doubt reunites after a five-year break, playing at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre. Ah, memories.
SUNDAY
Modern escapists might be hiding from the recession by embracing movies with certain giant fighting robots, but Depression-era audiences preferred a good song-and-dance number; see what the fuss was all about with 42nd Street at the Music Box Theatre. If you prefer to remember easier times by reliving the '90s, you're in luck—Kid Rock and Chris Isaak are in town. Fairy tales also scare away the blues; tonight's the opening of the Bailiwick's The Cousins Grimm, which reimagines once-upon-a-time standards with adult themes. Guess this weekend's not for the kids after all.
