Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Motown, Rock Candy, Irish Sopranos and Open Bars
Get Out is a Patch guide to weekend entertainment in the area.
It’s Thursday, and you have no idea what to do for the weekend.
Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.
Katy & the F’ing Perry's & Rock CandyWhere/When: , March 11, 10pm
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Why go: Rock Candy’s lead singer, Molly Callinan, also performed in the Off-Broadway production of The Dirty Dancing Musical. With a mix of hip-hop, rock, pop, dance, and 80s music, Rock Candy is "Sweetness for your Ears!"
Pricing: $8 after 7pm.
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Where/When: March 12, 9pm
Why go: 30-year music veteran Charles Beadle brings you dance music from Motown, swing, blues, reggae and the 50s.
Pricing: No cover
JOLIET DAVE WITH THE LAST ENVYWhere/When: , March 12, 9:30pm
Why go: This 4 person band will bring you a night of rock and alternative music from the 90s.
Pricing: No cover
3RD ANNUAL OAK FOREST PUB AND RESTAURANT OPEN HOUSE www.oak-forest.orgWhere/When: 11 Oak Forest restaurants and pubs (see web site for complete list) will host open houses from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, March 12.
Why Go: Who needs a designated driver? Free shuttle buses will be stopping at all 11 locations all night long. A dial-a-ride bus also will stop at the Metra train station at 159th Street and Cicero Avenue and the Best Western Oak Forest Hotel.
Pricing: All 11 locations are having specials on food and drinks.
Where/When: Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12.
Why Go: Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, a trio of Irish lasses performing Irish classics. Last in a series of performances sponsored by the school district.
Pricing: $20 adults, $15 for students and seniors
