March 2022
Warmer weather is right around the corner...almost! In the meantime, get warm at The Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Garden, heat things up with March Madness, get lost in new plays, live music, history tours and the JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival at the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Read on to discover what's happening this March on the North Shore!
The Orchid Show: Untamed
Now - March 27, 2022
The Orchid Show is back, celebrating the unexpected verve of wild orchids in an old secret garden, a forgotten forest, and the whimsical spaces of our imagination! Soak up the radiance of 10,000 blooming orchids in the quiet of winter at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival
March 13, 2022
The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns to the Illinois Holocaust Museum with four film screenings and audience discussions including Three Minutes: a Lengthening, The Seven Boxes, Letters from BRNO, and Plan A. This year, attendees can attend in person at the museum or watch from the comfort of their homes.
March Madness
March Madness is right around the corner! Where are you planning to watch the games? At home? At a local restaurant, bar, or brewery? The North Shore has plenty of options for watching your favorite team in action and loads of restaurants to make sure no one goes hungry!
SPONSORED
Once upon a Spring Break at Hilton Chicago/Northbrook
Music Theater Works Presents La Cage Aux Folles
March 10 - April 3, 2022
The winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, La Cage Aux Folles is a must see at The North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie. Based on the hit French farce that inspired Hollywood’s The Birdcage, this Broadway smash is guaranteed to be one of the most entertaining productions of the year.
Wife of a Salesman
March 3 - April 3, 2022
Imagine a 1950s housewife from a well-known American play driving from Brooklyn to Boston to confront her husband’s mistress? Would the encounter be explosive, or would the women discover they have lots in common? Inspired by Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, this world premiere play is a winner! At Writers Theatre
Now and Then
March 17 - May 1, 2022
Just as Jamie is closing the bar, a desperate customer offers him and his girlfriend $2000 to stay and have a drink. Should they agree? Oil Lamp Theater presents Now and Then, a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.
SPONSORED
Splash Pool Package at the Westin Chicago North Shore
Package includes complimentary HSIA, $25 credit/night to 601 N. Market, 5 restaurants on-complex.
Live Concerts at SPACE
SPACE, in Evanston, has welcomed thousands of local and national touring acts to their stage and this month is no exception! March’s schedule includes Even the Losers: The Music of Tom Petty (3/6), Abbey Road: All-Star Tribute to the Beatles (3/12) and Poi Dog Pondering (3/14, 15, 16 and 17).
Willard House Tours
Sundays and Thursdays,
March 16-24, 2022
The Frances Willard House Museum is open for in-person tours, just in time for Women's History Month! Tickets are available for their Exploring Women's History tours, a wonderful opportunity to see this unique site of women's advocacy and community building. Tours are 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm on Sundays and Thursdays.
St. Patrick's Day Fun in Wheeling
March 17, 2022
Wheeling Town Center is hosting a St. Patrick's Day celebration starting at 5 pm. Everyone who attends will receive 3 FREE drink tickets to be used at City Works, Mia's Cantina or MnP Urban Kitchen that evening, plus a $20 gift card for MnP Urban Kitchen to be used at any time!
SPONSORED
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MORE HAPPENINGS!
Now - March 27, 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
Now - March 6, 2022
Skokie Theatre, Skokie
Now - March 6, 2022
Wirtz Center, Northwestern University, Evanston
March 3, 2022 - April 3, 2022
Writers Theatre, Glencoe
March 10, 2022 - April 3, 2022
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
March 17, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Oil Lamp Theater, Glenview
March 3, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 5, 2022
Various Locations, Evanston
March 5, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 5, 2022
Creative CoWorking, Evanston
March 6, 2022
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
March 6, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 6, 2022
Frances Willard House, Evanston
March 8, 2022
Devonshire Cultural Center, Skokie
March 10, 2022
Frances Willard House, Evanston
March 11, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 11, 2022
One Rotary Center, Evanston
March 12, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 12, 2022
Takiff Center Field, Glencoe Park District, Glencoe
March 12, 2022
Wilmette Golf Course, Wilmette
March 12-19, 2022
Celtic Knot, Evanston
March 13, 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie
March 17, 2022
Wheeling Town Center, Wheeling
March 18, 2022
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
March 18, 2022
Community House, Winnetka
March 19, 2022
SPACE, Evanston
March 24, 2022
Frances Willard House, Evanston
Now - July 10, 2022
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern, Evanston
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston
Now - May 8, 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie
Now - September 5, 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie

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