Weekend Reminders

Country Calendar art by Heather McAdams

Recently, Thursday posts have focused on events that were previously mentioned on Broken Hearted Toy, and are taking place during the upcoming weekend. Plus, the occasional event taking place this weekend that has just come to my attention.

The 2024 Chris and Heather’s Country Calendar Show will take place at FitzGerald’s In Berwyn, IL this Saturday. Andrew Sa; Jodee Lewis; Zachary Stevenson and The Oh Boys; Dave Drazin; Phil Angotti; Nora O’Connor; The Hushdrops; Jane Baxter Miller and Kent Kessler; Casey McDonough; Hillbilly Frolic; Scott Ligon and Kelly Hogan; and The Saturn Kings will be the entertainers joining Chris Ligon and Heather McAdams. Each local act will cover a well-known country or rock act. Chances are McAdams will be selling copies of her calendar, which for years now has featured lots of the cool portraits of musicians and celebrities.

Singer-songwriter Michael McDermott’s Mischief and Mistletoe concert is another holiday tradition ‘round these parts, and it will run this Saturday through Monday at City Winery Chicago. The Saturday show is already sold out.

The Razor and Die Annual Christmas Radio Celebration! will air from 6:00  to 8:00 pm tomorrow on Chicago independent radio station WLUW. DJ Di promised on a recent Facebook post that she “will be spinning obscure and multi-genre holiday tunes.” The special follows her regular show, in which she’ll have Frankie O’Malley from Chicago band The Safes as her special guest.

The Famous In The Future comedy group will present A Judy Christmas tomorrow through Sunday at The Den Theatre in Chicago. The parody of vintage TV holiday specials is back for its third year, having sold out a major portion of its weekend shows in 2023 and 2022. Tickets ($22 – $25) are available via the Famous In The Future website. Full disclosure: I was once a member of Famous In The Future.

The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights will wrap up its run of A Christmas Carol on December 23, so this will be its last weekend for 2024. The cast is consistently successful with this more musical-oriented take, so even if you’ve already seen the iconic Dickens play this year, the Metropolis version is worth checking out.