Weekend Reminders

Thursday posts focus 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.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Patti Smith and her band’s concert at the Chicago Theatre on November 17. Her current tour marks the 50th anniversary of her groundbreaking album Horses.

The 2025 RockGodz Awards Show will be held this Sunday at the Joe’s Live venue in Rosemont, IL. This year’s inductees include Ron Onesti, Dean Zelinsky, Brad Elvis, and Bill “The Buddha” Dickens. RockGodz Hall of Fame was founded by Cindy Landeen and Steve Rosen in 2009, and has presented awards each year since. Pat Travers, Mike Curb, Carmine Appice, and Jim Keltner are among the previous honorees.

10,000 Maniacs will show up at City Winery Chicago tonight. And they’ll return to perform tomorrow and Saturday night. The band that gave us “Like The Weather,” “Trouble Me,” “Candy Everybody Wants,” and other hits still has original members Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, and John Lombardo, along with vocalist Mary Ramsey, who joined 30 years ago.

Singer-guitarist Michael Steven Cohen has been doing quite well performing selections from the Great American Songbook, and he has a special Valentine’s Day show coming up at Tuscan Market (141 W. Wing Street) in Arlington Heights tomorrow. Cohen played his first gig at that venue three years ago, on Valentine’s Day.

The Chicago-based alt rock band whitewolfsonicprincess will be part of a special Valentine’s Day event at the Picnic Wine and Provisions shop tomorrow. Cin Salach will open the evening with a set of her poetry. Picnic Wine and Provisions is located at 7301 N. Sheridan on Chicago’s far north side.

Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden Of Black Genius), a Sly Stone documentary directed by Questlove, was recently screened at the Sundance Film Festival and is available via Disney+ and hulu starting as of today.

This year’s Chicago Theatre Week event started last week and will run through this Sunday. Several of the city’s best-known venues are offering discount prices on comedies, dramas, musicals, improv, and concerts.