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Tired of the same old Bloody Marys and cable news softly humming in the background as your corned beef hash steadily drips off the edge of your spoon? Oh yeah, there's a cure for that. You take it once a week on Saturday mornings at Green Town Tavern.

Attend this open house and help plan a paddler-friendly water trail on Lake Michigan between North Chicago and the Wisconsin border, including Waukegan! The open house will help gather input for the Lake Michigan Water Trail Action Plan from everyone interested in paddling on the lake! See the plans already drafted, consider the existing conditions, and add your voice about programming, or amenities that would attract you to paddle Lake Michigan!

Heart of the City invites boys and girls born in 2008-2013 to participate in Winter Soccer Academy, a six-week coed program with a focus on player development. Heart of the City is excited to share the game of soccer with kids throughout Lake County who want to learn the game, make friends and have fun while being active. Each week’s training will focus on a specific topic, such as: ball mastery, 1v1 attacking & defending, shooting, etc. There will also be a weekly round-robin tournament to end every session for kids to implement the learned skills during game play. The program is led by Heart of the City’s licensed professional coaches and HOTC Elite travel club high school athletes. Limited spots available! Register by Jan. 9 to reserve your player’s spot.

Learn about the importance and impact that the Census has on our community, participate in coloring crafts, story time, workshops and other activities. Refreshments will be served. All attendees will receive a free raffle ticket for a Tablet and other prizes. Individuals and organizations are welcome to volunteer.

ArtWauk is the monthly celebration of all arts in downtown Waukegan. Each month is a unique experience as the art exhibits, musicians and featured performances vary from one month to the next. Come downtown, grab dinner and enjoy the tactical application of the arts.

Matt Meyer returns to Win Win to sing your favorites during the monthly ArtWauk in downtown Waukegan! Enjoy good music and good food! It's a Win Win

Enjoy live music and entertainment, with Emilio Guadarrama as the MC! Food and beverage available for purchase. Bring your friends. 18+.

The incomparable National Ballet Theatre of Odessa presents Romeo and Juliet, the timeless tale about two star-crossed lovers and their feuding families. Comprised of Ukraine's most talented performers, this prestigious ballet company is known around the world for bringing great masterpieces to life. Shakespeare's classic love story is no exception. With elegant formal dances, exciting swordplay and dramatic, swooning scenes, this full-scale production in two acts is a breathtaking treat the whole family will enjoy. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Choreography by Michael Lavrovsky

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich is a Russian-born concert pianist and distinguished piano teacher in Chicago. As a prominent soloist and teacher, Dr. Yulia has performed with orchestras and chamber groups from all over the world. Audiences are engaged by Dr. Yulia’s performances that are stunning, beautiful and intimate. She has performed in major concert halls as a soloist and with orchestras and chamber groups throughout the USA, Canada, Russia, Europe, Israel, Thailand, China, and Italy.

Brewery Sessions! Waukegan's longest running standup comedy pops back up in January for a ONE NIGHT ONLY ENGAGEMENT! Bring your friends, enjoy good bier and laugh, laugh, laugh!

Enjoy local live Blues music by Paul Kaye and the Blues Cartel. Great blues tunes, drinks, and food. Bring friends and join the fine folks at TR's for a swingin' Saturday night!

January ArtWauk. The dead of winter. How do you shake it off? With Surf music and Barbecue of course! The Surfaholics will play from 9:30 to midnight and Up In Smoke Creations will serve up the smoky goodness starting at 6pm that makes you swoon.

Families looking for something free to enjoy on Sunday afternoons can stop by the Waukegan Public Library for a movie and munch on popcorn. The feature today is Pokémon Detective Picachu!

Save the date for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dreamers' Breakfast. Detail to come.

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by donating your time to pack meals for those in need. This all-ages program is presented in partnership with Women Enuff's Love Thy Neighbor project.

The Waukegan City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month, except when holidays are observed on those days. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting and welcome to address City Council by signing up at the back of the Council Chambers. The public is also invited to all committee meetings scheduled prior to the Council meeting.

Enjoy music, comfy chairs and premium cigars on Wednesday nights when Trombone Dave & the Lawn Clippings master the groove at A Cuban Experience!

It's Hump Day! The perfect time to go out and vocalize. Bring your talents and friends to Wednesday Night Karaoke at Stretch's and let it all out. Kitchen is open until midnight, too!

Join the Waukegan Public Library for trivia, every Thursday night at Nightshade & Darks Pandemonium Brewing Co.! This program is for adults ages 21+

Every Thursday at 6:30pm ZümBier heats up your night with live trivia. Fun! Prizes! Pizza by the slice By Armory Pizzeria and Grill. Enjoy a no pressure evening and follow ZümBier on FB for one free answer every week!

Come on out and play every Thursday Night at Green Town! All forms of talent and creativity welcome! Acoustic guitar available for use. Sign up starts at 7:30.

Make it a date night! Parents' Night Out is a wonderful opportunity for parents of 5 - 14 year olds to get away for the evening. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Program #20304205. The program is free for Field House members and $10/non-members. For more info, contact Joseph via phone at (847) 782-3630.

Ray is the stepson of Benny and they have lived in a small town all their lives. Benny and Ray are on adventure that starts out normal-ish enough. They have just ridden horses and come back to a spa in Wisconsin for massages and pedicures. Then they travel in transformed memories which may or may not be true. Written by Karen Nystrom, directed by Kyle David Perry as part of the Fresh Scripts series.

SpicyBois Takeover Bass Station w/ Mlotik, Molokai, Sagz, Migz, & Zadey! No online tickets, pay at the door only.

For the past nine years, Terry Fator has been wowing Las Vegas audiences nightly with his incredible singing, comedy and unparalleled celebrity impressions. Now, the superstar ventriloquist is taking his amazing show on the road! The gifted performer can do it all. And he does so with more than a dozen puppets during each performance. Whether he's impersonating Elton John, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin or Lady Gaga, or bringing to life one of his colorful characters – like Winston the Impersonating Turtle – the award-winning entertainer will have you in awe!

Bust out of the workweek blues and let your vocal prowess rock the weekend! 17 North presents Friday night Karaoke for the great, good, brave, and peer-pressured. Bring your friends and enjoy!

Tired of the same old Bloody Marys and cable news softly humming in the background as your corned beef hash steadily drips off the edge of your spoon? Oh yeah, there's a cure for that. You take it once a week on Saturday mornings at Green Town Tavern.

Community Action Partnership of Lake County will host an energy and resource fair sponsored by North Shore Gas. Vendors will be onsite. Residents of the community who seek help with energy bills may apply during the fair - see eligibility criteria and list of documents applicants should bring.

Free Throw Contest for boys and girls ages 9-14. Registration opens at 9am, but early registration forms are available in the school office.

Come for lunch or dinner - or both - and support the award-winning Waukegan High School JROTC Drill Team! The ticket includes the entry to the raffle of a 50” Smart TV. Come at 1pm, 3pm or 4pm you'll see the team perform! Tickets sold by the Drill Team and parents. All proceeds will be used to cover the travel expenses for the team’s competitions.

Heart of the City invites boys and girls born in 2008-2013 to participate in Winter Soccer Academy, a six-week coed program with a focus on player development. Heart of the City is excited to share the game of soccer with kids throughout Lake County who want to learn the game, make friends and have fun while being active. Each week’s training will focus on a specific topic, such as: ball mastery, 1v1 attacking & defending, shooting, etc. There will also be a weekly round-robin tournament to end every session for kids to implement the learned skills during game play. The program is led by Heart of the City’s licensed professional coaches and HOTC Elite travel club high school athletes. Limited spots available! Register by Jan. 9 to reserve your player’s spot.

Give input for the Lake Michigan Water Trail Action Plan if you're interested in paddling on the Lake! Attend an open house to help plan a paddler-friendly water trail on Lake Michigan between North Chicago and the Wisconsin border. The goal is to plan for places and programs for people of all ages, abilities, and skill levels. See plan drafts, consider existing conditions, and add your voice on what kinds of programs or amenities would attract you to paddle Lake Michigan.

Join A Cuban Experience for an afternoon Oliva Pop-Up Event and Keith's 4th Annual Chili Cook-off! Register today to enter your chili as the lounge only has space for 15 pots of chili. If you aren't a chili maker, but want to taste and judge, you get to vote for your top three.

Join the 7th Annual Chili Cook-off to benefit Dandelion Gallery Art Scholarship Fund! Prizes for Best Presentation, Some Like it Hot, Most Innovative Ingredients, and Best Overall. You be the judge!

Come experience the musical stylings of David Dallison and Ron Steta while enjoying a great dinner.

Ray is the stepson of Benny and they have lived in a small town all their lives. Benny and Ray are on adventure that starts out normal-ish enough. They have just ridden horses and come back to a spa in Wisconsin for massages and pedicures. Then they travel in transformed memories which may or may not be true. Written by Karen Nystrom, directed by Kyle David Perry as part of the Fresh Scripts series.

When you think of arena rock bands during the MTV era, few can top the success of Loverboy. With 11 Top 40 hits, four multi-platinum albums and millions of records sold, the group's heart-pounding shows were a hot ticket to be had. Today, with most of the original band members intact, Loverboy continues to impress audiences from coast to coast. During their heyday, The Tubes carved out a niche somewhere between glam rock and eccentric '70s punk. The formula worked, as the charismatic theatrical rockers scored several hits and a cult following that continues to this day. From the opening number to the final encore, it's easy to see why their music, stage shenanigans and magical rapport with the audience continue to draw fans.

Live music all night including Stay Up All Night & Fight, Fallen Temps, and 3rd Party. 21+ only. Support live music and local establishments!

Families looking for something free to enjoy on Sunday afternoons can stop by the Waukegan Public Library for a movie and munch on popcorn. The feature today is Wonder!

Chill out at the end of the weekend with Jazz Wave, serious musicians in a casual atmosphere. But, watch out! They blow the roof off the joint!

Enjoy music, comfy chairs and premium cigars on Wednesday nights when Trombone Dave & the Lawn Clippings master the groove at A Cuban Experience!

It's Hump Day! The perfect time to go out and vocalize. Bring your talents and friends to Wednesday Night Karaoke at Stretch's and let it all out. Kitchen is open until midnight, too!

Enjoy a great dinner while listening to some blues and jazz from The Neil Rose Band.

Join the Waukegan Public Library for trivia, every Thursday night at Nightshade & Darks Pandemonium Brewing Co.! This program is for adults ages 21+

Every Thursday at 6:30pm ZümBier heats up your night with live trivia. Fun! Prizes! Pizza by the slice By Armory Pizzeria and Grill. Enjoy a no pressure evening and follow ZümBier on FB for one free answer every week!

Come on out and play every Thursday Night at Green Town! All forms of talent and creativity welcome! Acoustic guitar available for use. Sign up starts at 7:30.

Kids ages 5-13, show off your dance moves and claim the title of Best Dancer at the Just Dance Videogame Tournament. Viewers can attend and watch for free. Water and pizza will be available for purchase. Register today!

This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.

With striking melodies, emotive lyricism and high octane energy, Buckcherry is a clear favorite for fans of hard rock. Since its first album release, Buckcherry recently celebrated 20 years together and continues to bring the house down wherever the band goes. Buckcherry has earned two Grammy® nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance – first in 1999, and again in 2006. The band's recently released eighth studio album, Warpaint, adds to that legacy with a perfect mix of heavy-hitting tracks and powerful ballads. Warming up the stage is hard rock group Adelitas Way. Hailing from Las Vegas, the band has a number of songs featured on various TV shows and video games, including Invincible, the official theme song for wrestling series WWE Superstars.

Bust out of the workweek blues and let your vocal prowess rock the weekend! 17 North presents Friday night Karaoke for the great, good, brave, and peer-pressured. Bring your friends and enjoy!