Everyone is Irish today but come May 8 and 9, you have seven Celtic nations from which to choose as the free festival, Celtic Fest Chicago moves into Millennium Park. Highlights include the Celtic Art Fair, dance plus the popular bagpipe parade and the popular Men in Kilts Contest.

Can’t get enough of dining bargains at gourmet Chicago restaurants? Then make your reservations now for the second annual Chicago Chef Week, featuring three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus crafted by top chefs in restaurants all around town.

IN>TIME is an annual Chicago performance series of local, national, and international artists. The event features practitioners working with ideas of time and body, crossing the performing body with text, objects, sounds, visual art, and technology.

Explore Stearns Quarry Park, Chicago's newest and most unusual park, and learn about its natural and designed features in this self-guided audio tour. Transformed from an old stone quarry, the park has a sustainable design with wetland terraces, native plants, and a fishing pond.