Our picks this time around include a number of concerts and get-togethers for the long holiday weekend.
This Hyde Park Art Center event celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Activities include folklore storytime, shadow puppets and printmaking. Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery will have a pop-up shop focused on Afrofuturism and science fiction and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chamber Ensemble will perform music by Black composers.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave.; free, registration is recommended at hydeparkart.org
Opening this weekend, Lifeline Theatre’s 27th annual Fillet of Solo Festival is two weeks of storytelling and live lit at a pair of venues in Rogers Park, with performances by Jonathan Pitts (“My Dad, His Chimp, and A Serial Killer”), Nestor Gomez (“80 Minutes Around the World”), Shalaka Kulkarni (“Nyra’s Dreams”) and dozens of others. Stories will range from comedy to tragedy, personal to universal, local to international.
Jan. 12-24 at Lifeline Theatre (6912 N. Glenwood Ave.) and South of the Border (1416 W Morse Ave.); tickets from $12 (single admission) to $45-$60 (festival pass) at lifelinetheatre.com
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The prolific rapper and trap pioneer is on the UIC campus with Chicago Winterjam.
8 p.m. Jan. 12 at UIC Dorin Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road; tickets from $89 at www.ticketmaster.com
The Music Institute of Chicago presents its 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a free concert featuring violinist Hannah White, a new work from Nyandeng Juag from the Hearing in Color Young Composer Residency, a performance by the Music Institute of Chicago Chorale and others. (Also livestreamed.)
3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; free reservations required at musicinst.org
Guests can explore the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, which includes works from professional and amateur Black artists from across the country. Artist Raven Smith will leave an activity about color psychology.
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive; events and activities are included with museum entry, more information at msichicago.org
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The California musician is part DJ, part online provocateur, part dance-pop artist, part a lot of things. He’s bringing his Alone in a Crowd tour to the Aragon Ballroom.
8 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave.; tickets $60.75 (ages 17+) at www.livenation.com
This family-friendly event at the Chicago History Museum will include musical performances and interactive activities. There’ll be a screening of “Mighty Times: The Children’s March,” typewritten poems by Poems While You Wait and button making with Busy Beaver Button Co.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.; included with general admission, which is free for Illinois residents on Jan. 15, more information at chicagohistory.org
The 37th Cubs Con brings fans, players and front office faces for all kinds of events, including panel conversations, autograph sessions, merch sales and auctions and more.
Jan. 12-14 at Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 E. North Water St.; weekend passes $125 at www.mlb.com
Scratch your adventure itch this weekend at the annual expo focusing on all things travel. Keynote speakers include travel writer Rick Steves, Phil Rosenthal (Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil”) and Pauline Frommer of the Frommer’s Guides.
Jan. 13-14 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 North River Road, Rosemont; tickets $13-$26 at travelshows.com