ADVERTISING SECTION 2A BigBigBig DatesDatesDates Calendar of 2019 Nonprofit Events for Metro Chicago CRAIN’S CUSTOM MEDIA A DIVISION OF CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS BIG DATES 2019 ADVERTISING SECTION 3A4A January 1 TUESDAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY Leukemia Research Foundation Town Hall Meeting. Medical 26 SATURDAY experts answer questions on leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and Mount Carmel High School, Night of Champions. Celebrates 12 SATURDAY myelodysplastic syndromes for patients, survivors, caregivers and family successful extracurricular activities and athletics while raising funds to support NorthShore University HealthSystem, Kellogg Cancer Center members. 1 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Lisle. bit.ly/1mV0yn0. those programs. Chicago. mchs.org/page/advancement/give-to-mchs. Integrative Medicine Benefit Concert. Featuring a performance by Sons of the Silent. 7 p.m., Metro Chicago, Chicago. foundation.northshore. 21 MONDAY – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Northwestern Settlement Winterfest. Casino night to benefit org/imconcert. i.c.stars Hack the Dream. Celebrating the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther Northwestern Settlement programs. A. Perry Homes, Wilmette. nush.org. King Jr., Chicago technology teams and community-based organizations 18 FRIDAY discuss solving community health issues using the power of technology. 27 SUNDAY Archdiocese of Chicago, Celebrating Catholic Education icstars.org. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Step Breakfast. Celebrates the successes of the Catholic schools of the Up for Kids. 80-floor climb to the top of the Aon Center to help children Archdiocese. 8 a.m., Chicago Hilton. archchicago.org/cceb. 24 THURSDAY and families at Lurie Children’s Hospital. 8 a.m., Aon Center, Chicago. Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Poker Night. Cocktails, dinner buffet, luriechildrens.org/stepup. 19 SATURDAY casino games, prizes and the chance to make a difference for kids in Chicago. Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Young Grand prize: a seat at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. 30 WEDNESDAY Professionals’ Purple Affair for the Bear. Drinks, food, dancing 5 p.m., Gibson’s Bar and Steak House, Chicago. mercyhome.org/poker-night. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Las Mujeres de Cristo Rey. and prizes with all funds raised going to help kids battling pediatric cancer Cocktail reception supports art, music, choir, affinity clubs, drama, and their families. Theater on the Lake, Chicago. bearnecessities.org. 25 FRIDAY counseling and more for Cristo Rey students. 6 p.m., Ignite Glass Studios, Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, King of Hearts Gala. Chicago. cristorey.net/lasmujeres. 20 SUNDAY Supports making a safe, affordable, faith-based, college prep education a Chicago Parks Foundation, Dream in Your New Year: A reality for students and families with limited economic resources on Chicago’s TBD Sound Meditation. Guided sound journey, light bites, aromatic West Side. 6 p.m., Fairmont Millennium Park, Chicago. ctkjesuit.org/koh. Genesys Works Chicago, Scopeathon. College-age students solve teas and conversation. 3 p.m., South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago. real problems using technology, and network with Genesys Works partners. chicagoparksfoundation.org/gong. TechNexus, Chicago. genesysworks.org. National Kidney Foundation of Illinois: Middle Market Open Golf Swing, July 2018 Urban Gateways: Art for All Gala, April 2018 Friends of the Chicago River: Big Fish Ball, June WINGS Program, Inc: WINGS Purple Tie Ball, 2018, Photo: Raf Winterpacht Photography People’s Resource Center’s Race to the Flag 5K, May 2018 October 2018. Photo: Gosia Matuszewska BIG DATES 2019 ADVERTISING SECTION 6A FEBRUARY 1 FRIDAY Winnetka Board of Northwestern Settlement, Spotlight Leukemia Research Foundation, Ski for Research. Through Feb. Auditorium Theatre Trivia Night. Proceeds benefit the on the Settlement: Big Laughs for Bright Futures. Cocktails 26, annual ski trip sponsored by the Donald Davidson-Alan Brin Memorial Auditorium’s summer camp for young people who have experienced the and comedy in partnership with The Second City benefits Northwestern Chapter. Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Steamboat Springs, Colo. death of a parent. Roosevelt University Murray-Green Library, Chicago. Settlement and Rowe Elementary Schools. 6 p.m., Architectural Artifacts, auditoriumtheatre.org. Chicago. winnetkaboard.ejoinme.org. Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago, Battle of the Bands. Local bands battle it out for fun and a good cause, with a crowd-selected winner. Catholic Charities, Patrick J. Ryan Main Event. Proceeds benefit 9 SATURDAY 6:30 p.m., Elbo Room, Chicago. rebuildingtogether-chi.com. the Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) Program. 6 p.m., Drury Children’s Home & Aid, Graze & Raise. Benefiting the Daniel Lane, Oak Brook Terrace. catholiccharities.net. F. and Ada L. Rice Child & Family Center, which provides a therapeutic 22 FRIDAY residential setting for children with severe mental health and behavior Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, Paint the Night Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, Eisenopoly. Fast-paced challenges. A. Perry Homes, Wilmette. childrenshomeandaid.org/events. Purple. Young professionals come together for an open bar, hors Monopoly-themed evening with proceeds helping fund gastrointestinal d’oeuvres, a silent auction, raffle, live entertainment and more. Revel cancer research and advancing real estate education. 6 p.m., Revel Fulton The Chicago High School for the Arts, ChiArti Gras. Mardi Fulton Market, Chicago. alzillinoisjuniorboard.org. Market, Chicago. eisenbergfoundation.org. Gras-themed silent auction supports public, tuition-free arts programming for young and promising diverse artists hailing from all 50 wards of the city. United Way of Metro Chicago, Ignite. Mid-winter party for Oak-Leyden Developmental Services, Unmasked. Latin fusion National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago. chiarts.org/chiartigras/. philanthropic young professionals with live music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres buffet and drinks, a live performance from Oak-Leyden’s adult choir, silent and cocktails. 8 p.m., The Dalcy, Chicago. liveunitedchicago.org/ignite. auction and more celebrate the organization’s programs and services for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Soul. Celebrates children and adults with developmental disabilities. 6:30 p.m., Carnivale, the legendary music born in the 1960s on South Michigan Avenue’s historic 23 SATURDAY Chicago. oak-leyden.org/events. record row. 6 p.m., Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago. cyso.org/gala. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Dance Marathon. Eight hours of dancing, gaming, entertainment and 2 SATURDAY 12 TUESDAY – LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY inspiring stories from patient families. 9 a.m., Chicago Marriott Downtown Equality Illinois Gala. The state’s largest LGBTQ equality event. 6 p.m., Magnificent Mile. luriechildrens.org/dancemarathon. Hilton Chicago. eqil.org. 13 WEDNESDAY The Joffrey Ballet, “Anna Karenina.” Through Feb. 24, world The Cove School Benefit: Be The Spark. Benefits K-12 students GiGi’s Playhouse, I Have a Voice Gala. Black-tie evening of premiere collaboration between The Joffrey Ballet and The Australian Ballet with complex learning disabilities; includes cocktails, dinner, live and inspiration and achievements. 6 p.m., Renaissance Schaumburg Convention brings Leo Tolstoy’s epic story of forbidden love, passion and self-destruction to silent auctions, live music and dancing. 6 p.m., Loews Chicago O’Hare, Center, Schaumburg. gigisplayhouse.org/chicagoland-gala. life on the stage. 7:30 p.m., Auditorium Theatre, Chicago. joffrey.org/anna. Rosemont. coveschool.org. Horizons for Youth, On Cloud Nine. Raises funds to support 14 THURSDAY – VALENTINE’S DAY 24 SUNDAY scholarships, mentoring and enrichment opportunities. 7 p.m., Revel Fulton Center on Halsted, Night With Oscar. Red carpet event to watch Market, Chicago. horizons-for-youth.org/oncloudnine. 15 FRIDAY the Oscars while supporting the LGBTQ community. 6 p.m., Park West, American Heart Association Chicago, Go Red for Women Chicago. centeronhalsted.org/anow. Little Company of Mary Hospital, Crystal Heart Ball. Cocktail Executive Luncheon. Funds raised help women-specific heart disease reception, dinner and entertainment benefits the hospital’s interventional and stroke research, educational programs and advocacy. 10 a.m., Marriott Respiratory Health Association, Hustle Chicago. Climb to the radiology services. 6:30 p.m., Field Museum, Chicago. lcmh.org/foundation. Marquis, Chicago. bit.ly/2D8rxeG. top of 875 N. Michigan to raise funds for asthma, COPD, lung cancer and other lung disease education, research and policy change efforts. 7 a.m., Marklund, Havana Nights Top Hat Ball. Makes everyday life Wrightwood 659, Dimensions of Citizenship. Through April 28, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. possible for individuals with profound disabilities and autism. 6:30 p.m., the United States’ entry in the prestigious 16th International Architecture Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. marklund.org/tophatball. Exhibition of the Venice Biennale mounted here for the first time in America. 25 MONDAY Wrightwood 659, Chicago. tickets.wrightwood659.org/events. Chicago Children’s Choir, Black History Month Concert 6 WEDNESDAY Series. Through Feb. 27, more than 4,000 singers come together for Quad Communities Development Corp., Bronzeville Business 16 SATURDAY an educational program and performance honoring black culture. 10 a.m., Connect. Designed to foster a collective economy, share resources and Chicago Opera