Gold Over America Tour: Simone Biles leads an all-star crowd of Olympic gymnasts in the Gold Over America Tour … aka GOAT. It’s your chance to see the women who dominated the Paris Games — Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera — as well as Des Plaines native Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard and more. 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; tickets $50-$195 at goldoveramericatour.com
Randolph Street Market Festival: So you’ll have to cough up some cash just to browse, but if antiques and vintage flea markets are your thing, you’ll want to head to the West Loop for one of the city’s beloved events. Music, food and Poems While You Wait are all part of the package. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 28-29 at 1341 W. Randolph St.; tickets $5-$100 at randolphstreetmarket.com
Charli XCX: The title of the British singer’s latest album put the moniker on our Brat Summer of 2024, recently departed. But hold on to the moment just a bit longer, her “Sweat” tour with Troye Sivan and guest Shygirl is arriving in Chicago now. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; tickets from $218 at unitedcenter.com
Atsuko Okatsuka: A couple years back, Atsuko Okatsuka’s HBO special “Intruder” popped up on a bunch of year-end best-of lists. Now, she’s bringing her quirky brand of stand-up to the Chicago Theatre in her “Full Grown” tour. Don’t miss it. 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St; tickets $28.50-$48.50 at atsukocomedy.com
“Happy Days Are Here (Again)”: Omer Abbas Salem’s new Steep Theatre play offers a searing glimpse into the lives of children (portrayed by adults) subject to abuse in a local Catholic elementary school around 1980. A Tribune review called it “one of the most powerful new Chicago plays of this year … (or) most any year.” Through Oct. 27 at Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theatre, 1700 N. Halsted St.; tickets $10-$40 at steppenwolf.org
“Moonset Sunrise”: Featuring Marcus Robinson and the Wild Onion, Collaboraction Theatre’s latest production aims to offer an immersive experience rooted in healing and collective transformation. 5:30 p.m. meal followed by 7 p.m. performance on Sept. 28 and 29, 3:30 p.m. performance on Sept. 30 followed by meal, at Theatre Y, 3611 W. Cermak Road; reservations for the free event at www.theatre-y.com
Yorktoberfest: Get out of the city for Yorktoberfest, a family-friendly festival featuring a scarecrow walk, pumpkin painting, cardboard canoe races, music and more. 4-10 p.m. Sept. 27 and 11-10 p.m. Sept. 28 in Riverfront Park East, 131 E. Hydraulic Ave., Yorkville; more information at kiwanisyorktoberfest.org
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: Featuring a stellar lineup, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival will unfold this weekend across the neighborhood. With 36 free performances — including trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, PIanist Craig Taborn and many more — you’ll need to check the schedule early and map out your plan. Sept. 28-29 at various venues across Hyde Park; more information on the free event ($10 donation suggested) at hydeparkjazzfestival.org
Centennial Brass and Organ Concert: Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First United Methodist Church’s Chicago Temple Building with a brass and pipe organ concert. Organist Phillip Kloeckner and the Chicago Brass Quintet will perform several works designed to highlight the strengths of the historic E.M. Skinner Opus 414 pipe organ. The event is a fund-raiser to restore and maintain one of Chicago’s largest pipe organs with 5,589 pipes. 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St.; tickets $25 at chicagotemple.org
Warm Love Cool Dreams: A new multi-genre festival from Empty Bottle Presents takes place at the Salt Shed this weekend with Jesus Lizard, Sextile, Provoker, King Woman, Bendik Giske and AITIS. The name of the festival is borrowed from a line from Nelson Algren’s 1954 novel, “The Man With the Golden Arm.” 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; tickets from $49 at www.saltshedchicago.com
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