A Celebration of American Dance @ Pritzker Pavilion

The third night of the Chicago Dancing Festival. "A Celebration of American Dance" in Millennium Park is a free evening of performances by some fantastic companies, including the American Ballet Theater (performing the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake--you can't get any better than that) and Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance, Joffrey Ballet, and Muntu Dance Theater. It's not often you get the opportunity to see all of this dancing in one night, for FREE, while taking advantage of the best part of Chicago summers: sitting outside with your family or friends and a bottle of (ahem) grape juice with the skyline rising above you.

August 20, 7:30 p.m., Pritzker Pavilion, Michigan Ave. and Randolph St. No reservations necessary, but get there early for a good spot!

Chocolate & Wine @ Just Grapes

Just Grapes, 560 W. Washington, hosts a wine and chocolate "master class" with Vosges Chocolates tonight from 6pm to 8pm. Tickets are $50, and includes a Vosges gift set.

Limelight Food Illuminated Catering Demo @ Green City Market

Brian Shustrick of Limelight Food Illuminated Catering will be giving a cooking demo today at 10:30am at the Green City Market, located at Clark and Stockton Drive.

Local Author Night @ Book Cellar

Join Chicago authors JoAnn Fastoff, Katie Wadell, Clinton Sivert and June Sawyers for another installment of the Book Cellar's Local Author Night. Free at 7pm at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.