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Saturday, August 31 2013
African Festival of the Arts
The 24th annual African Festival of the Arts runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 in Washington Park, 51st and Cottage Grove, from 10am to 10pm each day. Browse a marketplace with more than 300 artists and vendors; sample food from local restaurants; visit pavilions organized around topics such as books, spirituality and cyberspace; and enjoy music on two stages. Admission is $20 per day at the gate, or $30 for a weekend festival pass. Children under 12 and seniors over 65 are $5. Family passes are $30 per day, and include admission for two adults and up to four children.
Chicago Fringe Festival
The Chicago Fringe Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 8 at several venues in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. More than two dozen performances of theater, sketch comedy, spoken word and other experimental works stage today, beginning at 11am; see the schedule for details. Admission buttons are $5 (they're required to get into any show); tickets are $10 per show. You can also buy five- and 10-ticket packs for $45 or $80, respectively, or go to everything for $180.
Jazz Fest
The Chicago Jazz Festival runs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Watch jazz on four stages beginning at 11:30am. Free.
North Coast Music Festival
North Coast Music Festival continues in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., with a second full day of music. Afrojack, Big Gigantic and Nas headline. Gates open at noon, music starts at 1:30pm. Saturday general admission tickets are $65. All ages.
Eddie Griffin & Friends @ Arie Crown Theater
The Arie Crown Theater, 2301S. Lake Shore Dr., presents Eddie Griffin and Friends, tonight at 8pm. Griffin, best known for his television and big screen projects including "Malcolm and Eddie," Undercover Brother, Deuce Bigalow: American Gigolo and more, will perform stand-up comedy, along with fellow comedians, G-Thang, Kym Whitley, and Reginald "Bruh Man" Ballard ("Martin", "The Bernie Mac Show"). Tickets are $55-$65; for more information, call 312-791-6190.
Electric Sheep @ Den Theatre
Replicants meet Archandroids in this musical mash-up the 1982 science-fiction epic Bladerunner with R&B maestro Janelle Monae's 2010 album, which runs Aug. 29-31 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Bar opens at 10pm, show begins at 10:30. Tickets are $15 and available online.
The Disco Biscuits @ Concord Music Hall
Some of the most beloved goofballs on the jam band circuit, The Disco Biscuits, hit Chicago tonight for their first show in the Windy City since the 2011 New Years run. The official North Coast after party brings the music and good times to the city's newest venue, Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., after the fest ends for the night in Union Park. Doors open at 10pm. Tickets are $36. 18+
