Friday 4/26 – Thursday 5/2
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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter are aligned on the same side of the sun this month, in honor of which Chicago musician Corky Siegel has composed a piece using a pentatonic scale for five instruments playing in 5/4 time. Agnostic on the subject of astrology, Siegel calls himself a “Scorpio with cholesterol rising.” Playing under the dome of the Adler Planetarium at 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Siegel and his blues ensemble will perform tonight at 8 and Saturday, April 27, at 7 and 9:30. Tickets for 5 Planets, 1 Star: An Evening With Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues are $25. The Adler also offers a $35 three-course preshow dinner package at 6 tonight and 5:30 on Saturday. Call 312-322-0516.
27 SATURDAY Sweat to the beat of “Celebrate” by the Soul Children of Chicago in a gospel aerobics workout where you can lose flab and raise bucks for the college scholarship program of Concerned Christian Men at their annual Witness for Fitness event tonight at the South Side YMCA, 6330 S. Stony Island. There’ll also be volleyball, basketball, weight training, and swimming from 7 to midnight, and it’s open to all ages, though parents should accompany children. Admission is $5; call 773-881-7526.
