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around townMay To DoPlaces To Go, People To See, Things To Do"There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect." – Roseanne Barr 1 Join the Chicago Foundation for Women at Race for a Safe State: A 5K Run, Walk and Roll, an effort to raise awareness about violence against women. 4:30 pm, registration; 6:30pm, race. $35. Grant Park. www.cfw.org. 2 Stay up all night at Looptopia: Chicago's White Night for dusk-'til-dawn artistic and cultural celebrations, just like they do in Rome, Paris and Madrid. www.chicagoloopalliance.com/looptopia. 3 Go to Gala 2008: Fire from Heaven at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with the Steppenwolf ensemble members and celebrity guests. Tickets start at $1,500, up to $25,000. 6:30pm. 312.654.5617 4 Laugh until you cry on World Laughter Day. Lil Rel hosts Sunday evenings at Jokes and Notes comedy club. $10. 8pm. 4641 South King Drive, 773.373.3390 5 ¡Olé! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by visiting the Museum of Mexican Culture. Free. Call for hours. 3017 West Cullerton Street #1, 773.521.4750 6 SWOON over the actor who just gets better and better with age. George Clooney turns 47 today. 7 Take a trip on The Long & Winding Road. The Beatles released this song as their last single 38 years ago today. (Frightening, isn't it?) 8 Sail away during Safe Boating Week by enjoying a dinner cruise boarding at Navy Pier. Starting at $95. www.odysseycruises.com. 9 Face sibling dissention in the play In a Dark Dark House as two brothers try to come to terms with their troubled pasts. $30. 8pm. 4147 North Broadway Street, 773.549.1815, www.profilestheatre.org 10 Explore Fulton Market in the West Loop and see what some of the city's most innovative galleries, restaurants and boutiques have to offer. Free. 12-5pm. Fulton Market Street, 312.226.7808, www.explorefultonmarket.com. 11 Make Mother's Day special by treating the special woman in your life to brunch, giving her flowers or sending her to the spa for a day of pampering. Need ideas? Check out this month's Spa Scoop! 12 Rest easy during Better Sleep Month. Studies show that having relaxing rituals before bed, such as a warm bath or a light snack, help us sleep better. 13 Listen to Music of Baroque as they perform classical pieces at Millennium Park. $35-$75. 7:30pm. www.baroque.org. 14 Watch composer John Adams conduct the premiere of his opera, A Flowering Tree, at Harris Theatre. $35-$120. 7:30pm. 312.334.7777. www.harristheaterchicago.org 15 FALL though the looking glass; check out the Glass Experience at the Museum of Science and Industry. $23. www.msichicago.org. 16 Feel the intense emotions of passion and fear during A Passage to India at the Theatre Building Chicago. $26. 7:30pm. 1225 West Belmont Avenue, 773.327.5252. 17 Attend the String of Pearls Gala at The Fairmont Hotel. This black-tie fundraiser starts at 6pm with a cocktail reception and is followed by entertainment by Broadway performer and actress Bebe Neuwirth (of television's Cheers) at 6:30pm. Call 312.443.3811 x586 for tickets. 18 Walk & Roll along Lakefront for the American Cancer Society. Registration begins at 9:30am in Grant Park, Lower Hutchinson Field. www.walkroll.org. 19 Discover connections between photography and architecture with the Building Pictures exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Free. 600 South Michigan Avenue, www.mocp.org. 20 Need a chocolate fix? Vosges offers Peanut Butter Bonbons, Exotic Truffles and a variety of other chocolate confections – you won't be able to stop at just one. 520 North Michigan Avenue. 312.644.9450. www.vosgeschocolate.com. 21 What did you say? Get your hearing tested during Better Hearing and Speech Month. 22 Unwind with a book of poetry. Better yet, listen to best-selling poet Edward Hirsch in the Fullerton Hall of the Art Institute. 6pm. 111 South Michigan Avenue 23 Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. Take in Shakespeare's famous Macbeth at the Athenaeum Theatre, produced by Greasy Joan & Co. $20. 8pm. 2936 North Southport Avenue, 312.902.1500, www.greasyjoan.org 24 Join in the conversation at People Who Shape Our World: Gary Panter, Chris Ware and Dan Nadel, in the Kanter Meeting Space at the Museum of Contemporary Art. 1pm. www.mcachicago.org 25 Hear violas when the Third Coast Viols performs Complete Fantasies of Purcell as part of the Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast Annual memorial Day Weekend Workshop. $10-$20. 7:30pm. Nichols Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, www.vdgsa.org/3rdCoast. 26 Being Catholic in Chicago is explored in the Catholic Chicago exhibition at the Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street, www.chicagohistory.org. 27 Celebrate Memorial Day and enjoy your day off by going to Chicago's Memorial Day parade. Watch the excitement on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Avenue. 12pm. www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents 28 Travel Around the World in 80 Days during Lookingglass Theatre Company's 20th Anniversary Season. $25-$55. 7:30pm. 821 North Michigan Avenue inside Water Tower Water Works, 312.337.0665, www.lookingglasstheatre.org 29 Batter up! Take part in a Chicago summer tradition by enjoying a hot dog, sipping a beer and supporting the Chicago Cubs as they take on the Colorado Rockies. 7:05pm. Wrigley Field 30 Dress up in red or white for the Steppenwolf Auxiliary Council's Red or White Ball to benefit Steppenwolf for Young Adults. Tickets start at $135. 8pm. 312.654.5672. www.steppenwolf.org. 31 Fight arthritis by taking part in the Arthritis Walk 2008 in Naperville, IL. Registration begins at 8am. 312.372.2080, www.chicagoarthritiswalks.com. Compiled by Elizabeth Heiberger If you have an event for the To Do calendar, please submit it to cgaddo@tcwmag.com. 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