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In addition to Beatles classics <i>Rubber Soul</i> and <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> and Talking Heads concert staple <i>Stop Making Sense</i>, moviegoers can also check out roots-music love letter <i>The 78 Project Movie</i> and <i>God Help the Girl</i>, the directorial debut of Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch. <em>(3733 N. Southport Ave.; $11; <a href=\"http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/showtimes\">buy tickets here</a>)</em>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25278\" alt=\"things-to-do-in-chicago-saturday-august-16-to-friday-august-22_beatles_600c390\" src=\"https://img.grouponcdn.com/seocms/8gzXpYSGy94ko2qR2VqT1S/things-to-do-in-chicago-saturday-august-16-to-friday-august-22_beatles_600c390-600x390.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" />\r\n\r\n<strong style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ch.html\">Wizard World Chicago</a></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Rosemont | Thursday, August 21–Sunday, August 24</strong>\r\n\r\nWizard World brings its traveling show to suburban Rosemont this week, treating hobbyists to appearances by dozens of guests including former Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, zombie slayer Bruce Campbell, and Marvel legend Stan Lee. When you're not busy trying to get a selfie with Patrick Stewart, <a href=\"http://www.wizardworld.com/cosplay-signup.html\">sign up to cosplay</a> or explore a vendor floor filled with dealers and artists.<em>(5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont; single-day tickets $40–$60; <a href=\"http://www.wizardworld.com/admission.html\">buy tickets here</a>)</em>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25281\" alt=\"things-to-do-in-chicago-saturday-august-16-to-friday-august-22_wizard_600c390\" src=\"https://img.grouponcdn.com/seocms/gbrMJtnrGjyjUpvTkaJmxL/things-to-do-in-chicago-saturday-august-16-to-friday-august-22_wizard_600c390-600x390.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" />\r\n\r\n<em>Image credits: Air &amp; Water Show courtesy of the City of Chicago;</em> Cargo Space <em>by David A. Brown;</em> A Hard Day’s Night <em>courtesy of the Music Box; Wizard World photo by Casey Miller</em>"}}},"translations":{"all":"All {{categoryName}}","article_by":"BY: ","article_url":"articles","bought":"bought","browseByRegion":"Browse by State or Province","categories":"Categories","categoryDealsInLocationHeader":"{{categoryName}} Deals in {{locationName}}","citiesUrl":"cities","close":"Close","dealsInPopularCities":"Deals in Popular Cities","discoverLocalDeals":"Discover Local Deals","events_path":"events","facebook_like":"Like it!","featured_video":"Featured Video: ","googleplus_share":"Share this on Google+","home":"Home","local":"Local","localDealsBlurb":"Make any day special with deals on the latest things to do, eat and see in and around your city.","more":"More","more_resources":"More Resources","moreCitiesLink":"More Cities","popularCategories":"Popular Categories","popular_deal":"Popular Deal","multiple_locations":"Multiple Locations","top_deals_heading":"Top Deals On {{categoryName}} In {{currentMonth}} In & Around {{locationName}}","popular_deals_heading":"Most Popular {{categoryName}} In & Around {{locationName}}","top_events_heading":"Events In {{currentMonth}} & {{nextMonth}} In & Around {{locationName}}","columbus_top_reviewed_heading":"Best Reviewed {{categoryName}} in {{locationName}}","readLess":"Read Less","readMore":"Read More","recommendedMerchants":"Recommended Merchants","regionGuideHeading":"{{regionName}} Guide and Deals","regionType":"State","relatedContent":"Related Reads","selectLocalMerchants":"Select Local Merchants","twitter_share":"Share with Twitter","video_home":"Videos","widgetTitle":{"brandSpecific":true,"generic":"Gemini Guide","groupon":"Groupon Guide","livingsocial":"LivingSocial Guide","gemini":"LivingSocial Guide"},"view_deal":"View Deal","view_all":"View All","online_deal":"Online Deal","hide_deals_like_this":"Hide Deals Like This","show":"Show","hide":"Hide","backTo":"Back to","book_now":"Book Now","claim":"Claim","get_coupon":"Get Coupon","free_to_claim":"Free to Claim","cash_back":"Cash Back","free_event":"Free Event","discount_off":"OFF","local_path":"local"}}

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