Mon Sep 7, 8 PM

The Comedy Vault · The Comedy Vault, 18 E. Wilson Street, Batavia IL 60510 · Free

Local comics and seasoned road dogs test new material in the same room, which is exactly why it's worth the trip. Five dollar wells, four dollar domestics, buy one get one appetizers, eighteen and over with a two item minimum.

Tue Sep 8, 6 PM

The Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden · Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden, 12 North River Street, Batavia, IL

Carissa May plays solo acoustic in the beer garden, drifting from classic rock to country to reggae to her own songs. Half price hand ground burgers and two dollars off drafts, and this Tuesday ritual only runs through September.

Wed Sep 9

The Comedy Vault · The Comedy Vault, 18 E. Wilson Street, Batavia IL 60510

A Los Angeles comedian and host with over three million followers brings her lifestyle and parenting humor to Wilson Street. This is a special event, not the open mic, so grab your seat early.

Thu Sep 10, 7 PM

The Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden · The Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden, 12 North River Street, Batavia, IL · Free

Six rounds of general trivia from Go 4 It Entertainment, with musical hints, toss up questions and free tasty prizes. Free to play, so bring the friend who remembers every lyric from the nineties.

Fri Sep 11, 7 PM

Batavia Bulldogs Football · Bulldog Stadium, Batavia High School, Batavia, IL

Difference Maker Night, and everyone through the gate gets a mystery trading card that won't tell you the player's name until you scan it. Sophomores play first, varsity kicks off later, and a few thousand people will be guessing at once.

Fri Sep 11, 6 PM

Water Street Studios · Water Street Studios · Free

The seventeenth anniversary gallery opening reception, free with donations appreciated, and the neighbors at Kiss the Sky and Warehouse 55 are part of the wander. Seventeen years of a building where kids' classes and resident artists share the same creative air.

Sat Sep 12, 7 PM

Brother Chimp Brewing · 303 N 4th Street, Suite A, St Charles, IL 60174

Swing, modern jazz and Latin styles in a small batch brewery room built for paying attention. Worth the short drive to St. Charles to close out the week.