Dyke poet Alix Olson will appear at Schuba’s Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, on May 5 at 7 p.m. Call (773) 525-2508.
The 2006 Bach Week Festival marks 33 years of celebrating the music of Bach and his contemporaries on May 5-14 at Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. See www.bachweek.org.
Chicago’s Millennium Park plays host to a weekend-long free tribute to the American composer Stephen Sondheim on July 14-16. Call (312) 742-1168 or visit the Web site www.millenniumpark.org.
Chocolate and a cause: The Chicago Abused Women Coalition will host its 20th Visions of Chocolate on April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, 540 N. Michigan. Tickets are $175 each. Call (773)489-9081.
Go down, Moses: The Ten Commandments: The Musical, the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus’ spring musical, will take place April 21-22 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Tickets are available at the Athenaeum box office and through Ticketmaster, (312)902-1500. Also, see www.cgmc.org.
Rock on: Julie Loyd will bring her queer acoustic rock to the Red Line Tap, 7006 N. Glenwood, on April 15 at 10 p.m. Call (773)274-5463.
Funny business: The 9th Annual Chicago Improv Festival will run April 24-30 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Randolph, and the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Among the featured performers are Michael McDonald from MADtv and Mo Collins. Call (312)902-1500 for tickets or see www.cif.com.