Chicago Weekend Tips for September 5 to 7: Stars of Lyric Opera, Windy City Wine Fest, Oyster Fest & More

We celebrate Mexican Independence this month with parades in many areas of the city beginning this weekend. Also, the spectacular evening of the Lyric Opera Stars comes to Millennium Park on Saturday. I swear last year you could see the notes roll of Gehry's sculptural stage into the evening air. Hope rain doesn't spoil it.

• Lewis Black at the Chicago Theatre on Friday
• Stars of the Lyric Opera at Millennium Park on Saturday. Free. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Seating opens an hour and a half before showtime.
• Windy City Wine Festival at Daley Bicentennial Plaza on Saturday and Sunday
• Good Greens Food Festival at DuSable Museum of African American History on Saturday.
• For more about Guinness Oyster Fest, 79th Street Renaissance Fair, Mexican Independence Day Parade, and other festivals taking place this weekend, see our September Annual Events.