Out of Town: Chicago

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” Martin McDonagh’s play about a mother and daughter living in Ireland featuring Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Fizgerald (through Aug. 8), is running at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company through Aug. 30. $35 to $39. 1650 N. Halsted St. (312) 335-1650.

* The Chicago Jazz Festival, which attracts 300,000 people to stages along the lakefront, will be Sept. 2-5 at Grant Park, at Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Drive. Headliners include the Danilo Perez trio and the Asian American Jazz Orchestra. A pre-festival Jazz Club Tour on Sept. 1 visits many of Chicago’s legendary jazz clubs. (312) 427-1676.

* Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival runs Aug. 28 and 29, featuring salsa, cumbia, merengue, mariachi, banda, bolero, mambo, ranchera, punta and styles from all over the Americas. Free. Grant Park, at Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Drive. Noon-9 p.m. each day. (312) 744-3370.

* Naked Eye Theatre Company presents “One Flea Spare” by Naomi Wallace through Aug. 8. The play recounts 28 days in plague-ravaged London in 1665. The Goodman Studio Theatre, 200 S. Columbus St. $16 to $18. (312) 443-3800.