Art: The Museum of Contemporary Art’s 24-hour Summer Solstice Celebration, the happiest festival of art, dance, music, performance and family activity during the year, begins 5 p.m. Friday in all spaces at 220 E. Chicago Ave. Admission is $5. Phone: 312-280-2660.
— Alan G. Artner
TV: “The Man Show,” a new Comedy Central series at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday that celebrates the male in all his chauvinistic glory, is every feminist’s nightmare. But it’s all in stupid, silly fun.
— Allan Johnson
Classical music: Guest conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann gives the downbeat on the 1999 Grant Park Music Festival season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Petrillo Music Shell. Baritone Jubilant Sykes sings spirituals and American folk songs. Phone: 312-742-4763.
— John von Rhein
Rock: Bloque brings a hard-hitting tropical swing to everything from Zeppelin to hip-hop; the Colombian band is joined by local Latin groovemeisters Casolando on Wednesday at Double Door. Phone: 773-489-3160.
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— Greg Kot
Dance: Two programs of repertory, including the company premiere of “Tensile Involvement,” are on tap when the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago performs Wednesday through Saturday at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Phone: 847-266-5100.
— Sid Smith
Jazz: Gene Harris, an eminently appealing bebop pianist, on Tuesday reopens the Jazz Showcase after the club’s brief hiatus. Expect a tribute to longtime Harris collaborator Andy Simpkins, who died two weeks ago. Phone: 312-670-BIRD.
— Howard Reich