Things to do around Chicago: Young Playwrights Fest and a Chicago artist at the MCA

Also this weekend, a jazz festival and an exhibition of Tiffany designs that runs for just a few more days.

37th Young Playwrights Festival

The annual festival highlights four one-act plays that explore bias across time and space. This year’s winning plays are “Splashes of Paint” by Amanda Heckler, “Listen” by Grant Parris, “Can’t Sleep” by Alexander Loaiza and “You’re Like, Dead” by Ella Johnson.

Through Jan. 27 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen; tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $15 for students at pegasustheatrechicago.org

Civic at South Shore Cultural Center: New World Perspectives

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago will perform Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, which the Czech composer wrote during his first trip to New York City, and “Negro Folk Symphony,” which William Dawson created in 1934 in Chicago.

2 p.m. Jan. 7 at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive; free, more information at cso.org

‘Chicago Works: Maryam Taghavi’

The work of Chicago-based artist Maryam Taghavi (born in Tehran, Iran) is now getting a solo show at the MCA as part of the museum’s series dedicated to those shaping contemporary art in Chicago and beyond. According to the museum, it is the first MCA exhibition to be fully translated into Persian.

Through July 14 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660 and mcachicago.org

Glass to Garden: Tiffany Inspired Floral Designs

This exhibit features recently commissioned floral design pieces from four local designers that are in dialogue with work by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios. The featured designers are Angelica Rivera Varela from Semillas Plant Studio, John Caleb Pendleton from Planks & Pistils, Taylor Amilas Bates from Dusk Lily Floral and Serena Madrigal from Espinas.

Through Jan. 7 at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 E. Erie St.; tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, free for active military and children 12 and under at driehausmuseum.org

Hey Nonny Women’s Jazz Festival

Playing through Sunday in Arlington Heights, this jazz festival boasts a lineup of women jazz musicians both well-known and more eclectic.

Through Jan. 7 at Hey Nonny, 10 South Vail Ave., Arlington Heights; tickets and four-day passes $1-$120 at heynonny.com

The Vulgar Boatmen

The band founded in Florida in the late ‘80s may not have been prolific — with just a small handful of albums to its name over the years — but it has long had Chicago fans. In concert at Schubas with opener Young Man in a Hurry.

8 p.m. Jan. 6 at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport; tickets $20 (ages 21+) at lh-st.com

‘Once Upon a Symphony: The Three Little Pigs’

Music and the classic story of the pigs and the wolf, all in 45 minutes at the CSO. This program is designed to introduce children ages 3 to 5 to the world of classical music and is presented in partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre.

Through Feb. 10 at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets $35 at 312-294-3000 and cso.org