Night life events: Watch NCAA Championship game for a cause at Ballydoyle

March Madness at Ballydoyle

Rosary High School Sports Boosters hosts a March Madness Championship Fundraiser party beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, April 4, at Ballydoyle Irish Pub in Aurora. Admission is $40 and includes a heavy appetizer buffet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and select beer, wine and soft drinks from 6 to 9 p.m. Besides watching the NCAA Tournament Championship game, the evening includes a silent auction and several NCAA tournament boards with payouts. Ballydoyle Irish Pub is at 28 W. New York St., Aurora. (630) 844-0400 or ballydoylepub.com/ballydole.

H.O.M.E. Bar's bags tournament

Join the bags tournament every Monday at H.O.M.E. Bar. Sign up starts at 7:30 p.m. followed by play at 8 p.m. Free entry. Play water pong while you wait. Drink specials include $4 American craft cans and frozen mugs, as well as $1 pulled pork sliders and 50-cent wings. H.O.M.E. Bar is at 1227 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. (847) 577-4663 or homebarchicago.com.

Neighborhood Inn's monster jam

Neighborhood Inn Bar & Grill takes open mic night to a whole new level every Thursday by providing a microphone, two acoustic electric guitars, a bass guitar and a drum set. It's $4 Thursdays, and that includes Jack and Cokes, Bacardi and Cokes, Captain and Cokes, tropical long islands and color bombs. Neighborhood Inn Bar & Grill is at 2322 Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates. (847) 843-8048 or neighborhoodinn.com/newhood.