Upcoming Chicago Events
EVENT
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
ADDRESS
American Spanish Dance & Music Festival
Theater & Performing Arts, Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
6/18/2013
Chicago's unique contribution to the elegance and passion of Spain's dance, music and culture is showcased as never before in Ensemble Español's 37th American Spanish Dance & Music Festival! Opening Festival Concert Duende Flamenco Music & Dance Concert June 12 Old Town School of Folk Music Flamenco Documentary Film ... Read More
North Shore Country Club
1340 Glenview Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025
Encompass Championship
Sports & Recreation
6/18/2013
The Encompass Championship will be held at North Shore Country Club in 2013. It will feature a Pro-Am format where Champions Tour golf pros partner with amateurs and celebrities. The tour pros will also compete in a traditional 54-hole, stroke-play format. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit local charities. Read More
Fitz & The Tantrums
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
See Fitz & The Tantrums live June 18-19 at the Metro! This is a Metro 30th Anniversary Event. Photo credit: Metro/Smart Bar
Leon Russell
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
See Leon Russell live June 17-18 at City Winery! City Winery features musical performances almost every night of the week! Click here for a complete schedule. Photo courtesy of City Winery Chicago
Hours:
- 8 p.m.
The Second City Mainstage
The Second City
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60614
Let Them Eat Chaos
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
For better or worse, we're someone to everyone. Sometimes the title is friend and sometimes the title is enemy - unfortunately, we can't always dictate our role nor can we control our path through the world. The cast of The Second City Mainstage's 101st revue invites you to grab ... Read More
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Millennium Park
6/18/2013
Calling all movie buffs! Head to Millennium Park on Tuesday evenings this summer to enjoy free movies at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. It's now home to the latest and most sophisticated outdoor screen with sound projected from the Pavilion's state-of-the-art sound system. The images are bright, clear and visible ... Read More
Harold Washington Playlot Park
5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60615
Movies in the Parks - Life of Pi
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
6/18/2013
The Chicago Park District shows free outdoor movies throughout the summer for free at 150 parks around the city! On June 18, see Life of Pi (PG) at Harold Washington Playlot Park. Movies in the Parks runs June 13-September 14. Click here for the complete schedule.
A. Montgomery Ward Park
630 N. Kingsbury St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Movies in the Parks - X-Men: First Class
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
6/18/2013
The Chicago Park District shows free outdoor movies throughout the summer for free at 150 parks around the city! On June 18, see X-Men: First Class (PG) at A. Montgomery Ward Park. Movies in the Parks runs June 13-September 14. Click here for the complete schedule.
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
Muti Conducts Mozart and Beethoven
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
In this Chicago Sympony Orchestra Special Event, Riccardo Muti and the CSO will open with Mozart's final symphony, then perform Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, and close with Wagner's interlude from Götterdämmerung. Photos by Todd Rosenberg
Hours:
- 7:30 p.m.
Victory Gardens Theater
2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Biograph Theater
Chicago, IL 60614
One-Minute Play Festival
Theater & Performing Arts
6/18/2013
Victory Gardens and the One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) present the Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, an evening of micro-plays by sixty of Chicago's top playwrights, directed by ten Chicago directors. About OMPF The One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) is an NYC-based theatre company, founded by Dominic D'Andrea, which works ... Read More
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
Raptors in the Garden - Jun 2013
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Millennium Park
6/18/2013
Head to the Lurie Garden to observe majestic birds of prey up close and learn about their habitat, adaptations and the challenges that they face in an urban environment.
Hours:
- 6 - 8 p.m.
Tamia
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
See Tamia live June 18 at House of Blues! Photo courtesy of House of Blues Chicago
Hours:
- 8 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Music & Comedy
6/18/2013
The Museum of Contemporary Art's Terrace turns into a jazz concert every Tuesday evening starting June 5. Hosted by Al Carter-Bay along with Richton Guy Thomas, Linda Hall and Leslie Keros from WHPK 88.5fm, this live entertainment event will let you unwind while enjoying the company of others outside. ... Read More
Hours:
- 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Cannon Drive at Fullerton Parkway
Chicago, IL 60614
Zoovies - Jun 2013
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
6/18/2013
Ditch the drive-ins and crowded theaters. Instead, experience a wildly different twist to movie night with the all-new Zoovies at Lincoln Park Zoo. Audiences can come to the zoo after hours and enjoy movies in one of the city's most beautiful theaters. Snacks and refreshments will be available for ... Read More
AfriCOBRA
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
This three-part exhibition on AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) will be showcased at the South Side Community Art Center, the Logan Center for the Arts and The DuSable Museum of African American History. Each location is host to special events throughout the exhibition. PROLOGUE This first sequence ... Read More
Instituto Cervantes of Chicago
31 W. Ohio St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Alleys & Ruins
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
Alleys & Ruins is a photographic exploration of urban decay in America. The project, begun in 1991 by artist Xavier Nuez, is now in its 21st year and has lead to journeys into dangerous neighborhoods, at times resulting in trouble. The photographs are taken at night, using a 50 ... Read More
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Amalia Pica
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
Amalia Pica's work consists of photographs, sculptures, interventions, and installations that explore metaphor, communication and civic participation. This exhibition includes two works that engage museum visitors: a collaborative in-gallery performance in which two strangers hold a bunting for a specific duration; and Grayscale, a stack of posters that viewers ... Read More
Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
American Icons of the Great War
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
Drawn exclusively from the Pritzker Military Library's extensive collections of posters and other printed material, the six-part, 27-image exhibition tells the story of the role that art and artists played in persuading everyone in America, not only the men in uniform, to join the fight for victory during World ... Read More
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
Animal Inside Out
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
See animals inside and out at this unique exhibition from Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the creator of BODY WORLDS! More than 100 animal specimens have been preserved to allow you to compare the anatomical systems of the animal kingdom in great detail and help you understand the evolution of ... Read More
Oriental Institute Museum
1155 E. 58th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Between Heaven and Earth
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
Walk into a lush bird habitat filled with videos of birds flying overhead and the sounds of birds calling to each other at this special exhibition. It explores the impact that birds had on ancient Egyptian religion, design and the conception of the state and includes forty artifacts. Fun ... Read More
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in conjunction with the Little City Center for the Arts presents Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City. This exhibit features 11 artists, who over the past 20 years, have been creating work at the Little City Center for the Arts ... Read More
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works: Jason Lazarus
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
This Chicago-based artist uses a deeply personal, nuanced approach to art-making. He presents a number of different projects that investigate and confront shifting notions of the public and private in society today. Photos courtesy of the artist and Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Theater & Performing Arts
6/18/2013
Rock 'n' Roll was forever changed by Buddy Holly, a 19-year-old kid from Texax. Buddy is the story of Buddy Holly, showing his true meteoric rise to fame from the moment in 1957 when That'll Be the Day hit the airwaves until his tragic death less than two years ... Read More
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd.
Glencoe, IL 60022
Butterflies & Blooms
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
This butterfly exhibition allows you to immerse yourself in a habitat filled with hundreds of live butterflies! Butterflies & Blooms features species native to South America, Asia, North America, Asia and Illinois. Please note this exhibit is open daily, weather permitting. Photos: © Chicago Botanic Garden, Bill Bishoff
Hours:
- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th St.
Chicago, IL 60608
Chaz Bojórquez
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
6/18/2013
The National Museum of Mexican Art presents this special exhibition featuring the works of L.A. artist Chaz Bojórquez. He's developed a unique style, inspired by the "Cholo" graffiti writing of his neighborhood, which is widely respected by street artists, writers and tattooists. Photo credit: Graffiti Mandala, 1999; courtesy of ... Read More
Hours:
- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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