Uncertain Histories
Jun14
May24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Uncertain Histories

The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall was built as a memorial to the sacrifices of Union Civil War veterans and their families. According…

Saturday June 14, 2025
10:00 a.m.Sunday May 24, 2026
4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Yoko Ono's installation "Add Color (Refugee Boat)", courtesy the Museum of Contemporary Art
Oct18
Feb22
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind presents one of the most comprehensive exhibitions to date of Yoko Ono, the trailblazing artist, celebrated musician, and formidable campaigner…

Saturday October 18, 2025Sunday February 22, 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Holiday
Jan31
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Holiday

The 1920s Romantic Comedy Soars to New Life. From Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg comes a sparkling contemporary adaptation of Philip Barry’s classic play that…

Saturday, January 31st
7:30 p.m.Sunday, March 1st
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Eureka Day
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Eureka Day

Chicago’s acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company returns to the Broadway Playhouse (following previous hit productions OSLO and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY)! At Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day…

Friday, February 20th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Outsiders
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Outsiders

The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’s iconic film, this thrilling new…

Friday, February 20th
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
Feb20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile musical brings Roald Dahl’s story to life with puppets, music, and laughs — a fun family show at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater. “For…

Friday, February 20th
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Balloon Museum: EmotionAir
Feb20

Balloon Museum: EmotionAir

The Pop Air and Let’s Fly exhibitions continue to thrill and engage a participative audience, but EmotionAir sets an even more ambitious goal. This latest…

Friday, February 20th
Chicago :The Fields Studios – Gate 1
2828 N. Pulaski
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Feb20
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, February 20th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, February 21st
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Olympic Village Experience!
Feb20
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Olympic Village Experience!

From February 6th-22nd, Industry Ales will transform into a mini-Olympic Village with internationally inspired food and drink specials, interactive games and Ski Lodge themed decor…

Friday, February 20th
12:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Industry Ales
230 S Wabash Ave
The Architecture & Design Film Festival Chicago 
Feb20
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

The Architecture & Design Film Festival Chicago 

The Architecture & Design Film Festival Chicago The touring international film festival celebrates the creative spirit behind some of the world’s most remarkable architecture and design with a…

Friday, February 20th
1:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State Street
People
Feb20
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

People

The works focus on moments of pause-figures standing, waiting, or gathering themselves before a possible shift. Action is withheld in favor of restraint and internal…

Friday, February 20th
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
CSI Project Space
1912 North Damen Avenue
Viceroy Spirited Series featuring Tanqueray
Feb20
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Viceroy Spirited Series featuring Tanqueray

Viceroy Spirited Series featuring Tanqueray March 20 Location: Somerset Time: 6:00 PM Cost: $125/person Welcome the first day of Spring with the Viceroy Spirited Series —…

Friday, February 20th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Somerset
1112 N State St
ComedySportz Chicago
Feb20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Feb20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Rules of Bad Behavior – A Sketch Comedy Show
Feb20
Music & Comedy

The Rules of Bad Behavior – A Sketch Comedy Show

The Rules of Bad Behavior get recklessly applied to everything in this all-new, all-original sketch comedy revue! From awkward run-ins with Keanu Reeves at the…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Ahmed Ahmed at The Comedy Bar
Feb20
Music & Comedy

Ahmed Ahmed at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Egyptian-American actor, comedian, producer, and director…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
CHARGES (The Supplicants)
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

CHARGES (The Supplicants)

  Theatre Y Presents CHARGES (The Supplicants) German title: Die Schutzbefohlenen     “those entrusted to protection”        Written by Elfriede Jelinek Translation by Gitta Honegger…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Hamnet
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hamnet

“Elegant and beguiling” – Evening Standard (UK) Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
800 East Grand Avenue
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Feb20
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street
Brandi Carlile Live at Allstate Arena – The Human 2026 Tour
Feb20
Music & Comedy

Brandi Carlile Live at Allstate Arena – The Human 2026 Tour

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile brings The Human 2026 Tour to Allstate Arena in Rosemont on February 20, offering a night of emotionally charged performances and…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
Third Friday at Zhou B Art Center
Feb20
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Third Friday at Zhou B Art Center

Explore our building. Chat with the artists. Let your curiosity set the pace. Sift through multiple galleries and studios; with 50 artists in residence, each…

Friday, February 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street
Before and After, an instant drama
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Before and After, an instant drama

Life is defined in moments. Before and After explores the story leading to a life-changing event and the impact of that instant on all that…

Friday, February 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Studio Momentum
1541 W Belmont Ave
Columbia College Chicago Musical Theater Dance Concert
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Columbia College Chicago Musical Theater Dance Concert

The 3rd annual student-produced, directed, choreographed, and performed revue featuring Acting, Dance, Design, and Musical Theatre majors bringing their take on musical theatre dance numbers.

Friday, February 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago Dance Center
1306 South Michigan Avenue
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Feb20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, February 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.