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Alfredo Jaar: The Structure of Images
In our image-saturated and media-obsessed world, what stories remain untold? Employing images, lights, and mirrors, Alfredo Jaar(Chilean, b. 1956) asks us to acknowledge subjects who…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Human+Nature
Discover Human+Nature, the latest exhibition at The Morton Arboretum. Created by internationally renowned artist Daniel Popper, five large-scale artworks between 15 to 26 feet tall will inspire…
Music & Comedy
Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation
After its acclaimed, record-breaking run in New York City, Jonathan Rockefeller’s Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation will arrive in Chicago on…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Ice Age Giants
A long, long time ago—2.6 million years to be exact—the Quaternary Ice Age began and continues today. However, it wasn’t until more recently that entire…
Southwest Suburbs
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The South Asia Institute – The Spider Speaketh in Tongues
The South Asia Institute will host The Spider Speaketh in Tongues- a curated solo exhibition encapsulating Amin Gulgee’s artistic practice. #CommunityFridays Free Admission Every Friday!…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Wings of Mexico in Chicago
The “Wings of Mexico” sculpture is a symbol of immigrant journey. The sculpture has travelled around the world and will arrive in Chicago on May 5th to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Chinese Lady
Chicago Premiere! This story of the first Chinese woman to arrive in the United States unearths hidden history with humor and insight, asking us to…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
What happens when a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is captured during war? Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Flourish: The Garden at 50
The Chicago Botanic Garden has experienced extraordinary growth over the last five decades and it is marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The…
North Suburbs
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Nick Cave: Forothermore
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the first career-spanning retrospective of the internationally renowned Chicagoan Nick Cave (American, b. 1959), an artist celebrated for…
Theatre & Performing Arts, Virtual Event
M.A.D.D Rhythms Presents Black Dance United 2022
In association with African American Arts Alliance of Chicago and Black Dance United, M.A.D.D. Rhythms will participate in workshops and a panel sharing best practices…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Virtual Event
2022 Chicago Japan Film Collective
Welcome to Chicago Japan Film Collective 2022! Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective! This year’s festival features 14 films over…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Free Street Announces A One-Of-A-Kind Experience with 57 BLOCKS
This spring, Free Street merges their Pulaski Park and Storyfront Youth Ensembles to create the moving production, 57 Blocks. This immersive play investigates issues of…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Tours & Attractions
Live Music Series Kick Off on Memorial Weekend
Join us at The Northman Beer & Cider Garden this Memorial Weekend as we kick off summer and our 2022 live music series! The 2022…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
Bronzeville Blues/Chicago Blues Fest
Bronzeville Blues Sunday, June 12, 2022 Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park 4433 S. St. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60653 Bronzeville neighborhood 12-8pm 12:00-1:00pm – Michael Damani 1:20-2:20pm…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Penguin Encounter
Meet one of the penguins at Shedd! During this extraordinary 30-minute experience you’ll learn what makes these birds so amazing and watch a penguin explore,…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
An Instrument in the Shape of a Woman
With brilliant color and provocative forms, the artists in this exhibition suggest an alternate universe, at once familiar and surreal, seen through the prism of…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Jin Lee: Views & Scenes
This one-person exhibition by highly respected Chicago photographer Jin Lee features a series of photographs that closely examine landscapes and built environments around Chicago. The…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable
Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable honors the incredible writing and enduring impact of one of America’s most celebrated writers. Featuring personal artifacts from Bradbury’s life like his…
Tours & Attractions
The World Within: Dazzling Interiors™ Tour of the Loop
Everyone does a boat tour when they visit Chicago. But as fun as that is, it’s a very tiny sliver of what Chicago has to…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Penguin Encounter
Meet one of the penguins at Shedd! During this extraordinary 30-minute experience you’ll learn what makes these birds so amazing and watch a penguin explore,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Uptown Farmers Market
Shop for your groceries at the Uptown Farmers Market. The market features the region’s best farmed goods and locally produced foods and happens every Wednesday…
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