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1776
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future…

Wednesday, March 1st
CIBC Theatre
18 West Monroe Street
Les Misérables
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES…

Wednesday, March 1st
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St.
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
Mar1
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…

Wednesday, March 1st
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown

Greektown Chicago has opened its new outdoor art exhibit My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown, with 26 vibrant three-dimensional artworks lining Halsted Street…

Wednesday, March 1st
Greektown Chicago
300 S. Halsted
Spring Flower Show: Bee’s Knees
Mar1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Spring Flower Show: Bee’s Knees

The Garfield Park Conservatory’s 2023 Spring Flower Show returns February 15th! This year’s show, “Bee’s Knees” is a peek into the wondrous relationship between bees…

Garfield Park

Event details
Wednesday, March 1st
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women

 Testimonies on Paper explores the many ways in which women artists have engaged with their cultures and societies through their work, and how they have…

Wednesday, March 1st
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Human+Nature
Mar1
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…

Wednesday, March 1st
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
morton arboretum
4100 ILLINOIS ROUTE 53
Harry Detry: ETHEREAL MASKS
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Harry Detry: ETHEREAL MASKS

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present ETHEREAL MASKS by Harry Detry on view in the South Cases through March 26th.…

Wednesday, March 1st
8:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection

Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection shines a light on the work of one of the most respected photojournalists of his day. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw…

Wednesday, March 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Special Exhibition: The Negro Motorist Green Book
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Special Exhibition: The Negro Motorist Green Book

January 29 – April 23, 2023 The Negro Motorist Green Book highlights the history of “The Green Book,” the annual guide created in 1936 by Harlem…

Wednesday, March 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
The Three Little Pigs
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Three Little Pigs

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents The Three Little Pigs. Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build…

Wednesday, March 1st
10:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Mar1
Sports & Recreation, Tours & Attractions

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink

Skating at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park returns November 18 through March 5 (weather permitting). Admission is free, but online reservation tickets…

Wednesday, March 1st
11:00 a.m.10:30 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
Drunk Shakespeare
Mar1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Drunk Shakespeare

Five classically-trained actors meet as members of “The Drunk Shakespeare Society.” One drinks at least 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a…

Wednesday, March 1st
5:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lion Theatre
182 N Wabash Ave (near E Lake St)
Tropical Wednesdays
Mar1
Tours & Attractions

Tropical Wednesdays

Immerge yourself in a cultural experience as Latin dances come alive on Taylor street – Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, and Cha Cha Cha with margarita!

Wednesday, March 1st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Vintage Bar Chicago
1449 W. Taylor St.
B.A.D. Waves Remix (Comedy, Music & Art)
Mar1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy, Virtual Event

B.A.D. Waves Remix (Comedy, Music & Art)

B.A.D. Waves Remix presents the Nation’s brightest artistic multiverse, starting with an art gallery & cocktails from the city’s most poppin culture blessors, live musical…

Wednesday, March 1st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redline VR
4702 N. Ravenswood
Cabaret ZaZou
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cabaret ZaZou

Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…

Wednesday, March 1st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Fen
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions

Fen

On the marshy fens of eastern England in the 1980s, ghosts of the past haunt the women who labor as tenant farmers in the potato…

Wednesday, March 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis Ave.
Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not
Mar1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not

The Second City is sorry not sorry for making you laugh with the 110th Mainstage revue, Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not. Leave your worries…

Wednesday, March 1st
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 West North Ave, 3rd Floor
1776
Mar2
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future…

Thursday, March 2nd
CIBC Theatre
18 West Monroe Street
Les Misérables
Mar2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES…

Thursday, March 2nd
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St.
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
Mar2
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…

Thursday, March 2nd
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown
Mar2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown

Greektown Chicago has opened its new outdoor art exhibit My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown, with 26 vibrant three-dimensional artworks lining Halsted Street…

Thursday, March 2nd
Greektown Chicago
300 S. Halsted
Spring Flower Show: Bee’s Knees
Mar2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Spring Flower Show: Bee’s Knees

The Garfield Park Conservatory’s 2023 Spring Flower Show returns February 15th! This year’s show, “Bee’s Knees” is a peek into the wondrous relationship between bees…

Garfield Park

Event details
Thursday, March 2nd
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women
Mar2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women

 Testimonies on Paper explores the many ways in which women artists have engaged with their cultures and societies through their work, and how they have…

Thursday, March 2nd
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
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