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Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Mar18
Apr16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!

Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…

Saturday, March 18th
2:00 p.m.Sunday, April 16th
2:00 p.m.
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Mar18
Apr16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!

Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…

Saturday, March 18th
2:00 p.m.Sunday, April 16th
2:00 p.m.
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Côte D’Azur Spring Seafood Festival
Mar22
Mar26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Côte D’Azur Spring Seafood Festival

Flavors of the French Riviera will be front and center at La Voute’s inaugural Côte D’Azur Spring Seafood Festival, Wednesday, March 22nd through Sunday, March…

Wednesday, March 22nd
4:00 p.m.Sunday, March 26th
9:00 p.m.
La Voute
2034 Ridge Rd
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Mar24
Mar25
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, March 24th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, March 25th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
You Will Die Too
Mar24
May27
Virtual Event

You Will Die Too

Public Works hosts “You Will Die Too,” a collaborative show featuring the work of prolific artists in and adjacent to the extreme metal genre.” Like…

Friday, March 24th
7:00 p.m.Saturday, May 27th
5:00 p.m.
Public Works Gallery
2141 West North Avenue
Guy Mantzur
Mar24
Mar25
Music & Comedy

Guy Mantzur

Guy Mantzur specializes in creating electronic music that defies over-simple genre classification. Drawing influences from Tech House, Techno and proper Progressive House, he creates his…

Friday, March 24th
10:00 p.m.Saturday, March 25th
4:00 a.m.
Spybar
646 North Franklin Street
Layalina
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Layalina

A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family…

Saturday, March 25th
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
Greektown Chicago
300 S. Halsted
Spring Flower Show: Bee’s Knees
Mar25
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

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Saturday, March 25th
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Testimonies on Paper: Art and Poetry of South Asian Women
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA…

Saturday, March 25th
WALL SPACE: Jason Brueck
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

WALL SPACE: Jason Brueck

For their second solo exhibition of the season, the Jackson Junge Gallery will be featuring the eye-catching artworks of Jason Brueck.  Working in the medium…

Saturday, March 25th
Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave
Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine

The second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit Curated and organized by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Joseph Lefthand (Cheyenne-Arapaho, Taos, and Zuni tribes),…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Harry Detry: ETHEREAL MASKS
Mar25
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.…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
Ducks In A Pond: 2023 BA Thesis Exhibition
Mar25
Apr16
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Ducks In A Pond: 2023 BA Thesis Exhibition

Ducks In A Pond: 2023 BA Thesis Exhibition – Presented by DoVA and Logan Center Exhibitions with the support of UChicago Arts.

Saturday, March 25th
9:00 a.m.Sunday, April 16th
9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Gallery
915 E. 60th Street
“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”

Presented by the Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) hosts the groundbreaking national exhibition that explores the African-American philanthropy…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

Immerse yourself in Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice and honor the significant contributions of Black writers to American literature and history. Explore racial…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Gretchen Beck: Gan nda Donie Koy
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Gretchen Beck: Gan nda Donie Koy

Gretchen Beck Gan nda Donie Koy The Guild Room March 3, 2023 to April 15, 2023   For the past thirty years, Gretchen Beck has…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Michelle Stone: gather-seize
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Michelle Stone: gather-seize

Michelle Stone gather-seize The Catacombs March 10, 2023 to April 22, 2023 In gather-seize, Michelle Stone embraces ambiguity, enigma and the shadow side of how an artist…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Sarah Krepp and Olivia Petrides: DOUBLE/FORCE
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Sarah Krepp and Olivia Petrides: DOUBLE/FORCE

Sarah Krepp and Olivia Petrides DOUBLE/FORCE The Catacombs March 10, 2023 to April 22, 2023 Explosive energy dominates the work of Sarah Krepp and Olivia…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Special Exhibition: The Negro Motorist Green Book
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
The Great Chicago Fire in Focus
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Great Chicago Fire in Focus

For over fifty years, historian and photographic collector David R. Phillips sought and discovered the long-forgotten glass plate negatives that photographers inserted into their cameras…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
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