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New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Aug4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Sunday August 4, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
SAVOR After Hours
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Sunday August 4, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Screening Acts: Bamboozled (2000)
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Screening Acts: Bamboozled (2000)

Screening Acts presents: Bamboozled, directed by Spike Lee (2000, 135m) | Sunday August 4, 1-4 pm, Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room 201 This…

Sunday August 4, 2024
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Screening Room
915 East 60th Street
Romeo and Juliet
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s eternal tragic story of young love between warring Italian families is performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. Audiences are encouraged to come early…

Sunday August 4, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:40 p.m.
Touhy Park
7348 N. Paulina Ave.
Les Misérables
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

Experience one of the greatest musicals ever created, Les Misérables, at the new stunning new Deerfield Performing Arts Center featuring a 20-piece orchestra. Acclaimed producer…

Sunday August 4, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Deerfield Perfoming Arts Center
1959 Waukegan Rd
Wells and Welles
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wells and Welles

It’s 1940, exactly two years after Orson Welles’ infamous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, a show that infuriated author HG Wells. By an amazing…

Sunday August 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
In His Hands
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

In His Hands

This is a list of things Christian believes in: logic, banana Laffy Taffy, video games, and Daniel. This is a list of things Christian doesn’t…

Sunday August 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Little Bear Ridge Road
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Sunday August 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf

Filled with passion, humor, and raw honesty, legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange’s form-changing choreopoem tells the stories of seven women of color using poetry, song, and…

Sunday August 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Steet
SAVOR After Hours
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Sunday August 4, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Some Sort of Saint
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Some Sort of Saint

“Some Sort of Saint” is a powerful new play based on the true story of Dr. Mica Battle’s life on the Southside of Chicago written…

Sunday August 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Sunday August 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Little Bear Ridge Road
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Sunday August 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Aug5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Monday August 5, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Aug5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Monday August 5, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Poetry at the Green
Aug5
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Poetry at the Green

The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by…

Monday August 5, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
The Green at 320
320 S. Canal St.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Aug5
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Monday August 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Aug6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Aug6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Aug6
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Millennium Park Summer Film Series

This summer, DCASE is pleased to present the Millennium Park Summer Film Series, presented by Pluto TV, on Tuesdays from July 16 through August 20. Films…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
5:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph Street
Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard
Aug6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard

CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its fourth…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Various locations
SAVOR After Hours
Aug6
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago’s Best Standup
Aug6
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago’s Best Standup

Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Aug6
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Tuesday August 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
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