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Enjoy Outdoor Dining at Komo
Apr25
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Enjoy Outdoor Dining at Komo

A Japanese fine dining destination on West Loop’s Restaurant Row, located at 738 W Randolph St., Chicagoans are invited to take their taste buds on…

Thursday, April 25th
5:00 p.m.
Komo
738 W Randolph Street
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Apr25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…

Thursday, April 25th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Poetry Making Playground
Apr25
Jun21
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Poetry Making Playground

Kuumba Lynx is proud to bring a Poetry Making Playground at 601 s California, on April 1st – 30th 2024, with an option to extend…

Thursday, April 25th
5:00 p.m.Friday, June 21st
8:00 p.m.
601 s California
601 S California Ave
Chicago Fashion Week powered by FashionBar LLC: Trans Media Fashion Show
Apr25
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Chicago Fashion Week powered by FashionBar LLC: Trans Media Fashion Show

CHICAGO – FashionBar is pleased to announce Chicago Fashion Week powered by FashionBar, scheduled from April 21st to April 28th 2024. The event kicks off…

Thursday, April 25th
5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Water Tower Place
821 N. Michigan Ave.
Best of Chicago Celebration
Apr25
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Best of Chicago Celebration

It’s time to celebrate the very best! The Chicago Reader is thrilled to host the iconic “Best of Chicago” event at Lincoln Park Zoo. This…

Thursday, April 25th
5:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago Celebration 2024
Apr25
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago Celebration 2024

What can you expect: – Live entertainment and performances featuring Best of Chicago winners – Pop-up bars throughout the zoo with food and beverage for…

Thursday, April 25th
5:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Thursday, April 25th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season

Behind the velvet curtain lies Teatro ZinZanni, tucked up high inside a marvelously mirrored Spiegeltent within the historic Cambria Hotel, 32 W. Randolph St. in…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show
Apr25

Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show

Looking for your next love story or a fun way to meet your next hookup? Sick of meeting people on the apps and looking for…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
How I Learned What I Learned
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

How I Learned What I Learned

Broadway In Chicago is excited to join Congo Square Theatre Company in announcing its continued 25th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago premiere of HOW I LEARNED…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera
Apr25
Music & Comedy

ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera

ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera is a completely sung and completely improvised rock musical featuring Chicago’s finest musical improvisers. These one-night-only comedy rock operas showcase…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
BIG LOVE
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

BIG LOVE

[producingbody]’s second show – BIG LOVE by Charles Mee a play – 90 minutes, no intermission. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers

Hello,   We would like to add our listing to Theatre In Chicago:     “BLACK BEAR ISLAND” BY KARISSA MURRELL MYERS Co-produced in partnership with Silk…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day

“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Apr25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Two mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event. Discover selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the Chicago…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Fairview
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fairview

Dinner is served in the Frasier household…or at least, it is cooking. With the clock ticking towards Mama’s birthday party, Beverly frantically tries to corral…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Far from a Shakespearean tale, Ekman’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a mind-bending trip to a surreal realm of unearthly delights. Set during the traditional Scandinavian…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Joffrey Ballet presents Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apr25
May5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Joffrey Ballet presents Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Joffrey Ballet boldly closes its 2023-24 season with the return of Midsummer Night’s Dream by internationally renowned Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman. Premiered by The Joffrey Ballet to North American…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 5th
2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Nana
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nana

Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
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