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Barefoot in the Park
Apr19
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Barefoot in the Park

Neil Simon’s romantic comedy about free spirit Corie and uptight lawyer Paul, who discover what love and marriage truly are. When the newlyweds invite Corie’s…

Friday, April 19th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 12th
5:00 p.m.
Saint Bonaventure Church
1625 W. Diversey, Chicago, IL, 60614
Flight of Butterflies
May1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Flight of Butterflies

ntroducing the Flight of Butterflies! This city-wide exhibit merges nature, art, and story telling, creating a memorable experience for all in Chicago. Local artists adorn…

Wednesday, May 1st
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
May1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Wednesday, May 1st
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…

Thursday, May 2nd
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Flight of Butterflies
May2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Flight of Butterflies

ntroducing the Flight of Butterflies! This city-wide exhibit merges nature, art, and story telling, creating a memorable experience for all in Chicago. Local artists adorn…

Thursday, May 2nd
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
May2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Thursday, May 2nd
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
May2
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, May 2nd
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show
May2

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, May 2nd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera
May2
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, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
BIG LOVE
May2
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, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
May2
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, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
In The Back/On The Floor
May2
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, May 2nd
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Cut to the Chase
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cut to the Chase

Annual festival of new of new one act plays, this year celebrating the theme “Face to Face.” These seven one-acts plays are each built around…

Thursday, May 2nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Nana
May2
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, May 2nd
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…

Friday, May 3rd
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
May3
May4
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, May 3rd
12:00 a.m.Saturday, May 4th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Flight of Butterflies
May3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Flight of Butterflies

ntroducing the Flight of Butterflies! This city-wide exhibit merges nature, art, and story telling, creating a memorable experience for all in Chicago. Local artists adorn…

Friday, May 3rd
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers
May3
Friday, May 3rd
1:20 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison Street
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
May3
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…

Friday, May 3rd
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, May 3rd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
GRAMMY® winners Third Coast Percussion collaborates with 2024® GRAMMY Award winner and CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

GRAMMY® winners Third Coast Percussion collaborates with 2024® GRAMMY Award winner and CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery

Third Coast Percussion (TCP), the Chicago-based GRAMMY® Award-winning quartet of classically trained percussionists, presents a new collaborative concert Jessie Montgomery + Third Coast Percussion with…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.
DePaul University School of Music Holtschneider Performance Center, Allen Recital Hall
2330 N Halsted St,
Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City
May3

Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City

Take Two is a longform, narrative show consisting of TWO never-before-seen, made-up-on-the-spot movies! Give us a song, we’ll give you a movie! Based on a…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
BIG LOVE
May3
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…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
May3
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…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
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