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Upcoming Chicago Events

Name: Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Start: 2024-05-04T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-04T17:00:00-05:00
Location: American Writers Museum

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May 1, 2024: Apr13
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
A journey of self-discovery leads to salvation in this major revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s masterwork. On the heels of Gem of the Ocean (2022), expert August…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, April 13th
7:30 p.m. – Sunday, May 12th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Apr20
Aug4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Images on which to build, 1970s-1990s
Images on which to build, 1970s-1990s presents a range of photographic practices that used the medium as a tool for collectivity and empowerment within interconnected…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, April 20th
10:00 a.m. – Sunday, August 4th
5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
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…
Loop
Event details
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
May1
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday, May 1st
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May1
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday, May 1st
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May1
Theatre & Performing Arts
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday, May 1st
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
May1
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…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday, May 1st
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
May 2, 2024: May2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
This immersive exhibit, extended through May 6, 2024, explores racial injustice in America through the work of Black American writers from the end of the…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
May2
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…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mamma Mia
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts
An Evening with Alan Ruck and Screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Auditorium Theatre presents a special showing of the John Hughes classic FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF featuring a Q&A with star Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye)!…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL, 60605
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
May2
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…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
May2
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…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
May 3, 2024: May3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
This immersive exhibit, extended through May 6, 2024, explores racial injustice in America through the work of Black American writers from the end of the…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bluey’s Big Play
When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Auditorium Theatre
50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL, 60605
May3
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…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
May3
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…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
May3
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…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mamma Mia
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun…
Loop
Event details
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
May 4, 2024: May4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
This immersive exhibit, extended through May 6, 2024, explores racial injustice in America through the work of Black American writers from the end of the…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, May 4th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.