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Rush Hour Concerts || Chicago Harp Quartet
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Rush Hour Concerts || Chicago Harp Quartet

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS || CHICAGO HARP QUARTET Emily Granger, Eleanor Kirk, Catherine Litaker and Julie Spring, harps Program: Alexander Borodin; arr. Maerz – Introduction and…

Tuesday June 11, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts || Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellows
Jun18
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Rush Hour Concerts || Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellows

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS || GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL VOCAL FELLOWS Veronica Mak, soprano Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano Alexi Ortega Chavez, tenor Lifan Deng, bass Program to…

Tuesday June 18, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts | | CSO Brass Quintet
Jun25
Music & Comedy

Rush Hour Concerts | | CSO Brass Quintet

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | CSO BRASS QUINTET Esteban Batallán, trumpet; John Hagstrom, trumpet; David Griffin, horn; Michael Mulcahy, trombone; Gene Pokorny, tuba   Program …

Tuesday June 25, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Elevation Worship: Praise Party Summer 2024 Tour
Jul26
Music & Comedy

Elevation Worship: Praise Party Summer 2024 Tour

GRAMMY® Award-winning Elevation Worship will perform live at House Of Blues on July 26, 2024.

Friday July 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts | | French Romantic Piano Quartets
Jul30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Rush Hour Concerts | | French Romantic Piano Quartets

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | FRENCH ROMANTIC PIANO QUARTETS Matous Michal, violin Lawrence Neuman, viola David Cunliffe, cello Victor Asuncion, piano   Program  Gabriel Fuaré…

Tuesday July 30, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts | | Schubert’s Trout Quintet
Aug6
Music & Comedy

Rush Hour Concerts | | Schubert’s Trout Quintet

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | SCHUBERT’S TROUT QUINTET Desirée Ruhstrat, violin Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, viola David Cunliffe, cello Sam Shuhan, bass Marta Aznavoorian, piano Program …

Tuesday August 6, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts | | Season Finale: Mozart’s Gran Partita
Aug20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Rush Hour Concerts | | Season Finale: Mozart’s Gran Partita

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | SEASON FINALE: MOZART’S GRAN PARTITA Katie Steele and Ashley Ertz, oboes Dario Brignoli and Theresa Zick, clarinets Wagner Campos and…

Tuesday August 20, 2024
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago
Sep26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago

The Poetry Foundation Presents ECOS, a three-Day Festival Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago September 26-28, 2024 Free, bilingual poetry events and activities to be presented with the North…

Thursday September 26, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago

The Poetry Foundation Presents ECOS, a three-Day Festival Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago September 26-28, 2024 Free, bilingual poetry events and activities to be presented with the North…

Friday September 27, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago
Sep28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago

The Poetry Foundation Presents ECOS, a three-Day Festival Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago September 26-28, 2024 Free, bilingual poetry events and activities to be presented with the North…

Saturday September 28, 2024
12:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago
Sep28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ECOS, a 3-Day Fest Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago

The Poetry Foundation Presents ECOS, a three-Day Festival Celebrating Latine Poetry in Chicago September 26-28, 2024 Free, bilingual poetry events and activities to be presented with the North…

Saturday September 28, 2024
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Here Come The Mummies
Sep29
Music & Comedy

Here Come The Mummies

Bizarre and bandaged funk-rock band Here Come the Mummies will perform live at House Of Blues on Sep. 29, 2024.

Sunday September 29, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Murmuring Grief of the Americas
Oct5
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murmuring Grief of the Americas

Three award-winning poets read from their latest collections grappling with landscapes of grief. National Book-winning Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky’s The Murmuring Grief of the Americas exhumes the…

Saturday October 5, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
The Murmuring Grief of the Americas: Daniel Borzutzy, Rae Armantrout, and Forrest Gander
Oct5
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

The Murmuring Grief of the Americas: Daniel Borzutzy, Rae Armantrout, and Forrest Gander

Three award-winning poets read from their latest collections grappling with landscapes of grief. National Book-winning Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky’s The Murmuring Grief of the Americas exhumes the…

Saturday October 5, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Chicago Composers Orchestra: wandering | reminiscence
Oct5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Composers Orchestra: wandering | reminiscence

Chicago Composers Orchestra, Chicago’s LARGEST new music ensemble presents wandering | reminiscence: Diverse & eclectic music by living composers:  Leah Asher – Travelogue Oswald Huynh – Beauty despite daylight…

Saturday October 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Hanson – UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR
Oct6
Music & Comedy

Hanson – UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR

The Hanson brothers have announced a late 2024 tour across America celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic album ‘Underneath’. Their UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR takes…

Sunday October 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Hanson – UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR
Oct7
Music & Comedy

Hanson – UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR

The Hanson brothers have announced a late 2024 tour across America celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic album ‘Underneath’. Their UNDERNEATH: EXPERIENCE TOUR takes…

Monday October 7, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Open Door: Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, Dawn Joseph
Oct10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Open Door: Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, Dawn Joseph

The Open Door series spotlights creative relationships and collaborations rooted in the Midwest, inviting two featured writers and their guests to share work that opens up poetry…

Thursday October 10, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
More Light!: Fall Exhibition Opening with Aram Saroyan
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

More Light!: Fall Exhibition Opening with Aram Saroyan

Join us for a talk with Aram Saroyan and Luftwerk Studio principals Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero to celebrate the opening of the exhibition More Light!. The…

Thursday October 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
The Front Bottoms – Finding Your Way Home Tour
Oct22
Music & Comedy

The Front Bottoms – Finding Your Way Home Tour

Indie pop-rock band The Front Bottoms will perform live at House Of Blues on Oct. 22-23, 2024.

Tuesday October 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Front Bottoms – Finding Your Way Home Tour
Oct23
Music & Comedy

The Front Bottoms – Finding Your Way Home Tour

Indie pop-rock band The Front Bottoms will perform live at House Of Blues on Oct. 22-23, 2024.

Wednesday October 23, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6
Oct26
Music & Comedy

BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6

The season opens with sizzling virtuosity! The exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians revel in four of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concertos, plus the beloved Concerto for Oboe…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Good Dress: Brittany Rogers and Kush Thompson
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Good Dress: Brittany Rogers and Kush Thompson

Celebrate the release of VS Podcast co-host Brittany Rogers’s highly anticipated debut poetry collection Good Dress, which relates formative experiences of intimacy, pleasure, and belonging growing up as a Black woman…

Saturday November 2, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Zip! (staged reading): written and directed by Timothy Rey
Nov7
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Zip! (staged reading): written and directed by Timothy Rey

Written by Chicago poet Timothy David Rey, Zip! is a prophetic and ghostly timewarped drama about Nancy Reagan’s fervor for astrology, interlaced with a Black gay love story,…

Thursday November 7, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
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