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Poetry Making Playground
Apr21
Jun17
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…

Sunday, April 21st
5:00 p.m.Monday, June 17th
8:00 p.m.
601 s California
601 S California Ave
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Apr24
Jun16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful –…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.Sunday, June 16th
8:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
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
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
Sinag – Ray Of Light
Apr26
May25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Sinag – Ray Of Light

Evanston Art Center 2024 Exhibition: Sinag – Ray Of Light   EXHIBITION DATES: April 26 – May 25, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: April 26, 2024, 5-8…

Friday, April 26th
5:00 p.m.Saturday, May 25th
8:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Poetry Making Playground
Apr26
Jun22
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…

Friday, April 26th
5:00 p.m.Saturday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.
601 s California
601 S California Ave
Poetry Making Playground
Apr27
Jun23
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…

Saturday, April 27th
5:00 p.m.Sunday, June 23rd
8:00 p.m.
601 s California
601 S California Ave
Poetry Making Playground
Apr28
Jun24
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…

Sunday, April 28th
5:00 p.m.Monday, June 24th
8:00 p.m.
601 s California
601 S California Ave
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr29
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Monday, April 29th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Flight of Butterflies
Apr29
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…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr29
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…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
BRICK-Tastic Spring Break at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
Apr29
Tours & Attractions

BRICK-Tastic Spring Break at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago

Spring Break memories will last a lifetime at the ultimate indoor LEGO® playground! Jump into a world of creativity, color and playful learning at LEGOLAND…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale Road
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Apr29
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…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Play Unstoppable Festival
Apr29
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Play Unstoppable Festival

It’s time for a day of Unstoppable LEGO® Play! Join us as our LEGOLAND® Discovery Center gets taken over by the Play Unstoppable Festival. Be part of…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale Road
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Apr29
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?

This year’s Spring Flower Show, What’s in a Name?, explains the history and science of botanical nomenclature alongside a beautiful flower show full of blooms.  Plant names are an…

Garfield Park

Event details
Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr29
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”

Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio St.), the city’s leading not-for-profit center for Spanish language and cultural exchange, today hosts “Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual…

Monday, April 29th
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr29
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, April 29th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
Sean Harris sings Henry Mancini
Apr29
Music & Comedy

Sean Harris sings Henry Mancini

This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of Mancini’s birth on April 16, 1924 and will include some of his most famous and memorable motion picture…

Monday, April 29th
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Harold Washington Library
400 S. State Street
Enjoy Outdoor Dining at Komo
Apr29
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…

Monday, April 29th
5:00 p.m.
Komo
738 W Randolph Street
Sound Meditation & Dream Market at The LaSalle Chicago
Apr29
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Sound Meditation & Dream Market at The LaSalle Chicago

Experience a transformative sound journey at The LaSalle Chicago curated by certified sound healing practitioners, Christie R. Edwards and Mia Sissac. Immerse yourself in the…

Monday, April 29th
5:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The LaSalle Chicago, Autograph Collection
208 S La Salle St.
Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
Apr29
Monday, April 29th
6:40 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Guaranteed Rate Field
333 W 35th St
WBEZ and Bookends and Beginnings Present: Table for Two – Amor Towles and Greta Johnsen
Apr29
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

WBEZ and Bookends and Beginnings Present: Table for Two – Amor Towles and Greta Johnsen

WBEZ and Bookends and Beginnings are proud to present Amor Towles on Monday, April 29th at the Athenaeum Center for Thought. Towles, the best selling author of The…

Monday, April 29th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Someone You Know: The Concert
Apr29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Someone You Know: The Concert

Recommended ages 13+. Join us for this very special one-night-only fundraising concert for moxie production’s brand-new musical, “Someone You Know,” written by Lindsay Bartlette Allen…

Monday, April 29th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES STAGED READING “CANCELINA,” APRIL 29
Apr29
Theatre & Performing Arts

BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES STAGED READING “CANCELINA,” APRIL 29

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, founded by Matthew Lunt and Karissa Murrell Myers, is proud to announce Cancelina, a staged reading featuring Bramble Ensemble, on…

Monday, April 29th
7:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
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