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“Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” Immersive Experience
Save the day in Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue – an in-person, immersive, interactive adventure. Embark on an hour-long, high-stakes collective rescue mission and interactive scavenger…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
I Used to Live in Chicago Exhibition Opening
I Used to Live in Chicago is a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring memory, displacement, and cultural resilience across Chicago’s historically black neighborhoods. Curated by Anefertiti Bowman,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Anne Burnell — Cry Me a River: The Music of Julie London
Julie London was an American singer, a film and TV actress, and a pinup model, whose career spanned five decades. She released over 30 albums…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Peppermint Patties — Love You (Hate You) Mean It
The Peppermint Patties are a vocal quartet specializing in close-harmony cabaret performances and Love You (Hate You) Mean It is a journey through the highs,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Swingin’ Sisters: Suite!
The “Swingin’ Sisters! When Carolyn Broquet, Tirzah Joy and Barbara Smith join voices then the magic happens. Their repertoire from the Boswell Sisters, and the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Elisa Carlson — Piano Bar
Elisa Carlson is an accomplished singer/multi-instrumentalist who performs as a piano bar entertainer in Chicago and around the world. She specializes in high-energy, request-driven, sing-along…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
“Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” Immersive Experience
Save the day in Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue – an in-person, immersive, interactive adventure. Embark on an hour-long, high-stakes collective rescue mission and interactive scavenger…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
I Used to Live in Chicago Exhibition Opening
I Used to Live in Chicago is a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring memory, displacement, and cultural resilience across Chicago’s historically black neighborhoods. Curated by Anefertiti Bowman,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk
The “First Fridays Art Walk,” organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, welcomes art enthusiasts to explore the neighborhoods’ vibrant arts scene. All…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lou Ella Rose and Friends — The Great Filipino Songbook
The Great Filipino Songbook beckons you into the Golden Age of Filipino song, where tender kundimans and stirring melodies shaped a people’s identity. Reimagined by…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
NoMI Garden Spring Soirée: Opening Night
NOMI GARDEN SPRING SOIRÉE: OPENING NIGHT Friday, May 15 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM NoMI Garden | 7th Floor Terrace, Park Hyatt Chicago General…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Third Friday at Zhou B Art Center
Explore our building. Chat with the artists. Let your curiosity set the pace. Sift through multiple galleries and studios; with 50 artists in residence, each…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Hyde Park Garden Fair
Since 1959, Garden Fair members have visited nurseries from Wisconsin to Indiana to select plants based on our own gardening experience and emphasizing varieties suited…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
“Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” Immersive Experience
Save the day in Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue – an in-person, immersive, interactive adventure. Embark on an hour-long, high-stakes collective rescue mission and interactive scavenger…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
I Used to Live in Chicago Exhibition Opening
I Used to Live in Chicago is a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring memory, displacement, and cultural resilience across Chicago’s historically black neighborhoods. Curated by Anefertiti Bowman,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
Riksha Returns: A Celebration of AANHPI Art, Story, and Community
Riksha Magazine invites the public to Riksha Returns, a multidisciplinary evening of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) art, performance, and community storytelling…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Ava Logan — Jazz Zing!
Take a journey with me down a musical memory lane! The landscape is wide with music from Jazz to Latin to Blues and more, as…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
I’m M$ B’Havin – Not Your Typical Mama … Memories of a Life Well Lived
A mature Diva, I’m M$ B’Havin is built on a young woman’s frame; however, is not your typical Mama! She’ll give you the Blues, with…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Hyde Park Garden Fair
Since 1959, Garden Fair members have visited nurseries from Wisconsin to Indiana to select plants based on our own gardening experience and emphasizing varieties suited…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Wicker Park Farmers Market
The Wicker Park Farmers Market will return on May 3 for its 26th outdoor season. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 2…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
“Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” Immersive Experience
Save the day in Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue – an in-person, immersive, interactive adventure. Embark on an hour-long, high-stakes collective rescue mission and interactive scavenger…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Muse — Pure Magic
Muse is a unique cabaret and burlesque experience with a focus on live music. The musings continue with 2026’s Chicago Cabaret Week! Join Boobs Radley,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
I Used to Live in Chicago Exhibition Opening
I Used to Live in Chicago is a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring memory, displacement, and cultural resilience across Chicago’s historically black neighborhoods. Curated by Anefertiti Bowman,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Ruth Fuerst — Quirky (Quirky songs written by quirky songwriters sung by a quirky singer)
Since when do irreverence and genuine warmth go together? Since “Quirky”! Come hear a mix of offbeat, funny, honest and uplifting songs about love, longing…
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