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Café Carly – When I Grow Up
Café Carly cabaret show — featuring Chicago’s most talented young musical theater performers, wrangled into a uniquely themed show by hometown girl (and former NYC…
Tuesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m.Hey Nonny
10 S. Vail Ave.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago’s Best Standup
Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…
Tuesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway StFestivals, 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…
Wednesday, May 15th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale RoadFestivals, 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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
The Six Pack: A Discussion with Brad Balukjian
Join The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 pm for an evening of fun and nostalgia with author Brad Balukjian as…
Wednesday, May 15th
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.The Book Stall
The Book Stall, 811 Elm StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bob Solone with Guest Singers and Open Mic
Monsignor Murphy’s is a friendly neighborhood bar in Lakeview Chicago, where every Wednesday 8 to 11pm is presented live music featuring Bob Solone at the…
Wednesday, May 15th
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Monsignor Murphy’s
3019 N BroadwayFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Why Can’t a Woman….?
Why CAN’T a Woman…? is an “honest-to-goodness work of art” (BroadwayWorld) by acclaimed New York cabaret star Lianne Marie Dobbs. Enjoy this one-night-only Chicago premiere…
Thursday, May 16th
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hey Nonny
10 S. Vail Ave.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…
Thursday, May 16th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale RoadFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Local on Lincoln Artisian Market
JOIN US FOR AN INDOOR POP-UP MARKET IN THE RETAIL SPACE AT 3169 N LINCOLN, ON THE CORNER OF BELMONT AND LINCOLN FROM 11AM-4PM A…
Thursday, May 16th
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.3169 N. Lincoln Ave
3169 N. Lincoln AveFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Local on Lincoln Artisian Market
JOIN US FOR AN INDOOR POP-UP MARKET IN THE RETAIL SPACE AT 3169 N LINCOLN, ON THE CORNER OF BELMONT AND LINCOLN FROM 11AM-4PM A…
Thursday, May 16th
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.3169 N. Lincoln Ave
3169 N. Lincoln AveFestivals, 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…
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, May 16th
5:00 p.m. – Friday, July 12th
8:00 p.m.601 s California
601 S California AveFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
10th Annual Who’s Who in Chicago Philanthropy
Join us on May 16th at Barcocina for an exclusive evening celebrating the remarkable contributions of Chicago’s philanthropic leaders. The 10th annual Who’s Who in…
Thursday, May 16th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Barcocina (West Town)
1814 W Chicago AveFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Bark Bash
Join Chicago Canine Rescue as we kickstart a new annual tradition at the Goose Island Barrel House for our Bark Bash! There will be a…
Thursday, May 16th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Goose Island Barrel House
603 N Sacramento BlvdFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Romance Language: French songs for lovers
An idyllic view overlooking the Chicago River sets the scene as chanteuse Claudia Hommel transports you to Paris and the river Seine. Come to Rockwell…
Thursday, May 16th
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Rockwell on the River
3057 North Rockwell StreetFestivals, 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…
Friday, May 17th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale RoadFestivals, 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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago Mayfest 2024
Chicago Mayfest kicks off the summer festival season May 17th through the 19th! Located in the Historic District of Lincoln Park at Armitage & Sheffield,…
Friday, May 17th
5:00 p.m. – Sunday, May 19th
9:00 p.m.1000 W Armitage AveFestivals, 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, May 17th
5:00 p.m. – Saturday, July 13th
8:00 p.m.601 s California
601 S California AveFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Rags to Rhinestones: The Musical Life of Dolly Parton
Marianne Murphy Orland and Girls Like Us bring you the Life, Stories and Music of National Treasure and Country Music Icon Dolly Parton. After 7…
Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. WFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
NoMI Garden’s Spring Soirée
With spring weather and rooftop season just around the corner, NoMI Garden, the rooftop restaurant and bar nestled within Park Hyatt Chicago seven floors above…
Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Park Hyatt Chicago- Nomi Resturant
110 E . Chicago Ave.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Together Again “For the First Time”
Join this engaging duo of Kevin Wood and Leni Lunderman in their “first time together” as they explore some of those “first time” moments in…
Friday, May 17th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue- Saturday, May 18th
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Jones (Mary Richardson) Park
1240 South Plymouth CourtFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Cabinet of Curiosity
CHICAGO – Cabinet of Curiosity, in collaboration with lead partner Working Bikes, presents Pedal Powered Playground, May 18 – August 10. Cabinet of Curiosity enters…
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