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Ginza Holiday Festival
Ginza Holiday Festival Midwest Buddhist Temple, Old Town August 7: 5 – 8 PM August 8: 11 AM – 8 PM August 9: 11 AM…
Friday, August 7th
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Midwest Buddhist Temple
435 W. Menomonee StreetTheatre & Performing Arts
Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class
The popular Crappy Cake Art Making Class is returning to WNDR this summer! Join Anna Lasbury, creator of one of WNDR’s most colorful installations “Life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
The Eras Tour (Drag Version)
DOWN BAD because you missed The Eras Tour? Or do you just miss it because IT’S OVER NOW? Well, best believe you don’t need to…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mozart Requiem
Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart’s soul-stirring Requiem, left incomplete at the time of the composer’s premature death at 35.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Friday, August 7th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Living Canvas Experience
An Exhibition Celebrating 25 Years of Art and the Body. The Living Canvas celebrates the beauty and expressive power of the human form through performance…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Near Sex For Work (touring comedy about unique adult industry career)
Come get sucked into this unbelievable true story of a timid man getting bursts of confidence through his jobs helping other people get off. From…
Friday, August 7th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience is a high-energy night of improvisation from The Second City, with a few sketch surprises mixed in along the way. Built…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windows
Olivia is a former soccer player still recovering from a career-ending injury. Her girlfriend, Natalie, is stuck in a job she’s not passionate about, caught…
Friday, August 7th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted StreetTheatre & Performing Arts
The Outsiders
BY POPULAR DEMAND THE OUTSIDERS WILL RETURN TO CHICAGO THIS SUMMER The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted…
Friday, August 7th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Crime and Punishment
Dostoyevsky’s epic novel distilled into a 90-minute play for three-actors and performed in TUTA’s hyper-intimate 24-seat theater. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT focuses on the plight of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…
Friday, August 7th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Iceboy! The Musical
Starts June 20 Extended a Third Time Through August 16! MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…
Friday, August 7th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell StreetTheatre & Performing Arts
3 Stages of Love
Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…
Friday, August 7th
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln AveTheatre & Performing Arts
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…
Friday, August 7th
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln AveTheatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
Friday, August 7th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style is a fast-paced sketch and improv comedy revue from The Second City featuring classic scenes from its legendary…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography…
Friday, August 7th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Desi Alexander (The Stress Signal Tour)
Known for his sharp storytelling, relatable family humor, and crowd-favorite takes on parenting, relationships, and everyday life, Desi delivers a high-energy comedy experience that has…
Friday, August 7th
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Harold Washington Cultural Center
4701 S. King DriveMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…
Friday, August 7th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury StMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Living Canvas Experience
An Exhibition Celebrating 25 Years of Art and the Body. The Living Canvas celebrates the beauty and expressive power of the human form through performance…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…

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