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Industry Night
Nov13
Music & Comedy

Industry Night

Industry Night is weekly, variety show featuring Chicago’s top comedic talent on the one night a week the rest of our theaters are dark! Stand-up,…

Monday November 13, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Foxhole
2444 W Montrose Ave
Civitas Ensemble Plays Bartók & Price
Nov14
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Civitas Ensemble Plays Bartók & Price

Hailed by the Chicago Classical Review as being “among Chicago’s finest and most adventurous chamber groups,” the Civitas Ensemble presents recently discovered works by two 20th-century composers.…

Tuesday November 14, 2023
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL, 60604
“Donovan’s Garage” presents the D.J.A.M. World Music Quartet
Nov14
Music & Comedy

“Donovan’s Garage” presents the D.J.A.M. World Music Quartet

Last summer’s surprise hit in Evanston, the popular “Donovan’s Garage” jazz events, is moving from the alley behind Jazz guitarist Donovan Mixon’s Evanston home to…

Tuesday November 14, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
2715 Hurd Avenue
Magic Show at Chicago’s Rhapsody Theater
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic Show at Chicago’s Rhapsody Theater

The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W Morse Ave presents British Magician Andi Gladwin, the world-famous master in his craft. Gladwin will perform for the first time…

Tuesday November 14, 2023
7:30 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
Chicago’s Best Standup
Nov14
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 November 14, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Best Night Ever Comedy Show
Nov14
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Night Ever Comedy Show

Best Night Ever is one of the city’s longest-running standup comedy showcases. Since 2009 the show has been highlighting comics from all over the city…

Tuesday November 14, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave
Little Red Riding Hood
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Red Riding Hood

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Little Red Riding Hood, a one-hour musical adaptation! Don’t stray from the path! That’s the advice…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Pinocchio
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pinocchio

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Pinocchio, a one-hour musical adaptation! Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become a…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Duo Sona
Nov15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Duo Sona

Program: Antonio Vivaldi; arr. Kathy Bundock Moore – Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Maurice Ravel; arr. John B. Escosa and Caroline Lizotte – Ma…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden
Nov15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden

Embrace the beauty of winter and discover the brightest spot for holiday cheer during Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Starting November 10 and running…

North Suburbs

Event details
Wednesday November 15, 2023
4:30 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd.
OBOC Keynote Event: Tommy Orange, author of There There
Nov15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

OBOC Keynote Event: Tommy Orange, author of There There

Join us for a season finale event featuring Tommy Orange, author of There There. Orange will be in conversation to discuss his career and the book. We’ll…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
¡BERNARDA!
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

¡BERNARDA!

After the death of her husband, Bernarda places a strict veil of mourning over herself, her four daughters and her senile mother. As the daughters’…

Lincoln Park

Event details
Wednesday November 15, 2023
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Nella
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nella

Venezuelan singer Nella has quickly become acclaimed for her powerhouse voice and her undeniable stage presence. Called a “genre-bending singer/songwriter with bell-toned vocals” by Billboard, Nella…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Live accompaniment to Buster Keaton Film Sherlock Jr. at Guarneri Hall
Nov15
Music & Comedy

Live accompaniment to Buster Keaton Film Sherlock Jr. at Guarneri Hall

The nonprofit Guarneri Hall, a state-of-the-art, custom-built classical music venue in the heart of downtown Chicago, celebrates the work of legendary silent film star Buster…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Guarneri Hall
11 East Adams Street Suite 350A
Sherlock Jr.: Silent Film Screening with Live Music Accompaniment
Nov15
Music & Comedy

Sherlock Jr.: Silent Film Screening with Live Music Accompaniment

The nonprofit Guarneri Hall, a state-of-the-art, custom-built classical music venue in the heart of downtown Chicago, celebrates the work of legendary silent film star Buster Keaton (1895-1966)…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Guarneri Hall
11 East Adams Street Suite 350A
Magic Show at Chicago’s Rhapsody Theater
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic Show at Chicago’s Rhapsody Theater

The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W Morse Ave presents British Magician Andi Gladwin, the world-famous master in his craft. Gladwin will perform for the first time…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
7:30 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
A Christmas Carol
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

Based on a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843, intended to be a political manifesto exposing the issues surrounding poverty, this tale still…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
The Lion in Winter
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lion in Winter

It is Christmas in the 12th century, and Henry II’s family is in tatters. His once-loving wife and now sworn enemy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
She Loves Me
Nov15
Dec17
Theatre & Performing Arts

She Loves Me

Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don’t see eye to eye. After both…

Wednesday November 15, 2023
7:30 p.m.Sunday December 17, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Citadel Theatre
300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045
Legacy, Renewal & Unity: Celebrating 100 Years of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Nov16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Legacy, Renewal & Unity: Celebrating 100 Years of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

NHM is proud to host the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s centennial exhibit, Legacy, Renewal & Unity. We are also honored to also host Archons…

Thursday November 16, 2023
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The National Hellenic Museum
333 S Halsted Street
Little Red Riding Hood
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Red Riding Hood

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Little Red Riding Hood, a one-hour musical adaptation! Don’t stray from the path! That’s the advice…

Thursday November 16, 2023
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Pinocchio
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pinocchio

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Pinocchio, a one-hour musical adaptation! Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become a…

Thursday November 16, 2023
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
Tea Time Concert: Early Music Ensemble
Nov16
Music & Comedy

Tea Time Concert: Early Music Ensemble

Music from the Time of Queen Elizabeth the First The Early Music Ensemble presents the first of three concerts focusing on the music of William…

Thursday November 16, 2023
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall
1010 E. 59th St.
Tea Time Concert: Early Music Ensemble Holiday Concert
Nov16
Music & Comedy

Tea Time Concert: Early Music Ensemble Holiday Concert

Join us at the end of the workday for tea, cookies, and chamber music. A variety of professional and University musicians present casual 45-minute concerts…

Thursday November 16, 2023
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall
1010 E. 59th St.
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