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CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago – October
William Welter, oboe Scott Hostetler, oboe John Bruce Yeh, clarinet Teresa Reilly, clarinet David Griffin, horn James Smelser, horn William Buchman, bassoon Keith Buncke, bassoon…
Music & Comedy
Cry of the Earth
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s Laudato si’ encyclical, The EcoVoice Project is excited to premiere ten new works that address the Pope’s…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ugly Lies The Bone
Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Book of Will
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Monstrous
written by Stephanie Lewis, directed by Rachel Borgo After a merciless punishment, Medusa loses her way—and her memory—traveling to the Underworld. She awakens at The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dance Divas 2025 “Triple Threat”
Dance Divas 2025 brings together more than 40 of Chicago’s finest dancers for a dazzling night of stunning performances, glamorous looks, and unmatched talent. Created…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars
Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
YOU’RE INVITED…to bear witness to a fully improvised murder mystery. Six improvisers find themselves trapped on stage with a murderer, and nobody knows who the…
Music & Comedy
Chicago Sounds – Off to Paris Cabaret Concert
Featuring performances by Carolyn Broquet, Anne Burnell, Valerie Chestnut, Deborah Good, Kathryn Hahn, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Tirzah Joy, Lauren Lassen, Ava Logan, I’m M$…
Music & Comedy
The Joy of Snacking Book Tour
New Yorker cartoonist and comedian Hilary Campbell returns to Chicago with her second graphic memoir The Joy of Snacking, a story of food, love and family. To…
Music & Comedy
Scuffed Realtor Live – Nick Rochefort & Alex Schultz
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Nick Rochefort and Alex Schultz are…
Music & Comedy
Scuffed Realtor Live – Nick Rochefort & Alex Schultz
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Nick Rochefort and Alex Schultz are…
Music & Comedy
Nurse Blake – But Did You Die? Comedy Tour
Nurse Blake is back with his hilarious new comedy tour!
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ashland Avenue
“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Wheel of Improv
Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!)…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
Composer Showcase featuring the Ravinia Steans Institute
Ear Taxi Festival presents a Composer Showcase. Join us as vocalists Sabrina Langlois, Joanne Evans, and Brent Funderburk from the Ravinia Steans Music Institute premiere…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mr. Wolf
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big White Fog
Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
MOM*
What makes a “good mom”? MOM* shines a light on the inner thoughts that we have as potential mothers, stepmothers, bio-moms, and daughters. What did…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lion King
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ashland Avenue
“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…
Music & Comedy
Late Nite Mic With Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Vik Pandya is a nationally touring…
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