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Wednesday Night Stand Up Comedy
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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago Gourmet
Attention travelers! We are now approaching Chicago Gourmet. Please gather up your friends and your appetites. Grab your sun glasses and wine glasses, and put…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Reeling 2023: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
From award-winning international feature films to social documentaries to experimental shorts, Reeling has always presented a range of genres that demonstrate the rich diversity of…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory
Women contributed to the advancement of astronomy and astrophysics at Yerkes Observatory in the early twentieth century. They were not only calculators or assistants. They…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Curator Zoe Lukov and cultural producer Abby Pucker, co-founders of the nonprofit creative enterprise Art in Common, present the newest iteration of the large-scale group…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Presented in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago Featuring works that embrace the increasing globalization of our world and celebrate the resulting cross-pollination of…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Seeing Race Before Race: Explore the roots of race from the Middle Ages to 1800.
Race is a powerful and challenging concept. When, where, and why did conceptions of race come into being? How might learning about its history help…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes
Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Multiples and Multitudes, the first solo exhibition…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Perceptual Experience
Chicagoans are invited to dive into the extraordinary this fall with renowned inventor and artist Michael Murphy’s inaugural showcase, Perceptual Experience. Murphy, a trailblazing artist…
Tours & Attractions
Walking Tour: The World Within (Dazzling Interiors of the Loop)
Everyone does a boat tour when they visit Chicago. But as fun as that is, it’s a very tiny sliver of what Chicago has to…
Tours & Attractions
Walking Tour: Open Your Eyes (Chicago’s Underground Pedway & Other Secrets of the Loop)
Come experience Chicago’s famous “Pedway” – the mysterious underground tunnels downtown that keeps us all warm & dry in bad weather. Walking in the Pedway,…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Herman’s Lounge: A Night of Rhythm and Prose
Join us for an evening of enchantment as the Poetry Foundation transforms into Herman’s Lounge, a one night only jazz cabaret named in honor of…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Sip and Saunter at Lincoln Park’s Uncorked Wine Stroll!
Chicago’s premier neighborhood wine tasting event is back! The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce (LPCC) is thrilled to announce the return of Lincoln Park Uncorked:…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Country and Midwestern: An Evening with Mark Guarino
The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is pleased to partner with The Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District for an in-store event with acclaimed journalist…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Foraging and Plant Medicine Workshop
Catch us on the Chicago River – at the Wild Mile – for a plant identification walk, guided by Jah of Brown People Foundation! Come…
Sports & Recreation
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Start Time: 6:40 pm CDT
Theatre & Performing Arts
Welcome to Matteson!
A dark comedy by Chicago-born playwright Inda Craig-Galván, WELCOME TO MATTESON! follows two Black couples over the course of a dinner party; one couple has…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dumb and Drummer
Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…
Music & Comedy
The Not That Late Show
Live from The Newport Theater, The Not That Late Show is a monthly variety show featuring performances from some of Chicago’s most talented comedians and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jane: Abortion and the Underground
Idle Muse Theatre Company is proud to announce the first production in its 2023 – 2024 Season,Jane: Abortion and the Underground, written by Paula Kamen…
Music & Comedy
Thursday Night Stand Up Comedy
Sorry For Killin’: Chicago’s Best Thursday Night Comedy Show!!! As seen on Comedy Central, Netflix, Hulu, and more!!! Want a night full of laughter and…
Music & Comedy
Stand Ups Sit Down
Complete with short improv, desk pieces and crowd questions and of course stand up, Stand Ups Sit Down promises to leave the crowd satisfied with…
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