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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
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical
Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical. This holiday classic and audience favorite returns for its 24th year.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical
Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical. This holiday classic and audience favorite returns for its 24thyear. Our…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Christkindlmarket
The traditional German-Style Christkindlmarket returns! The free outdoor holiday market has been a Chicago favorite since 1996. Enjoy international and local food, merchandise, and live…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Photographer Steve McCurry makes U.S. debut in Chicago with ICONS, a retrospective with his most iconic images
ICONS, one of the most complete retrospectives of famous American photographer, Steve McCurry, is preparing to launch its first exhibition in the United States this…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Ice Skating at Parkway Bank Park
Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is thrilled to kick off the holiday season with the return of its Chicago Wolves Ice Rink Saturday, November…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
NoMI Lounge Hot Chocolate Experience
This holiday season, Park Hyatt Chicago invites you to NoMI Lounge for the annual NoMI Hot Chocolate Experience. Kicking off just in time for the…
Sports & Recreation
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Ice skating at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park, presented by Hilton, returns November 17 through March 3 (weather permitting). DCASE presents free…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Building Resilience Through Trauma – A Conversation With Survivors of the Holocaust
At the end of the Second World War, Holocaust Survivors were faced with the task of rebuilding their lives. How might we learn from the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fashion Outlets of Chicago’s Photos with Santa
Fashion Outlets of Chicago invites visitors to experience the magic of the holiday season with a visit to Santa’s winter wonderland. Santa will be at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Tis the season to be jolly as Broadway baritone Jared Bradshaw celebrates America’s favorite crooner Bing Crosby. A Broadway veteran of more than a decade,…
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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Winterland at Gallagher Way
Winterland at Gallagher Way is back and better than ever with family-friendly festivities both at Gallagher Way and inside historic Wrigley Field, including new experiences…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
ZooLights
This year’s ZooLights Presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ will include new and exciting displays, photo ops, and interactive programming all bundled up in the…
Tours & Attractions
CLUE: A Walking Mystery
CLUE: A Walking Mystery is an interactive game that takes place across multiple locations in downtown Chicago, starting at Block 37, including popular sites and…
Music & Comedy
Carly Kane and Rima Parikh at Zanies Comedy Club
NYC-based comedians Carly Kane and Rima Parikh return home to Chicago for one night! Hosted by Grace Bahler. Doors at 6, show at 7. Please…
Music & Comedy
SHANE TODD: “MUMMY” COMES TO THE DEN THEATRE
The Den Theatre announces Shane Todd for a special one-night-only standup performance on Tuesday December 5, 2023 at 7:15 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331…
Music & Comedy
SHANE TODD: “MUMMY” COMES TO THE DEN THEATRE
The Den Theatre announces Shane Todd for a special one-night-only standup performance on Tuesday December 5, 2023 at 7:15 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331…
Tours & Attractions
ART on THE MART Winter 2023 “Season of Light”
ART on THE MART celebrates the winter season with a new projection by Yorgo Alexopoulos, a School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) alum…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Christmas with C.S. Lewis
In the early years of his young adult life C.S. Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That all…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Shakespeare
The stage is set in a hidden venue. Five professional actors meet as members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. One of them has 5 shots…
Music & Comedy
Third Coast Percussion performs Since Time Began
Chicago’s own GRAMMY winner, classical percussion ensemble Third Coast Percussion, will present a Chicago premiere performance Since Time Began in celebration of 400th anniversary of…
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