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Chicago’s Best Standup
Apr2
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, April 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Purpose
Apr2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Purpose

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there…

Tuesday, April 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Best Night Ever Comedy Show
Apr2
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, April 2nd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History

🚨 The SPINOSAURUS exhibition runs until August 31, 2024🚨 Tickets for SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago 🎫 Adult (18-64) – Discovery pass or All…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs became extinct. Yet look around, and they are everywhere: on billboards, company logos…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

You’re Not Really Seeing This

EXHIBITION DATES: March 15 – April 22, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: March 15, 2024, 5–8 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm;…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli

More than a place to get a meal, the Jewish deli is a community forged in food. “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Apr3
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…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
BRICK-Tastic Spring Break at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
Apr3
Tours & Attractions

BRICK-Tastic Spring Break at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago

Spring Break memories will last a lifetime at the ultimate indoor LEGO® playground! Jump into a world of creativity, color and playful learning at LEGOLAND…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
601 N. Martingale Road
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?

This year’s Spring Flower Show, What’s in a Name?, explains the history and science of botanical nomenclature alongside a beautiful flower show full of blooms.  Plant names are an…

Garfield Park

Event details
Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”

Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio St.), the city’s leading not-for-profit center for Spanish language and cultural exchange, today hosts “Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
Titanic: The Exhibition
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Titanic: The Exhibition

⭐ Titanic: The Exhibition is making its way to Westfield Old Orchard in Chicago after a sold-out run in Macau, Moscow, Riga Latvia, Perth, Sydney, and LA.…

Wednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Westfield Old Orchard (West Lot)
4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center
90-Minute Lake & River Architecture Tour
Apr3
Tours & Attractions

90-Minute Lake & River Architecture Tour

Tickets for 90-Minute Lake & River Architecture Tour in Chicago 🎫 Adult (13+) ticket for 1 person Highlights 🚢 Cruise along the Chicago River and…

Wednesday, April 3rd
12:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Wendella Tours & Cruises
400 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago Crime & Mob Bus Tour: Criminals, Mobsters and Gangsters
Apr3
Tours & Attractions

Chicago Crime & Mob Bus Tour: Criminals, Mobsters and Gangsters

⭐ Embark on the Chicago Crime & Mob Bus Tour: Criminals, Mobsters and Gangsters, a thrilling and distinctive adventure in Chicago, tracing the paths of some of…

Wednesday, April 3rd
12:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Chicago Crime Tours and Experiences – Gangsters, Mobsters and Criminals
163 East Pearson Street
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Nina Bernat, double bassist Umi Garrett, Piano
Apr3
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Nina Bernat, double bassist Umi Garrett, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | NINA BERNAT, DOUBLE BASS UMI GARRETT, PIANO Program: Nadia Boulanger – Three Pieces for Cello and Piano Sergei Prokofiev…

Wednesday, April 3rd
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Churchill
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Churchill

Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary US citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In recognition of this unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has asked…

Wednesday, April 3rd
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Talk and Screening | David Lamelas: This Is My Place
Apr3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Talk and Screening | David Lamelas: This Is My Place

About the Event This Is My Place is a fictional documentary about the itinerant life and conceptual artwork of artist David Lamelas, whose sculpture Situacíon…

Wednesday, April 3rd
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Tropical Wednesdays
Apr3
Tours & Attractions

Tropical Wednesdays

Immerge yourself in a cultural experience as Latin dances come alive on Taylor street – Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, and Cha Cha Cha with margarita!

Wednesday, April 3rd
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Vintage Bar Chicago
1449 W. Taylor St.
Churchill
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Churchill

Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary US citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In recognition of this unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has asked…

Wednesday, April 3rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Director’s Haven 7
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Director’s Haven 7

Featuring three emerging directors, this Director’s Haven 7 gives directors in the earliest stages of their professional careers a rare opportunity to take risks, hone…

Wednesday, April 3rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Purpose
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Purpose

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there…

Wednesday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Everyone dies, but not everyone’s death is pre-ordained by Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead puts the spotlight on two of Shakespeare’s minor characters as they wrestle…

Wednesday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
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