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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 StTheatre & 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…
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 AveMuseums, 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 StreetMuseums, 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,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 StreetMuseums, 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 StreetMuseums, 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.Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Dr.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 DriveMuseums, 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…
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 RoadMuseums, 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 detailsWednesday, April 3rd
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.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, 60654Museums, 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 CenterTours & 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.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 StreetFestivals, 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 DriveTheatre & 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 StMuseums, 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.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.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 StTheatre & 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 AvenueTheatre & 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…
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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