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CBS Survivor Watch Party
Come watch this season of the infamous reality competition show with the host of iO’s Improvised Survivor, Keiter Liriano. Wednesdays 7P (doors at 6:30P) Free admission…
Music & Comedy
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 World Tour
The one and only Queen of Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj is bringing her Pink Friday 2 World Tour to Chicago at the United Center, for two…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Beauty and the Beast
Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Beauty and the Beast. Don’t miss Chicago Kids Company’s newest show! Full of comedy, romance, and…
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
Best of Chicago Celebration
It’s time to celebrate the very best! The Chicago Reader is thrilled to host the iconic “Best of Chicago” event at Lincoln Park Zoo. This…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago Celebration 2024
What can you expect: – Live entertainment and performances featuring Best of Chicago winners – Pop-up bars throughout the zoo with food and beverage for…
Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show
Looking for your next love story or a fun way to meet your next hookup? Sick of meeting people on the apps and looking for…
Music & Comedy
ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera
ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera is a completely sung and completely improvised rock musical featuring Chicago’s finest musical improvisers. These one-night-only comedy rock operas showcase…
Theatre & Performing Arts
BIG LOVE
[producingbody]’s second show – BIG LOVE by Charles Mee a play – 90 minutes, no intermission. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge…
Theatre & Performing Arts
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Fairview
Dinner is served in the Frasier household…or at least, it is cooking. With the clock ticking towards Mama’s birthday party, Beverly frantically tries to corral…
Theatre & Performing Arts
In The Back/On The Floor
IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Nana
Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…
Music & Comedy
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 World Tour
The one and only Queen of Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj is bringing her Pink Friday 2 World Tour to Chicago at the United Center, for two…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
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…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City
Take Two is a longform, narrative show consisting of TWO never-before-seen, made-up-on-the-spot movies! Give us a song, we’ll give you a movie! Based on a…
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