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The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center
Oct9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park Art Center proudly presents The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, the career-spanning survey of artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige (b.…

Wednesday October 9, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
Oct9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Chicago: Home of House Exhibit

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of House music, this one-of-a-kind exhibit will pay homage to the energy, music, and dance of Black and Latino youth on…

Wednesday October 9, 2024
11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Callisto Quartet
Oct9
Music & Comedy

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Callisto Quartet

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | CALLISTO QUARTET Cameron Daly, violin Gregory Lewis, violin Eva Kennedy, viola Hannah Moses, cello   Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart…

Wednesday October 9, 2024
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Healing A Fractured World: A portrait of exiled composer Egon Lustgarten
Oct9
Music & Comedy

Healing A Fractured World: A portrait of exiled composer Egon Lustgarten

Egon Lustgarten (1887-1961), an Austrian composer of Jewish descent, was forced to emigrate to the United States after Hitler’s annexation of Austria. The Chicago premiere…

Wednesday October 9, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
PianoForte Chicago
1335 South Michigan Avenue
SHE’S ALIVE! The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts

SHE’S ALIVE! The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago

Charlotte Booker is Elsa Lanchester this October at the Venus Cabaret Theatre  SHE’S ALIVE! WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAY THROUGHOUT OCTOBER OPENING OCTOBER 9; CLOSING HALLOWEEN NIGHT!…

Wednesday October 9, 2024
7:29 p.m.8:29 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Thursday October 10, 2024
Citywide
Avenue Q Raue Center For The Arts logo
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Avenue Q

Avenue QMusic and Lyrics By Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez Book By Jeff Whitty Directed by Joe Lehman Music Director: James Mablin September 13 –…

Thursday October 10, 2024
Raue Center for the Arts
26 N. Williams St.
The Last Wide Open
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Last Wide Open

A diner. 10PM. Chicago.What if you found your person, but the timing was off? Three times! Lina and MikoÅ‚aj’s lives intersect and parallel as three…

Thursday October 10, 2024
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Into The Woods
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Into The Woods

Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where wishes come true, but not always for free. A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase…

Thursday October 10, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
First Date Oil Lamp Theater logo
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

First Date

A Musical Romantic Comedy Indulge in the irresistible charm and lively musical numbers of First Date. When conventional, high-strung Aaron is set up on a…

Thursday October 10, 2024
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center
Oct10
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park Art Center proudly presents The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, the career-spanning survey of artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige (b.…

Thursday October 10, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
Oct10
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Chicago: Home of House Exhibit

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of House music, this one-of-a-kind exhibit will pay homage to the energy, music, and dance of Black and Latino youth on…

Thursday October 10, 2024
11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Tea Time Concert: Romantic Poesis – Harp and Trombone Duo
Oct10
Music & Comedy

Tea Time Concert: Romantic Poesis – Harp and Trombone Duo

Join us at the end of the workday for tea, cookies, and chamber music. Harp and trombone duo Romantic Poesis presents a casual 45-minute concert in Fulton…

Thursday October 10, 2024
4:30 p.m.
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall
1010 E. 59th St.
Open Door: Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, Dawn Joseph
Oct10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Open Door: Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, Dawn Joseph

The Open Door series spotlights creative relationships and collaborations rooted in the Midwest, inviting two featured writers and their guests to share work that opens up poetry…

Thursday October 10, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Def-i-ing Settler Logics: A Performance through Native Hip-Hop
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Def-i-ing Settler Logics: A Performance through Native Hip-Hop

Def-i-ing Settler Logics: A Workshop & Performance through Native Hip-Hop OMSA Heritage Series Presented in partnership with the Center for the Study of Race, Politics…

Thursday October 10, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Thursday October 10, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
¡Pásele!: Night of Latine Excellence
Oct10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

¡Pásele!: Night of Latine Excellence

¡Pásele!: Night of Latine Excellence ¡Pásele! means come in! During Hispanic Heritage Month, it means to come to iO Theater for a night of the…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Loyola Jazz Faculty Recital
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Loyola Jazz Faculty Recital

Jazz faculty members Dr. Chris Madsen and Lara Driscoll will perform music from the Jazz and American Songbook traditions in an intimate duo setting.

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Pasale! Night of Latine Excellence
Oct10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Pasale! Night of Latine Excellence

¡Pásele! means come in! During Hispanic Heritage Month, it means to come to iO Theater for a night of the best Latine entertainment y puro desmadre.…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Pasale! Night of Latine Excellence
Oct10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Pasale! Night of Latine Excellence

Pásele! means come in! During Hispanic Heritage Month, it means to come to iO Theater for a night of the best Latine entertainment y puro desmadre.…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Alsop & Vondráček
Oct10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Alsop & Vondráček

With his Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich outwitted Soviet authorities with the finesse of a double agent. Threatened by Stalin’s regime, the composer skillfully appeased Soviet officials…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Traveling Wilburys Revue
Oct10
Music & Comedy

Traveling Wilburys Revue

Traveling Wilburys Revue performs the music of The Traveling Wilburys, who never played live, and hits from each member – George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison,…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Friday October 11, 2024
Citywide
Avenue Q Raue Center For The Arts logo
Oct11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Avenue Q

Avenue QMusic and Lyrics By Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez Book By Jeff Whitty Directed by Joe Lehman Music Director: James Mablin September 13 –…

Friday October 11, 2024
Raue Center for the Arts
26 N. Williams St.
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