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Cowboy Bebop Live
Oct15
Music & Comedy

Cowboy Bebop Live

3, 2, 1, let’s jam! The Bebop Bounty Big Band brings together storytelling and high-octane jazz like you’ve never seen before. Cowboy Bebop LIVE is…

Tuesday October 15, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Ave.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct16
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…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
Citywide
The Last Wide Open
Oct16
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…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Into The Woods
Oct16
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…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
First Date Oil Lamp Theater logo
Oct16
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…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center
Oct16
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 16, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
Oct16
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 16, 2024
11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Gallery Opening Reception: desde afuera. rapid. chaotic.
Oct16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Gallery Opening Reception: desde afuera. rapid. chaotic.

desde afuera. rapid. chaotic. is a weeklong gallery exhibition dedicated to celebrating the rich history of the Chicago punk scene. Curated by Maya Ortiz Saucedo,…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Grounded Studios
2570 South Harding Avenue #Suite 111
DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | SOHUI YUN, VIOLA AND SUNMI HAN, PIANO
Oct16
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | SOHUI YUN, VIOLA AND SUNMI HAN, PIANO

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | SOHUI YUN, VIOLA SUNMI HAN, PIANO   Program Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 variations on “Bei Mannern,” WoO 46…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
The Thorn at Auditorium Theatre
Oct16
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Thorn at Auditorium Theatre

The Thorn tells the epic story of God’s love for the world and the spiritual battle for all humanity. Often described as cirque meets the…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
SHE’S ALIVE! The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago
Oct16
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 16, 2024
7:29 p.m.8:29 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Chicago’s Late Night Talk Show
Oct16
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Late Night Talk Show

“The Not That Late Show” is a POC and Queer-led late night style talk show with an ensemble cast of Chicago comedians who create new…

Wednesday October 16, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct17
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 17, 2024
Citywide
Avenue Q Raue Center For The Arts logo
Oct17
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 17, 2024
Raue Center for the Arts
26 N. Williams St.
The Last Wide Open
Oct17
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 17, 2024
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Into The Woods
Oct17
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 17, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
First Date Oil Lamp Theater logo
Oct17
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 17, 2024
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Mozart Coronation Mass
Oct17
Oct19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mozart Coronation Mass

Join Nicholas Kraemer and four preeminent singers for a selection of Handel’s brilliant and soul-stirring vocal numbers, which explore the full spectrum of human emotions…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 a.m.Saturday October 19, 2024
7:30 a.m.
The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige at Hyde Park Art Center
Oct17
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 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
Oct17
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 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Gallery Opening Reception: desde afuera. rapid. chaotic.
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Gallery Opening Reception: desde afuera. rapid. chaotic.

desde afuera. rapid. chaotic. is a weeklong gallery exhibition dedicated to celebrating the rich history of the Chicago punk scene. Curated by Maya Ortiz Saucedo,…

Thursday October 17, 2024
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Grounded Studios
2570 South Harding Avenue #Suite 111
Tea Time Concert: Heather Wittels and Friends
Oct17
Music & Comedy

Tea Time Concert: Heather Wittels and Friends

Join us at the end of the workday for tea, cookies, and chamber music. Chamber Music Director Heather Wittels collaborates with her colleagues in a casual 45-minute concert…

Thursday October 17, 2024
4:30 p.m.
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall
1010 E. 59th St.
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct17
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 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Atonement
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
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