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Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Aug26
Sports & Recreation

Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics Game: 6:10 pm CDT

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Guaranteed Rate Field
333 W 35th St
Darby Jack: Giblets and Other Entrails
Aug26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Darby Jack: Giblets and Other Entrails

Darby Jack Giblets and Other Entrails The Sacristy Gallery July 21, 2023 to September 2, 2023 “Darby Jack is a Birmingham, Alabama born artist whose…

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland
Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) in partnership with Cuerdas Clásicas, AfriCaribe, and the Chicago Philharmonic present Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico…

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph Street
Viy: Disposophobia
Aug26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Viy: Disposophobia

Viy Disposophobia Slemmons Gallery July 21, 2023 to September 2, 2023 Disposophobia: the selfish acquisition of items and failure to use or discard them. Though…

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland
The Infinite Wrench
Aug26
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…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Leanne Morgan: Just Getting Started Tour 2023
Aug26
Music & Comedy

Leanne Morgan: Just Getting Started Tour 2023

Comedian Leanne Morgan will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on August 26 at 7:00PM.

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Spongebob Musical
Aug26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Spongebob Musical

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Jay Pharoah: Special Taping at the Den Theatre
Aug26
Music & Comedy

Jay Pharoah: Special Taping at the Den Theatre

The Den Theatre is pleased to host comedian Jay Pharoah . Jay will perform live shows on August 26, 2023  at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:15 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Clued In
Aug26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
as though your body were right
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

as though your body were right

This work is an invitation to confront the bodiliness of being human. It is a shared experience of the vulnerability of being a body, and…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Make Do
2210 West Morse
Vaguely Familiar
Aug26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Vaguely Familiar

From the US Improv Team comes an original sketch and improv revue at the Cornservatory! Join us for four spectacular shows chalked full of adventure,…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Gay Card
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gay Card

GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
La Femme Bohème
Aug26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

La Femme Bohème

Two Chicago based companies Ouroboros Opera and The Valkyrie Ensemble will join forces to produce the Chicago Premiere of La Femme Bohème – the beloved…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Women and Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St.
The 39 Steps
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 39 Steps

This fast-paced, family friendly whodunit is based on the novel by John Buchan and the Hitchcock movie by the same name but told with more…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
The Innocence of Seduction
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Innocence of Seduction

The second play in Mark Pracht’s projected “Four-Color Trilogy” of plays set during the early years of the comic book industry, The Innocence of Seduction…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Kinky Boots
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical.…

Saturday August 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
McGrath Family Center for Performing Arts (1100 Laramie Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091)
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center | 1100 Laramie Ave
In The Back/On The Floor
Aug26
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…

Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Ingress by Carissa Lee
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ingress by Carissa Lee

Blackness is a chameleon. In ways micro and macro. In ways personal and societal. ingress asks how we enter an afro future; years from now and in…

Lincoln Park

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Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
50 Shades of Gay – 8th Anniversary!
Aug26
Music & Comedy

50 Shades of Gay – 8th Anniversary!

Join Ike Avelli and his fabulous guests as they celebrate the 8th Anniversary of 50 Shades of Gay with a night of comedy, music, drag,…

Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 North Southport Avenue
Improvised Jane Austen
Aug26
Music & Comedy

Improvised Jane Austen

Improvised Jane Austen tells a tale, on the spot, in the style of the most beloved 19th century authoress. In each original story, you may…

Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
MJ-The Musical
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Disco Dueling Pianos Party at The Original Mother’s
Aug26
Aug27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Disco Dueling Pianos Party at The Original Mother’s

The Original Mother’s will host a Disco Party on Saturday, August 26th, from 8pm to 5am. Guests are invited to break out their favorite disco…

Saturday August 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.Sunday August 27, 2023
5:00 a.m.
The Original Mother’s
26 W Division St
Navy Pier Fireworks
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Navy Pier Fireworks

Chicago’s favorite sky spectacle showWednesday nights at 9pm and Saturday nights at 10pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Find a spot anywhere…

Saturday August 26, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
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