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Mop & Bucket Blues
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mop & Bucket Blues

“Mop and Bucket Blues” examines the importance of sports and creative arts programming by bringing awareness to Chicago’s inner city gun violence, poverty, food insecurity,…

Thursday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S South Chicago Ave
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Soldier’s Tale
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Soldier’s Tale

Overview Step into the engrossing world of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale — a Faustian fable about a soldier-fiddler who makes a pact with the devil — in…

Thursday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:40 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Gaslight”
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Gaslight”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present Gaslight (Angel Street), October 2 – November 2, by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Susan Gorman at Oil…

Thursday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Improvsed DCOM
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvsed DCOM

Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Dutchman
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dutchman

A searing examination of race, power, and social expectation, this explosive classic of American theatre surges with racial tension and sexual politics. Keith Surney revives…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Wolfman of Wrigleyville – Horror Comedy Play
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Wolfman of Wrigleyville – Horror Comedy Play

This 70-minute comedy set in 1927 follows an investigative journalist and her ex-girlfriend, a private eye, as they look into a series of murders that…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
wyrd
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

wyrd

Three ageless, timeless, deathless sisters in a basement in Bushwick One of them falls in love Another falls in hate The third tries to keep…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Book of Will
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Book of Will

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “The Mark”
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “The Mark”

 Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) is proud to present the world premiere of The Mark, October 11 – November 22 at The Edge Theater,…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Chicago Comedy Hour
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Comedy Hour

The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in…

Thursday, October 23rd
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Donny’s Skybox
230 W North Ave
Windy City Laughs at The Comedy Bar
Oct23
Music & Comedy

Windy City Laughs at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage 🎤 @360ComedyNetwork presents Windy City Laughs!…

Thursday, October 23rd
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Oct23
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Best Stand Up

Welcome to The Laugh Factory – Chicago, where Chicago’s Best Stand Up will be taking the stage on October 23, 2025, at 9:00 PM. Get…

Thursday, October 23rd
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Laugh Factory
175 N Broadway
Sketch Playlist
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…

Thursday, October 23rd
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
The Sound of Music
Oct24
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Sound of Music

For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic…

Friday, October 24th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Pumpkin Lights & Playful Frights
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Pumpkin Lights & Playful Frights

Step into WNDR this October for a seasonal spectacle like never before. Celebrate fall fun at WNDR Museum next month where treats, surprises, entertainment and…

Friday, October 24th
wndr museum
1130 W Monroe St.
Underground MISadventure at Field Museum
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Underground MISadventure at Field Museum

Limited Run: October 3–November 2 | Included with an All-Access Pass Non-Chicago – $43; Chicago – $34 Something strange is stirring beneath the Field Museum.…

Friday, October 24th
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Oct24
Oct25
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…

Friday, October 24th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, October 25th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form

Evanston Art Center 2025 Exhibition: CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form EXHIBITION DATES: September 27 – November 9, 2025 OPENING…

Friday, October 24th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St
The Forgotten Lives Project
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Forgotten Lives Project

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to The Forgotten Lives Project   “I’m a digital collage artist and photographer and…

Friday, October 24th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St
Charting Imaginary Worlds: Why Fantasy and Games Are Inseparable
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Charting Imaginary Worlds: Why Fantasy and Games Are Inseparable

From Dungeons & Dragons to The Witcher, fantasy has long been a popular theme for games. But the relationship between fantasy and games is longer…

Friday, October 24th
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
By A Thread: Nature’s Resilience
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

By A Thread: Nature’s Resilience

By A Thread: Nature’s Resilience dives into the science of biodiversity and what it takes to protect it—showcasing the research, conservation, and education work happening…

Friday, October 24th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Living in the Shade: Open Space and Public Housing
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Living in the Shade: Open Space and Public Housing

This exhibition at the National Public Housing Museum explores the role of open space—large lawns and tenant gardens, paved paths and play spaces, shady seating…

Friday, October 24th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
National Public Housing Museum
919 S. Ada St.
Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360

Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360 provides a panoramic view through history and truth, inviting visitors of all backgrounds to witness stories of survival, ask questions, and reflect…

Friday, October 24th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360
360 N State St
Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit
Oct24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit

Good grief! Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang at Chicago Children’s Museum! Step into Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit and be transported into…

Friday, October 24th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Children’s Museum
700 E. Grand Ave.
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