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Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes

Now in its 14th year, Bible Bingo is a long-running comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of The Factory’s 28th season, Party at the Pantheon:…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Improvised Sitcom
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Sitcom

Cue the laugh track- it’s a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same ‘ol wacky…

Friday, May 3rd
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Marché Privé
May4
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Marché Privé

Marché Privé, a curated luxury pop-up market, is proud to announce its inaugural event celebrating Chicago’s BIPOC creative entrepreneurs. Scheduled to coincide with Derby Day,…

Saturday, May 4th
10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. W
Marché Privé
May4
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Marché Privé

Marché Privé, a curated luxury pop-up market, is proud to announce its inaugural event celebrating Chicago’s BIPOC creative entrepreneurs. Scheduled to coincide with Derby Day,…

Saturday, May 4th
10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. W
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers
May4
Saturday, May 4th
1:20 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison Street
Someone Dies! Microbudget Filmmaking Q&A and Screening
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Someone Dies! Microbudget Filmmaking Q&A and Screening

Houston film collective, Monster Closet, will host an educational screening of feature film: Someone Dies! at The Annoyance Theatre and Bar on Saturday, May 4th…

Saturday, May 4th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Late Nite Catechism
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Saturday, May 4th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
May4
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, May 4th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
WZRD 50th Anniversary Party
May4
Music & Comedy

WZRD 50th Anniversary Party

WZRD 88.3 FM, Northeastern’s radio station, first signed on-air 50 years ago on Monday, July 8, 1974. To commemorate these last five decades of broadcasting,…

Saturday, May 4th
7:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Martyrs’
3855 North Lincoln Avenue
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
May4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, May 4th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Clued In
May4
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, May 4th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
BIG LOVE
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
In The Back/On The Floor
May4
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, May 4th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Cut to the Chase
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cut to the Chase

Annual festival of new of new one act plays, this year celebrating the theme “Face to Face.” These seven one-acts plays are each built around…

Saturday, May 4th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Nana
May4
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…

Saturday, May 4th
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes

Now in its 14th year, Bible Bingo is a long-running comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret…

Saturday, May 4th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of The Factory’s 28th season, Party at the Pantheon:…

Saturday, May 4th
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
May4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday, May 4th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May5
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…

Sunday, May 5th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
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