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2024 Belloween Concert
Nov1
Music & Comedy

2024 Belloween Concert

“Belloween” is an exclusive Halloween tradition of the UChicago Guild of Carillonists, who plays the 72-bell carillon at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Lit & Luz Festival
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lit & Luz Festival

Chicago’s Lit & Luz Festival returns with a fantastic roster of writers and artists from the US and Mexico. The weeklong series of free events…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
SAUCED 10 Year Anniversary Night Market
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

SAUCED 10 Year Anniversary Night Market

For the past ten years, SAUCED has welcomed hundreds of local vendors and thousands of customers to dozens of night markets throughout Chicago. To celebrate…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Half Acre Beer Co
2050 W Balmoral Ave
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Wicker Park Bucktown First Fridays Art Walk
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Wicker Park Bucktown First Fridays Art Walk

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is organizing a “First Fridays” art walk, kicking off November 1. The event features a range of galleries,…

Friday November 1, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Wicker Park
1425 N. Damen Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival: Day 3
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival: Day 3

The 2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival is a three-week celebration of Chicago’s thriving Iberoamerican dance scene. Nineteen Chicago-area groups will take part in this…

Friday November 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Free Blues Friday featuring Bear Williams Band
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Free Blues Friday featuring Bear Williams Band

Founded in Chicago in 2017, Bear Williams Trio is led by the longtime bass player and musical director of the Platinum-Selling R&B Band, “Maze Featuring…

Friday November 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
Devil’s Daughter
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Devil’s Daughter

The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Missed Call
Nov1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call

Brand new sketch comedy every week from one of Chicago’s premiere sketch teams. Each week, the Missed Call ensemble premieres — and closes— entirely new…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Oh La La!
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Oh La La!

ISABELLE GEORGES “OH LÀ Là!”- A PASSIONATE JOURNEY THROUGH THE FRENCH REPERTOIRE AND BEYOND, Featuring Special Guests Lynne Jordan and Jeff Harnar Experience the enchanting…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: South of Here Tour
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: South of Here Tour

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats reveal a brand-new series of headlining U.S. arena dates, including a performance at United Center on November 1, 2024!

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Dia de los Muertos: Spirits of the Night
Nov1
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Dia de los Muertos: Spirits of the Night

Selva at The Emily Hotel Join Selva, the chic and vibrant rooftop atop The Emily Hotel, for a celebration of Día de los Muertos on…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.Saturday November 2, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Selva
311 N Morgan St.
Improvised Sitcom
Nov1
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 November 1, 2024
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
PawPaw Rod – Doobie Mouth Tour
Nov1
Music & Comedy

PawPaw Rod – Doobie Mouth Tour

PawPaw Rod is a rapper and singer from Hawaii, known for blending rap, 60s soul, and house music. His debut single was released in 2020…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
1st Ward at Chop Shop
2033 W. North Ave
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Nov1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Voila: The Improvised Musical

iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…

Friday November 1, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Hitch*Cocktails
Nov1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hitch*Cocktails

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…

Friday November 1, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov2
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…

Saturday November 2, 2024
Citywide
Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural

Join the cast of Supernatural the longest running Sci/Fi Fantasy television series for a jam-packed weekend of events including; autographs photo ops Rob’s Spooky Chicago…

Saturday November 2, 2024
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Road
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov2
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…

Saturday November 2, 2024
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Elevating Potential: Education, Mentorship, and Growth For All!
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Elevating Potential: Education, Mentorship, and Growth For All!

We’re thrilled to announce our first in-person event since the pandemic! Haven For Divine Restoration (HFDR) presents: Elevating Potential: Education, Mentorship, and Growth For All!…

Saturday November 2, 2024
12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
College of DuPage, Health Sciences Center, Rm HSC1234
S Lambert Rd & Tallgrass Rd
Good Dress: Brittany Rogers and Kush Thompson
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Good Dress: Brittany Rogers and Kush Thompson

Celebrate the release of VS Podcast co-host Brittany Rogers’s highly anticipated debut poetry collection Good Dress, which relates formative experiences of intimacy, pleasure, and belonging growing up as a Black woman…

Saturday November 2, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Alexander Hersh + Victor Santiago Asunción
Nov2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Alexander Hersh + Victor Santiago Asunción

About the Performance A passionate multimedia artist and imaginative genre/era-blending concert curator, cellist Alexander Hersh returns to Ravinia on the heels of his debut album Absinthe and the fifth…

Saturday November 2, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Ravinia Festival
418 Sheridan Road
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