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Evanston Art Center’s 23nd Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo
The Evanston Art Center is proud to present the 23rd annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo, featuring one-of-a-kind pieces of work by over 160 selected…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
A Tragedy of Religious Fanaticism and Outta Here
A Tragedy of Religious Fanaticism and Outta Here will be exhibited in the Second Floor Gallery of the Art Center. The opening reception is free…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party
Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration…
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…
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…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The House That Will Not Stand
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Christmas Carol
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you…
Theatre & Performing Arts
That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party!
It’s an annual holiday tradition! PlayMakers Laboratory’s is pleased to welcome back its original sketch show That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party! Playing five performances only…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Taming of the Shrew
Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dorian
DORIAN is a thrilling, queer-forward remix of Oscar Wilde’s timeless tale, brought to life in this bold and visually stunning stage adaptation by Phoebe Eclair-Powell and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Much Ado About Nothing
Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice is living it up as a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Lamentations for Peace
The brand new holiday show by breakout artist Kia S. Smith features her acclaimed and versatile South Chicago Dance Theatre dancers along with live musical…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Who’s Holiday! at Theater Wit
Christmas Day is in our grasp. Why the vodka? Glad you asked! The tot from The Grinch has grown, you see! She’s cursing and drinking,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Long Christmas Dinner
THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER – nine decades long in just one 75-minute act – showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Rapornzel
An adult pantomime by Tom Whalley, author of last season’s THROBBIN WOOD. Many years ago, the King and Queen of a far off kingdom were…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
November 7 – December 7 | The Den Theatre written by Stephanie Alison Walker directed by Nathan Dale Short assistant direction by Emma Leeper You…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
You think you know your friends, your neighbors, your spouse; but what happens when you suddenly find out they have a garage full of guns?…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again
Clownshow is proud to present Blake Montgomery in his award-winning solo production Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again, at Theater Wit, 1229 W.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party!
It’s an annual holiday tradition! PlayMakers Laboratory’s is pleased to welcome back its original sketch show That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party! Playing five performances only…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Welcome to The Laugh Factory – Chicago, where Chicago’s Best Stand Up will be performing live on July 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Get ready…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
You better watch out, you better not cry, because “The Queens of Christmas” (Entertainment Weekly) are coming to Chicago with a brand new edition of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Amadeus
Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Wheel of Improv
Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!)…
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