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ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS
Oct18
Apr30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS

Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture proudly welcomes legendary Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator/wife James Deakins (aka ‘Team Deakins’)…

Friday October 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.Wednesday April 30, 2025
4:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Once Upon a Symphony: The Little Red Hen
Dec7
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Once Upon a Symphony: The Little Red Hen

A cat, dog and mouse all turn down the Little Red Hen’s requests for help planting wheat, grinding flour and baking bread – and are…

Saturday December 7, 2024
10:00 a.m.Saturday February 1, 2025
10:00 a.m.
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan19
Jan22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Sunday, January 19thWednesday, January 22nd

League of Chicago Theatres
Jan20
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Monday, January 20thThursday, January 23rd

League of Chicago Theatres
Jan21
Jan24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Tuesday, January 21stFriday, January 24th

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Jan22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Wednesday, January 22nd
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan22
Jan25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Wednesday, January 22ndSaturday, January 25th

Alice in Wonderland
Jan22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Wednesday, January 22nd
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Come From Away
Jan22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come From Away

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable…

Wednesday, January 22nd
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Wednesday, January 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Jan22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, January 22nd
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Thursday, January 23rd
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan23
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Thursday, January 23rdSunday, January 26th

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College

This musical retells the story of the classic fairy tale.  The King & Queen are hosting a party to announce the arrival of the new…

Thursday, January 23rd
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Thursday, January 23rd
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Thursday, January 23rd
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Fat Ham
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Thursday, January 23rd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jan23
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…

Thursday, January 23rd
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Teatro Zinzanni
Jan23
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…

Thursday, January 23rd
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Come From Away
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come From Away

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable…

Thursday, January 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Chicago International Puppet Festival: Hungry Garden
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago International Puppet Festival: Hungry Garden

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present: Free…

Thursday, January 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 E. 60th St.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Thursday, January 23rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Thursday, January 23rd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Thursday, January 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
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