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Lincoln String Quartet at Northeastern Illinois University
Nov17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lincoln String Quartet at Northeastern Illinois University

Experience an enchanting afternoon with the Lincoln String Quartet as it performs two masterworks. Mozart’s String Quartet, renowned for its intricate beauty, forms a cornerstone…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Salme Harju Steinberg Fine Arts Center
3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Book of Me
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Book of Me

Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Theater Presents: DOGS

Red Theater presents a dazzling, grotesque, hysterical debut by acclaimed local playwright Hanna Kime. It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Adverses
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Adverses

  Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark—maid to “America’s Little Sweetie Pie” Gloria…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Daniil Trifonov
Nov17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Daniil Trifonov

Launching his tenure as the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence, Daniil Trifonov shows why he’s “arguably the mightiest of the under-40 generation of superstar pianists” (The New York…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
THE COMEDIANS
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

THE COMEDIANS

Two comedians walk into a comedy club… it’s the start of a bad joke and a serious relationship. Chauncy and Nsaku are both comedians and…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Following the career of an African American actress as she navigates Hollywood, this play is both harrowing and hilarious, eye-opening and up-lifting. BY THE WAY,…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Daniil Trifonov
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Daniil Trifonov

Launching his tenure as the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence, Daniil Trifonov shows why he’s arguably the mightiest of the under-40 generation of superstar pianists (The New York…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Seven Guitars
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Seven Guitars

The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12…

Sunday November 17, 2024
4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
Nov17
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lincoln Park Zoolights

Celebrate three decades of priceless holiday memories as Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ZooLights Presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ returns for its 30th year this November. This beloved staple of…

Sunday November 17, 2024
4:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lincoln Park Zoo
N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy
Neon Gardens Opens New Chicago Bears Themed Patio
Nov17
Sports & Recreation

Neon Gardens Opens New Chicago Bears Themed Patio

Neon Gardens, Lincoln Park’s newest hotspot for New York-style pizza, introduces the Chicago Bears Patio Pop-Up experience, now open to celebrate game days and showcase…

Sunday November 17, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Neon Gardens
2576 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets
Nov17
Sunday November 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
A Beautiful Noise
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

HE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICON Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL…

Sunday November 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Nov17
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,…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Nov17
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available now through Oct.…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Boy Gets Girl
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
It’s Just Jokes Comedy Showcase
Nov17
Music & Comedy

It’s Just Jokes Comedy Showcase

Come join us for the first ever It’s Just Jokes Comedy showcase at Chief O’Neill’s. We have a line-up of some of the best comedians…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chief O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant
3471 N. Elston Ave.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Falsettos
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Don Toliver – Psycho Tour
Nov17
Music & Comedy

Don Toliver – Psycho Tour

Multi-Platinum superstar Don Toliver /w special guest Teezo Touchdown will perform live at Credit Union 1 Arena on Nov. 17, 2024.

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Credit Union 1 Arena
525 S Racine Ave
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
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