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Make Pasta With Chef Janet At a Local Brewery
If fresh pasta is on your home dining menu, this in-person cooking class with Chef Janet is just for you! You’ll learn how simple it…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Cabaret Professionals presents Musical Mondays—Cities of the World
We celebrate the great cities of the world in song. Selections include the romantic, humorous, well known, and those not as familiar. Join us to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency Series
The Open Studio series is a wide variety of public engagements during each residency cohort. Open Studio events are free, informal, and open to the…
Music & Comedy
Tuesday Good Show
Showcasing some of the best performers in the city, Tuesday Good Show is a free weekly variety show hosted by Nick Bonsignore and Keller Paulson.…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
From Chicago to Paris with Love
Claudia Hommel & friends are conjuring up the Seine while looking out at the Chicago River. Let flow the Chicago sounds and Paris melodies with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Working In Concert Presents: From Chicago to Paris with Love
Claudia Hommel and friends are conjuring up the Seine while looking out at the Chicago River. Let flow the Chicago sounds and Paris melodies with…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Tours & Attractions
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Adria Ye, Piano
DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | ADRIA YE, PIANO Program Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano Leoš Janáček – In the Mists Frederic…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lexa Maxa: Lexa with an A
Opening act by Zoé Soteres with “Don’t Be So Dramatic!” Lexa Maxa is back this Chicago Cabaret Week with her band and acclaimed show Lexa…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition
Join Luminarts Cultural Foundation at The John David Mooney Foundation for the final exhibition of this year’s Visual Arts Finalists! The top scoring artists will…
Chicago Greeter InstaGreeter Walks of the Loop
InstaGreeter Downtown walks Looking for a quick and easy way to see downtown Chicago’s top sights? Let InstaGreeter take you on a free hour-long guided…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
3rd Fridays Free Admission Night
Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm! The tour will start at 6:00 pm…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk
The “First Fridays Art Walk,” organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, welcomes art enthusiasts to explore the neighborhoods’ vibrant arts scene. All…
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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days
Step into history at the Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days! The Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days is arriving May 17~18, 2025 with a station full…
Chicago Greeter InstaGreeter Walks of the Loop
InstaGreeter Downtown walks Looking for a quick and easy way to see downtown Chicago’s top sights? Let InstaGreeter take you on a free hour-long guided…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Case
Step into the heart of a high-stakes trial with The Jury Experience in Chicago. In this live theater show, you are the jury—the power to deliver justice…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Freedom From and Freedom To
Freedom From and Freedom To is an exploration and celebration of artistic circumstance. Movement and sound improvisors from all around Chicago gather in front of…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Wolff’s Flea Market Opening Day
Wolff’s Flea Market announces opening day April 20, 2025. Join us for our 34th season outdoors at the Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Sundays 6am-2pm through October…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days
Step into history at the Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days! The Fourth Annual Pullman Railroad Days is arriving May 17~18, 2025 with a station full…
Chicago Greeter InstaGreeter Walks of the Loop
InstaGreeter Downtown walks Looking for a quick and easy way to see downtown Chicago’s top sights? Let InstaGreeter take you on a free hour-long guided…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
The Indoor Farmers Market at Water Tower Place
Date/Time: Sundays, 12pm – 4pm, from January 12th through Sunday, March 30th Location: Water Tower Place (835 N. Michigan Ave), Level 4 Description: Chicago’s Water Tower Place has…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Stitching Stories: Quilting Trunk Treasures
A trunk show is a special presentation of quilts that honors the rich traditions, cultural significance, and artistic practices of quilting. In this intimate gathering,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
The Farmer at The Green
The Farmer at The Green, presented by BMO, is a downtown Chicago farmers market. Shop for fresh, seasonal produce and locally made products from Chicago-based…
Music & Comedy
Tuesday Good Show
Showcasing some of the best performers in the city, Tuesday Good Show is a free weekly variety show hosted by Nick Bonsignore and Keller Paulson.…
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