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Theatre & Performing Arts
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance
Presented by the Department of Music and The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company. The best-known and most loved of all Gilbert and Sullivan works (at least…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Raisin in the Sun
New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Betrayal
Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal…
Theatre & Performing Arts
RE:MEMBER – A Night of Contemporary Skating
American Ice Theatre Performance Series | Cleveland & Chicago For the first time ever, American Ice Theatre brings its groundbreaking re:member contemporary skating performance to…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Treewhispers Exhibition
Treewhispers is an ongoing international collaboration celebrating the profound connection between trees and humanity through handmade paper and artistic exploration. Participants contribute handmade paper rounds…
Theatre & Performing Arts
One Party Consent
Trust is tricky. You enter working relationships and it’s unprofessional not to offer it. When you feel your trust challenged, you convince yourself that you’re…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Returning to their Chicago home, the illustrious 65-year strong company brings incredible show-stopping performances. Experience the latest premieres, contemporary favorites, and beloved masterpieces that are…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Ravensburger Puzzle Race – Snakes & Lattes Chicago
Compete for prizes! Come and try to win the puzzle contest with your friends! Join us every second Sunday of the month from 3PM to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Tesman returns from her honeymoon to the brutal banality of domestic life: an agonizingly bland husband; a living room full of dying flowers; and…
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…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Evanston Art Center: Jack Austin | Spiritual Journey
The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to our upcoming exhibition, Jack Austin | Spiritual Journey. The exhibition will be on…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
The Chicago Women of Color Puppetry and Performing Arts Fringe Festival
The Chicago Women of Color Puppetry and Performing Arts Fringe Festival 2025 celebrates its first year at the Zhou B Art Center, 4th Floor Women…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Today’s Specials
Today’s Specials is a variety show hosted by Asian Takeout Improv, featuring Chicago’s best comedians, musicians, performers and improvisers. We strive to highlight comedians and…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Juan Habichuela Nieto y Juan Carmona at the 2025 Chicago Flamenco Festival
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the multi-cultural art form of flamenco, Chicago Flamenco Festival returns to the Instituto Cervantes Chicago, celebrating its XXIII…
Music & Comedy
Aziz Ansari – Hypothetical Tour
Award winning comedian, actor, director, and writer Aziz Ansari will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on Mar. 9, 2025.
Theatre & Performing Arts
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Raisin in the Sun
New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through March 30th due…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Two hundred fifty one days
Two hundred fifty one days, a solo exhibition by Bryana Bibbs, is an artist’s exploration of loss, ancestry, time, and memory. The show’s title references…
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