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Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave
WNDR After Dark: Femme Night Out
Mar21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

WNDR After Dark: Femme Night Out

Grab a drink and meet a new femme friend in Chicago’s favorite immersive art experience. Listen to tunes spun by a resident DJ with drinks…

Friday, March 21st
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
wndr museum
1130 W Monroe St.
Bridgeport Artist Community: Bridgeport Third Friday Art Walk
Mar21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Bridgeport Artist Community: Bridgeport Third Friday Art Walk

Join us every Third Friday of the month from 6 PM to 9 PM for a wonderful evening celebrating creativity and artistry throughout the Bridgeport area! This…

Friday, March 21st
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th St.
Teatro Zinzanni
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Black Creativity Night Out at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Mar21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Black Creativity Night Out at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Black Creativity Night Out is a 21+ event — part gallery walk, part party and all fun.  Get a unique view of the Black Creativity Juried Art…

Friday, March 21st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
The Infinite Wrench
Mar21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Center Stage at Ruth Page
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Center Stage at Ruth Page

Ruth Page Center is proud to present its annual celebration of its founder and dance icon Ruth Page’s birth (1899 – 1991), Center Stage at…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Pitch Please – mHUB Comedy Night
Mar21
Music & Comedy

Pitch Please – mHUB Comedy Night

Join mHUB and Comedy You Deserve for a night of laughter! Watch hilarious comics perform sets and pitch ridiculously shitty products for a chance to…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
mHUB
1623 W Fulton St
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Mar21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th St.
The Winter’s Tale
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Winter’s Tale

One of Shakespeare’s final plays, THE WINTER’S TALE is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy. King Leontes of Sicilia falsely accuses his wife, Hermione,…

Friday, March 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Children of Dharma
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Children of Dharma

Ragamala Dance Company returns to the Harris Theater with Children of Dharma, a new evening-length piece that builds upon decades of the company’s pioneering work. Centering…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Mar21
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.…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Fool for Love
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fool for Love

In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bach in the City: “Bach and the Venetians”
Mar21
Music & Comedy

Bach in the City: “Bach and the Venetians”

Bach in the City, successor to the Chicago area’s long-running Bach Week Festival, will present “Bach and the Venetians,” the new organization’s inaugural concert program,…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Church
1010 West Webster Avenue
A Raisin in the Sun
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Betrayal
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Funny, Like an Abortion”
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Funny, Like an Abortion”

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE),  located at 1650 W. Foster Ave, in collaboration with Fat Theater Project will present Funny Like an Abortion March 10 –…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
1650 W Foster Ave
Redtwist Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus

CHICAGO – Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces an original adaption of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, by Artistic Director of Development Dusty Brown, Caroline Kidwell and Jordan…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Lifespan of a Fact”
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Lifespan of a Fact”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present The Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell and directed by Oil…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Splash Hatch on the E Going Down
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Splash Hatch on the E Going Down

Definition Theatre presents: Splash Hatch on the E Going Down by Kia Corthron directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce Onstage March 14 – April 13, 2025 Definition…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Definition Theatre
1160 E 55th St.
Hedda Gabler
Mar21
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…

Friday, March 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Devil’s Daughter
Mar21
Music & Comedy

Devil’s Daughter

The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…

Friday, March 21st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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