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LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Oct17
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 October 17, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Tea Time Concert: Heather Wittels and Friends
Oct17
Music & Comedy

Tea Time Concert: Heather Wittels and Friends

Join us at the end of the workday for tea, cookies, and chamber music. Chamber Music Director Heather Wittels collaborates with her colleagues in a casual 45-minute concert…

Thursday October 17, 2024
4:30 p.m.
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall
1010 E. 59th St.
Neon Gardens Opens New Chicago Bears Themed Patio
Oct17
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…

Thursday October 17, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Neon Gardens
2576 N. Lincoln Ave
Artist Talk & Reception with David Levinthal
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Artist Talk & Reception with David Levinthal

Meet the artist and explore David Levinthal’s intimate portraits of dolls that reveal the hidden desires and cultural myths shaping American sexuality. Intimate Alchemy: David Levinthal’s…

Thursday October 17, 2024
5:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington
1201 E 7th St
More Light!: Fall Exhibition Opening with Aram Saroyan
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

More Light!: Fall Exhibition Opening with Aram Saroyan

Join us for a talk with Aram Saroyan and Luftwerk Studio principals Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero to celebrate the opening of the exhibition More Light!. The…

Thursday October 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Cuca Cucina Pop-Up Dinner
Oct17
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Cuca Cucina Pop-Up Dinner

Tutore, is teaming up with Cuca Cucina, a culinary program offering cooking classes for young adults with special needs, for a pop-up dinner on October…

Thursday October 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Tutore Italian Cooking School
2755 W Belmont Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct17
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 October 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
DOVEWHETHER – Halloween Live Show
Oct17
Music & Comedy

DOVEWHETHER – Halloween Live Show

Welcome to the live Show We are having a podcast live episode On this occasion we will be covering The Untamed (2016). It is a…

Thursday October 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
O’s Tap
2044 North Western Ave
2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival: Day One
Oct17
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival: Day One

The 2nd Annual Chicago Latino Dance Festival is a three-week celebration of Chicago’s thriving Iberoamerican dance scene. Nineteen Chicago-area groups will take part in this…

Thursday October 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show
Oct17

Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show

Looking for your next love story or a fun way to meet your next hookup? Sick of meeting people on the apps and looking for…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Season One
Oct17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Season One

Leave your streaming services at home and come binge watch sketch comedy written by some of Chicago’s top sketch writers and performers. Every show will…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Oct17
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 October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That

CHICAGO – The Conspirators present a retooling of Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Otherworld Theatre
3914 N Clark St
Film Screening & Conversation: The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
Oct17
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Film Screening & Conversation: The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)

Film and photography fans alike are invited to join Roger and James Deakins at the Athenaeum Center for a rare series of public events launching…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Oct17
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 October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Elvira
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elvira

Elvira tells the story of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant, single mother, worker and eventual activist. Fearing deportation, Elvira takes sanctuary for a year in…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
St. Agustine’s College
1345 W. Argyle St.
Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!

Elsa Lanchester, best known today as the iconic Bride of Frankenstein, was twice- Oscar nominated, appearing in such films as Mary Poppins, Witness for the…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Dumb and Drummer
Oct17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dumb and Drummer

Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Oct17
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 October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Oct17
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.…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
The Gift Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog at Filament Theatre
Oct17
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Gift Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog at Filament Theatre

CHICAGO – The Gift Theatre, is proud to present Topdog/Underdog, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Shanésia Davis, September 12 – October 20, at…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Edgar Arceneaux, Until, Until, Until . . .
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Edgar Arceneaux, Until, Until, Until . . .

Edgar Arceneaux is a contemporary artist working in Los Angeles, whose primary materials are histories and memories marred by gaps in logic, clichés, and erasures.…

Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks
Oct17
Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
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