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Tommy Gun's Garage

Date: Fri., May. 24, 8:15 p.m.

Dining

Known as the longest running interactive dinner show, Tommy Gun's Garage features gangsters and flappers performing a musical comedy revue set in a 1929 Chicago... READ MORE

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Date: Fri., May. 24, 11 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret Coquettes perform a burlesque revue with live comedic musical accompaniment. Also features guest acrobatic, musical and magic acts. READ MORE

Deep Space Adventure: The Searcher

Date: Fri., May. 24, 10:15 a.m.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

Kids & Family

Explore the recently revamped Grainger Sky Theater during a 25-minute show written by science fiction author Nick Sagan, which takes the audience on a journey t... READ MORE

Million Dollar Quartet

Date: Fri., May. 24, 8 p.m.

Apollo Theater

Theater

A musical recreation of the legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session that featured Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. ... READ MORE

Fashion and the Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto

Date: Fri., May. 24, 9 a.m.

Field Museum

Museum/Zoo

This exhibit looks at clothing from around the world and throughout history as selected by Chicago fashion designer Maria Pinto. See a rain coat made of seal in... READ MORE

Head of Passes

Date: Fri., May. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

Set at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the production tells the story of a family planning a surprise birthday party that gets interrupted by a dark and sho... READ MORE

The Coral King

Date: Sat., May. 25, 2 p.m.

Merle Reskin Theatre

Kids & Family

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences performs an original fairy tale about mermaids, a blue cat, an acro... READ MORE

What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You: A Chicago Review

Date: Fri., May. 24, 8 p.m.

Up Comedy Club

Comedy

The Second City performs 52 classic scenes that poke fun at life in Chicago. READ MORE

Go Hug Yourself

Date: Sat., May. 25, 10:30 p.m.

Donny's Skybox Theatre

Comedy

This Second City sketch comedy show, written by Lizzie Cross and Seth Zimmerman and directed by Teri Jo Rask and Carrie Vrabel, tackles dating, work, marriage a... READ MORE

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Paddy Long's

Date: Fri., May. 24, 6 p.m.

Paddy Long's

Bar/Club

The bar taps a handful of craft beers throughout the week. May 17: Oskar Blue May 20: Off Color and Metropolitan May 23: Perennial, Boulevard and Second Shift ... READ MORE

It's All Fun and Games ... Until Someone Dies

Date: Sat., May. 25, 11:59 p.m.

Donny's Skybox Theatre

Comedy

Ashley Schulter, Damon Royster, Jamie Burns and John Deger write and perform a sketch show with dark themes. READ MORE

The Universe: A Walk through Space and Time

Date: Fri., May. 24, 9:30 a.m.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

Kids & Family

Explore the universe and its toughest questions with this interactive exhibit showing the universe's evolution during the past 13.7 billion years. READ MORE

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Tommy Gun's Garage

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Deep Space Adventure: The Searcher

Million Dollar Quartet

Fashion and the Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto

Head of Passes

The Coral King

What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You: A Chicago Review

Go Hug Yourself

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Paddy Long's

It's All Fun and Games ... Until Someone Dies

The Universe: A Walk through Space and Time