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Lost in the Trees

Date: Mon., Apr. 2, 7 p.m.

Schubas Tavern

Concert

Poor Moon. READ MORE

Southport Farmers Market

Date: Sat., Jun. 22, 8 a.m.

Blaine School

Fair/Festival

As one of Chicago's many outdoor Farmers Markets, this event takes place weekly until the end of the summer and features some of the Midwest's best fresh produc... READ MORE

Trivia Night at Waterhouse

Date: Wed., Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Waterhouse Tavern & Grill

Bar/Club

Get a group of friends together for an evening of trivia while enjoying half price glasses and bottles of wine. READ MORE

Trivia Night at Temple Bar

Date: Wed., Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

The Temple Bar

Bar/Club

Test your knowledge of random facts while enjoying $8 steak sandwiches and $4 Revolution and Half Acre pints. READ MORE

Trivia Night at Bridget McNeill's

Date: Wed., Jan. 30, 8:30 p.m.

Bridget McNeill's Grill and Pub

Bar/Club

Give your brain a mental workout while enjoying $4 Summit and Bell's drafts. READ MORE

Northalsted Market Days

Date: Sat., Aug. 10, 11 a.m.

NorthHaulsted Market Days

Fair/Festival

Located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison, the annual festival draws over 100,000 guests. Taste a variety of dishes and drinks from over 400 vendors, liste... READ MORE

Chicago Pride Fest

Date: Sat., Jun. 22, 11 a.m.

Halsted Street and Waveland Avenue

Fair/Festival

A warm-up to Sunday's iconic Pride Parade, the 11th annual GLBT community celebration includes live music on two stages, a pet parade (Sunday), food and drink v... READ MORE

Chicago Women's Funny Festival

Date: Thu., Jun. 6, 8 p.m.

Stage 773

Comedy

Celebrate stand-up, sketch, solo, vaudeville, improv, musical comedy and more performed by local and national female comedians. READ MORE

Teenage Bottlerocket

Date: Fri., Jul. 26, 10 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Concert

Naughty Nostalgia

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

Stage 773

Theater

Burlesque company Vaudezilla performs a show about the things we loved when we were younger with a different headliner each week including Red Rum (May 4), Trix... READ MORE

Craig Shoemaker

Date: Thu., Jun. 20, 8 p.m.

Laugh Factory

Comedy

The XM Radio host and comedian, known for his “Daditude” Showtime special and The Lovemaster character, performs stand-up. READ MORE

Mortified Chicago

Date: Sat., Jun. 8, 7 p.m.

Schubas Tavern

Bar/Club

Annette Ferrara, Connie Anderko, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Melinda McIntire and a duet of Janelle Greene and Tyler Clark read their most embarrassing and private tee... READ MORE

Chigaygo

Date: Mon., May. 27, 8 p.m.

Laugh Factory

Comedy

This event showcases LGBT and LGBT-friendly comics including Scott Duff, Jessica Halem, Archer Coe, Joel Kim Booster, Kenny DeForest and Gwen La Roka. READ MORE

The Russian Play: An Improvised Black Comedy

Date: Mon., May. 27, 10 p.m.

Studio BE

Comedy

The one-act play tells the story of a citizen's attempts to succeed in Soviet-era Russia. READ MORE

Movies in the Parks: ‘It Happened One Night’

Date: Mon., Jul. 29

Belmont Harbor

Film

The 1934 comedy, directed by Frank Capra and starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert and Walter Connolly, is about an heiress who, with the help of a reporter, ... READ MORE

Nightlands

Date: Tue., Jun. 4, 8 p.m.

Schubas Tavern

Concert

With City States. READ MORE

Story Club

Date: Thu., Jun. 6, 8 p.m.

Holiday Club

Literature

This fourth anniversary show includes comedian Mary Lorenz and writer Lauren Sivak sharing stories with the theme of vice, as well as three open mic slots. READ MORE