Chicago Events & Things to Do

Take a tour of the zoo and learn about plants that support butterfly populations. The zoo's curator of horticulture also teaches guests how to grow and host the... READ MORE

Salsa at the Zoo

Date: Thu., Jul. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

Learn how to dance salsa (accompanied by live music) from a professional instructor. Food and drink are available for purchase. READ MORE

Zoo Gardens Series: Natives

Date: Sat., Jul. 27, 9 a.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

The zoo's horticulturists discuss native Midwestern flowers in a short presentation and then take guests on a walk of the zoo's grounds. READ MORE

Wine and Wildflowers Garden Party

Date: Wed., Jul. 31, 5:30 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

Raise money for the zoo's gardens through an evening of wine, small bites, live music and more. READ MORE

The Polyphonic Spree

Date: Mon., Jul. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Park West

Concert

Why Are You Not Rich Yet?

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Gorilla Tango Theatre

Comedy

In this 50-minute mock seminar, money expert Michael Vince Parker motivates audience members to take his advice on how to become rich. READ MORE

Caligula

Date: Sat., Jun. 22, 3 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

Organic Theater Company performs Albert Camus' play about a young emperor transformed by tragedy. READ MORE

The Emigrants

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

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

Organic Theater Company presents Slawomir Mrozek’s bitterly ironic play about two impoverished exiles from an unnamed European country. READ MORE

Movies in the Parks: 'Hotel Transylvania'

Date: Tue., Aug. 13

Trebes Park

Film

The 2012 animated film, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez, is about Dracula operating a high-end resort an... READ MORE

A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 9 p.m.

Gorilla Tango Theatre

Theater

Take a kitschy trip back in time to the land of Princess Leia, gold bikinis, low-budget special effects and bad '70s haircuts in this sexy, funny spin on the cl... READ MORE

Hot Town, Dumber in the City

Date: Fri., Jun. 28, 10:30 p.m.

Donny's Skybox Theatre

Theater

Take a break from the humid Chicago weather to watch this satirical production about life, love and relationships. READ MORE

Southern Baptist Sissies

Date: Thu., Jun. 20, 7:30 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

Ludicrous Theater performs a production about four gay boys who grow up in the Southern Baptist Church and how it affects their relationship with their sexualit... READ MORE

Belleville

Date: Thu., Jun. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

Expats Zack and Abby are enjoying their life in Belleville, France until a series of unexpected events make them question their idyllic life together. READ MORE

Annie Bosh is Missing

Date: Wed., Jul. 31, 8 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

When a 22-year-old young girl from Houston leaves rehab post-Hurricane Katrina, she struggles to find her way and the connections she needs to survive. READ MORE

The Gospel of Franklin

Date: Fri., Aug. 2, 8 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

When working-class black man Franklin - a fervent believer in god - finds himself in need of help, his son William turns out to be the person who rescues him. READ MORE

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Get off the Couch

The Comedy Evening

The Comedy Evening

Amadou and Mariam

Colin Hay

Gardens for Butterflies

Salsa at the Zoo

Zoo Gardens Series: Natives

Wine and Wildflowers Garden Party

The Polyphonic Spree

Why Are You Not Rich Yet?

Caligula

The Emigrants

Movies in the Parks: 'Hotel Transylvania'

A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque

Hot Town, Dumber in the City

Southern Baptist Sissies

Belleville

Annie Bosh is Missing

The Gospel of Franklin