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Get off the Couch

Date: Wed., May. 29, 8 p.m.

The Ace Bar

Bar/Club

A monthly Nashville-style acoustic music series featuring new artists each month. READ MORE

The Comedy Evening

Date: Mon., May. 27, 9 p.m.

The Ace Bar

Bar/Club

A weekly show features local comedians, various drink specials and a post-show dance party. READ MORE

Boocoo Blues Jam

Date: Mon., May. 27, 7:30 p.m.

BooCoo Cafe

Concert

See live blues sets or sit in with the house musicians. The event concludes at 10 p.m. READ MORE

Classic Movie Mondays: Ghost

Date: Mon., Jun. 17, 7 p.m.

Paramount Theatre

Film

Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore star in the 1990 film about a man who becomes a ghost after he is killed in a mugging. READ MORE

Classic Movie Mondays: Goonies

Date: Mon., Jun. 24, 7 p.m.

Paramount Theatre

Film

A group of kids go on a wild adventure after finding a treasure map in this 1985 film. READ MORE

Old Jews Telling Jokes

Date: Tue., Sep. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Royal George Theatre Center

Comedy

Five actors tell classic and new jokes that cover everything from overbearing mothers to what happens when a rabbi, a priest and a frog walk into a bar. READ MORE

Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts

Date: Sat., Jun. 15, 10 a.m.

Piccolo Theatre

Fair/Festival

The 42-year-old fest located on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Main Street features homemade goods, crafts and food from over 250 vendors as well as live musi... READ MORE

The Sklar Brothers

Date: Thu., May. 30, 8 p.m.

Up Comedy Club

Comedy

Actors and brothers Randy and Jason Sklar, of ESPN Classic's "Cheap Seats," perform stand-up. READ MORE

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

Date: Thu., May. 23, 8 p.m.

Up Comedy Club

Comedy

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

Twilight Safari

Date: Wed., Jun. 26, 6 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

A horticulturist and zoo expert take guests on an after hours tour of the zoo, where they learn about animals' nighttime behaviors. READ MORE

Sleep Under the Skyscrapers: Outdoor Campout

Date: Fri., Jul. 5, 6 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Kids & Family

Families with children ages 5-12 bring and pitch their own tents, enjoy dinner, visit some of the zoo's animals, take part in a campfire, make s'mores and learn... READ MORE

Wine and Wildlife: Serengeti Health Initiative

Date: Wed., Jul. 17, 6 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Museum/Zoo

Snack on light hors d’oeuvres and wine (a cash bar is on site) while listening to Anna Czupryna, a field scientist from the The Serengeti Health Initiative, dis... READ MORE

The Internationalist

Date: Sat., Jun. 1, 8 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

This drama, written and directed by Erin Murray, follows an American man on a business trip abroad as it takes a turn for the worse. READ MORE

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Little Joe's

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

Little Joe's

Bar/Club

Throughout the celebratory week, the bar offers $3 Point Belgian White pints, $4 Bells pints and $4 Rogue Dead Guy Ale pints. READ MORE

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: Maria Bamford

Date: Sat., Jun. 15, 7 p.m.

Park West

Comedy

The stand-up comedian, who has guest starred on "Louie" and "The Sarah Silverman Program, performs. READ MORE

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: Artie Lange

Date: Sat., Jun. 15, 9:30 p.m.

Park West

Comedy

The comedian, known for his roles on "The Howard Stern Show" and "MADtv" performs. READ MORE

The Pride

Date: Thu., Jun. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Victory Gardens Theater

Theater

About Face Theatre tells the progression of the gay rights movement over the last 50 years through a dual story line - one about a closeted married man in 1958 ... READ MORE

H.M.S. Pinafore

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

Cahn Auditorium

Theater

Light Opera Works theater company performs Gilbert and Sullivan's classic musical comedy set at sea about a captain's daughter who falls for a sailor when she i... READ MORE

Movies in the Parks: ‘The Wiz’

Date: Sun., Aug. 25

Oz Park

Film

The 1978 musical, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Nipsey Russell, is an adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" capturing the essen... READ MORE

Chvrches

Date: Mon., Jun. 10, 8 p.m.

Lincoln Hall

Concert

With Still Corners. READ MORE

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Events

Get off the Couch

The Comedy Evening

Boocoo Blues Jam

Classic Movie Mondays: Ghost

Classic Movie Mondays: Goonies

Old Jews Telling Jokes

Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts

The Sklar Brothers

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

Twilight Safari

Sleep Under the Skyscrapers: Outdoor Campout

Wine and Wildlife: Serengeti Health Initiative

The Internationalist

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Little Joe's

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: Maria Bamford

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: Artie Lange

The Pride

H.M.S. Pinafore

Movies in the Parks: ‘The Wiz’

Chvrches