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Chicago Underground Comedy

Date: Tue., May. 28, 9:30 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Comedy

A rotating lineup of five or more comics from The Second City, I.O. and national clubs. Doors open at 9 p.m. 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

Guts and Glory: Live Lit for the Lionhearted

Date: Wed., Jun. 19, 7 p.m.

Powell's Bookstore

Literature

The storytelling showcase features a diverse lineup of performers from around Chicago who share true-life tales. Donations benefit PAWS Chicago and 826CHI. This... READ MORE

Trivia Night at Wild Goose Bar and Grill

Date: Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m.

Wild Goose Bar & Grill

Bar/Club

Test your knowledge of random facts for the chance to win half off your check by participating in "Knockin' Noggins," a mixture of trivia, board games and brain... READ MORE

Storytown

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

Stage 773

Kids & Family

This interactive show lets kids design the setting and help shape the story while the actors, artists and musicians bring it to life. READ MORE

The Half-Brothers Mendelssohn

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 8 p.m.

Signal Ensemble Theatre

Theater

The Strange Tree Group performs the travel-comedy about a man who tries to build a time machine to take him twenty years in the past so he can stop his mother f... READ MORE

Spirit Animal

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

Beat Kitchen

Concert

Victorian Halls

Date: Sat., Jun. 1, 9 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Concert

Gibraltar

Date: Thu., Jun. 6, 8:30 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Concert

Exit Ghost

Date: Sat., Jun. 8, 9 p.m.

Beat Kitchen

Concert

With Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes and Michele McGuire. READ MORE

North Side Irish Fest

Date: Fri., Sep. 13, 5 p.m.

Lincoln Avenue and Irving Park Road

Fair/Festival

Roughly 20,000 people are expected to turn out at this bash, which features daily eating contests, food vendors and live music. Proceeds benefit the North Cente... READ MORE

Oktoberfest Chicago

Date: Fri., Sep. 27, 5 p.m.

St. Alphonsus Church

Fair/Festival

One of the city's oldest churches celebrates its German roots with brats, beer and live music on two stages during this 13th annual indoor-outdoor fest. On Sund... READ MORE

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Waterhouse Tavern

Date: Thu., May. 23, 5 p.m.

Waterhouse Tavern & Grill

Dining

The bar offers a handful of dishes created from Goose Island beers in celebration of Chicago Craft Beer Week. In addition to the dishes, guests can enjoy a hand... 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

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: The Sh*t Show

Date: Tue., Jun. 11, 10 p.m.

Stage 773

Comedy

The monthly variety show features rising stars in the city's comedy scene and involves audience members in voting for best jokes of the night. READ MORE

Safety Last

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

Music Box Theatre

Film

The theater celebrates the 90th anniversary of the 1923 silent comedy, directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd, with screenings du... READ MORE

Post-Maifest Friday Night Schlager Party

Date: Fri., May. 31, 9 p.m.

Glunz Bavarian Haus

Concert

Pieptone! plays German chart hits from the late '50s and early '60s. 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

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Chicago Underground Comedy

Southport Farmers Market

Guts and Glory: Live Lit for the Lionhearted

Trivia Night at Wild Goose Bar and Grill

Storytown

The Half-Brothers Mendelssohn

Spirit Animal

Victorian Halls

Gibraltar

Exit Ghost

North Side Irish Fest

Oktoberfest Chicago

Chicago Craft Beer Week at Waterhouse Tavern

Mortified Chicago

Chigaygo

The Russian Play: An Improvised Black Comedy

TBS Just for Laughs Chicago: The Sh*t Show

Safety Last

Post-Maifest Friday Night Schlager Party

Movies in the Parks: ‘It Happened One Night’