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Wed Local Expo

Date: Sun., May. 19, 10:30 a.m.

Bar/Club

The expo highlights wedding services in the Bucktown and Wicker Park area to help soon-to-be brides and grooms plan the perfect wedding. Guests can sample food ... READ MORE

Grown Folks Stories

The Silver Room

Other

Local storyteller Cara Brigandi hosts no-notes tales by amateur and professional storytellers. Drop your name in the hat for a five-minute turn at the mic. READ MORE

No Shame Theatre

Date: Sat., May. 18, 10:30 p.m.

St. Paul Cultural Center

Theater

Bring a less-than-five-minute piece of original work--monologue, stand-up, sketches, dance, poetry, original music, magic, mind-reading, performance art, storyt... READ MORE

Melissa Young in Lucky Star: Madonna at 55 a birthday celebration

Date: Thu., Aug. 15, 8 p.m.

Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret

Concert

Melissa Young performs more than 20 of Madonna's songs. READ MORE

She Works Hard For The Money

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

Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret

Theater

This one-woman show, starring Kat Victoria, pays tribute to struggling singers and actors. READ MORE

Division Street I.P.A. Crawl

Date: Wed., May. 22, 6 p.m.

SmallBar Division

Bar/Club

Visit Small Bar, Bangers & Lace and Jerry's Sandwiches to try hoppy brews from the Midwest and East and West Coasts in honor of Chicago Craft Beer Week. READ MORE

Write Club

Hideout

Literature

Founder--and self-proclaimed overlord--Ian Belknap hosts a literary throwdown in which six competitors face off with seven-minute essays on pre-assigned opposin... READ MORE

Battle of the Breweries Tap Takeover and Arcade Tournament

Date: Tue., May. 21, 5 p.m.

Emporium Arcade Bar

Bar/Club

As part of Chicago Craft Beer Week, Revolution Brewing and Half Acre Beer Company host a bracketed arcade tournament. Participating breweries (including Solemn ... READ MORE

Kind Of Blue Comedy

Hideout

Comedy

Local comedian Joe McAdam hosts a stand-up showcase. READ MORE

Cross the Lake Classic

Date: Tue., May. 21, 6 p.m.

SmallBar Division

Bar/Club

The bar devotes 12 taps to beers from Michigan's Greenbush Brewing Co. and Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery so you can decided which side of Lake Michigan is be... READ MORE

Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday

Flat Iron Arts Building

Other

Explore two floors of art in more than three dozen artist studios and living spaces. Guest artists exhibit in the building's common areas, and impromptu perform... READ MORE

No Tell Motel

Date: Wed., May. 22, 11:59 p.m.

Debonair Social Club

Bar/Club

The club is transformed into a sleazy motel setting for racy performances by a rotating roster of local burlesque artists. READ MORE

The Show Below

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

Crocodile Lounge

Comedy

The Crocodile Players and a rotating roster of three local sketch and improv troupes perform a comedy show. Specials include a free personal pizza with drink pu... READ MORE

The Sh*t Show

Date: Fri., May. 31, 8:30 p.m.

Shambles

Comedy

Local comics Rasa Gierstikas and Ever Mainard host a comedy variety show the last Friday of every month that includes a range of performers from emerging local ... READ MORE

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

Date: Fri., Dec. 30, 9 p.m.

Double Door

Concert

DeRobert & the Half-truths, Soul Summit DJs Dave Mata, Duke Grip and Sloppy White. READ MORE

Pink Roses

Date: Sun., May. 19, 6 p.m.

Vintage Lounge

Fundraiser

A benefit for BreastCancer.org includes appetizers, desserts, an open bar and raffles. READ MORE

Fashion-Que

Date: Sat., Jun. 1, 7 p.m.

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

Fundraiser

The benefit for Mental Health America of Illinois includes a fashion show, barbecue buffet, drinks, a silent auction and a raffle. DJ Johnny Walker spins. READ MORE

Melissa Young in Lucky Star: Madonna at 55 a birthday celebration

Date: Sat., Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret

Concert

Melissa Young performs more than 20 of Madonna's songs. READ MORE

The Princess Show

Date: Sun., May. 19, 3 p.m.

The Den Theatre

Kids & Family

Children ages 2-12 and their parents can enjoy a production from Chicago Kids Company that features sing-alongs and audience participation with Cinderella, Rapu... READ MORE

Lipstick Goes On Last

Date: Sat., May. 25, 7:30 p.m.

The Den Theatre

Theater

Relationships are the energy source of this production, which focuses on the life of Meredith, an aging alcoholic with an angsty daughter, a philandering husban... READ MORE

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Wed Local Expo

Grown Folks Stories

No Shame Theatre

Melissa Young in Lucky Star: Madonna at 55 a birthday celebration

She Works Hard For The Money

Division Street I.P.A. Crawl

Write Club

Battle of the Breweries Tap Takeover and Arcade Tournament

Kind Of Blue Comedy

Cross the Lake Classic

Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday

No Tell Motel

The Show Below

The Sh*t Show

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

Pink Roses

Fashion-Que

Melissa Young in Lucky Star: Madonna at 55 a birthday celebration

The Princess Show

Lipstick Goes On Last