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Chicago Craft Beer Festival

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 5 p.m.

St. Michael in Old Town

Fair/Festival

Sample microbrews from around the country at the second annual fest. READ MORE

Blue Man Group

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

Briar Street Theatre

Kids & Family

Schedule note: Shows generally take place Thursdays through Sundays. There are occasional Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday performances as well. ("See more dates a... READ MORE

Put the Nuns in Charge!

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

Royal George Theatre Center

Theater

A sequel to "Late Nite Catechism" features a jovial nun and her humorous take on the Catholic church and the state of the world. READ MORE

ComedySportz

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

ComedySportz Theatre

Comedy

Two teams of professional comedians compete in this short-form improv show that's appropriate for all ages. A referee calls fouls and awards points, although t... READ MORE

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

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

Public House Theater

Bar/Club

Features booze-themed sketch comedy and interactive drinking games. Drink specials include $4.50 house cocktails and $15 domestic buckets. Note: Advance purchas... READ MORE

Who Do We Think We Are?

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

The Second City

Comedy

The Second City's 100th revue kicks off another election cycle by diving into the country's increasingly personality driven political system, and celebrating th... READ MORE

We're All in This Room Together

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

The Second City e.t.c.

Comedy

Songs, sketches and short scenes poke fun at human interactions -- or the lack thereof -- in the age of Facebook, Twitter and other 21st century technology. Rya... READ MORE

Thirsty: The Premiere Improv Drinking Party

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 10:30 p.m.

Apollo Theater

Comedy

Now in its fifth season, the group of improvisational actors performs original scenes, songs and drinking games based on audience suggestions, lines of dialogue... READ MORE

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

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

Royal George Theatre Center

Concert

Originally known as "Baby That's Rock n Roll," the production features nearly 40 hits created by the pioneers of rock and roll. READ MORE

Let Them Eat Chaos

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

The Second City

Comedy

The cast of Second City Mainstage goes on a journey through time and across the world in this show about personal relationships. READ MORE

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

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

Athenaeum Theatre

Theater

The Eclectic Theatre Company presents this comedy in which three actors synopsize all 37 of The Bard's plays in two hours. READ MORE

Heaven and Hell

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

Fuze

Bar/Club

DJs spin top 40 hits upstairs while dubstep plays downstairs. Drink specials, including $5 martinis, are available. READ MORE

Head of Passes

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

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

Set at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the production tells the story of a family planning a surprise birthday party that gets interrupted by a dark and sho... READ MORE

Peter Serkin

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

Ravinia Festival, Martin Theatre

Concert

Make Music Chicago

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 10:30 a.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Concert

Artists of all ages, genres and experience are encouraged to gather in public spaces for spontaneous music-making sessions during the third annual free, daylong... 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

Bye Bye Liver

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

Public House Theater

Theater

The booze-themed sketch comedy show interspersed with social games. READ MORE

The Glass Menagerie

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

Theater Wit

Theater

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. performs Tennessee Williams' play about a man obsessed with regrets from his past. READ MORE

AM and Shawn Lee

Date: Fri., Jun. 21, 10 p.m.

Schubas Tavern

Concert

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

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Chicago Craft Beer Festival

Blue Man Group

Put the Nuns in Charge!

ComedySportz

Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play

Who Do We Think We Are?

We're All in This Room Together

Thirsty: The Premiere Improv Drinking Party

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Let Them Eat Chaos

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Heaven and Hell

Head of Passes

Peter Serkin

Make Music Chicago

The Emigrants

Bye Bye Liver

The Glass Menagerie

AM and Shawn Lee

Southern Baptist Sissies