Chicago Events & Things to Do

This play, written and directed by Adam Pasen and produced by the Dead Writers Theatre Collective, chronicles the exchanges between literary icons Edith Wharton... READ MORE

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

Date: Thu., May. 23, 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

Taste of Lincoln Avenue

Date: Sat., Jul. 27, 12 p.m.

Lincoln and Fullerton Avenues

Dining

Get your taste buds ready for a weekend of diverse flavors and dishes at the annual fundraiser, which features more than 250 vendors, 40 musical acts (lineup TB... READ MORE

Zoovies

Date: Tue., Jun. 18, 7 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo

Film

Snack on drinks and food (available for purchase) while watching a classic movie on the zoo's South Lawn. READ MORE

Sheffield Garden Walk and Music Festival

Date: Sun., Jul. 21, 12 p.m.

Sheffield and Webster Avenues

Fair/Festival

More than 100 residential gardens are open for exploration during the 45th annual neighborhood festival, which also features live music from Poi Dog Pondering (... READ MORE

Let Them Eat Chaos

Date: Thu., May. 23, 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 Magic Cabaret

Date: Wed., May. 29, 7:30 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

P.T. Murphy, David Parr and other local magicians perform interactive, small-scale parlor magic in an early 20th Century setting. READ MORE

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Date: Fri., May. 24, 11:30 p.m.

The Neo-Futurarium

Theater

The longest-running show in Chicago, it's a one-hour blitz of 30 extremely brief plays. READ MORE

Comedy Accident

Date: Sun., May. 26, 7 p.m.

Hi-Tops

Theater

Local improv troupe Comedy Accident interviews local celebrities and people-about-town for a live podcast show. Specials include 25-cent wings. READ MORE

El Stories

Date: Sat., May. 25, 11 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

The Waltzing Mechanics perform humorous and dramatic adaptations of public transit tales adapted verbatim from interviews with Chicago commuters. READ MORE

The Miss Neo Pageant

Date: Thu., May. 23, 7:30 p.m.

The Neo-Futurarium

Theater

This comedy, directed by Stephanie Shaw, portrays behind-the-scenes interactions of beauty pageant contestants. Jessica Anne, Tif Harrison, Megan Mercier, Molly... READ MORE

Inner City

Date: Wed., May. 29, 10:15 p.m.

The Second City's De Maat Studio Theater

Comedy

Current and former members of The Second City Touring Company perform an improv show. READ MORE

Seven Day Shorts

Date: Tue., May. 28, 10:30 p.m.

The Second City's De Maat Studio Theater

Theater

Teams of faculty, student and alumni filmmakers from The Second City screen two-minute flicks inspired by audience suggestions from the prior week. Then, facult... READ MORE

Game Night

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

Chemically Imbalanced Theater

Comedy

Enjoy watching comedy games from the TV show "Whose Line is It Anyway?" Audience members might have the change to play with seasoned performers, and board games... READ MORE

Dinosaurs Alive!

Date: Fri., May. 24, 10 a.m.

Brookfield Zoo

Kids & Family

The exhibit uses 24 life-size, animatronic dinosaurs and a display of fossilized bones, skulls, eggs and teeth to teach about the similarities between dinosaurs... READ MORE

What's The T?

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

Victory Gardens Theater

Theater

About Face Theatre Company performs the new play about trans-activist Ms. Ma who used her YouTube page to create community and spread the word about queer safe ... READ MORE

The Cotton Mouth Club

Date: Sat., May. 25, 8 p.m.

Victory Gardens Theater

Theater

Chicago Dance Crash, a local dance troupe, combines jazz, hip hop, and swing to tell a love story between a speakeasy owner and his wife set in the Prohibition ... READ MORE

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Late Nite Catechism

Put the Nuns in Charge!

Speak Easy Comedy

Tea with Edie and Fitz

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

Taste of Lincoln Avenue

Zoovies

Sheffield Garden Walk and Music Festival

Let Them Eat Chaos

The Magic Cabaret

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Comedy Accident

El Stories

The Miss Neo Pageant

Inner City

Seven Day Shorts

Game Night

Dinosaurs Alive!

What's The T?

The Cotton Mouth Club