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

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

Head of Passes

Date: Thu., May. 23, 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

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

Western Suburbs Walk to End Lupus Now

Date: Sat., Aug. 10, 9 a.m.

Naperville Riverwalk

Kids & Family

Walk one or three miles at the eighth annual benefit for The Lupus Foundation of America. A T-shirt and kids activities are included. 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

Kate's Dates

Date: Sun., Jun. 9, 5 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

The documentary comedy - based on the true rendezvous and mishaps of Kate Loftus - explores dating through one woman's real-life stories and interviews with exp... READ MORE