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Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels — the duo behind the beloved drag comedy series “IMHO (In My Homosexual Opinion)” — is bringing their live show to Chicago for the first time since moving to Los Angeles in 2022.
The Weeknd at Soldier Field, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” at Cadillac Palace Theatre and Do Division in West Town are among the highlights in the week ahead.
“42 Balloons” at Chicago Shakespeare, the Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park and the 40th Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest are among the highlights in the week ahead.
The 25-year-old singer-songwriter will make his Chicago debut at the festival before his first U.S. tour kicks off in July.
Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on attending the two-day music festival in Grant Park this weekend.
Not all farmers markets are created equal. We’ve selected markets across the Chicago area that champion local farmers who sell what they’ve grown.
Beyoncé brings her Cowboy Carter Tour to town, Asian American Showcase highlights established and emerging filmmakers, and the Lincoln Roscoe Art & Craft Fair kicks off the summer fest season. These are among the highlights in the week ahead.
The veteran entertainer performs “Naughty Divas” at The Cliff Dwellers on Thursday. Expect double-entendre ditties and songs made popular by female artists.
Director Trent Stork’s vision for “Cats” has spectacle on overdrive, with a stellar ensemble of quadruple-threat actors/singers/dancers/circus artists.
We took a tour to check it out. Our docent was Steve Gersten, a retired trader and architecture buff. Here’s what we learned.
The talented cast and crackerjack director Jen Ellison get up-close and personal with material about people simply inhabiting this world, rather than commenting on it.
El grupo de música plena viene de Ciales, Puerto Rico para una recaudación de fondos la noche de este sábado en el Centro Cultural Segundo Ruiz Belvis que incluirá dos actuaciones, comida y convivencia con artistas y poetas locales emergentes.
Katy Perry headlines the United Center, the Opera Festival of Chicago gets underway, and Ballet Chicago presents a showcase of George Balanchine classics. These are among the highlights in the week ahead.
“Vamos a reunirnos en los próximos meses y haremos todo lo posible para regresar el próximo año”, dijo Fernando Nieto, fundador del festival.
“We’re going to regroup over these next few months and do our best to return next year,” said festival founder Fernando Nieto.
In director Mikhael Burke’s staging, “At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen” is a sequin-studded, rose petal-raining ode to joy. The Story Theatre’s 90-minute two-hander feels not only timely but defiantly so.
Launched in partnership with Meet Chicago Northwest and Over The Edge, Altitude Zone allows participants to rappel down the Westin Chicago Northwest.
Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” on stage at the Harris Theater, Hadestown at the CIBC Theatre, Japanese Breakfast at the Salt Shed and the Chicago Film Critics Film Festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.
The songstress delivers nonstop musical thrill ride for her devoted Brat Pack.
A circus-inspired “Cats” at the Paramount Theatre, the One of a Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart, and EXPO Chicago at Navy Pier are among the highlights in the week ahead.
The Lisle arboretum is offering about 36,000 (mostly) perennial plants during its three-day Arbor Day sale.
Red Clay Dance Company at the Dance Center, Peter Frampton at the Chicago Theatre, and Lincoln Park Zoo’s Spring Egg-Stravaganza are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Chicago Park District data shows how much costs for day camps fell in 2020 and how they’ve steadily risen back to pre-pandemic levels.
At 9 a.m., online registration officially opened, according to the park district, which suggests creating an account or double checking your email and password if you have an existing one,