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November 3 at 7:30pm +22
Steppenwolf Theatre · Lincoln Park
Armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, a circle of suburban mothers plots to ban school library books in Stephanie Alison Walker's piercing world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, directed by Pam MacKinnon.
November 3 at 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square • $45
Margaret Glaspy brings her sharp, self-searching indie-folk to a hall that knows a thing or two about honest songs. With special guest Olive Klug adding unfiltered, Joni Mitchell-styled vulnerability, it is a night for listeners who like their music confessional and close.
November 3 at 7pm
The Comedy Bar · Streeterville • $22-$25
Part comedy show, part live game: a lineup of comics takes the stage while the audience pelts the flops with fake tomatoes. Heckling has never been so hands-on.
November 3 at 7:30pm +30
Black Ensemble Theater · Ravenswood
Pickleball paddles, hard kombucha, and a school board showdown: this world premiere skewers suburban book-banning with biting wit. Chicago playwright Stephanie Alison Walker finds the hilarious hypocrisy in the causes we champion.
November 3 at 8pm
Jazz Showcase · Chicago Loop • $25
First-place winner of the National Trumpet Competition Gabriel Wade brings his quintet to the Jazz Showcase stage, featuring Jared Schultz on saxophone, Isaiah Jones Jr. on piano, Nat Lin on bass, and Sid Smith IV on drums.
November 3 at 7:30pm
Open Space Arts · Sheridan Park
Three gay men living together during the early years of AIDS confront an epidemic rapidly reshaping their lives and relationships in Robin Swados’ deeply human drama, presented as a special 40th-anniversary staged reading at Open Space Arts.
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Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Chicago · Chicago
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Lark Restaurant & Bar · Lake View East
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Snakes & Lattes Chicago · Logan Square
$
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Free for Northwestern students/members · Non-members: Weekdays before 3 PM $13, After 3 PM & Weekends $20
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Free for students/members; Non-members: $13 before 3 PM weekdays, $20 after 3 PM & weekends
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Second City Main Stage · Old Town Triangle
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:30 PM
Technological Institute · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
The Globe Pub · North Center
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
AceBounce · Chicago Loop
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:30 PM
Congress Plaza Garden - South · Chicago Loop
$0-$10
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Austin Town Hall Park · Austin
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Chicago Private Tours · Chicago Loop
$0-$27
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 PM
Laugh Factory · Lake View East
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Punch Bowl Social · Fulton Market District
$0
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Laugh Factory Chicago · Lake View East
Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 PM
Marz Community Brewing Co. · McKinley Park
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Chicago Magic Lounge · Ravenswood
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Norris University Center · Evanston
Free to all!
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Streeterville
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Wintrust Arena · Near South Side
$15.50-$76.50
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Cleos Bar and Grill · West Town
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
The Green Mill · Uptown
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Greater Lawn Mental Health · West Elsdon
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
The Green Mill · Uptown
$10
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
West Town Branch, Chicago Public Library · West Town
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:30 PM
Greater Lawn Mental Health · West Elsdon
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
FITZGERALDS · Berwyn
$10 in Advance // $15 Day of Show
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago · Streeterville
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:30 PM
South Shore Cultural Center · South Shore
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
The Peninsula Chicago · River North
$409-$611
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 PM
Sleeping Village · Avondale
$20
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Barcocina West Town · West Town
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Hamilton Park Cultural Center Fieldhouse · Englewood
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Magic Lounge · Ravenswood
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Bremen VFW Post 2791 · Tinley Park
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Intelligentsia Coffee Monadnock Coffeebar · Chicago Loop
$1739
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
The Vic Theatre · Lake View East
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Wendella Tours & Cruises · Chicago Loop
$476
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
900 North Michigan Shops · Streeterville
$75
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
$1729
Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 PM
Writers Theatre · Glencoe
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
$250
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
The Crab Pad · Logan Square
$0
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
The Whistler · Logan Square
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:30 PM
The Nettelhorst School · Lake View East
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
The Parlour at The Albion · Lincoln Park
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