These 16 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 31 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago Loop
The Time Warp hits a gorgeous historic stage: Rocky Horror in a new 4K restoration with a live shadow cast, rowdy audience call-backs, and a costume contest. Halloween plans, sorted.
November 4 at 7:30pm
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago Loop
Blade Runner like you've never heard it: the 2007 Final Cut on a giant HD screen while The Avex Ensemble plays Vangelis' synth-soaked score live, perfectly synced to every neon-drenched frame.
November 11 at 7pm
Norris University Center · Evanston • Free
Free scary movies under the stars: Norris Programs screens spooky favorites like Sinners and I Know What You Did Last Summer on Cohen Lawn. Bring a blanket, grab your friends, and lean into spooky season.
December 11 at 7:30pm +1
Symphony Center · Chicago Loop
Buddy's journey to find his dad gets the full symphonic treatment. Watch the holiday classic on the big screen while the Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays every note live.
April 3 at 7:30pm
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Watch "Chicago" the movie with the Chicago Philharmonic playing every jazz number live. The orchestra fills the historic Auditorium Theatre while the film flickers above: pure theatrical adrenaline.
October 29
Ramova Theatre · Bridgeport • $10
Saddle up for six nights of outlaw biker cinema at a historic theater, where every ticket scores you a drink and a front-row seat to chrome-plated chaos. From Peter Fonda classics to werewolves on wheels, it is camp, cult, and pure throttle.
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Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Gill (Joseph) Park · Lake View East
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park · Marshall Square
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Athletic Field Park · Irving Park
Free
Oil Lamp Theater · Glenview
The Logan Theatre · Logan Square
kibbitznest books, brews & blarney · Lincoln Park
$
ChiTown Drive In · Lower West Side
ChiTown Drive In · Lower West Side
ChiTown Drive In · Lower West Side
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
Check what’s playing at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for theatre, or Sleeping Village for live music. Read about the actual production or listen to the artist before choosing. You don’t need to recognise a name for it to be your kind of evening.
Choose the show first, then make plans nearby. Leave enough room between dinner and curtain time to enjoy both. Tell me where you’re staying and whether you’re taking transit, and I can help narrow the search to an evening that fits together.
Tell me when you’re free, where you’ll be, and what sounds appealing. “Live music near me, somewhere I can sit, under $30” gives me more to work with than “something fun.” You can keep narrowing it down with me.
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