These 26 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 17 at 6:30pm (This weekend)
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
Catch the cult classic on the patio with campfire rings, s'mores kits, BBQ, and cotton candy. Costumes and callbacks are highly encouraged for this open-air movie night.
October 21 at 6:30pm
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop • $0
The Cassidy Theater Film Club unpacks what it actually means to make art for a living. Each month, contemporary films explore the invisible grind behind creative work, screened for free in one of Chicago's most breathtaking spaces.
October 23 at 11:30pm
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
Pixar under the stars, with a side of smoke and sugar. FitzGerald's Fright Nights screens Coco on the patio, where BABYGOLD BBQ, campfire rings, and s'mores kits turn movie night into a mini campout.
October 24 at 7:30pm (Next weekend)
The Vic Theatre · Lake View East
Be first to see Shane Dawson's indie pilot "Cancelled," a skewering of cancel culture, before it hits streaming. Shane and the cast stick around for a live Q&A after.
October 24 at 7:30pm (Next weekend)
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Tim Burton's gothic fairy tale gets a sweeping new dimension as the Chicago Philharmonic plays Danny Elfman's haunting score live alongside the film. Johnny Depp's scissor-handed outsider has never felt this lush.
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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Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center · Chicago Loop
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Athletic Field Park · Irving Park
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:30 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
$0
Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM
Gordon Parks Arts Hall · Hyde Park
Free
Wed, Dec 16 · 6:30 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sat, Jan 30 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sat, Apr 3 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sat, Apr 3 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
$10
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Oil Lamp Theater · Glenview
Chicago International Film · Chicago Loop
Meineke Recreation Center · Schaumburg
Free
Northlight Theatre · Evanston
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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