Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns
Sun, Feb 14 · 6:30 PM
Glencoe
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Bluefin Tuna Experience
Wed, Feb 17 · 5:30 PM
Chicago Loop • $$$$
Soul of the Stone
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Loop
Public Group Tours: Chicago Cultural Center Building Tours
Thu, Feb 18 · 1:15 PM
Chicago Loop
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
Sun, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM
West Town
Black Lagoon
Sun, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM
Lincoln Park
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Sun, Feb 14 · 6:30 PM
Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Hillgrove Tap · Tinley Park
$$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia on Marz
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Hillgrove Tap · Tinley Park
$$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Hillgrove Tap · Tinley Park
$$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia on Marz
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
Wed, Feb 17 · 5:30 PM
Bluefin Tuna Experience
Miru · Chicago Loop
$$$$
Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Hillgrove Tap · Tinley Park
$$
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center: Mobile Living Room
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Thu, Feb 18 · 1:15 PM
Public Group Tours: Chicago Cultural Center Building Tours
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
ROOF Happy Hour
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
ROOF Happy Hour
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Sun, Feb 14 · 9:00 AM
Field Museum of Natural History Chicago Tour with Tickets
Field Museum Store · Near South Side
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Thursday Bingo
Durbin's of Harmony Square Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
ROOF Happy Hour
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
ROOF Happy Hour
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Tue, Feb 16 · 10:00 AM
Exhibition Exploration Tour (for student groups)
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sun, Feb 14 · 11:00 AM
Lincoln Park Secrets: Private Enchanted Pedicab History Tour
William Shakespeare Monument · Lincoln Park
Thu, Feb 18 · 1:15 PM
Public Group Tours
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Mon, Feb 15 · 3:30 PM
Happy Hour
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! · River North
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 9:30 AM
Dinos!
Brookfield Zoo Chicago · Brookfield
Sun, Feb 14 · 9:00 AM
Pokémon Fossil Museum
Field Museum · Near South Side
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 AM
Creative Rebellion
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Thursday Bingo
Durbin's of Harmony Square Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Thursday Bingo
Durbin's of Harmony Square Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Thu, Feb 18 · 1:15 PM
Private Group Tours: Chicago Cultural Center Building Tours
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 6:00 AM
Private Photography Session with Local Photographer in Chicago
Chicago · Chicago
Sun, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM
Black Lagoon
The Parlour at The Albion · Lincoln Park
Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Renal Grand Rounds - Opeyemi Olabisi
Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center · Streeterville
Tue, Feb 16 · 11:30 AM
Carillon Tower Tours
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Hyde Park
Thu, Feb 18 · 12:00 PM
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center: Mobile Living Room
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Feb 15 · 4:00 PM
ROOF Happy Hour
ROOF · Chicago Loop
Fri, Feb 19 · 8:00 PM
FREE LIVE COMEDY - 2 Marks and a Mic Open Mic
Bizzy Bees · Forest Park
$
Fri, Feb 19 · 8:00 PM
Fall/Winter Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
Dearborn Observatory · Evanston
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:30 AM
90 minute Chicago's Chinatown History and Culture Tour
2189 S Wentworth Ave · Armour Square
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 AM
Fall Fest
Lincoln Park Zoo · Lincoln Park
Fri, Feb 19 · 8:00 PM
2 Marks and a Mic Open Mic
Bizzy Bees · Forest Park
$
Tue, Feb 16 · 5:30 PM
Language Cafe (in partnership w/INT'L CAFE)
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sat, Feb 20 · 8:00 AM
Wooded Island Bird Walk
Wooded Island · Jackson Park
Tue, Feb 16 · 5:30 PM
Language Cafe
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sun, Feb 14 · 4:00 PM
Blues Jam & Open Mic
Cuzin's Tavern, Gaming & Pizza Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 PM
Sundown Sundaze
PRYSM Chicago · Goose Island
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:00 PM
Game Day Elevated
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:00 PM
OFFICIAL R&B BRUNCH AND DAY PARTY SERIES!
The Hidden Gem · West Town
Sun, Feb 14 · 3:00 PM
Honky Tonk Sundays with The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs' · North Center
Sun, Feb 14 · 4:00 PM
Blues Jam & Open Mic
Cuzin's Tavern, Gaming & Pizza Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 4:00 PM
Blues Jam & Open Mic Night
Cuzin's Tavern, Gaming & Pizza Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 12:00 PM
BEARS BRUNCH in The SIDEBAR w/ host JACK O'HARA!
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn
$$
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 PM
Sundown Sundaze
PRYSM Chicago · Goose Island
Sun, Feb 14 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs' · North Center
Sun, Feb 14 · 1:00 PM
Scandinavian Jam
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
Sun, Feb 14 · 10:00 PM
Sundown Sundaze
PRYSM Chicago · Goose Island
Mon, Feb 15 · 7:00 PM
Music Bingo
Marz Community Brewing Company · McKinley Park
Mon, Feb 15 · 7:00 PM
Music Bingo
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
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