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November 23 at 10am +5
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Italian artist Emilia Faro marks her first Chicago exhibition with A Palm of Victory at the Italian Cultural Institute, presenting works available for viewing by appointment on weekdays.
Every day at 10am from September 19 to March 31
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop • Free
Springstone, Leopard Stone, and Dolomite take organic form in this outdoor exhibition, where monumental hand-carved works by Zimbabwean masters Edmore Sango, Pheoleen Gandari, Stewart Chapenga, and William Wilburforce Chewua fill the Gertrude Bernstein Memorial Garden.
Every day at 10am from November 12 to March 4
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago Loop • Free admission
Italian design takes center stage across two distinct gallery and institute receptions during opening night, setting the tone for this extended exhibition hosted at the Design Museum of Chicago.
November 22 at 12pm (Next weekend) +5
Block Museum of Art · Evanston • Free Admission
Towering skyscrapers and crowded intersections capture the fast tempo of urban life in an exhibition featuring over ninety prints and photographs from the collection of the Block Museum of Art.
November 24 & November 27 at 7pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
Nineteenth-century Rome comes to life on the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage in a period production of Donizetti's comedy, where an aging bachelor's disowned nephew orchestrates a complex series of double-crosses to reclaim his inheritance.
Every day
Apollo Theater · Sheffield & DePaul
Dragged through a cloud of strawberry-scented vapor and a TikTok filter, this unhinged spoof of Grease lands at the Apollo Theater for an eighty-five minute run packed with hallway clout, secret romances, and rivalries.
November 24 at 1pm +5
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Streeterville
Chicago Shakespeare Theater hosts this production of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Navy Pier, bringing classical theater to the waterfront stage.
November 22 at 2pm (Next weekend) +2
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare · Streeterville
Jealousy, a shipwreck, a bear, and a second chance sixteen years later unfold across nearly three hours at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier.
November 26 at 11pm
Green Mill Jazz Club · Uptown • No cover charge
Andy Brown performs an early evening set at the Green Mill Jazz Club.
November 22 at 8pm (Next weekend)
Jazz Showcase · Chicago Loop • $30-$35
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut leads his trio with bassist Dezron Douglass and drummer Neal Smith at Jazz Showcase, performing live within a tradition shaped by decades of global touring and legendary collaborations.
November 27 at 11pm
Green Mill Jazz Club · Uptown • $$
Chris Foreman takes the stage for an early evening Friday set at the Green Mill Jazz Club, bringing live music to the historic venue from late afternoon into the early evening hours.
November 28 at 7am
Green Mill Jazz Club · Uptown • $$
Late-night hours set the tempo as the Righteous Rooster Organ Trio performs a live set at the Green Mill Jazz Club.
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Sun Nov 22, 1pm
CIBC Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sun Nov 22, 10am
Chicago · Chicago
Sun Nov 22, 7pm
Second City Main Stage · Old Town Triangle
Thu Nov 26, 8pm
Glessner House · Near South Side
$43.99
Thu Nov 26, 8:30pm
Moe’s Cantina River North · River North
$10
Sun Nov 22, 10am
Congress Plaza Garden - South · Chicago Loop
$0-$10
Thu Nov 26, 7pm
Luna's Pub and Grill · Evanston
Free
Thu Nov 26, 6pm
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sun Nov 22, 5pm
Chicago Magic Lounge · Ravenswood
Free
Thu Nov 26, 6:15pm
Agora · Chicago Loop
Thu Nov 26, 6:30pm
Logan Square · Logan Square
Sun Nov 22, 7am
The Peninsula Chicago · River North
$409-$611
Sun Nov 22, 5pm
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Sun Nov 22, 8am
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
$1729
Tue Nov 24, 8am
Intelligentsia Coffee Monadnock Coffeebar · Chicago Loop
$1739
Sun Nov 22, 9:30am
Wendella Tours & Cruises · Chicago Loop
$476
Sun Nov 22, 1pm
900 North Michigan Shops · Streeterville
$75
Thu Nov 26, 7pm
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Sun Nov 22, 11am
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago Loop
$633
Sun Nov 22, 8am
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
$1729
Thu Nov 26, 7pm
Chris's Billiards · Portage Park
Mon Nov 23, 5pm
Fatpour Wicker Park: Ultimate Chicago Sports Bar · West Town
$8 Select Tall Boy Beers & Select Shots
Wed Nov 25, 6pm
Pizzeria Uno · River North
$59
Thu Nov 26, 6pm
Snakes & Lattes Chicago · Logan Square
$
Sun Nov 22, 12pm
Evanston History Center · Evanston
Free
Sun Nov 22, 9am
Field Museum · Near South Side
Free
Fri Nov 27, 1pm
Polish Triangle · Pulaski Park
$10-$40
Thu Nov 26, 1:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sun Nov 22, 11am
Pequod's Pizza · Lincoln Park
$100-$200
Sun Nov 22, 2pm
Museica's Art Studio · Logan Square
$44.97
Fri Nov 27, 9pm
Meeting House Tavern · Uptown
$
Fri Nov 27, 9pm
LV Club · Logan Square
$$$$
Sun Nov 22, 12pm
Chicago · Chicago
$45-$105
Sun Nov 22, 6am
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
$27
Thu Nov 26, 1:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sun Nov 22, 7am
Village Cycle Center · Near North Side
$75
Sun Nov 22, 11am
425 S Financial Pl · Chicago Loop
$89-$95
Sun Nov 22, 10am
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free Admission
Sun Nov 22, 3pm
Wings of Mexico · River North
$49-$99
Sun Nov 22, 11am
Centennial Wheel · Streeterville
$21.89-$24.2
Sun Nov 22, 6am
Cloud Gate · Chicago Loop
$27
Fri Nov 27, 9pm
The SoFo Tap · Uptown
$
Sun Nov 22, 10am
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Mon Nov 23, 10:30am
Pioneer Court · Streeterville
$30-$45
Sun Nov 22, 6am
Chicago Riverwalk · Chicago Loop
$24.99
Sun Nov 22, 9am
Field Museum Store · Near South Side
$626
Sun Nov 22, 10am
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sun Nov 22, 1pm
Taste Of River North · Chicago Loop
$0-$399
Sun Nov 22, 9:30am
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry · Jackson Park
$0-$25.95
Sun Nov 22, 9am
Field Museum · Near South Side
$43.7-$56.8
Sun Nov 22, 11am
William Shakespeare Monument · Lincoln Park
$90-$125
Sun Nov 22, 1am
Downtown Chicago · Chicago
$800
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