Just like magic, Jinkx Monsoon is coming to Chicago for their latest show, Everything at Stake. The reigning champion of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7: All Winners has a brand-new title. All hail Jinkx Monsoon—queen amongst queens, legal spouse of a husband, cat mother of Tildee Swintee, avid advocate for therapy—and as always, a […]
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Making music immortal
“There’s a satisfaction in knowing that our work will survive us by generations. That’s something that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.” Pipe organ conservator Jeff Weiler, 62, founded what became JL Weiler, Inc. in 1983. The company’s workshop near 18th and Canal employs ten people, who work to restore, […]
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Bob Weir shines in his stripped-down trio the Wolf Bros
UPDATE: the Thursday March 12 show has been canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday, 10/20/20 at 7 PM. It will remain at the Chicago Theatre. Tickets for March 12 will be honored for the new date. Refund information is available at point of purchase. Every member of the Grateful Dead played a vital role in the […]
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All Rise for Nick Offerman
The actor, comedian, author, and carpenter returns to Chicago with his latest one-man show.
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Cedric the Entertainer and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
WhiskyFest and more goings-on March 23-25.
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Grateful Dead alumni Bob Weir and Phil Lesh closed out a tour last night at the Chicago Theatre
On the Bobby & Phil duo tour, the two founding Grateful Dead members stripped the band’s songbook down to acoustic simplicity.
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My Dad Wrote a Porno and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Harry Potter Trivia and more goings-on March 5-8.
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Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
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John Mulaney’s stand-up is getting angrier and faster-paced
Chicago-born stand-up John Mulaney shows an angrier side at last week’s Chicago Theatre shows.
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John Mulaney discusses his influences, from Mayor Richard M. Daley to Werner Herzog
The stand-up comedian has drawn inspiration from unlikely sources.
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St. Vincent at the Chicago Theatre, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Rhinoceros Theater Festival and more goings-on January 12-14
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Joe Biden’s American Promise Tour, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Andrew Bird at Fourth Presbyterian Church, and more goings-on about town the week of December 11-14.
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Bill Murray at Symphony Center, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Jay, the Chicago Latino Music Festival, and more goings-on October 9-12
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Found Footage Festival, Chicago Marathon, Music Box of Horrors, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Steve Martin and Martin Short at the Chicago Theatre, and more happenings from October 6-8
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Tour de Fat, Wicker Park Fest, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Comedian Dwayne Kennedy, MMA fighter-turned-podcaster Brendan Schaub, and more happenings from 7/28-7/30.