Arts & Entertainment in Chicago, IL

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• Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

  Nov 7 – Jan 3, 2027 · All day

  Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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• teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity

  Nov 7 – Feb 21, 2027 · All day

  Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Anne Frank: The Exhibition

  Nov 8 – Jan 31, 2027 · 9:30 AM

  Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  $14.95–$25.95

• Lee Miller: Fearless

  Nov 8 – Dec 7, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

  $26–$32

• 312 Comedy Festival Presents Ron White

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  The Chicago Theatre, 175 N State St, Chicago, IL

  $35

• Neil DeGrasse Tyson

  Nov 10 – Nov 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

  $86

• Lyric Opera of Chicago: Don Pasquale

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Lyric Opera House - IL, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

  $84–$308

• Donnell Rawlings

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL

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• Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour

  Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Chicago Theatre, 175 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

  $45–$150

• Herman Wrice and Aaron Branch

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  322 W. Armitage , Chicago, Illinois

  $64

• Cash Money & No Limit Tour

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616

  $130

• Otta: Ages 18+

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 10:00 PM

  Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL

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• 312 Comedy Festival Presents Ali Siddiq

  Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616

  $110

• Brutalismus 3000

  Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 10:00 PM

  Radius - Chicago, 640 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL

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• Frankenstein on Trial: The Man Who Defied God

  Nov 15 – Jan 10, 2027 · Start times 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM

  Edlis Neeson Theater - MCA, 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $41.50–$62.50

• Illinois Innocence Project 25th Anniversary Celebration

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy., Springfield, IL

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• A Date Night Adventure in Arlington

  Nov 7 – Dec 12, 2026 · Evening

  A Date Night Adventure! - Arlington's Urban Adventure, IL

  $35.99

• Embroidered Traditions: Morocco to Afghanistan

  Nov 7 – Jan 25, 2027 · All day

  Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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• Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists

  Nov 7 – Nov 9, 2026 · All day

  Art Institute of Chicago, IL

  Free

• Jill Mulleady: The Passenger

  Nov 7 – Jan 18, 2027 · All day

  Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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• Abigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth

  Nov 7 – Jan 25, 2027 · All day

  Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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• Exceptional: Built with Dignity

  Nov 7 – Nov 14, 2026 · All day

  399 Biesterfield Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL

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• Before the Dawn

  Nov 7 – Nov 14, 2026 · All day

  Secrist | Beach, 1801 W. Hubbard, Chicago, IL

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• Mindful Looking

  Nov 7 – May 7, 2027 · All day

  Meet in Griffin Court, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, Grant Park, IL

  Free

• Piano Partnership at Indian Boundary

  Nov 7 – Dec 8, 2026 · All day

  Indian Boundary Park, 2500 W. Lunt Ave., West Ridge, IL

  Free

• Resisting the Long War: A Revolution of Values

  Nov 7 – Jan 3, 2027 · All day

  Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, IL

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• Guitar - Group - Beginner at Sauganash

  Nov 7 – Dec 9, 2026 · All day

  Sauganash Park, 5861 N. Kostner Ave., Sauganash,Forest Glen, IL

  $30

• Vivir la Tierra Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection

  Nov 7 – Feb 7, 2027 · All day

  Rubin & Paula Torres Gallery, 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL, Lower West Side, IL

  Free

• Pat Phillips: Untitled: Dad Drew All of My Book Report Posters

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Anthony Gallery, 456 N Union Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Music and Movement at Pasteur

  Nov 7 – Dec 18, 2026 · All day

  Pasteur (Louis) Park, 5825 S. Kostner Ave, West Elsdon, IL

  $25

• To Be Remembered: Woven Matters of the Heart

  Nov 7 – Feb 28, 2027 · All day

  Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North, 78 E. Washington St., Loop, IL

  Free

• Music and Movement at Schreiber

  Nov 7 – Nov 19, 2026 · All day

  1552 W. Schreiber Ave., Rogers Park, IL

  $16

• Piano Group: Intermediate

  Nov 7 – Dec 11, 2026 · All day

  Horner (Henry) Park, 2741 W. Montrose Ave., Irving Park, IL

  $25

• Music Partnership at Amundsen

  Nov 7 – Dec 12, 2026 · All day

  Amundsen (Roald) Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave., Galewood, IL

  Free

• Chicago Works: Mike Cloud – Worldless Obstruction

  Nov 7 – Feb 7, 2027 · All day

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

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• Atrium Project: Celeste Rapone

  Nov 7 – May 7, 2027 · All day

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

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• Kenzi Shiokava

  Nov 7 – Jan 31, 2027 · All day

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

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• From the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard

  Nov 7 – May 7, 2027 · All day

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL

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• Slow Dance

  Nov 7 – Mar 21, 2027 · All day

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL

  $10–$22

• How Do We Heal?

  Nov 7 – May 7, 2027 · All day

  Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL

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• Nina Chanel Abney: Between Us

  Nov 7 – May 7, 2027 · All day

  Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL

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• We the People: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Beauty

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Greektown Chicago, 300 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Cydney Lewis: Reflection

  Nov 7 – Dec 12, 2026 · All day

  Gallery 400, 400 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Theater of the Mind

  Nov 7 – Nov 11, 2026 · All day

  Theater of the Mind, 333 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL

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• Northbrook Community Theatre Presents: Fools

  Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026 · All day

  Northbrook Community Center, 3323 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL

  $25

• Soul Anchors of the Filipina

  Nov 7 – Nov 22, 2026 · All day

  Mana Contemporary, Suite 316 - 3rd Floor Gallery, 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Cutting East to West: Guild of American Papercutters Members' Exhibition

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Heritage Museum of Asian Art, 3500 S Morgan St, 3F, Chicago, IL

  $45

• Jersey Boys Bus Trip

  Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026 · All day

  Jenny's Steak and Banquets, 11041 S. Menard, Chicago Ridge, IL

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• Acorn to Oak Business After Hours: Fresh Off the Easel Art Sale

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Evening

  Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave, Oak Lawn, IL

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• 13th Floor Haunted House

  Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026 · All day

  5050 River Rd, Schiller Park, IL

  $24.99–$89.99

• Katie Luo: Breathing in Color: Landscape Impressions

  Nov 7 – Nov 28, 2026 · All day

  Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois

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• The Block Collects

  Nov 7 – Dec 6, 2026 · All day

  Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL

  Free

• Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos

  Nov 7 – Nov 29, 2026 · All day

  Main Gallery, 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Art Exhibit: "Storied Views" by Jennifer Hauser

  Nov 7 – Nov 28, 2026 · All day

  Main Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL

  Free

• Art Exhibition

  Nov 7 – Nov 27, 2026 · All day

  Homer Township Public Library District, 14320 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, IL

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• Becoming Words: A Joint Calligraphy Exhibition

  Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026 · All day

  Research House for Asian Art, 3217 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL

  $80

• A Chorus Line Musical

  Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026 · All day

  Prairie Lakes Theatre, 515 E. Thacker, Des Plaines, IL

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• ITA 2026 Come Together Community Theatre Festival

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Morton College Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL

  $20–$300

• ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition

  Nov 7 – Nov 20, 2026 · All day

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• Sharon Sprague: Drips and Amoebas

  Nov 7 – Dec 24, 2026 · All day

  Studio 2850, 2850 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Amerika Samoa Experience

  Nov 7 – Feb 5, 2027 · All day

  Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

  $21–$30

• Field Museum of Natural History Early Access

  Nov 7 – May 2, 2027 · All day

  Field Museum, IL

  $73

• Wondra: Immerse Yourself in the Magic of Nature

  Nov 7 – Jan 10, 2027 · All day

  Woodfield Mall, IL

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• Jaume Plensa: Beyond Silence

  Nov 7 – Dec 19, 2026 · All day

  GRAY, 2044 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL

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• Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection

  Nov 7 – Dec 6, 2026 · All day

  The Block Museum of Art, IL

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• Style Is the Body Thinking Exhibition

  Nov 7 – Dec 5, 2026 · All day

  School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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• Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

  Nov 7 – Nov 20, 2026 · All day

  Chicago Architecture Center - First Lady, 112 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

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• Arlington Camera Club

  Nov 7 – Nov 17, 2026 · All day

  Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007

  Free

• West Town Art Walk Featuring Patrick Jilbert

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Truborn, 1741 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL

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• Transition Exhibitions

  Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026 · All day

  716 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL

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• Color Factory Chicago

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Color Factory Chicago, 320 West Jackson Boulevard Lower Level 2, Chicago, IL

  $28–$34

• Romansia: A La Orient Romantic Dinner Show

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · All day

  Alhambra Palace Restaurant, 1240 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL

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• Gallery Tour

  Nov 8 – Apr 4, 2027 · Start times 1:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works

  Nov 8 – Dec 16, 2026 · 8:00 AM

  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois

  Free

• Introspective: Afrocentric Portraits by Sam Onche

  Nov 8 – Dec 13, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL

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• Goodnight Moon

  Nov 8 – Jan 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM

  Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  $9.95–$25.95

• Pokémon Fossil Museum

  Nov 8 – Apr 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM

  The Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  $30

• Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

  Nov 8 – Nov 23, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery, 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Carmela: Full of Wishes

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 9:30 AM

  Chicago Children’s Theatre, 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Chicago History Museum Admission

  Nov 8 – Dec 31, 2026 · 9:30 AM

  Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614

  $9.95–$84

• If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground

  Nov 8 – Dec 19, 2026 · Start times 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Resisting the Long Wars: Creative Rebellion

  Nov 7 – Mar 7, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago

  Free

• Myths and Mayhem

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 West Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL

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• Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem

  Nov 8 – Jan 3, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL

  $15

• American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

  Nov 8 – Nov 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

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• Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

  Nov 8 – Jan 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $9.95–$84

• Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging

  Nov 8 – May 7, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Chicago Cultural Center – Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Falconry at the Forge

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Start times 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  227 Heritage Quarries Drive, Lemont, IL

  $50–$200

• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

  Nov 8 – May 2, 2027 · Start times 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

  Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

  $27

• The Tortoise and the Hare at Beverly Arts Center (Oct 9 – Nov 24, 2026)

  Nov 8 – Nov 24, 2026 · 10:30 AM

  Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, IL

  $8–$22

• Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger

  Nov 8 – Apr 15, 2027 · Start times 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  Intuit Art Museum, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

  $20

• Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History

  Nov 8 – Apr 18, 2027 · 11:00 AM

  Driehaus Museum, 40 E Erie St, Chicago, IL

  $13–$23

• Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience

  Nov 8 – Dec 27, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  108 West Germania Place, Chicago, IL

  $12–$84

• Serial Killer: The Exhibition

  Nov 8 – Jan 24, 2027 · 11:00 AM

  Cinespace, 1501 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL

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• Sensory Friendly Performance

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Start times 9:20 AM – 11:00 AM

  Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL

  $8–$20

• Mernet Larsen: Situational Awareness

  Nov 8 – Dec 18, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL

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• Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL

  $22

• LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  School of the Art Institute, 33 E. Washington, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Freedom Fighters: Dorothy I. Burge

  Nov 8 – May 6, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 2nd Floor North, IL

  Free

• ARTGUILD26 — Des Plaines History Center

  Nov 8 – Dec 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Des Plaines History Center, 781 Pearson St, Des Plaines, IL

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• Aquí en Chicago Closing Program

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

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• Voices From the Gray Zone

  Nov 8 – Jan 9, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL

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• Rooted in Place: Black Land, Memory & the Natural World

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• America@250: Artists Go to Work

  Nov 8 – Nov 11, 2026 · 12:30 PM

  Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL

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• Black Harvest Film Festival: Black Panther & The Sight Unseen

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 12:30 PM

  Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago, IL

  $15.50

• The Art of Tissues and Textures

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 12:30 PM

  Robert Crown Branch Library, Robert Crown Multipurpose Room, 1801 Main Street, Evanston, IL

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• Jekyll & Hyde

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL

  Sold out

• Gallery Tour Wednesday

  Nov 8 – Dec 4, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Mexodus

  Nov 8 – Dec 7, 2026 · Start times 1:30 PM – 7:30 PM

  Studebaker Theater, 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

  $43–$309

• Sound Bath in the Tiffany Gallery

  Nov 8 – Dec 19, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Sound Bath in the Tiffany Gallery, IL

  $28.52

• The Winter's Tale

  Nov 8 – Nov 18, 2026 · Start times 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 East Grand Avenue on Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

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• Conclave (2024) Film Screening

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Archer Heights Library, 5055 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Film Screening: Sheep Dectectives (2026)

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Chicago Lawn Library, 6120 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Film Screening: Michael

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Kelly Library, 6151 S. Normal Boulevard, Chicago, IL

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• One Hundred Years of Old Town Art & Design: Edgar Miller in A Total Work of Art

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Near North Library, 310 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL

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• For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide

  Nov 8 – Nov 29, 2026 · Start times 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  eta Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Black Harvest Film Festival: Everyday People

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:15 PM

  Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago, IL

  $15.50

• Black Harvest Film Festival: Listen to Me

  Nov 8 – Nov 10, 2026 · 2:30 PM

  Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago, IL

  $15.50

• Vladimir at Theater Wit

  Nov 8 – Nov 14, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Theater Wit, 1229 West Belmont, Chicago, IL

  $20–$60

• Corey Holcomb

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Start times 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM

  Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Mall K120B, Schaumburg, IL

  $52.62–$72.15

• They Are All Our Sons: The Den Theatre

  Nov 8 – Nov 19, 2026 · Start times 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  The Den Theatre, 1331 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL

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• Brendan Fernandes: In the Round

  Nov 8 – Mar 10, 2027 · 4:00 PM

  The Driehaus Museum, Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie St, Chicago, IL

  $10–$20

• LARP: The Last Bar at the End of the World

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  BABS Comedy Club, 7316 Madison St, Forest Park, IL

  Sold out

• Cinderella in Chicago

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL

  $45

• Election Decompression: Laugh It Off

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  1128 Lake Street (Lower Level) Oak Park, Il., IL

  $40

• SAIC Fall Undergraduate Exhibition

  Nov 8 – Nov 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  SAIC Galleries Street Level, 33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL

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• Whitney Bedford: Nocturnes

  Nov 8 – Nov 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  SECRIST | BEACH, 1801 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Zombie

  Nov 8 – Dec 10, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  Chicago Artists Coalition, 1431 W Hubbard St, Ste 201, Chicago, IL

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• Retrospective: A Ten Year Survey of Prairie's Program

  Nov 8 – Dec 5, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  Prairie, 2055 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Stephanie Brooks and David Kroll Art Exhibition

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  Zolla Lieberman Gallery, 325 W. Huron St., Chicago, IL

  Free

• Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design

  Nov 8 – Nov 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  135 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Fem Com Grad Show

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $7.19

• Black Harvest Film Festival: Dreams in Nightmares

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago, IL

  $15.50

• Anthony Dunn: The Anomaly

  Nov 8 – Nov 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Dorothea Thiel Gallery, 15800 S State St, South Holland, IL

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• The Names We Give to Home Exhibit Opening

  Nov 8 – Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Dittmar Gallery, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL

  Free

• Musical Improv Conservatory Show Run

  Nov 8 – Nov 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago, 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL

  $10

• Marquee: Musical Improv

  Nov 8 – Mar 21, 2027 · 6:00 PM

  iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL

  $15

• Blue Kale Comedy Night

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Blue Kale Cafe & Lounge, 4907 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL

  Free

• Six Hundred New Names for the Big Bang

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  The Den Theatre Chicago, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

  $13

• Hot 5 Comedy Show

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Start times 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $14.89

• Break Right Through That Line: Football at Northwestern

  Nov 8 – Dec 18, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  Deering Library, 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL

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• Luz Pazos

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  RED ROOM Comedy Club, 7442 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL

  $35

• Annie Returns to Drury Lane

  Nov 8 – Dec 25, 2026 · Start times 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

  $55

• Drunk Dracula

  Nov 8 – Mar 21, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  The Lion Theatre, 182 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Pandemonium, Please Hold

  Nov 8 – Mar 6, 2027 · Start times 3:00 PM – 9:30 PM

  The Second City, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL

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• I Am the Wind

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Theatre Y, 3611 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL

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• The Snow Queen

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · Start times 3:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

  $20–$25

• The Niceties

  Nov 8 – Nov 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL

  $33

• iO 45th Anniversary – 3-Day Pass

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL

  $45

• A Clockwork Orange

  Nov 8 – Jan 10, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago, IL

  $16.25–$36

• Craigslist Playdate Presents Fresh Blood

  Nov 8 – Apr 4, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  The Den Theatre Chicago, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

  $20

• Fiona Cauley Special Event

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Start times 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM

  Zanies Comedy Club Chicago, 1548 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610

  $37.95

• A Strange Loop at Raven Theatre (Oct 8 – Nov 8, 2026)

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Raven Theatre, IL

  $20

• Ride the Cyclone

  Nov 8 – Nov 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights, IL

  $25–$49

• Adirondack Chair Circle

  Nov 8 – Dec 13, 2026 · Start times 1:30 PM – 7:30 PM

  Steppenwolf Theater Company, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL

  $5

• Hayward

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Steppenwolf's 1700 Theatre, 1700 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL

  $15–$50

• Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents "Mud Row

  Nov 8 – Nov 15, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL

  $34–$55

• Detroit

  Nov 8 – Apr 30, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  eta Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• A Murder is Announced

  Nov 8 – Apr 23, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (entrance on Marshfield), Chicago, IL

  $25–$35

• Mud Life

  Nov 8 – Nov 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Collaboraction Theater, 1757 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL

  $15

• The Capulets

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL

  $40–$75

• ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”

  Nov 8 – Nov 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Albany Park, 3030 West Lawrence, Chicago, IL

  $45–$180

• Socks & Co.

  Nov 8 – Nov 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Edge Theatre, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL

  $30–$35

• Porchlight Music Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors

  Nov 8 – Nov 10, 2026 · Start times 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $28

• Jerker, or The Helping Hand at Open Space Arts (Oct 29 – Nov 8, 2026)

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL

  $25–$30

• Year One

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $25

• Radical Futures

  Nov 8 – Nov 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL

  $30

• City Lit Presents King Hedley II

  Nov 8 – Nov 29, 2026 · Start times 3:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $32–$40

• Peter Pan

  Nov 8 – Nov 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL

  $5–$30

• Debut

  Nov 8 – Nov 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Filament Theater, 4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

  $25.25

• BWBTC Shakespeare King Lear

  Nov 8 – May 6, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, IL

  $28–$37

• The Apiary

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N Clark St 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL

  $32.48–$37.73

• Prayer Circle

  Nov 8 – May 6, 2027 · Start times 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL

  $10–$75

• Deep Schwa

  Nov 8 – Mar 21, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL

  $14.99–$30.75

• Harold Night Featuring Chariot & Bl!mp

  Nov 8 – Mar 21, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL

  $18.15–$33.90

• Hayward by Netta Walker

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Gift Theatre, Chicago, IL

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• Sunday Best

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $12.83

• Chicago's Best Stand Up

  Nov 8 – Mar 31, 2027 · 8:00 PM

  Laugh Factory Chicago, 3175 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

  $23.80–$71.50

• I.A. Inteligencia Actoral – Destinos: 9th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

  Nov 8 – Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Aguijón Theater, 2707 N. Laramie Ave., Chicago, IL

  See tickets

• Cut To The Chase

  Nov 8 – Nov 15, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

  $25

• Party's Here Stand-Up Comedy Show

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Stars and Garters Theater, 3914 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL

  $19.64

• Pavlov's Party

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Stars and Garters Theater, 3914 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL

  $19.64

• Comedians That Are Gay

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $18.48

• The Sunday Show (ft. The Late 90s)

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Logan Square Improv, 2825 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $6.94

• Barry Brewer at The Comedy Bar

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:30 PM

  The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage, 162 E Superior St, 3rd floor, Chicago, IL

  $30–$40

• Queen! Featuring Derrick Carter

  Nov 8 – Nov 22, 2026 · 10:00 PM

  Smartbar, Chicago, IL

  $15–$20

• The Infinite Wrench

  Nov 8 – Dec 27, 2026 · Start times 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM

  The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N Ashland, Chicago, IL

  $15–$20

• Hello Baby

  Nov 9 – Nov 30, 2026 · Start times 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

  Park Ridge Public Library, 20 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL

  Free

• Monday Movers

  Nov 9 – Jan 18, 2027 · 10:30 AM

  Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

  Free

• Monday Enrichment Series: Don Giovanni

  Nov 9 – Apr 12, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  178 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, IL

  See tickets

• Scary Movie (2026) Screening

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · Start times 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Avalon Library, 8148 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL

  See tickets

• Monday Matinee: Incident at Oglala

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Edgewater Library, 6000 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL

  See tickets

• DINO-vember

  Nov 9 – Nov 18, 2026 · 4:30 PM

  Outreach, 14320 W 151st St, Homer Glen, IL

  See tickets

• Auditions for Northbrook Community Theatre's "Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus

  Nov 9 – Dec 13, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  Northbrook Community Center Complex, 3323 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL

  See tickets

• Movies at the Pier

  Nov 9 – Feb 22, 2027 · 6:00 PM

  Polk Bros Park, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Girl Winter Film Tour

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Facets Cinema, 1517 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL

  $25

• Production 101 - How to Build and Run a Successful Indie Show

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL

  $158.89

• Monday Night Solo Series

  Nov 9 – Nov 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Berger (Albert) Park 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL

  $5

• Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  The Comedy Bar, 162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL

  $22–$25

• Best of The Second City

  Nov 9 – Nov 14, 2026 · Start times 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  The Second City, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL

  See tickets

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