• Entertainment This Week

    Art on the Mart

    Through June 29th, Floe, a piece spotlighting climate change, extreme weather, vanishing ice, denialism, bodies of water and, ultimately, bodies,  Chicago dance company The Seldoms.  Art on theMART, projections of contemporary artwork across the 2.5-acre river-façade of theMART.  Visible to the public from Wacker Drive and along the Chicago Riverwalk.   FYI www.artonthemart.com.  

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    May 22nd, 2:00 pm, Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg - Russian Hamlet, Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago.  Tickets to individual productions will go on sale on October 27th.  FYI https://tickets.auditoriumtheatre.org/

    May 22nd, 12:00 - 6:00 pm, the Greektown Agora (Greek for “marketplace”), presented by Greektown SSA #16 at Elysian Field at the corner of Halsted and Van Buren Streets, Chicago.  FYI greektownchicago.org.

    May 22nd, 2:30 pm, Greektown Chicago presents the Greek Heritage Parade, Halsted St. from Randolph St. to Van Buren, Chicago.  FYI greektownchicago.org.

    May 22nd, 3:00 pm, MADD Rhythms & Chicago Tap Theatre as Chicago Tap All-Stars Performance: Bridging the Gap: One Step at a Time, Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. King Dr., Chicago.  $28 - $42, with VIP tickets for $75 (Streaming FREE - $40 (June 3 - 12).  FYI https://bit.ly/chicagotapallstars.

    May 22nd, 5:00 pm, Nick Cave and Jack Cave, The Color Is, The Roundhouse at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago.  $30.  FYI https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2022/05/nick-cave-the-color-is#:~:text=H...

    May 22nd, 6:00 pm, Free jazz and spoken word poetry event in collaboration with Free Fyre’s Rebirth Tour, with performances by Cameron L. Mitchell and Jazzmin Mitchell. 21c Museum Hotel Chicago, 55 East Ontario Street, Chicago.  Free.  Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebirth-tour-chicago-tickets-333931948447?u... FYI www.21cchicago.com.

    May 22nd, 7;00 pm, Annika Andersson, The Search for Ever After, Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, 1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago.  $15 with a two-drink minimum.  All patrons must be 21 years old or older and vaccinated.  FYI DavenportsPianoBar.com.

    May 22nd, 3:00 pm, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus presents CGMC: Unimaginable, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W 111th St, Chicago.  $27-$52.  FYI  (773) 296-0541 or https://cgmc.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F6S00000lRdx3UAC.

    Through May 22nd, audio adaptation of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter,Steppenwolf for Young Adults.  The restreaming is available for FREE to all Chicagoland teachers and students along with a companion Study Guide. Student and teacher registration is now open HERE.  FYI steppenwolf.org/education

    May 23rd, 6:30 pm, 2022 Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA), Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago.  FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com/about/IHSMTA/. 

    May 23rd, 7:30 pm, Nick Cave and Jack Cave, The Color Is, The Roundhouse at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago.  $30.  FYI https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2022/05/nick-cave-the-color-is#:~:text=H...

    Through October 30th, Sundays, 8:00 am-2:00 pm, Wicker Park Farmers Market, 1425 N. Damen Avenue, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce.  Market is plastic free.  FYI www.wickerparkfarmersmarket.com

    At Second City 

    Open Run, Thursdays through Sundays, 7:00 & 10:00 pm, 110th Revue, Mainstage, The Second City.  FYI www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Thursdays through Sundays, 7:00 & 10:00 pm, The Best Decision You've Ever Made, e.t.c., The Second City.  FYI www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Mondays–Wednesdays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 4:00 pm, The Best of The Second City, UP Comedy Club, The Second City,  third floor of Piper’s Alley, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.00.  FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Thursdays–Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 5:00 and 8:00 pm, Sing Out, Second City, UP Comedy Club, The Second City,  third floor of Piper’s Alley, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.00.  FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Sundays at 12:00 noon, The Second City’s Improv Brunch, UP Comedy Club, The Second City,  third floor of Piper’s Alley, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.00.  FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Fridays at 11:00 pm, The Second City’s Improv All-Stars, UP Comedy Club, The Second City,  third floor of Piper’s Alley, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.00.  FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Saturdays at 11:00 pm, The Second City’s Late Night Date Night, UP Comedy Club, The Second City,  third floor of Piper’s Alley, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.00.  FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

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