Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
2024-11-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-23 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday, November 23, 2024. Performances are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm.
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that delves into the complexities of intimacy in friendships and marriages. It centers on two couples—Gabe and Karen, and their longtime friends Tom and Beth—whose relationships are tested when Tom and Beth announce their divorce. The drama explores themes of love, loyalty, and the evolving dynamics of human connections through recollections and emotional revelations.

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-11-23 10:30, 2024-11-30 10:30, 2024-12-07 10:30, 2024-12-14 10:30, 2024-12-21 10:30, 2024-12-28 10:30, 2025-01-04 10:30, 2025-01-11 10:30 and 8 more dates | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
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DANK Haus Room 206, 2nd Floor

KINO, KAFFEE UND KUCHEN
Saturdays at the DANK Haus in Room 206
10:30 – 11:00 AM | Kaffee und Kuchen
11:00 – 12:00 PM | Vorfilm
12:00 PM | Feature Film Begins

Join us each Saturday at the DANK Haus in Fall, Winter, and Spring for Kaffee, Kuchen, und Kino. Each week guests will choose the film they want to watch
DANK Members: $5 | Non-Members: $7

Infected Mushroom
2024-11-30 19:00 - 21:00 | House of Blues, 329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, 60654
Infected Mushroom, the legendary Israeli electronic music duo, will be bringing their mind-bending psytrance beats to Chicago on November 30, 2024. Known for their genre-defying sound that blends electronic dance music with rock, psychedelic trance, and even orchestral elements, the group has been a force in the electronic music scene since the late 90s. With iconic tracks like “Becoming Insane,” “I Wish,” and “Heavyweight,” Infected Mushroom continues to push the boundaries of electronic music with their immersive live performances and groundbreaking productions.
As part of their 2024 tour, Infected Mushroom will deliver an electrifying night filled with mesmerizing visuals, hard-hitting beats, and their signature psychedelic atmosphere. The duo’s innovative approach to music has earned them a global following, numerous chart-topping albums, and a reputation for unforgettable live shows. Chicago fans can expect a night of pure sonic exploration and intense energy from these pioneers of the psytrance movement.

Sistah Scrooge - Red Carpet Movie Premiere - a CoquieHughes film
2024-12-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Malcolm X College, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, 60612
🎄✨ Experience the Holiday Magic Like Never Before! ✨🎄
Join us for the highly-anticipated Chicago premiere of Sistah Scrooge, a bold and modern twist on the classic redemption tale of A Christmas Carol. Written, produced and directed by the visionary CoquieHughes and shot entirely on smartphones, this urban holiday film promises heart, humor, and inspiration.
💫 Event Schedule:
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Pre-Screening Reception: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sip on holiday-themed refreshments, mingle with cast and crew, and capture the moment in front of our festive Sistah Scrooge backdrop!
Film Screening: 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Dive into the story of Thomalisa White, a wealthy and unapologetic businesswoman whose icy heart is about to be thawed by three unforgettable spirits determined to show her the true meaning of love, community, and holiday spirit.
Post-Screening Q&A: 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Stick around for an engaging discussion with the director, cast, and crew! Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on how this holiday masterpiece came to life.
📸 Photo Opportunities
Throughout the evening, capture memories with our stunning movie-themed backdrop and meet the creative team behind the film.
🎥 Sistah Scrooge combines urban flair, soulful storytelling, and holiday cheer in a way you’ve never seen before. Whether you’re a fan of modern cinema or classic holiday tales, this event is a must-attend!
💌 Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of this magical evening—your holiday season won’t be complete without Sistah Scrooge!
🎟️ Get your tickets now! Limited seating available.

A Judy Christmas
2024-12-20 20:00 - 22:00 | The Den Theatre, 1331 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, 60622
It’s December of 1963 and Judy Garland has a Christmas show to produce. Join Judy and her family in her live studio audience and enjoy the madness as she spirals through a twisted holiday special with guest stars Jack Jones, Mel Tormé and her spirited musical ghosts. This riotous comedy send-up is guaranteed to put you into the spirit of Judy and her Holi-daze!

Noche navideña
2024-12-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 220 S Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
Join us for the annual Noche navideña!
Saturday, December 21
11:30 Noche navideña
1:00 CSO Concert
Gather the whole family for the Latino Alliance’s annual Noche navideña event — with an a cappella chamber ensemble, holiday cookies and hot chocolate — before Symphony Center’s joyous musical celebration of the season featuring members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Noche navideña will be held in Grainger Ballroom starting at 11:30 until the 1:00 Saturday, December 21 Merry, Merry Chicago! concert.
Ticket Information
Concert tickets start at $40 with promo code LASEASON. For concerts with a Nuestras noches event, a separate, free reception ticket is also required. Your concert ticket pricing will be adjusted after you have added your seats to the order.
FOR CONCERTS WITH NUESTRAS NOCHES EVENTS:
When ordering your concert ticket, follow the prompts to add your free reception ticket to the order. Both a concert ticket and reception ticket are required for admittance to the reception. If you forgot to order the reception ticket or have questions and need assistance, contact Patron Services online or call 312-294-3000.

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Presents “The Four Seasons”
2025-01-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126, 149 W Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, 60126
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra invites you to a breathtaking winter concert, featuring two timeless masterpieces that explore the seasons of the year in vivid musical detail. Under the baton of Music Director and Conductor, Stephen Alltop, the orchestra will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. The performance is dedicated to the memory of Keith Olson, a beloved supporter of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra.
Who’s Performing
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, led by Stephen Alltop, Music Director and Conductor
Cynthia Freivogel, Violin – Making her Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra solo debut, Cynthia Freivogel is an acclaimed American violinist currently based in Amsterdam.
Rika Seko, Violin – Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Rika Seko will shine in Piazzolla’s work, bringing the fiery rhythms of Buenos Aires to life.
What You’ll Hear
The concert offers a unique pairing of works that represent the four seasons in two distinct musical languages:
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: First published in 1725, Vivaldi’s iconic set of violin concertos is known for its vivid depictions of nature. Listeners will experience frozen landscapes, buzzing bees, singing birds, and warm winter fires through the music.
Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Inspired by Vivaldi’s masterwork, Piazzolla’s compositions infuse the traditional seasonal themes with the spirit of tango, blending classical music with Argentine passion.
What’s Interesting
300th Anniversary: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons were first published 300 years ago in 1725, revolutionizing music with their vivid storytelling and technical innovation.
Cynthia Freivogel’s Debut: Freivogel brings her international expertise and artistry to the Elmhurst Symphony stage for the first time.
Rika Seko in the Spotlight: As concertmaster, Seko has led the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra with distinction, and in this concert, she steps forward as a featured soloist.
Tickets:
Visit https://elmhurstsymphony.org/the-four-seasons or call (630) 941-0202 (Monday through Friday, 10 AM-3 PM) for ticket information.
For further inquiries, please contact the Elmhurst Symphony Association at (630) 941-0202 or via email at contact@elmhurstsymphony.org.

Bluff City Chinese, A Documentary Film - Screening & Panel Q&A
2025-01-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join CAMOC on Saturday, January 25, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in the FL2 gallery space for a screening of Bluff City Chinese, A Documentary Film, followed by a panel Q&A.
Runtime: 45 min
Genre: Documentary Feature
Language: English
Bluff City Chinese is a powerful documentary following the intertwined journeys of two Chinese-American storytellers from different generations, who come together to recover and share the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee. Directed by Thandi Cai (Anna) and featuring their mentor and Delta Chinese elder, Emerald Dunn, the film dives into the layered and challenging process of reconstructing a community’s history from the ground up. Set against a backdrop of social and racial tensions, Cai and Dunn work to build an authentic record of Memphis’s Chinese community, navigating profound questions of identity, belonging, and intergenerational understanding along the way.
The story begins with parallel narratives: Emerald Dunn’s extensive historical research, which has documented Chinese experiences in the South, and Cai’s own return to Memphis in 2020. Brought together by the Chinese Historical Society during a time of increased anti-Asian sentiment nationwide, they share a sense of urgency to reclaim the voices of the past. Drawing on Dunn’s independently gathered archives of photographs, genealogical records, and news clippings, they embark on a journey beyond personal discovery, inviting others from the Chinese Memphian community—ages 15 to 92—to share their stories. These conversations result in 28 collected oral histories, forming a rich 150-year long patchwork of stories and to spin a tapestry of memories, hopes, and dreams.
The two storytellers then take the audience to explore the untold narratives of Chinese settlers in the Mississippi Delta. By guiding viewers through their journey, from the Main Library to historic Elmwood Cemetery and everything that happened in-between, this film invites you to reflect on the past, connect with the present, and consider the future of Chinese-American heritage in the American South.
By telling this history, Cai and Dunn forge an intergenerational bond that bridges distinct upbringings and perspectives, shaped by shared experiences of fear, hope, and pride as Chinese Americans in Memphis. Reflecting this diversity, the documentary team includes first- through fourth-generation Chinese Memphians, all dedicated to capturing the community’s complex and evolving identity.
At its core, Bluff City Chinese is a tribute to the Chinese Memphian community—a powerful testament to how storytelling, tradition, and a shared vision for the future can bring generations together. As Cai and Dunn explore what it means to preserve their community’s legacy, they reveal the resilience of a people reclaiming their narrative, ultimately offering an inspiring call for unity, identity, and the passing of wisdom from one generation to the next.
Learn more:
https://bluffcitychinese.com/
https://www.instagram.com/bluffcitychinese/

ADFF Screening - E. 1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
2025-01-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Chicago Cultural Center’s Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 60602
Architecture & Design Film Festival Screening: This is a story about Eileen Gray’s visionary masterpiece, E.1027, and her battle to reclaim control from Le Corbusier’s dominance over her creation.
About the Film:
She built a house for herself. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a masterpiece.
Irish designer Eileen Gray built a refuge on the Côte d‘Azur in 1929. Her first house is a discrete, avant-garde masterpiece. She named it E.1027, a cryptic marriage of her initials and those of Jean Badovici, with whom she built it.
Le Corbusier, upon discovering the house, became intrigued and obsessed. He later covered the walls with murals and published photos of them. Gray described these paintings as vandalism and demanded restitution. He ignored her wishes and instead built his famous Cabanon directly behind E.1027, which dominates the narrative of the site to this day.
This is a story about the power of one woman’s creative expression and a man’s desire to control it.

DESDE MI BARRIO : Rhythms of Latin Jazz with Jonathan Suazo
2025-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Latin Music Project Center, 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Rhythms of Latin Jazz: Exploring Culture, Creativity, and Collaboration with Jonathan Suazo
RICANO is an original Afro-Caribbean experience that presents themes of exploration, integration, community, education and self-acceptance, available to audiences through live shows, immersive classes and recorded assets. The word RICANO was conceived by J. Suazo and is a play/fusion of the words “Puertorriqueño” and “Dominicano,” symbolizing self-discovery and connections to Puertorican and Dominican roots.

RICANO will showcase the rhythms of Latin Jazz to bring that past, present, and future of this cultural heritage to a wide array of audiences.
RICANO es una experiencia afrocaribeña original que presenta temas de exploración, integración, comunidad, educación y autoaceptación, disponibles para el público a través de espectáculos en vivo, clases inmersivas y material grabado. La palabra RICANO fue concebida por J. Suazo y es un juego/fusión de las palabras “Puertorriqueño” y “Dominicano”, que simbolizan el autodescubrimiento y las conexiones con las raíces puertorriqueñas y dominicanas.

RICANO exhibirá los ritmos del jazz latino para acercarnos a ese pasado, presente y futuro de este patrimonio cultural.

World Peace Through Humor: A German 101
2025-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Need a good laugh in crazy times? Well lucky you: Paco Erhard brings you comedy that makes you feel sane again. Since 2016, Paco has made us laugh hard many times with his famous 5-Step Guide to Being German. Now, we are delighted to announce that Paco is returning to the DANK Haus with a sparkling new show that has already been called “chaotically funny” and “stand-up genius” by reviewers in the US and worldwide.
In his new show, Paco finally turns his Teutonic wit on his cherished new home: America. Traveling all over the US since 2022, he has gathered hilariously mischievous jokes, tongue-in-cheek opinions, and “only in America” observations through a German lens that will make you roll on the floor laughing.
Mix this with unheard-of stories and life lessons from his travels around the world and Paco’s trademark message of “we can all learn from each other”, and you get an evening to laugh away the madness, be inspired, and feel good again.
P.S. If you love German Karneval, this is the perfect show for you – it’s like one big Büttenrede, the traditional German Karneval comedy performance lampooning life, people, politics, and all the things that have happened throughout the year. So… come live it up and laugh it up with this Büttenrede. Helau! Alaaf! Und Prost!
P.P.S. Don’t worry – “a German comedian” is actually not one of the signs of the apocalypse. We checked. Phew!

Soldiers of Song
2025-03-07 18:00 - 2025-04-11 20:00 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Chicago, IL – February 8, 2025 – The Ukrainian National Museum is honored to present a special screening of the acclaimed documentary “Soldiers of Song” on March 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Following the screening, attendees will have the unique opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with the film’s director, Ryan Smith.
“Soldiers of Song” delves into the profound impact of music on Ukrainian culture during times of conflict, highlighting the resilience and unity of the nation’s musicians. The film features intimate narratives from renowned artists such as Slava Vakarchuk (Okean Elzy), Andriy Khlyvnyuk (Boombox), and Svitlana Tarabarova, showcasing their experiences and the unifying power of music amidst adversity.
Director Ryan Smith, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker known for “NFL 360: Who If Not Us”, brings an authentic and immersive perspective to this documentary. His collaboration with a courageous Ukrainian production crew offers viewers an unfiltered look into the challenges and triumphs faced by these musicians.
Event Details:

Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60612
Admission: $20

Tickets can be purchased online here: https://ukrainiannationalmuseum.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ukrainiannationalmuseum/eventRegistration.jsp?event=98&
