Chicago Events

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Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Tours

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Magnificent Mile | Streeterville
Explore Chicago Ticket (includes all tours): Adult $45.00, Child $17.00 , Sr. $40.00
Millennium Park, 155 N Michigan Ave

Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Company’s acclaimed Hop-On/Hop-Off City Sightseeing tours are the Chicago’s essential overview tour of the city. Classic red and green trolleys and fun-filled double-decker buses take passengers to the heart...

Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:00pm
Magnificent Mile | Streeterville
$15.50 - $29.50
Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave.

Cirque Shanghai returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier this summer with a magnificent new show “Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder” beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The production will run through September 2, 2013 (Labor Day), rain or shine, at the...

Barrel-Aged Obfuscation Release Party

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:00pm
Lincoln Park
Atlas Brewing Co., 2747 N. Lincoln Ave.

We'll be tapping our Obfuscation Imperial Stout, aged in Koval whiskey barrels. We also tap other exciting beers. Stay tuned.

Check out the entire Chicago Craft Beer Week schedule here, or download the app:...

The Crusade for Collecting

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:00pm
Lakeview
$10
Chicago Photography Center, 3301 N. Lincoln Ave.

The Crusade for Collecting is a passion project for supporting art and
artists. The Crusade’s mission is to cultivate a new crop of art
lovers, patrons and collectors by encouraging people to engage with art
in exciting and...

Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:00pm
Magnificent Mile | Streeterville
$15.50 - $29.50
Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave.

Cirque Shanghai returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier this summer with a magnificent new show “Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder” beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The production will run through September 2, 2013 (Labor Day), rain or shine, at the...

Chicago White Sox vs. Miami Marlins

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:00pm
Bridgeport
$20 - $27
U.S. Cellular Field, 333 W 35th St

Head to U.S. Cellular Field on Fridays for exciting baseball, courtesy of the White Sox, and a spectacular post-game fireworks display. The White Sox's 2013 roster is led by players who have spent years on the South Side, including first...

The Book Of Mormon

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:30pm
Loop
$45 - $115
Bank of America Theatre, 18 W Monroe St

Nine 2011 Tony Awards® say it's the Best Musical of the Year. Vogue says, "It's the best musical of the last 25 years." And The New York Times says, "It's the best musical of this century." It's THE BOOK OF...

Tea With Edie and Fitz

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:30pm
Lincoln Park
$15-30
Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave

Tea with Edie and Fitz chronicles the tempestuous meeting of literary icons Edith Wharton (Patti Roeder) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Madison Niederhauser) at her estate for tea in the 1920s. In scenes that jump backward and forward chronologically...

Smokey Joe's Cafe

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:30pm
Lincoln Park
$25-46.50
Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted Ave.

Smokey Joe’s Café runs Thursday, March 7 – Sunday, May 26. The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 6 p.m. Wednesday matinees will be at 2 p.m. on selected dates, to be...

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:30pm
Far North
22-45
Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.

Brighton Beach Memoirs follows Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other—with laughter, tears, and love. With a marvelous sense of humor, Eugene shares the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the...

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