TradeWinds Update
The TradeWinds Gala will be postponed until 2021.
Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
36th annual Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic, festival presenters encourage the public to support independent bookstores | Midwest’s largest free literary festival will return in 2021
We’re Here To Help As Theaters Reopen
To our fellow Movie Fans,
We hope you and your loved ones have been safe and healthy over the past few months. While we’ve missed going to the movies, many theaters have been hard at work with government and public health officials figuring out the safety measures needed to reopen their venues responsibly and at the appropriate time. Focus and attention are on the health and well-being of moviegoers and the cinema employees who work in front of and behind the scenes.
Manual Cinema's "stunning," "extraordinary" all-shadow animation trailer for new film "Candyman" drops on Twitter
“Stunning” animated trailer for film remake of Candyman drops on Twitter created by Chicago’s Manual Cinema
Manual Cinema’s puppetry featured in new Candyman, directed by Nia DaCosta, produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions
Don't send flowers! Send a puppet! Live "Pop-Up Puppet-Grams" are Chicago's newest twist on singing telegrams
SEND A LIVE, POP-UP PUPPET-GRAM
CHICAGO’S NEWEST TWIST ON SINGING TELEGRAMS
A GREAT NEW WAY TO MARK SPECIAL OCCASIONS
RailCats announce new special events and facility rental opportunities
RailCats announce new special events and facility rental opportunities Featuring new Family Nights at the Steel Yard
We are rescheduling Beatles Fest 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.
We are sorry to announce this, but we are rescheduling this year’s Beatles Fest due to COVID-19 concerns. This was not the course of action we hoped to take for our 15th anniversary event, but in a time of such universal uncertainty and after careful consideration, we feel this is the only viable option.
Regional Sketch Comedy Revue Defines "New Normal" In 2020
Improductions, LLC brings their first original sketch comedy revue entitled "2020: a personal space odyssey" running Fridays and Saturdays July 10 - July 25 at 7:30 PM online.
SmoothChicago coming Back in September
SmoothChicago hopes to be back by the fourth weekend in September.
Manual Cinema's 10th Anniversary Retrospectacular!
Manual Cinema's 10th Anniversary Retrospectacular! a four-week virtual celebration and fundraiser for world acclaimed Chicago theater collective | Four past greatest hits to be streamed, one per week, starting July 27th | Manual Cinema’s LIVE Tele-FUN-draiser World Premiere Special variety show to stream live on August 22 with a live host, house band and special guests