This year, in response to our query—how can artists use their creative voices in uncertain times—ten artists offer their perspectives on hope, caution, and responsibility toward self, community, and world issues in the MBACD’s exhibition VOICES: The MBACD Annual Community Show.
Join the Legacy Foundation in recognizing the finalists for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
The Wicker Park 2025-2026 Indoor Farmers Market Season Announces Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club as New Venue for this Winter, Launching December 7th || The Year-Round Market Continues its Season Indoors with Expanded Local Vendor Options, Shuffleboard, Games, Yoga, Story Time and More
RING IN 2026 FROM 1,000+ FEET IN THE CLOUDS AT 360 CHICAGO’S ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION || Limited Early Bird Tickets Available Now Starting at $100
Eight Added Performances! Kokandy Productions Presents JEKYLL & HYDE || Conceived for the Stage by Frank Wildhorn & Steve Cuden, Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Frank Wildhorn, Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson || Directed by Derek Van Barham, Music Direction by Nick Sula, Choreography by Brenda Didier || Now Extended Through January 10, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre
South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on Barbara Robinson’s beloved 1972 novel.
The six Herdman children are notorious for their bad behavior—cigar smoking, shoplifting, and menacing their classmates—but when, lured in by the promise of free snacks, they take over the Sunday school's Christmas pageant, the whole town learns some unexpected lessons about the true meaning of Christmas.
Throughout the holiday season, area performing arts organizations will take up audience collections at productions for Season of Concern, Chicago’s nonprofit dedicated to providing financial assistance to all Chicagoland theater practitioners impacted by illness, injury or circumstance.
Throughout the holiday season, area performing arts organizations will take up audience collections at productions for Season of Concern, Chicago’s nonprofit dedicated to providing financial assistance to all Chicagoland theater practitioners impacted by illness, injury or circumstance.
****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**** For avid classical music lovers, "Carmina Burana" tends to hold a special place in their hearts. They flock to venues worldwide to get the opportunity to hear this rarely performed 20th-century cantata composed by Carl Orff every chance that they can get. For others, this somewhat obscure piece holds numerous surprises for its first-time listeners who are curious to discover what all of the fuss is about. Both groups were equally represented in droves at the recent, extremely brief run at Lyric Opera of Chicago, which had the enthusiastic opening night audience -- which was largely made up of members a good 20 to 30 years younger than your average patron attending a traditional opera at Lyric -- clamoring for more. 4 BIG SPOTLIGHTS
LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF BROADWAY AND CHICAGO’S ANTHONY RAPP IN A NEW, CABARET PERFORMANCE, ANTHONY RAPP: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, DECEMBER 17th -20th, AND OTHER DECEMBER EVENTS || Tickets are Now on Sale for Anthony Rapp’s Holiday Cabaret, a New Edition of Lookingglass Presents and the Latest Production from Lookingglass Young Ensemble.
