CUT TO THE CHASE festival of one-act plays returns February 19th - 22nd, with theme “I’m Still Here,” at The Den Theatre

More than $1.76 million awarded to Chicago’s small arts organizations and arts advocacy nonprofits from Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in 2025, with 27 organizations receiving $30,000 or more || Arts grantees include American Indian Center of Chicago, Arts Alliance Illinois, Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, Enrich Chicago, Raven Theatre Company, Red Clay Dance Company, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Sisters in Cinema, South Chicago Dance Theatre, Theater Wit, and Trickster Cultural Center

THE WHISPERS AND DENIECE WILLIAMS ARE COMING TO HARD ROCK LIVE || Valentine's Soul Jam Takes Place on February 14th

Viral tap dance group Syncopated Ladies, led by Emmy Award-nominated tap dancer and choreographer Chloé Arnold, makes Chicago debut at Red Clay Dance Company’s La Femme Dance Festival || March 26th- 28th || Festival performance at Harris Theater on March 28th also features world premiere from choreographer Rena Butler, celebrated repertoire from Red Clay Dance Company’s Founding Artistic Director Vershawn Sanders-Ward, and guest performance from South Chicago Dance Theatre choreographed by Kia S. Smith

The Urban League of Northwest Indiana presents Gospel Fest 2026 || March 15th || St. John Baptist Church

Love, in "all its forms," was in the air in Chicago last weekend courtesy of Patti LuPone.

"The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical" stars at The Studebaker Theater in Chicago.

***RECOMMENDED***  While all of the scandal that surrounded its 1905 premiere in Dresden, Germany has since vanished, Richard Strauss' opera "Salome" still enraptures audiences and may even shock a few today who are not familiar with its incredibly enigmatic music and the details of its corrupt and base cast of characters. In a stunning Lyric Opera of Chicago debut, soprano Jennifer Holloway brings a commanding confidence to her interpretation of the title role. Also, in another remarkable Lyric debut, conductor Tomas Netopil shines as he guides an expanded Lyric Opera orchestra through Strauss' challenging score. 3 SPOTLIGHTS

 Red Theater is thrilled to announce the cast and crew of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, directed and adapted by Ian Maryfield, running February 14 - March 15, 2026 at The Edge Off Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave.

School of American Music Launches “My Name Is,” a Powerful Community Music Project Promoting Kindness, Identity, and Belonging