Summer Smash adds Chicago’s Lil Durk to lineup
Summer Smash has a new boldface name to add to its lineup, the from-Chicago rapper Lil Durk performing Sunday. Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash Festival is soon, returning June 23-25 for...
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Dinner circus show Cabaret ZaZou is closing in the Loop
The circus is packing up its tent, at least for now. Cabaret ZaZou will play its final performance on the 14th floor at the Cambria Hotel July 2. According to...
‘Wakanda Forever’ to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in this summer’s Millennium Park Film Series
Movies in the park are a Chicago summer tradition — we have fond memories back in the day of watching the old "West Side Story" in Grant Park on a...
Tim McGraw will headline Illinois State Fair this summer
The Illinois State Fair on Tuesday announced that Grammy-winning country music star Tim McGraw will be among its headlining music acts on the State Fair Grandstand for 2023. This summer's...
Riot Fest 2023 lineup: Foo Fighters, The Cure and Queens of the Stone Age in Douglass Park
Riot Fest headliners for 2023 will be Foo Fighters and Turnstile Friday; The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie and Queens of the Stone Age Saturday; and The Cure and...
Columbia College Chicago awards honorary degree to Tribune theater critic Chris Jones
As part of commencement ceremonies this weekend, Columbia College Chicago is awarding an honorary degree to longtime Tribune theater critic Chris Jones. Jones will be conferred the degree at a...
Ricky Martin will headline this year’s gala for Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Ricky Martin will be the guest of honor at a fundraiser for the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago, the museum announced late Thursday. Martin, he...
Northlight Theatre’s 2023-24 season includes BJ Jones directing a new John Patrick Shanley play
Northlight Theatre in Skokie has announced its 2023-24 season. The current upcoming slate of four shows, under artistic director BJ Jones and executive director Timothy J. Evans, opens in September...
Cheap Trick will play Metro in July
Cheap Trick is playing Metro to wrap up the music club's yearlong 40th-anniversary celebrations. According to an announcement Tuesday, Rockford's own Cheap Trick will perform July 16. Tickets go on...
Chance the Rapper announces ‘Acid Rap’ 10-year anniversary show at United Center
Chicago's own Chance the Rapper on Tuesday announced a big hometown concert in August: The Acid Rap Ten Year Anniversary Show. Coming to the United Center Aug. 19, the concert...