Since 1986, Chicago Shakespeare Theater has been dazzling Chicagoans with award-winning, Shakespeare-inspired performances. Founded by the current Artistic Director, Barbara Gaines, the regional Tony Award-winning theater performs for schools and neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland and on stages around the world. CST is now housed in one of the city’s most iconic destinations, Navy Pier. On June […]
Chicago’s Navy Pier is one of the city’s top cultural destinations, so it hosts many different kinds of people with many different tastes. To satisfy those tastes, the Pier has food-to-go, food to enjoy in a casual atmosphere, and food that’s best appreciated in more refined surroundings. Here are nine of our favorites that are […]
Spend some time with your family in Chicago at Navy Pier’s Winter WonderFest or the Art Institute, where you can build a gingerbread house. Or, enjoy some music at 27 Live and Found Kitchen and Social House. Plus, a laugh-out-loud funny Second City show is coming to the ‘burbs. Will Tilson at 27 Live Dec. […]
It’s going to be a crowded weekend in Chicago, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the Chicago Air and Water Show or the Great American Lobster Fest. You can also stop by a Birchbox pop-up event that will help the company decide where to locate their permanent store next year. Or, if you would […]
SOFA: the Sculptural Objects Functional Art + Design Fair (held Nov. 6–9 at Navy Pier) is nothing short of overwhelming. Each year, it averages 80 dealers, 35,000 attendees, and sales are estimated at $15-20 million per show. But don’t let this daunt you. The exhibition, which focuses on three-dimensional artworks, brings a wonderful breath of […]
As it turns out, I’m fortunate that my parents couldn’t afford new furniture for the rambling old Georgian colonial home where they raised five children.
Looking for something to do this October? Check out these fun Halloween attractions: Oct 13-17,20-24, 27-31 Eleventh Hour Haunted House Berthold’s Pumpkin Farm 434 East Devon Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 $19.75 Admission Oct 14-17, 21-24, 27-31 The Fear @ Navy Pier Navy Pier 600 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 $20 Admission Every weekend […]
Assassination, betrayal, politics—“Julius Caesar” has a lot of potential, but in this modern retelling, the audience is left looking for the heart of the production. The story is familiar; Caesar rises to power after a successful military campaign. But the people’s wish to crown him king threatens the new republic. Senators, including Cassius and Brutus, […]
What’s it like to be in hell? So colossally boring that you’ll even seduce the Devil to get the hell out. That’s what happens in the National Theatre of Scotland’s merry and quite mad production of “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart.” It is now running in the charming little cabaret-style theater on the sixth […]
Think the upcoming Four Star Comedy Fest at Navy Pier is just for grown ups? Think again. The inaugural fest, scheduled for October 6, is a daylong event that features free improv workshops for kids and families. “I love that they’re doing stuff for families,” says Evanston resident Tim Kazurinsky, a well-known comedian/actor/writer and Saturday […]
