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602 events · Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Nightlife
Friday, September 11
$15Fri · Sep 11
Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper
Bookclub
Fri · Sep 11
Co-Stanza with Cam Warland and Joe Packham
Uncommon Ground
Fri · Sep 11
Vibes on Logan presents Classics (September 2026 Edition)
The Whistler
Fri · Sep 11
Lil Ed Williams Band Feat. Mary Lane
Rosa's Lounge
Fri · Sep 11
PYRE BLUE OUTSIDE ON THE FIRE ESCAPE
Bookclub
Saturday, September 12
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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
&Rise Presents – Comedy for a Cause
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor
Beverly Arts Center
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band
Hungry Brain
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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
MIKE JONES TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
FreeSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH
Cole's Bar
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Gabby Bryan
The Den Theatre
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sat · Sep 12
All Love (September 2026 Edition)
The Whistler
Sat · Sep 12
CLR
Uncommon Ground
Sat · Sep 12
Nick Murphy
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
$15Sat · Sep 12
LATINOS UNIDOS
Bookclub
Sat · Sep 12
Windy City Soul Club
GMan Tavern
Sat · Sep 12
Freddie Dixon Blues Band: Chicago Blues Heritage, Reimagined
Rosa's Lounge
Sunday, September 13
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Open Mic Night
aliveOne
Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM
Matt Torres
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:15 PM
TROY HAWKE: NEVER STOP, NEVER CHANGE!
The Den Theatre
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Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$17.84Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Sex Mex Won't Stay Dead King Sans
Cole's Bar
Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
Rempis Hatcher Johnson Wagner Corsano
Hungry Brain
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Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
My Buddy's
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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Reed's Local
Sun · Sep 13
Mint Condition
The Whistler
Sun · Sep 13
Bears Watch Party at Bookclub
Bookclub
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Music Open Mic
Uncommon Ground
Monday, September 14
Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM
Afterwords Book Club
The Book Cellar
Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM
Racial Justice Book Club (Online)
The Book Cellar
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Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
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Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
FreeMon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Video Game Night with DJs Equip & Mukqs
Cole's Bar
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Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
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Mon · Sep 14
JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$15Mon · Sep 14
Lil Shorty’s Shindig – DAY 2
Bookclub
Tuesday, September 15
Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM
Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Tue · Sep 15 · 5:00 PM
Football Themed Trivia + Taco Tuesday
Burning Bush Brewery
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:00 PM
Stand-up for the Homeless
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch
The Book Cellar
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
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Trivia Night
Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
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Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
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Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
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Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
$15.77Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
My Autumn Attic Super Brick Never Been Won't Go
Cole's Bar
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Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
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Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Open Mic Night
Vaughan's Pub
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Open Mic Night
Laugh Factory Chicago
Tue · Sep 15
Open Mic 035
Bookclub
Tue · Sep 15
Relax Attack Jazz Series: Tromblau&FRIENDS + Tromblau DJ Set
The Whistler
Wednesday, September 16
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
Claire Sundbye
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"
The Book Cellar
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
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Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
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Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Karaoke Night
Rabbit Hole Wrigley
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Trivia Night
George Street Pub
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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
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Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
Wed · Sep 16
Relax Attack Jazz Series: Kehsin Xu
The Whistler
Wed · Sep 16
Chapbook Launch with Lucy Xiang-fu Wainger
The Whistler
Wed · Sep 16
Rosa's Blues Jam hosted by David Levit
Rosa's Lounge
Thursday, September 17
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 3:00 PM
GOLD
The Den Theatre
Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM
Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Thu · Sep 17 · 5:00 PM
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up
Burning Bush Brewery
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Alexander McCall Smith, 'The Big Cats Dance Party' @ Harold Washington Library
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Mary Dean Cason, "Daughters of Eve"
The Book Cellar
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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
A Conversation with Nikita Gill!
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
BAPA Presents: Old House Lecture Series
Beverly Arts Center
$15.77Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Brotha Josh Mel Crozby Kent Avenue Carpool
Cole's Bar
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Jeopardy! Bar League
Guthries Tavern
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Trivia Night
Bucktown Pub
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Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Thu · Sep 17 · 9:30 PM
Nick Thune: Special Taping
The Den Theatre
Thu · Sep 17
Bill Brickey, Joe Gorka, and Jules Klee
Uncommon Ground
Friday, September 18
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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 AM
GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Children's Storytime!
The Book Cellar
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Fri · Sep 18 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM
Veronica Bane, "We're All Going to Die Tonight!" with conversation partner Courtney Corlew
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Bernice's Tavern
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Cortney LaCorte (@cheesegal), "Oversharing" at Everybody's Coffee
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Wonderlove “The Stevie Wonder Experience”
Beverly Arts Center
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's