Visit the Frances Willard House Museum and take a tour in honor of Women’s History month! Check out Writers Theatre’s smash hit Once and the Chicago Botanic Garden's The Orchid Show: Magnified continues through March 26. Find the perfect spot to watch March Madness galore and catch a comedy, dance show or new exhibit. Make it a month to remember. | |
Danceworks 2023: Nostalgia for the Night
Fri. through Sun., March 3-5
Josephine Louis Theater
Northwestern University, Evanston
What do cabarets, 1960s surf movies, gritty partnering, and flesh-centric activism have in common? Northwestern University’s annual contemporary dance showcase asks how memory, imagination and camaraderie can guide us to move away from dark moments and relish hope, joy and light. Get your tickets today!
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Avenue Q
Thurs., March 9 – Sun., April 2
Music Theater Works
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie
Hilarious, charming, and a little profane, AVENUE Q follows its hero Princeton, fresh out of college, to his shabby New York apartment on Avenue Q. Laugh out loud funny, toe-tappingly singable, and full of warmth and humor, AVENUE Q won the Tony for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book!
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Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick
Thur., March 9
Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood St., Evanston
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a presentation by Andrea Friederici Ross, author of Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick. Edith, the daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, married into the wealthy McCormick family, and was once estimated to be the nation’s richest woman. Come learn more about her fascinating life!
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The Threepenny Opera
Fri., March 10 – Sun., April 30
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston
The Threepenny Opera is a biting satire of the post-war rise of capitalism, wrapped up in Kurt Weill’s jazzy score, and the tale of Macheath, a debonair crime lord on the verge of turning his illegal empire into a legitimate business. Songs from Threepenny have become classic standards, including “Pirate Jenny” and most notably, “Mack the Knife.”
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March Madness
Tue., March 14 – Mon., April 3
March Madness is right around the corner! Where are you planning to watch the games? At a local restaurant, bar, or brewery? The North Shore has plenty of options for watching your favorite team in action and loads of restaurants to make sure no one goes hungry!
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Shop your Spring Break essentials at Gearhead Outfitters
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The Heart's Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto
Now Through July 9
Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston
The Heart’s Knowledge concentrates on the most recent decade of Robleto’s creative practice, a period of deepening engagement with histories of medicine, biomedical engineering, sound recording, and space exploration. The exhibition organizes the artist’s conceptually ambitious, elegantly wrought artworks as a series of multisensory encounters between art and science.
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Lewis Black: Off The Rails 2023 Tour
Fri. and Sat., March 24 & 25
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie
Known as the King of Rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that gets under his skin. His comedic brilliance lies in his ability to make people laugh at the absurdities of life, with topics that include current events, social media, politics and more!
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