Studio5

<blockquote>Studio5’s Artistic Director presents new music in a multimedia EP release concert incorporating stories, film and dance with a stellar ensemble. The evening will be an entire family affair. Rashid’s son, Los Angeles-based actor/director Daniel Rashid, created films for the event; his wife, Bea, choreographed movement set on professional dancers; and his other son, Robert Rashid, will be playing drums in the show. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Studio5 is a performing arts venue that opened in Evanston in 2016, bringing professional dance, music, and spoken word events to a 128-seat theater. Founded and curated by Dance Center Evanston director Béa Rashid and Emmy-award winning composer and jazz musician Steve Rashid, Studio5 provides North Shore arts-goers with a venue that is both state-of-the-art and intimate, connecting audiences and artists. Studio5 boasts great sight lines; comfortable seats; excellent sound; ample, free parking; and a cash bar that opens half an hour before each performance.</blockquote>

Local Event: Live at Studio5! Steve Rashid

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Evanston

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Live at Studio5! Steve Rashid

Studio5’s Artistic Director presents new music in a multimedia EP release concert incorporating stories, film and dance with a...

<blockquote>Studio5’s Artistic Director presents new music in a multimedia EP release concert incorporating stories, film and dance with a stellar ensemble. The evening will be an entire family affair. Rashid’s son, Los Angeles-based actor/director Daniel Rashid, created films for the event; his wife, Bea, choreographed movement set on professional dancers; and his other son, Robert Rashid, will be playing drums in the show. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB.&nbsp;Tickets: $40 for theater seating, $55 for cabaret seating Studio5 is a performing arts venue that opened in Evanston in 2016, bringing professional dance, music, and spoken word events to a 128-seat theater. Founded and curated by Dance Center Evanston director Béa Rashid and Emmy-award winning composer and jazz musician Steve Rashid, Studio5 provides North Shore arts-goers with a venue that is both state-of-the-art and intimate, connecting audiences and artists. Studio5 boasts great sight lines; comfortable seats; excellent sound; ample, free parking; and a cash bar that opens half an hour before each performance.</blockquote>

Join the Chicago Jazz Orchestra as they celebrate the legacy of jazz icon Roy Eldridge, one of the first black musicians to become part of an all-white band and one of the most influential trumpeters of the swing era. The concert will feature renowned trumpeter Jon Faddis and extraordinary vocalist Alyssa Allgood performing accurate transcriptions of Eldridge’s recordings by CJO Conductor and Artistic Director Jeff Lindberg. Tickets: $45-$55 for adults, $26-$31 for students with a valid student ID, $6 for children Where: Studebaker Theater, The Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL Info: 312-753-3210

Local Event: Chicago Jazz Orchestra Presents: A Tribute to Roy Eldridge Featuring Jon Faddis with Alyssa Allgood

Chicago

Chicago Jazz Orchestra Presents: A Tribute to...

Join the Chicago Jazz Orchestra as they celebrate the legacy of jazz icon Roy Eldridge, one of the first black musicians to...

Chicago Jazz Orchestra Presents: A Tribute to Roy Eldridge Featuring Jon Faddis with Alyssa Allgood

First Presbyterian Church of Evanston

Revolution! Early American Music From the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States reaches its 250th anniversary, The Newberry Consort performs a program of music that shaped the founding of our nation. Using early American instruments such as the square piano, keyed bugle, fiddle, percussion, as well as an ensemble of vocal specialists, this concert connects America’s musical past and present through early American styles and composers. The program also features a world premiere of an original composition for American period instruments and voices written by composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody.&nbsp;Thurs May 7, 7:30p, First Presbyterian Church, 1427 Chicago Ave. Evanston Fri May 8, 7:30p, First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. ChicagoSat May 9, 5p, Saint Joseph Chapel, 1515 S Layton Blvd Milwaukee Sun May 10, 4p Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave. ChicagoTickets: $70 preferred, $45 general, $25 affordable access, $10 students w/ID, children free.&nbsp;To purchase tickets please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newberryconsort.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.newberryconsort.org</a>

Local Event: The Newberry Consort: Revolution! Early American Music

The Newberry Consort: Revolution! Early...

Revolution! Early American Music  From the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States...

The Newberry Consort: Revolution! Early American Music

First Unitarian Church of Chicago

Revolution! Early American Music From the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States reaches its 250th anniversary, The Newberry Consort performs a program of music that shaped the founding of our nation. Using early American instruments such as the square piano, keyed bugle, fiddle, percussion, as well as an ensemble of vocal specialists, this concert connects America’s musical past and present through early American styles and composers. The program also features a world premiere of an original composition for American period instruments and voices written by composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody.&nbsp;
Thurs May 7, 7:30p, First Presbyterian Church, 1427 Chicago Ave. Evanston 
Fri May 8, 7:30p, First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago
Sat May 9, 5p, Saint Joseph Chapel, 1515 S Layton Blvd Milwaukee 
Sun May 10, 4p Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago
Tickets: $70 preferred, $45 general, $25 affordable access, $10 students w/ID, children free.&nbsp;
To purchase tickets please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newberryconsort.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.newberryconsort.org</a>

Revolution! Early American Music From the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States...

Saint Joseph Chapel, 1515 S Layton Blvd Milwaukee

Ganz Hall

Donovan Mixon, a guitarist who was the 2025 recipient of Evanston’s “Mayor’s Award for the Arts,” teams up with fellow guitarist Dave Onderdonk in a modern musical adventure with their quartet. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB.
Tickets: $30 for theater seating, $40 for cabaret seating

Local Event: Live at Studio5! A String Thing

Live at Studio5! A String Thing

Donovan Mixon, a guitarist who was the 2025 recipient of Evanston’s “Mayor’s Award for the Arts,” teams up with fellow...

Revolution! Early American Music from the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States reaches its 250th anniversary, The Newberry Consort performs a program of music that shaped the founding of our nation. Using early American instruments such as the square piano, keyed bugle, fiddle, percussion, as well as an ensemble of vocal specialists, this concert connects America’s musical past and present through early American styles and composers. The program also features a world premiere of an original composition for American period instruments and voices written by composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody.&nbsp;
Thurs May 7, 7:30p First Presbyterian Church, 1427 Chicago Ave., Evanston 
Fri May 8 7:30p First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago
Sat May 9 at 5p Saint Joseph Chapel, 1515 S Layton Blvd, Milwaukee Sun May 10, 4p Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan&nbsp;
Tickets: $70 preferred, $45 general, $25 affordable access, $10 students w/ID, children free To purchase tickets please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newberryconsort.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.newberryconsort.org</a>

Hyde Park

Revolution! Early American Music from the Signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War As the United States...

Now led by Jim Gailloreto, the Metropolitan Jazz Octet is a musical love letter to Tom Hilliard, founder of the original group in the 1950s. Their new CD, “Jazz Unearthed,” presents Hilliard’s unreleased music that was the beginning of the MJO’s vision and mission. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB.Tickets: $40 for theater seating, $55 for cabaret seating Studio5 is a performing arts venue that opened in Evanston in 2016, bringing professional dance, music, and spoken word events to a 128-seat theater. Founded and curated by Dance Center Evanston director Béa Rashid and Emmy-award winning composer and jazz musician Steve Rashid, Studio5 provides North Shore arts-goers with a venue that is both state-of-the-art and intimate, connecting audiences and artists. Studio5 boasts great sight lines; comfortable seats; excellent sound; ample, free parking; and a cash bar that opens half an hour before each performance.

Local Event: Live at Studio5! Metropolitan Jazz Octet

Live at Studio5! Metropolitan Jazz Octet

Now led by Jim Gailloreto, the Metropolitan Jazz Octet is a musical love letter to Tom Hilliard, founder of the original group...

Caroline Adamson

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Lorraine Swanson

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Evergreen Park

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Bucktown-Wicker Park

Lincoln Park

Oak Lawn

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Lakeview

Alsip-Crestwood

Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Discover the "genre-defying" South Chicago Dance Theatre through its triumphant return&nbsp;to the landmark Harris Theater For Music and Dance on May 1, 2026. " An Evening with South Chicago Dance Theatre", features THREE ELECTRIC WORLD PREMIERES by Emmy Award winning Natasha Adorlee, Bessie Award winning David Dorfman, and one of Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch Kia S. Smith. The four-part mixed repertory program opens with a powerful work by renowned choreographer of The Color Purple Donald Byrd. Tickets are selling fast and start at $31, use promo code SCDT5 for $5 off today!

Local Event: An Evening With South Chicago Dance Theatre

An Evening With South Chicago Dance Theatre

 Discover the "genre-defying" South Chicago Dance Theatre through its triumphant return to the landmark Harris Theater For...

Fine Arts Building

2 PERFORMANCES ONLY:MAY 1, 7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, ChicagoMay 2, 3 p.m. Union Church of HinsdaleEnjoy a fabulous spring day filled with Mozart! Evren Ozel, a winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition performs Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K466 with Camerata Chicago. Conducted by Maestro Drostan Hall, Camerata Chicago also plays Mozart’s Prague Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K504 and two Lyric Pieces by Grieg including “Evening in the Mountains”. Bring your friends &amp; family to this all ages concert. Use Code CCLG to receive 15% discount off your order online at CamerataChicago.org or call 312-799-0916 to get your tickets.

Local Event: CAMERATA CHICAGO & VAN CLIBURN WINNER EVREN OZEL perform MOZART PIANO CONCERTO #20 in D Minor, K466

CAMERATA CHICAGO & VAN CLIBURN WINNER EVREN...

2 PERFORMANCES ONLY:MAY 1, 7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, ChicagoMay 2, 3 p.m. Union Church of...

CAMERATA CHICAGO & VAN CLIBURN WINNER EVREN OZEL perform MOZART PIANO CONCERTO #20 in D Minor, K466

Old Western Avenue & Broadway Street

Mai Fest is back for the 5th year bigger than ever!&nbsp; With over 100 artisan vendors, 4 live bands, and food and drink, it promises to be a great day!&nbsp; A great way to celebrate Mother's Day weekend..find mom the perfect gift, or spend the day perusing the handmade goods and enjoying the live music.&nbsp; The fest runs from Noon to 5pm.&nbsp; There is free parking available in the city lots off of Western Ave north of the Cal Sag, and there will be a free shuttle to transport folks from the lots to and from the fest.

Local Event: Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair

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Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair

Mai Fest is back for the 5th year bigger than ever!  With over 100 artisan vendors, 4 live bands, and food and drink, it...

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First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL

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Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair