Upcoming Events | Fine Arts Building

Second Fridays Open Studios at the Fine Arts Building

Second Friday of every month, 5:00 - 9:00pm

Join us for our monthly Second Fridays open studios event! Explore all ten floors of creativity and history, and meet the participating tenants who make the Fine Arts Building a home for art in all forms.

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Fine Arts Building Tour With the Chicago Architecture Center

Tour

2025 Dates

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Discover the Fine Arts Building, a treasure trove on Michigan Avenue and learn how it went from a carriage showroom to a high-profile artists’ colony that housed tenants like Frank Lloyd Wright, Lorado Taft and Harriet Monroe.

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From NPR and WBEZ Chicago Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

Comedy

Select Thursday Evenings in the Studebaker Theater

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Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is NPR’s Peabody Award-winning quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, listener contestants, and celebrity guests through a rollicking review of the week’s news.

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Inside the Fine Arts Building with Doorways of Chicago

Tour

2025 Dates

Step into the heart of Chicago’s enchanting artist’s colony with this exclusive tour inside the Fine Arts Building. Explore the studios that once hosted influential artists, musicians, and writers, immersing yourself in the same spaces that inspired the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Lorado Taft, Solon Beman, and the Leyendecker Brothers.

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Seven Thirty Theatre Presents Dreamgirls

Musical

March 29 – 30, 2025

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Seven Thirty Theatre presents the iconic Tony Award-winning Broadway musical!

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Second Floor Gallery Poppies, Poison & Peacocks Exhibit Closing Reception

Visual Art

April 4 5:00 pm

Join collage artist Diana Slaviero to toast the conclusion of her exhibition, Poppies, Poison & Peacocks. Share your thoughts and reactions to the evocative artwork while enjoying refreshments with fellow art lovers.

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The Empire Strips Back A Burlesque Parody

Opera

April 11 – May 4

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Featuring parodies of all of the classic characters, The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody takes audiences to a galaxy far, far away, creating one of the most unforgettable (and unauthorized) theatrical interpretations of the beloved franchise.

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Storytelling Productions, LLC presents YORDANO y su banda en Concierto IDA Y VUELTA USA TOUR 2025

Concerts

May 17 7:30 pm

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The Yordano Ida y Vuelta 2025 Tour celebrates the Venezuelan singer-songwriter’s legendary career, taking fans on a musical journey through his timeless hits.

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Chicago Opera Theater Presents She Who Dared

Opera

June 3 – 8, 2025

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A world premiere production, She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s.

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Take It From the Top Broadway Intensives

Class

June 27 - 29, 2025

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Led by industry professionals, this 3 day Triple Threat intensive lasts Friday - Sunday (June 27-29, 10:00am - 5:00pm | ages 10-18) and is a high-energy, immersive workshop designed to develop performers in singing, dancing, and acting.

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44 The Obama Musical

Musical

August 23 – September 21

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44 is the story of Obama you won't read about in history books...because history books are now banned in most states. But also because 44 is the story of Obama as Joe Biden kinda sorta remembers it... as a Musical.

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