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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

2025 Dates

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!

Select Thursday Evenings in the Studebaker Theater

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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IMPRESSIONS Works From Chicago Sculpture International

July 11 – August 25, 2025

The Fine Arts Building welcomes Chicago Sculpture International artists to the Second Floor Gallery this summer!

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Aerial Arts Society presents The Northern Mid-West Regional Aerial Competition

August 9 12:00 pm

Get ready to be amazed at the Northern Mid West Regional Aerial Competition, where aerial artists of all ages and skill levels will dazzle you with their strength, grace, and creativity! An electrifying celebration of aerial artistry for all levels and ages! From rising stars to elite performers, this unforgettable event brings together passion, power, and performance on every apparatus. In a thrilling finale, our world-renowned judges join the spotlight, showcasing their own breathtaking talents alongside fierce professional competitors—vying for the $1,000 grand prize. Witness a one-of-a-kind fusion of competition and showmanship in a single, spectacular event. Don’t miss your chance to be inspired—get your tickets now and experience the magic in the air!

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44 The Obama Musical

August 23 – September 21

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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Elizabeth McGovern and Aaron Costa Ganis in Ava: The Secret Conversations

September 24 – October 12

Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's original femme fatale Ava Gardner in a critically acclaimed new play lauded by Entertainment Weekly as “mesmerizing and electric!”

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Camerata Chicago Presents Peter and the Wolf With Narrator Robin Wiper

October 17 7:30 pm

Camerata Chicago is thrilled to present Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev, narrated by renowned soprano Robin Wiper. Bring the entire family to this educational concert in which you will hear also Jupiter from Holst’s Planets Suite, Mozart’s Horn Concerto played by Lee Shirer and works by Handel.

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Chicago Sinfonietta presents Bollywood & Beyond Symphony Masala & East-Meets-West

Saturday, October 18

Step into a vibrant celebration of sound, spirit, and light with "Bollywood & Beyond"—just in time for Diwali, the Festival of Lights.

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

November 7 7:30 pm

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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AWR Music Productions presents A New World intimate music from FINAL FANTASY

November 14 8:00 pm

Experience early FINAL FANTASY classics alongside the newest musical innovations of the series in this thrillingly personal and engaging format!

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Chicago a cappella presents Building American Pop

April 19, 2026 3:00 pm

Step into a musical time capsule as the ten singers of Chicago a cappella revisit the Brill Building era of the 1950s and '60s with narrator Geoffrey Baer. These catchy, heartfelt songs capture the joy of everyday life and still strike a chord today.

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