Join the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum as they celebrate their institution’s 166th birthday with two days of behind-the-scenes fun with their collections team! See unique exhibit specimens as well as beautifully-preserved botany specimens.

Thursday, January 12

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Friday, January 13

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

2430 N. Cannon

Pause to listen, and you might hear Evolutionary Sounds emerging in the Fern Room. Woodwind instruments, birdsong and field recordings gathered in the Prairie State of Illinois are manipulated to reveal a native soundscape somehow in harmony with the exotic flora inside the Lincoln Park Conservatory. 

Opens Sunday, January 15

Lincoln Park Conservatory

2391 N. Stockton

The First Homosexuals: Global Depictions of a New Identity, 1869-1930 offers a revealing look at same-sex desire. Michiko Itatani: Celestial Stage features breathtaking paintings exploring mysterious portals to the unknown. Don’t miss these groundbreaking exhibitions!

Wrightwood 659

659 W. Wrightwood

The Japanese Arts Foundation (JAF), in partnership with the International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS), proudly presents the exhibition, “Kintsugi: Healing through Japanese Art,” a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Mami Takahashi. 

International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N. Lake Shore Drive 

Sober Curious? Kick off your Dry January with a mocktail class with Seedlip! Munch on Mediterranean-inspired appetizers while learning how to make delicious mocktails and take home a Seedlip yoga mat.

Friday, January 13

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Dom's Kitchen & Market

2730 N. Halsted

Join Gaslight for their Apres Ski Party featuring domestic drafts, house cocktails, passed apps, shot ski, ice luge, DJ & Best Dressed Contest.

Saturday, January 14

12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Gaslight

2450 N. Clark

Ready for wild card weekend? Watch the Buffalo Bills game at Lincoln Station and click here for a full list of Lincoln Park bars and pubs.

Late Night Catechism: Re-Gift Unwanted Items for a $15 Ticket

For the entire month of January, bring in a holiday gift that someone was sure you wanted and trade that unwanted item for a $15 ticket to Late Nite Catechism during January at the Greenhouse Theater Center. Items collected will be donated to the Little Sisters of the Poor, who operate St. Mary's Home at 2325 N. Lakewood, Chicago.

TRAP DOOR at Steppenwolf

TRAP DOOR uses narrative device, sound and movement to explore Trans politics of visibility and abstraction. TRAP DOOR exists as a performance project with spoken word, live music and sculpted video elements. 

Thursday, January 12 - Saturday, January 14

8:00 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre

1650 N. Halsted