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Week of Nov 5, 2026 · No. 13

Saturday, Nov 14, the Randolph Street Market fills three floors of Plumbers Hall in the West Loop with about 125 vintage and design vendors for its holiday market, from 10 AM, and again on Sunday.

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Friday, Nov 6

Lincoln Lodge stand-up showcase, Logan Square her thing ✓ Fri Nov 6, Sat Nov 7, Fri Nov 13 & Sat Nov 14, 8 PM · $13 Weekend stand-up and variety showcase at 2040 N Milwaukee Ave.via Choose Chicago / The Lincoln Lodge
Cut to the Chase new-play festival at Lookingglass Studio Theater her thing ✓ Through Sun Nov 15 · $25 plus fees Lookingglass's festival of new plays in its studio space at 163 E Pearson St, Streeterville.via Choose Chicago / Lookingglass Theatre

Saturday, Nov 7

Green City Market outdoor Saturdays, Lincoln Park her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7 & Sat Nov 14 · Free entry The farmers market at 1817 N Clark St has extended its outdoor season through Nov 21.via Green City Market
Chinatown Adventure Food Tour her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7, 11 AM–2 PM · $99 (ages 11 and up) A three-hour guided food tour through Chicago's Chinatown.via Choose Chicago
Theater of the Mind at the Reid Murdoch Building her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7; multiple sessions · Ticketed An immersive theater show staged in the Reid Murdoch Building in River North, with several timed sessions a day.via Choose Chicago
Bert Kreischer at the Chicago Theatre her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7, 7 PM · Ticketed The stand-up brings his Permission to Party tour to the Chicago Theatre on State St.via Choose Chicago
Ari Matti at the Vic Theatre her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7, 7 PM · Ticketed Stand-up from Ari Matti at the Vic, 3145 N Sheffield Ave in Lakeview.via Choose Chicago
Dave Matthews Band at the United Center her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7, 7:30 PM · Ticketed The band's 2026 fall tour stops at the United Center.via Choose Chicago
Harolds After Dark at iO Theater her thing ✓ Sat Nov 7, 11 PM · Ticketed Late-night long-form improv in the Harold format at iO.via Choose Chicago / iO Theater

Tuesday, Nov 10

Jersey Boys at the CIBC Theatre her thing ✓ Tue Nov 10 through Sun Nov 22 · Ticketed The touring production of the Four Seasons musical opens a two-week run at 18 W Monroe St.via Broadway in Chicago

Friday, Nov 13

Andrew Bird and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra her thing ✓ Fri Nov 13 & Sat Nov 14, 7:30 PM · Ticketed Bird's CSO debut, marking 20 years of The Mysterious Production of Eggs, with Jacomo Bairos conducting at Symphony Center.via Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The 11pm Show at iO Theater her thing ✓ Fri Nov 13, 11 PM · $8 iO's Friday late-night improv show.via Choose Chicago / iO Theater
All Eight by Lilly Camp at the Logan Center for the Arts her thing ✓ Fri Nov 13–Sun Nov 15; opens 7:30 PM Fri · $6 advance, $8 at the door A University of Chicago Theater and Performance Studies production at the Logan Center in Hyde Park.via Choose Chicago / UChicago TAPS

Saturday, Nov 14

Randolph Street Market holiday market at Plumbers Hall her thing ✓ Sat Nov 14, 10 AM–7 PM; Sun Nov 15, 10 AM–5 PM · $14–$20 depending on ticket type; under 12 free About 125 vintage and design vendors across three floors of Plumbers Hall, 1340 W Washington Blvd.via Choose Chicago / Randolph Street Market

Sunday, Nov 15

Chicago Artisan Market at Morgan MFG her thing ✓ Sun Nov 15, 11 AM–5 PM An indoor artisan market at 401 N Morgan St in Fulton Market.via Choose Chicago

Planned dates

The Move of the Week

Saturday Nov 14: Randolph Street Market's holiday market, then dinner in Pilsen

Three floors of vintage and design vendors in the West Loop, then Vietnamese dinner on 18th St

Cost: Up to $40 for two at the market; dinner at HaiSous is the other spend

her kind of night ✓ West Loop & Pilsen

Saturday, Nov 14, 3:00 PM (market opens 10 AM) Randolph Street Market holiday market, Plumbers Hall, 1340 W Washington Blvd — Tickets run $14 to $20; under 12 free. About 125 vendors of vintage, housewares, fashion and art across three floors. Sunset is about 4:27, and it's all indoors.
Saturday, Nov 14, 5:30 PM Pink Line from Ashland/Lake to 18th, then east on 18th St — Ashland/Lake is about a 10-minute walk northwest of Plumbers Hall; the ride to 18th is two stops. From the 18th stop it's about 18 minutes east on 18th St to Carpenter.
Saturday, Nov 14, 6:15 PM (dinner Wed–Sun only) HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen, 1800 S Carpenter St, Pilsen — Dinner from 4 PM Wednesday through Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Book ahead online or call (312) 702-1303.

Weather backup: Can't do Saturday? The market runs Sunday 10 to 5, and the Chicago Artisan Market is at Morgan MFG, 401 N Morgan, 11 to 5.

Saturday Nov 7: Stand-up at the Lincoln Lodge, then cocktails up Milwaukee

A $13 stand-up showcase on Milwaukee Ave, then a cocktail bar up Milwaukee

Cost: $26 for two at the door; drinks at the Whistler are the rest

her kind of night ✓ Wicker Park & Logan Square

Saturday, Nov 7, 7:30 PM: Blue Line to Western Blue Line (O'Hare branch) to the Western stop — The Western stop is a short walk from the Lodge on Milwaukee Ave. Sunset is about 4:34, so the walk is in the dark.
Saturday, Nov 7, 8:00 PM (shows Friday and Saturday) Stand-up showcase, The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 N Milwaukee Ave — $13 a ticket. The weekend showcase runs at 8 PM Fridays and Saturdays, with the same slot on Nov 13 and 14.
Saturday, around 9:45 PM The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee Ave — Northwest up Milwaukee, about 15 minutes on foot, or one Blue Line stop to California.

Weather backup: Same show Friday Nov 6 at 8 PM, or Nov 13 and 14 if this weekend fills.

Friday Nov 13: Andrew Bird with the CSO, then late improv at iO

Bird's Eggs album with the CSO, then an $8 improv set at 11

Cost: $16 for two at iO; CSO seats are priced on cso.org

her kind of night ✓ Downtown & River North

Friday, Nov 13, 7:30 PM (also Sat Nov 14) Andrew Bird and the CSO, Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan Ave — Bird's debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jacomo Bairos conducting, marking 20 years of The Mysterious Production of Eggs. He describes about 50 musicians onstage.
Friday, Nov 13, about 9:45 PM Red Line from Monroe to North/Clybourn — Monroe, at State and Monroe, is about 3 blocks from Symphony Center. The ride north is about 10 minutes; iO is about 10 minutes on foot west of the station.
Friday, Nov 13, 11:00 PM (Fridays) The 11pm Show, iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St — $8 a ticket for iO's Friday late-night improv.

Weather backup: Saturday Nov 14 runs the same CSO program at 7:30; iO's Harolds After Dark is a Saturday 11 PM slot.

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