Downtown & River North

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.

Happening in Downtown & River North

Through Sun Nov 15 Cut to the Chase new-play festival at Lookingglass Studio Theater her thing ✓ Lookingglass's festival of new plays in its studio space at 163 E Pearson St, Streeterville.
Sat Nov 7; multiple sessions Theater of the Mind at the Reid Murdoch Building her thing ✓ An immersive theater show staged in the Reid Murdoch Building in River North, with several timed sessions a day.
Sat Nov 7, 7 PM Bert Kreischer at the Chicago Theatre her thing ✓ The stand-up brings his Permission to Party tour to the Chicago Theatre on State St.
Tue Nov 10 through Sun Nov 22 Jersey Boys at the CIBC Theatre her thing ✓ The touring production of the Four Seasons musical opens a two-week run at 18 W Monroe St.
Fri Nov 13 & Sat Nov 14, 7:30 PM Andrew Bird and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra her thing ✓ Bird's CSO debut, marking 20 years of The Mysterious Production of Eggs, with Jacomo Bairos conducting at Symphony Center.

Active date · kayak the river · Loop · $$

Paddle under the skyline at golden hour — the river does the talking.

Live jazz + dinner · River North · $$$

Nightly sets in one intimate room; the early Jazz at Five show is a built-in easy date.