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\"AnnePhotograph: Anne Frank House<\/p>\n

1 Small Sanctuary<\/p>\n

Imported from Amsterdam, the multimedia Anne Frank: The Exhibition<\/strong> includes a full-scale recreation of the little secret annex where Frank, her family, and four others hid from Nazis. May 1\u2013early 2027. griffinmsi.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MatteoPhotograph: Troy Hallahan<\/p>\n

2 The Three-Dollar-Bill Man<\/p>\n

Bracingly funny and flamboyantly gay, Matteo Lane<\/strong>, who grew up in Arlington Heights, stops at the Chicago Theatre on his latest standup tour. May 2. matteolanecomedy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3 The Devil\u2019s in the Details<\/p>\n

A supernatural drama by Chicago-born playwright York Walker, Covenant<\/strong> questions how a blues guitarist suddenly became famous. May 2\u201331. goodmantheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Courtesy of Mike Cloud and Thomas Erben Gallery<\/p>\n

4 The Art of Engineered Art<\/p>\n

Chicagoan Mike Cloud<\/strong> is part painter, part carpenter, using hinges and rope in his foldable mixed-media work. See his latest in Mike Cloud: Worldless Obstruction, his solo show at the MCA. May 2\u2013Feb. 7. mcachicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Michal Janicki<\/p>\n

5 Citizens\u2019 Revolt<\/p>\n

TimeLine Theatre inaugurates its sleek Uptown home with a timely update of Ibsen\u2019s An Enemy of the People<\/strong>, which dissects the cost of doing the right thing. May 6\u2013June 7. timelinetheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ContestantsPhotograph: Michele Crowe\/CBS<\/p>\n

6 Tribal Counsel<\/p>\n

Debate the gameplay in Survivor\u2019s landmark 50th season with past contestants Brice and Wendell<\/strong> at their Barcocina watch party for the penultimate episode. May 13. briceandwenpresent.flite.city<\/a><\/p>\n

7 In Full Bloom<\/p>\n

Fairy godfathers of queercore, the \u201990s rockers of Pansy Division<\/strong> are back, playing at Beat Kitchen before touring Europe. May 16. pansydivision.com<\/a><\/p>\n

8 Bluebird Watching<\/p>\n

Emmy-nominated for Veep, Matt Walsh and other Second City alums return as Bluebird Improv<\/strong>, reinventing their show each night. May 16. fineartsbuilding.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: The Pok\u00e9mon Company Group\/Field Museum<\/p>\n

9 Sue, Meet Tyrantrum<\/p>\n

Direct from Japan, Pok\u00e9mon Fossil Museum<\/strong> prompts people to compare fictional fossils to the real deal, like Archeops and archaeopteryx. May 22\u2013early 2027. fieldmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

10 A Survivor\u2019s Reminiscence<\/p>\n

Former Tribune critic Howard Reich\u2019s 2019 book with the late Elie Wiesel inspires a new opera, The Dialogue of Memories<\/strong>, coming to the Studebaker Theater. May 23\u201324. musicofremembrance.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photograph: Anne Frank House 1 Small Sanctuary Imported from Amsterdam, the multimedia Anne Frank: The Exhibition includes a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":740729,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5124],"tags":[277877,49665,305529,305520,305537,305536,11438,305531,305533,305534,305530,960,205913,305522,305524,151251,19056,440,305538,305528,5386,1818,170,27871,305521,11597,305525,305526,305540,305532,305535,243148,50042,4478,305539,56228,305527,182199,17008,202131,305523],"class_list":["post-740728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago","tag-agenda","tag-amsterdam","tag-an-enemy-of-the-people","tag-anne-frank-the-exhibition","tag-archaeopteryx","tag-archeops","tag-arlington-heights","tag-barcocina","tag-beat-kitchen","tag-bluebird-improv","tag-brice-and-wendell","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-events","tag-chicago-theatre","tag-covenant","tag-elie-wiesel","tag-emmy","tag-europe","tag-howard-reich","tag-ibsen","tag-il","tag-illinois","tag-japan","tag-matt-walsh","tag-matteo-lane","tag-mca","tag-mike-cloud","tag-mike-cloud-worldless-obstruction","tag-month-events","tag-pansy-division","tag-pokemon-fossil-museum","tag-second-city","tag-studebaker-theater","tag-survivor","tag-the-dialogue-of-memories","tag-things-to-do-in-chicago","tag-timeline-theatre","tag-tribune","tag-uptown","tag-veep","tag-york-walker"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}