{"id":825376,"date":"2026-05-27T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825376\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:05:25","slug":"june-july-agenda-chicago-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825376\/","title":{"rendered":"June\/July Agenda \u2013 Chicago Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TwoPhotograph: Todd Rosenberg<\/p>\n

1 A Duel of Ennui<\/p>\n

Adapted from the Pushkin novel about an alienated Russian aristocrat, the Joffrey Ballet\u2019s Eugene Onegin<\/strong> grapples with life and death. June 4\u201314. joffrey.org<\/a><\/p>\n

2 Elegy of Assimilation<\/p>\n

The late Tom Stoppard\u2019s final play, Leopoldstadt<\/strong> traces an Austrian Jewish family across two world wars. Director Carey Perloff made script revisions with Stoppard specifically for this Writers Theatre production. June 4\u2013July 19. writerstheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\u2018ThePhotograph: Courtesy of the American Writer\u2019s Museum<\/p>\n

3 Lit Lovers Unite<\/p>\n

The two-day American Writers Festival<\/strong> features 40 programs and 80 writers, including Afrofuturist Tananarive Due, anchor legend Bill Kurtis, and Chicago poet laureate Mayda del Valle. June 6\u20137. americanwritersmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Ricardo Herrera<\/p>\n

4 Presto Quattro<\/p>\n

Expect large-scale spectacle when the Champions of Magic<\/strong>, composed of four ace illusionists and escape artists, materialize at the Fine Arts Building\u2019s Studebaker Theater. June 6\u2013July 5. championsofmagictour.com<\/a><\/p>\n

5 Another Man\u2019s Treasure<\/p>\n

In the multimedia Singer Pavilion Project<\/strong>, local artist Jeff Carter repurposes material salvaged from Bronzeville\u2019s long-defunct Michael Reese Hospital. June 6\u2013Sept. 20. hydeparkart.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Jason O\u2019Rear<\/p>\n

6 Flight Plans<\/p>\n

Studio Gang co-curates the new Flyway City<\/strong> exhibition, about how to build healthier urban ecosystems that protect birds. June 11\u2013Jan. 3. architecture.org\/flyway<\/a><\/p>\n

7 It Could Be Worse<\/p>\n

With films of despair, Bleak Week<\/strong> descends on two Chicago cinemas. Screenings include Mysterious Skin at the Music Box and Watership Down at the Siskel. June 12\u201318. americancinematheque.com\/festivals<\/a><\/p>\n

8 Flamenco in Gold<\/p>\n

Ensemble Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong> celebrates its 50th anniversary in Skokie with a dance card full of greatest hits, plus the premiere of Villanesca. June 13. northshorecenter.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"OKPhotograph: Piper Ferguson<\/p>\n

9 Go Getters<\/p>\n

Video-savant rockers OK Go<\/strong> might not include treadmills or Rube Goldbergs machines in their concerts, but their high-energy shows still slap. (The confetti cannons don\u2019t hurt.) June 13. gallagherway.com<\/a><\/p>\n

10 Hairy Humor<\/p>\n

In Iceboy!<\/strong>, comedy royalty Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star as a 1930s Broadway diva and Eugene O\u2019Neill, who spar over a Neanderthal liberated from a glacier. June 20\u2013July 26. goodmantheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n

11 His Mojo\u2019s Still Workin\u2019<\/p>\n

To celebrate 50 seasons, Black Ensemble Theater revives its biggest hits, including the jukebox musical Muddy Waters: The Hoochie Coochie Man<\/strong>, about the father of Chicago blues. June 20\u2013July 26. blackensembletheater.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Taka Nonaka-Hill<\/p>\n

12 A Life in Boxes<\/p>\n

Five years after his death, sculptor Kenzi Shiokava<\/strong> gets his first solo museum exhibition, with more than 50 woodcarvings and quirky dioramas. June 27\u2013Jan. 31. mcachicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"OndrejPhotograph: Martin Vecera<\/p>\n

13 Czech Please<\/p>\n

After a popular run in 2024, Czech magician Ondrej Psenicka<\/strong> returns to the Magic Lounge with 52 Lovers, a weekly show full of wit and uncanny prestidigitation. July 1\u2013Aug. 26.
chicagomagiclounge.com<\/a><\/p>\n

14 Roots Rock<\/p>\n

Headliners for this year\u2019s American Music Festival<\/strong> in Berwyn range from British rock duo the Heavy Heavy to Chicago\u2019s own Neal Francis. July 2\u20135. fitzgeraldsnightclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n

15 Arabian Might<\/p>\n

Famed for achieving a record 1,001 consecutive nights of standup, comedian Sammy Obeid<\/strong> recently labeled himself a \u201csocial justice jihadi.\u201d Hey, he\u2019s fearless enough to mock Charlie and Erika Kirk. July 3 and 5. thedentheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TwoPhotograph: Joan Marcus<\/p>\n

16 Hear Them Roar<\/p>\n

Shaina Taub\u2019s Tony-winning musical Suffs<\/strong>, about the early-20th-century activism that won women the right to vote, arrives at CIBC Theatre. July 7\u201319. broadwayinchicago.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"APhotograph: Robert Winkelmann<\/p>\n

17 Admired Taste<\/p>\n

Pack your appetite for Chicago mag\u2019s Chicago\u2019s Best Restaurants<\/strong> event in West Town. Sample signature bites from the city\u2019s top chefs. July 15. chicagomag.com\/cbr<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TwoPhotograph: Elliot Mandel<\/p>\n

18 We Have Liftoff<\/p>\n

In Cirque: A Space Odyssey<\/strong>, L.A.-based Troupe Vertigo spins aerial magic while the Grant Park Orchestra performs celestial music, from Debussy\u2019s Clair de Lune to John Williams\u2019s
E.T. theme. July 22. grantparkmusicfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BensonPhotograph: Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

19 He\u2019ll Tumble For Ya<\/p>\n

Backflip king and TikTok pop star Benson Boone<\/strong> brings his Wanted Man tour to Rosemont for two nights. July 24\u201325. rosemont.com\/allstate<\/a><\/p>\n

20 Blues Energizer<\/p>\n

To celebrate turning 90, Chicago legend Buddy Guy<\/strong> tours the country this summer. Catch him if you can at the Chicago Theatre. July 25. buddyguy.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photograph: Todd Rosenberg 1 A Duel of Ennui Adapted from the Pushkin novel about an alienated Russian aristocrat,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":825377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5124],"tags":[339005,277877,339006,338984,301,14671,338986,339001,338992,19607,23945,184279,338982,338988,339010,960,205913,305522,339012,339011,339013,339017,339016,339018,338995,55179,338981,247960,338991,339015,339007,338999,5386,1818,106652,338980,73319,339021,339020,339003,6276,283388,299660,338987,339000,338990,339002,134490,338993,339008,83980,42162,338997,339004,14712,338998,339009,184087,338989,189010,14714,50042,168115,184088,16297,338985,56228,194422,15906,339014,338996,339019,338994,27750,338983],"class_list":["post-825376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago","tag-52-lovers","tag-agenda","tag-american-music-festival","tag-american-writers-festival","tag-benson-boone","tag-berwyn","tag-bill-kurtis","tag-black-ensemble-theater","tag-bleak-week","tag-broadway","tag-bronzeville","tag-buddy-guy","tag-carey-perloff","tag-champions-of-magic","tag-charlie-and-erika-kirk","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-events","tag-chicago-theatre","tag-chicagos-best-restaurants","tag-cibc-theatre","tag-cirque-a-space-odyssey","tag-clair-de-lune","tag-debussy","tag-e-t","tag-ensemble-espanol","tag-eugene-oneill","tag-eugene-onegin","tag-fine-arts-building","tag-flyway-city","tag-grant-park-orchestra","tag-heavy-heavy","tag-iceboy","tag-il","tag-illinois","tag-jeff-carter","tag-joffrey-ballet","tag-john-williams","tag-july-events","tag-june-events","tag-kenzi-shiokava","tag-l-a","tag-leopoldstadt","tag-magic-lounge","tag-mayda-del-valle","tag-megan-mullally","tag-michael-reese-hospital","tag-muddy-waters-the-hoochie-coochie-man","tag-music-box","tag-mysterious-skin","tag-neal-francis","tag-neanderthal","tag-nick-offerman","tag-ok-go","tag-ondrej-psenicka","tag-rosemont","tag-rube-goldbergs","tag-sammy-obeid","tag-shaina-taub","tag-singer-pavilion-project","tag-siskel","tag-skokie","tag-studebaker-theater","tag-studio-gang","tag-suffs","tag-summer-events","tag-tananarive-due","tag-things-to-do-in-chicago","tag-tom-stoppard","tag-tony","tag-troupe-vertigo","tag-villanesca","tag-wanted-man","tag-watership-down","tag-west-town","tag-writers-theatre"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825376","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=825376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}