Weird Shit in Chicago

Trickery, Other

TMRW 4:00 PM • $36

“Close-up magic in a tiny Halsted storefront. You will not figure it out. Stop trying.”

Chopin Theatre, Wicker Park

TMRW 5:00 PM • $29

“Ultraviolence staged in a 100-year-old Polish theater. Viddy well, brothers.”

Co-Prosperity, Bridgeport

MON 12:00 PM • Free

“Two-hour play session about rabbits: Playboy bunny, witch hare, twitching prey. Noon. Free.”

The Insect Asylum, Logan Square

TUE 7:00 PM • TBD

“Play music surrounded by taxidermy bugs and adoptable cats. Tuesday sorted.”

The Insect Asylum, Other

WED 6:30 PM • $32

“Pin a beetle to a board and take it home. Yes this is a real Wednesday.”

Hydrate Nightclub, Wrigleyville

THU 11:00 PM • $5-$20

“Horror drag at 11pm: Dragula Season 7's Areal Haunting joins Vanda LaRose's killer lineup”

The Insect Asylum, Logan Square

SAT 6:30 PM • $32

“Mount a giant dead bug in a museum full of them. Best date night in Chicago.”

TaskForce Prevention and Community Services, Other

NOV 23 5:00 PM • FREE

“Free vogue lessons on the West Side. Duckwalk now, dip later.”

Hairpin Arts Center, Logan Square

NOV 24 7:00 PM • $20

“Ballroom kiki battles in fall colors, cameras rolling, money on the line. Bring it.”

The Insect Asylum, Logan Square

NOV 25 6:00 PM • $29

“Build a tiny glass dome of dead bugs and moss. Perfect gift, terrible small talk.”

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, Other

NOV 28 7:00 PM • $31

“Play a doomed 1930s film crew in a manga shop. Everyone came alone. Everyone goes insane together.”