Events at a Glance

This page lists all Chicago area and online storytelling events/shows from the main calendar, but in a much more compact (and bare bones) format.

All times listed are Central Time. Please check event websites to confirm times and venues.

3/20/26 (Happy first day of spring!) – I have added filters to make type of show (e.g., open mic) and location (Chicago vs suburbs) easier to find. You can select more than one filter at a time, for example, if you want to see online open mic shows. NOTE: Since one of the filters is “Online”, I have removed the separate “Online Events” page.

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DateTimeSeries/ShowVenueCity
Thu 6/18/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 6/21/20267:30 PMThe Wild NightCary's LoungeChicago
Mon 6/22/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Palatine Open MicEmmett's Brewing CompanyPalatine
Mon 6/22/20267:00 PMMiss SpokenCole'sChicago
Tue 6/23/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 6/23/20266:00 PMHomewood Storytellers Open Mic NightBergstein's NY DeliHomewood
Tue 6/23/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete's Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Tue 6/23/20267:00 PMShow & Tell: True ColorsWriters TheatreGlencoe
Wed 6/24/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Wed 6/24/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: Under the TableKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Wed 6/24/20267:30 PMFirst Person Live: BestiesHey NonnyArlington Heights
Thu 6/25/20266:30 PMThe People Tree Open MicNoon Whistle BrewingNaperville
Thu 6/25/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer's Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 6/25/20267:30 PMHammered HIStoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Sun 6/28/20266:30 PMBack Room StoriesChrist Episcopal ChurchRiver Forest
Tue 6/30/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Thu 7/2/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 7/2/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 7/6/20267:00 PMLet Me Tell YouJoseph C. Vallez Activity CenterBerwyn
Mon 7/6/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Glenview Open MicGrandpa's PlaceGlenview
Tue 7/7/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lincoln Square Open MicThe Atlantic Bar & GrillChicago
Tue 7/7/20267:30 PMTuesday FunkHopleafChicago
Wed 7/8/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Thu 7/9/20267:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sat 7/11/20267:00 PMTraditions and Truth: A Virtual Open MicOnline
Sat 7/11/20267:30 PMKaraoke StorytellersHouse of BluesChicago
Mon 7/13/20267:00 PMIs This A Thing? -- Wake Me Up Before You Go GoO'Shaughnessy's Public HouseChicago
Tue 7/14/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Wed 7/15/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Thu 7/16/20267:00 PMLet's Eat Cookies and Talk About Death: Stories of Life and LoveThe StorefrontSkokie
Thu 7/16/20267:30 PMShort Story TheatreArt Center Highland ParkHighland Park
Thu 7/16/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 7/19/20263:00 PMSacred StorytellingOnline
Mon 7/20/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 7/21/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 7/22/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Thu 7/23/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer's Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Mon 7/27/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Palatine Open MicEmmett's Brewing CompanyPalatine
Tue 7/28/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete's Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Tue 7/28/20267:00 PMShow & Tell: Summer NightsWriters TheatreGlencoe
Wed 7/29/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: The One That Got AwayKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago