Calendar of our events and associated artists

A musical tribute to "Paris in Black"

A musical tribute to "Paris in Black"

We are celebrating the awe-inspiring exhibit of Paris in Black. Join Black Voices in Cabaret and fellow performers returning from the Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion […]
Under 30 Showcase

Under 30 Showcase

Mar 29, 2026    
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026 at 4 PM (rescheduled from January) PianoForte Chicago, 1335 S. Michigan Ave, ChicagoOn-site reception to follow. Showcasing 8 of Chicago’s rising […]

Stay tuned for more events in the works

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3 pm — SongShop Live presents a Quartet of Solo Sets at the DePaul School of Music Recital Hall (North Building)

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 4 pm — The Under 30 Showcase is rescheduled

Saturday, April 18 , 2026Welcome Spring, a friend-raising dinner and salon in Oak Park for Bellissima Opera’s upcoming projects

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 2 pm to 5 pm — Elisabeth Howard returns with a master class, back by popular demand.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3 PM – SongShop Live presents a Quintet of Solo Sets, at Chief O’Neill’s, 3471 North Elston Ave in Avondale, Chicago

Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Watch for Working In Concert’s own singers to participate in the 5th annual Chicago Cabaret Week

More Solo Sets coming up at the end of May and early June, along with our famous Garden Concerts each month of summer

Monday, June 29 at 1:30pm —The Lecture is Bellissima’s sneak peak of our newly adapted Marriage of Figaro, the masterpiece that almost wasn’t

Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31 — The Marriage of Figaro: Revealed and Unwrapped. Our summer opera comes to the historic Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park

Monday through Sunday, November 2 to 8, 2026 —Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion holds its 8th international exchange, this year in Chicago, with all daytime sessions at DANKHaus German Cultural Center, 4740 N Western Ave.