Calendar of our events and associated artists

International Women's Day Concert 2025

International Women's Day Concert 2025

Join us for our fourth annual International Women’s Day concert at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Doors open at 7 pm. Stay for the afterglow reception […]
The Journey Continues with Black Voices in Cabaret

The Journey Continues with Black Voices in Cabaret

*Recipient of Chicago BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance 2024* Black Voices in Cabaret’s “Reimagining Cabaret: The Journey Continues”Experience what the Chicago Sun-Times calls “incredible singing, and scatting, snapping and dramatic flair” that […]
Summer Operas 2025

Summer Operas 2025

Jul 17, 2025 – Jul 19, 2025    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bellissima Opera’s first Capital Campaign to produce our summer operas by Pauline Viardot & Benjamin Britten July 17 & 18: early donors will be entered […]

Stay tuned for more events in the works

March 1, 2025 — Associated artist Jonathan Lewis brings “The Kid Inside” to Davenport’s Cabaret

March 21, 2025 — Join Barbara Smith and Friends for an unforgettable evening with a stellar cast. We will take you “from roots to wings, where we come from and where we soar.” Carolyn, Tirzah, Joyce, Sonia, Lou Ella, Julia and Molly and Barbara – all fantastic singers – will take you on a musical journey. With solos, duets and trios, they will explore musical genres, tempos and themes that will delight and entertain at Davenport’s Cabaret.

April 11, 2025 – Carl Ratner and Christine Steyer join pianist Dana Brown for a classical date at Davenport’s Cabaret

April 27, 2025 — SongShop Live presents “On the Menu” at Chief O’Neill’s with guest artist Robin Watson serving up edible songs

May 9-18, 2025 – Chicago Cabaret Week. The citywide festival takes place from Park Forest to Evanston

May 10, 2025 – Black Voices In Cabaret joins Chicago Cabaret Week at Freedom Hall in Park Forest

Early June — a SongShop garden concert

June 22, 2025 – A Reprise of Spoon River Classical Cabaret Characters!

July 12, 2025 – Bastille Day at Old Town continues the celebration of the sister neighborhood Montmartre

July 13, 2025 – Black Voices in Cabaret returns to Epiphany Center for the Arts

July 17-18, 2025 – Bellissima serves up a delightful summer opera soirée of Midsummer Dream Fairies and Fables at the 19th Century Club in Oak Park

August 2025 – a Working In Concert garden concert in River Forest 

September 28, 2025 — Working In Concert’s first ever gala

October 23–November 6, 2025 — The 7th Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion goes to France to start with three days in Lyon, 8 days in Paris and an optional journey to Josephine Baker’s Chateau