Elgin Short Film Festival
All Ages Show Mark your calendars! This event grows in popularity every year. The short films are always highly impressive, and the...
EFF 2022 SHOWS
Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre: Breakneck Comedy of Errors
Tim Mooney takes on 13 different characters (including 4 sets of twins!) to make sense of Shakespeare’s most convoluted comedy in a...
THE LAB at Side Street
11 S. Spring Street, Elgin, IL 60120 The Side Street Studio Arts LAB is a shared artist workspace designed to support the artistic...
ELGIN PUBLIC HOUSE / PUB 217
219 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL 60120 Let some classic jazz and EPH signature cocktails wear away your weekly stresses. Join us...
MARTINI ROOM
161 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL 60120 Whether you are seeking a conversation-friendly place to go after work or a late-night place to...
BACKSPACE at Side Street
15 ½ Spring Street, Elgin, IL 60120 Just down the hall from The Theater at Side Street, BACKSPACE is a raw, unique space used for live...
THEATER at Side Street
15 ½ Spring Street, Elgin, IL 60120 The Theater at Side Street Studio Arts serves the community as a performance space, a secondary...
ELGIN ART SHOWCASE
164 Division Street, Elgin, IL 60120 Operating since 2007, the Elgin Art Showcase serves as a versatile performance and visual art space....
BLUE BOX CAFE
176 E. Chicago St. Blue Box Cafe is a locally owned and operated cafe/deli featuring premium coffees, meats and cheeses. They are huge...
Grey Noise: Moan and drone.
A semi-improvised exploration of drone, jazz, noise rock, classical, and generally experimental music reflecting the very different...
Fred Zimmerman: Mind Reading ... Chicago Style
Ever watch “The Mentalist” on CBS and wonder, “Can anyone really do that?” Chicago actor Fred Zimmerman can … and it’s lots of fun. Fred...
Captain Ambivalent: Captain Ambivalent Tries To Make A Solo Rom Com
After musically skewering comic books, musicians, science fiction, corporations, fantasy, and denial, satirical songwriting superhero...
Ghostly
Ghostly is a bi-weekly podcast that tells a ghost story and then researches and debates it to discover the truth. One is a believer, and...
Augie Morado: .gif Theater
.gif Theater celebrates the GIF image format through the art of pantomime. Actors will recreate your favorite GIFs like Homer Simpson...
Sobby The Clown: Reject Sense, Embrace Silly.
Born from the tears of a failed marriage, Sobby The Clown emerged during a global pandemic. With a love of drag makeup, balloons, and...
Allison Fradkin: Holy Inappropriate
Could radical fundamentalism be the gateway to radical feminism? Four female-identifying characters reached a revolutionary realization...
Your Silent Partner: Help Me Help You Help Yourself
Winner of the 2019 Elgin Fringe Audience Choice Award and the 2022 Cincy Fringe Producer’s Award, “Help Me Help You Help Yourself” is...
The Therapy Players: The Doctors Will See You Now! - SOLD OUT
How many psychotherapists does it take to make a crowd laugh? Come find out when the Therapy Players take the stage! Professional...
concept_mix: Metacognition: How Well Do You Know Yourself?
"Metacognition”—the debut album by concept_mix_the_band—asks the introspective question: “Why do we do the things we do?" Each song is a...
Jimmy Carrane: World's Greatest Dad(?)
After 10 years in therapy, Jimmy Carrane is still unhappy that he is not as famous as some of his friends he started out doing improv...
