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Poetry Night at The Whistler

Poetry Night at The Whistler

Independent local night out.

Empire Productions, Chicagoland Hardcore, and Spark'd present... Unmerciful Cannibal Abortion Opium Death Annihilation Principle $20 ADV // $26 DOS- All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later.

Empire Productions, Chicagoland Hardcore, and Spark'd present... Unmerciful Cannibal Abortion Opium Death Annihilation Principle. $20 ADV // $26 DOS- All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later.

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FSC in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents a performance with FRANCESCO CAVESTRI Wednesday May 20th at 7:30pm. The evening will feature live painting from visual artist TBA. Francesco Cavestri (born 2003) is an Italian pianist, composer, and music communicator. A graduate with top honors in Jazz Piano from the Conservatory of Bologna, he also studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, where he received several scholarships. He has released three albums, including Early17 (2022), featuring Fabrizio Bosso, and IKI – Bellezza Ispiratrice (Universal Music Italia), with Paolo Fresu. His music has been presented on tour across Italy and internationally, with performances at venues and festivals such as Blue Note Milano, Smalls Jazz Club (New York), Wally's Jazz Club (Boston), Casa del Jazz (Rome), and JazzMi. Cavestri was named Musica Jazz's youngest "New Talent of the Year" (2023) and was selected for Forbes Under 30 Italy (2025). A Steinway & Sons Artist and Ambassador, he is also active as a music communicator, collaborating with the educational association Il Jazz Va a Scuola.

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FSC in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents a performance with FRANCESCO CAVESTRI Wednesday May 20th at 7:30pm. The evening will feature live painting from visual artist TBA. Francesco Cavestri (born 2003) is an Italian pianist, composer, and music communicator. A graduate with top honors in Jazz Piano from the Conservatory of Bologna, he also studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, where he received several scholarships. He has released three albums, including Early17 (2022), featuring Fabrizio Bosso, and IKI – Bellezza Ispiratrice (Universal Music Italia), with Paolo Fresu. His music has been presented on tour across Italy and internationally, with performances at venues and festivals such as Blue Note Milano, Smalls Jazz Club (New York), Wally's Jazz Club (Boston), Casa del Jazz (Rome), and JazzMi. Cavestri was named Musica Jazz's youngest "New Talent of the Year" (2023) and was selected for Forbes Under 30 Italy (2025). A Steinway & Sons Artist and Ambassador, he is also active as a music communicator, collaborating with the educational association Il Jazz Va a Scuola.

This event is 17+. All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine.

Quiet Light (AKA Riya Mahesh) is a Texas-based producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. Her songs are, in her own words, "dream sequences" — her Lynchian, liminal electropop sounds are both frozen in time and built to withstand its weathering, weaving sharp, sparse songwriting with gossamer strands of ambient, electronic, and folk. Her 2020 self-titled debut EP Quiet Light foregrounded a virtuosic run of independent, self-produced records, including 2023's Blue Angel Sparkling Silver and Fourth of July, Going Nowhere (2024), and Pure Hearts (2025). Along the way, she's earned critical acclaim from outlets like The FADER, been co-signed by Iggy Pop, and provided direct support for Cameron Winter, Erika de Casier, Nilufer Yanya, and Chanel Beads on tour. Now, with her forthcoming mixtape Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2, her debut release on True Panther (Oklou, Jawnino, Grace Ives), she proves she's a generational voice that's here to stay.

Dorian's Presents Rhizal Live at 8PM Happy Hours 6-8pm Nightly No reservations ~ 6pm – 2am 21+ $5 Cover @ 8PM Chicago's Rhizal is a groove-centered indie jazz quintet with a distinctive sonic architecture. The group features Paul Roots on drums, Mike Niebling on tabla, Tim Seisser on bass, Olya Prohorova on violin, and Yaron Goldman on saxophone. Rhizal plays an all-original repertoire that explores modal melodies, odd time signatures and searing improvisations.

Adam Burke hosts two of Chicago's best stand-ups stretching their comedic legs with extended, 30 minute sets.

8pm doors // 21+ This is an 21+ event Presented by Personal Space Booking.

18+

Adam Burke hosts two of Chicago's best stand-ups stretching their comedic legs with extended, 30 minute sets.