Upstairs Gallery Chicago

You like Art? You like Performance? SO DO WE
Located in the thick of Andersonville, The Upstairs Gallery is a spot for creative endeavors of all kind! Feel free to reach out for more information:
upstairsgallerychicago@gmail.com

5219 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640

Upstairs Gallery Bulletin #73 (9/17-9/23) “SEPTEMBER - THE MONTH”

OH MAN, Can you guys believe September is a little over halfway done? Where has the time gone!!??? And you still haven’t been out to check out all these great Gallery shows???? What’s wrong with you that you haven’t been out already! Such fun we’re having!

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#1
Ginger Price & Ladykillers Take Over Upstairs Gallery! 


Monday- September 3, 10, 17 - 8:00pm Free! (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Everyone’s favorite mischievous duo since Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn joins forces with everyone’s favorite sassy group of women since the chicks from Little Women for a run of shows at Upstairs Gallery!

A great opening team every week so come out and have some fun!

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#2
Tom Hanks Presents: Free Improv @ The Upstairs Gallery

Tuesday -September 4, 11, 28, 25 - 8:00pm Free! (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Tom Hanks Presents is the brainchild of Brandon Jerger (Monkey Island) and Ashley Whitehurst (Ashley & Friends), and is inspired by America’s favorite actor and human: Tom Hanks. Watch as both of their groups improvise from suggestions of Tom Hanks movies! Yeah, that’s happening. They’re also supported by some really great teams throughout the run! Check it out, dudes.

  • Opening group TBD
  • Monkey Island  (Lawrence Collerd, Adan Gabriel Gutierrez, Heather Jenks, Brandon Jerger, Anna Torgerson)
  • Ashley & Friends (Ben Harpe, Tyler Thompson, Ashley Whitehurst)

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#3
MAKING OUT - SEPTEMBER!

Wednesday - September 12th - 8:00pm Free! (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Wes Perry loves his friends so much, he want to share them!

MEET THIS MONTH’S FRIENDS:

  • Seth Dodson and Kellen Alexander
  • Nicole Garneau
  • Jamie Royce
  • Tim Paul
  • Graham Kolbeins
  • Jüdi Blüüm
  • Kristen Studard

This month Wes will be telling true stories and singing songs, accompanied by guitarist Adam Cohen-Leadholm and drummer Ross Howard.

Bring some friends and some drinks, and get ready to MAKE OUT!

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#4
The Life and Times of Gary Richardson

Thursday- September 6, 13, 20, 27 - 8pm, Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

You are cordially invited to the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Gary Richardson History Museum. Come and learn more about one of the most prolific, influential, and downright hilarious voices of our time: Gary Richardson. Our golden son has seen and done it all, and he draws from his wide range of experiences to bring you a gut-busting, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring exhibit.

The Life and Times of Gary Richardson is a solo show directed by Eric Eyerman and comprised exclusively of what he thinks is funny. You might find these things funny as well. Come and find out. If you miss this you’re missing out. Big Time.

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#5
Total Football True Variety Hour

Thursday- September 6, 13, 20, 27 - 9pm, Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

total football: n (Team Sports / Soccer) an attacking style of play, popularized by the Dutch national team of the 1970s, in which there are no fixed positions and every outfield player can join in the attack

Total Football True Variety Hour: a weekly hour of improv, sketch, and standup comedy plus other forms of entertainment, including but not limited to musics, old-timey guys, storytesters, anarchy, audio pummeling, powerpointing metrics, and flashlights. 

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#6
UPSTAIRS GALLERY HOUSE TEAM NIGHTS!

Thursday September 6, 13, 20, 27 - 10:30pm, Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

We’ve got house teams! They need audiences! HELP US GOOF OFF FUN STYLE THURSDAYS LATE NIGHT 

THIS WEEK:

  • Sand - Mike Brunlieb, Thomas Kelly, Scott Nelson
  • Pizza Party - Walt Delaney, Alex Honnet, Brian McGovern
  • Closing: Joey Romaine and Ryan Dolan

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#7
Formal Apology Presents: The Bad Buddies and Rough Riders Club

Friday- September 21st  8pm, Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

IT’S A JAM, IT’S ALSO A HOUSE TEAM NIGHT! Stop by and put your name in a hat and then play with new people! Including members of gallery house teams! 

HUZZAH!

#8

Aunt Tilda’s Umlaut Presents: Phat Beethoven, The Outfit & Friends

 
Friday- September 7, 14, 21- 8pm, Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB 
Phat Beethoven and The Outfit will be improvising with a different group of Friends each week because friends are the people you hang out and have fun with. Come hang out and have fun with us at this FREE show (donations accepted) and be sure to BYOB.

This weeks friends ARE TBA

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#9
Lost Boys - House Party 2


Saturday- September 1 , 8, 15, 22 - 8pm,  Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Upstairs Gallery house team The Lost Boys are having a house party AGAIN! They’re inviting all their other house team buddies to come check it out. CRASH THE PARTY Ya’ll!

Openers this week Wolodarski & Hunkz R Us!

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#10
Time Pelican and Dan Baz present: A Show

Saturday- September 1 , 8, 15, 22  - 10:30pm - Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Your guess is as good as ours, but with these peeps involved HOW CAN’T IT BE THE MOST FUN!

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#11
RLM and The Housecats: Frivolity Hour

Sunday - September 9, 16, 23, 30 - 8pm,  Free (Donations Accepted) BYOB

Improv teams RLM and The Housecats will be hosting the best damn show in the country (including Guam). IMPROV FRIENDS FUN!

New openers every week! This week it is Black and Blue!

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#13 UPSTAIRS GALLERY PODCAST!
 
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See you soon!

xoxo,

-Alex