ChiIL Mama's Winning Wednesdays: Winners Announced & New #giveaways

Enter at the bottom of this post for free 4 packs of tickets to TWO Little Miss Ann concerts and Istvan's CD release party at Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids this Sunday at noon (winner gets 4 free tixs AND a Sweet CD, too)! 

• Big congrats to  Teresa B. who won 4 tickets to Leave it to Ludwig--the all ages, family friendly collaboration between CCM & CST.   Click here for full show details

Big congrats to Matthew S. who won 4 tickets to Chicago Sketch Comedy Fest all ages, family friendly teen performers at 2pm on Sunday, 1-13.    Winner's choice of S-Cubed, ATC Teen Comedy Troupe, Play On's Code Red Vines or Mocktail.   Click here for full show/troupe descriptions.   


Click here for ChiIL Live Shows prior coverage. 

ChiIL Mama will be there...will YOU?!

New Kindie Land Giveaways:

Both Miss Ann's 1/13 show & Istvan's 1/13 show end at midnight THIS Thursday.   Winners will be announced Friday 1/11.   Miss Ann's 2nd show and weekly Beat Kitchen January shows will continue to be open for entries.

Little Miss Ann Band

We have 2 new 4 pack concert ticket giveaways for one of Chi-town's favorite, award winning kindie artists, Little Miss Ann!!   Click here for tickets and more info at her main site.


January 13th, 2013 at Uncommon Ground Cafe on Devon Street - Full Band at 3pm.  (**This giveaway is short and sweet so the odds of winning are good!   Good luck...and may the forks be with you.**)

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1/13 Uncommon Ground Cafe

January 26th, 2013 at 3:30pm at The Hideout - Future Hits opens at 2:45pm. Buy tix here.

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ChiIL out with a blast from the past--Click here to check out ChiIL Mama's past Little Miss Ann coverage including 2 video interviews, live footage, show stills, CD reviews and more.

We're also adding a brand new, FREE CD to our family 4 pack ticket giveaway for Istvan's CD release party at Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids this Sunday at noon!   This one's hot off the presses.   

We'll be there to interview the band and shoot the show on Sunday, so come ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and check back with us for loads of original content, photo & video filled features, great giveaways, places to be & things to do.

Click here to enter to win any or ALL of our free January Beat Kitchen Kids Shows Tickets.   New 4 pack ticket winners weekly!

CHICAGO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL Sketchfest Teens 4 Ticket #Giveaway

STAGE 773 ANNOUNCES THE 12^th ANNUAL

CHICAGO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL, JANUARY 3 – 13, 2013

Stage 773 Artistic Director Brian Posen proudly announces the dates for the 12^th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, an annual event that celebrates the best in local, national and international sketch comedy, runs January 3 - 13, 2013. All performances take place at Stage 773,1225 W. Belmont. 

Several teen sketch comedy groups from the Elmhurst and Wilmette areas will be performing among over 130 other groups at Stage 773’s 12^th Annual Sketch Comedy Festival, January 3 - 20. The teen troupes are named ATC Teen Comedy Troupe, Department of Homeland Obscurity, Just Bust a Move, Mocktail, Code Red Vines, and S-Cubed.

Teen Groups 2pm Sunday 1-6:

• Just Busta a Move

Lizzy, Michelina, and Kirsten are back in this energetic tribute to the crazy moments in everyone's lives. This fast-paced show will leave you laughing in the aisles, and pondering your own insane experiences. Join Just Bust a Move as they dance their way through competition, embarrassment, and misunderstandings.

Department of Homeland Obscurity

The Department of Homeland Security (D.O.H.O) is made up of 4 extremely talented and attractive boys from Elmhurst Illinois.Together, they hope to bring everyone closer with their inspiring sketches and funny jokes. Just kidding! They're here to make you laugh! Or Cry (out of joy).

ChiIL Out With 4 free tickets to one of the family shows at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 13^th.   

Your choice of S-Cubed, ATC Teen Comedy Troupe, Play On's Code Red Vines or Mocktail.   Click here for full show/troupe descriptions.

Enter below through midnight 1/8/13 for your chance to win.

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Disclaimer:  Thanks to Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival for giving us 4 tickets for our readers.

In the two weekends from January 3 – 13, 2013, more than 800 artists from 130 sketch comedy troupes will perform more than 170 shows for the largest ever Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival – and the largest sketch comedy festival America has ever seen. 

The festival’s performance dates and times are: Thursdays at 8, 9 and 10 p.m., Fridays at 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m., Saturdays at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m., and Sundays at 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8 and 9 p.m. 

Tickets are $14 each Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and $15 each on Saturdays. Tickets are on sale now at www.Stage773.com, by phone at 773.327.5252, and in person at Stage 773 box office. 

The complete schedule for the 12^th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival can be viewed here.   

About Stage 773

Stage 773 celebrates off-Loop Chicago performing arts and artists.  Formerly known as Lukaba Productions, Stage 773 is a non-profit Chicago company that produces The Cupid Players, Bri-Ko, The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, The Chicago Women’s Funny Festival and other programs, as well as offering subsidized theater rental space to the hundreds of itinerant off-Loop companies and performers.  Stage 773 is located at 1225 W. Belmont; Stage 773’s four theaters are home to performances by some of Chicago’s most innovative, creative and passionate off-Loop performing artists.  For more information on Stage 773 and a list of current events at Stage 773 visit Stage773.com or call 773.929.7367 ext. 112.