The 1,500 seat theater hosts concerts and comedy events featuring local and internationally recognized talent.

Musicians represent a wide range of genres, and notable performers include: Juice Wrld, Puddle of Mudd, Coolio, The Wailin’ Jennys, Raheem DeVaughn, Bone Thugs N Harmony.

[3] The Patio Theater temporarily closed in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic,[3] and reopened with scheduled shows as of January 2022.

The theater was shuttered in 2001 due to failure of its air conditioning chillers and issues regarding a then new license instated by the City of Chicago.

After a period of showing "intermediate run" new releases, the theater transitioned to a rental-based business model in June 2013.

The nonprofit Chicago Film Society was in residence there until the theater closed again in April 2014, as owner Demetri Kouvalis reported problems with heating and cooling equipment.