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These Walls Do Talk
Fri, Oct 10, 6:00 PM
Near West Side · Walls Turned Sideways
These Walls Do Talk
Fri, Oct 10, 6:00 PM
Near West Side · Walls Turned Sideways
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Speculative Fiction Book Club
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Oldtown · Slant of Light Books
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Speculative Fiction Book Club
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Oldtown · Slant of Light Books
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Closing Exhibition Celebration: We Are All Artists
Saturday at 6:00 PM
Englewood · Marie | Wesley
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Closing Exhibition Celebration: We Are All Artists
Saturday at 6:00 PM
Englewood · Marie | Wesley
Point of View: A Solo Art Exhibit by Linda Ann Weber
Thu, Oct 9, 6:00 PM
Maplewood · Gallery AOG
Point of View: A Solo Art Exhibit by Linda Ann Weber
Thu, Oct 9, 6:00 PM
Maplewood · Gallery AOG
Family Day: Make Some Noise
Sat, Oct 18, 10:00 AM
Hyde Park · Smart Museum of Art
Family Day: Make Some Noise
Sat, Oct 18, 10:00 AM
Hyde Park · Smart Museum of Art
Something Small of How to See a River: Poetry Book Launch
Sunday at 4:30 PM
Goose Island · Wild Mile Chicago
Something Small of How to See a River: Poetry Book Launch
Sunday at 4:30 PM
Goose Island · Wild Mile Chicago
The 2025 Pegasus Awards Reading
Fri, Oct 24, 5:30 PM
Near North Side · Poetry Foundation
The 2025 Pegasus Awards Reading
Fri, Oct 24, 5:30 PM
Near North Side · Poetry Foundation
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Mañanas en el museo
Saturday at 9:00 AM
Heart of Chicago · National Museum of Mexican Art
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Mañanas en el museo
Saturday at 9:00 AM
Heart of Chicago · National Museum of Mexican Art
Penn Jillette "Felony Juggler" Book talk and signing
Thu, Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Lincoln Square · The Book Cellar
Penn Jillette "Felony Juggler" Book talk and signing
Thu, Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Lincoln Square · The Book Cellar
I Can’t… I Have Trivia: an Evening of Theatre Trivia at The Understudy
Mon, Oct 13, 7:30 PM
Andersonville · The Understudy Coffee and Books
I Can’t… I Have Trivia: an Evening of Theatre Trivia at The Understudy
Mon, Oct 13, 7:30 PM
Andersonville · The Understudy Coffee and Books
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STUDIO VISIT: Ross Barney Architects
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Near North Side · 10 W Hubbard St
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STUDIO VISIT: Ross Barney Architects
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Near North Side · 10 W Hubbard St
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Authors on Tap: Naomi Washer and Jessica Anne
Saturday at 7:00 PM
The Loop · Exile in Bookville
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Authors on Tap: Naomi Washer and Jessica Anne
Saturday at 7:00 PM
The Loop · Exile in Bookville
Gallery Guichard Solo Series by Lakin Akintola "The Fragrance of Colors"
Fri, Oct 10, 6:00 PM
Bronzeville · Gallery Guichard
Gallery Guichard Solo Series by Lakin Akintola "The Fragrance of Colors"
Fri, Oct 10, 6:00 PM
Bronzeville · Gallery Guichard
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Viva la Vida: Calaverita Poems (Afternoon Session)
Thu, Oct 30, 1:30 PM
Heart of Chicago · National Museum of Mexican Art
Nearly full
Viva la Vida: Calaverita Poems (Afternoon Session)
Thu, Oct 30, 1:30 PM
Heart of Chicago · National Museum of Mexican Art
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Pretty Good Fest
Saturday at 11:00 AM
The Loop · Chicago Athletic Association - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
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Pretty Good Fest
Saturday at 11:00 AM
The Loop · Chicago Athletic Association - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
Chicago Artopia Presents: For the Left Hand, Film Screening
Sun, Oct 12, 3:00 PM
West Lawn · Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture, South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, USA
Chicago Artopia Presents: For the Left Hand, Film Screening
Sun, Oct 12, 3:00 PM
West Lawn · Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture, South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, USA
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Tour the Arts Block
Thursday at 5:00 PM
Washington Park · Green Line Performing Arts Center
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Tour the Arts Block
Thursday at 5:00 PM
Washington Park · Green Line Performing Arts Center
Photography Walk
Saturday at 11:00 AM
Grant Park · Maggie Daley Park
Photography Walk
Saturday at 11:00 AM
Grant Park · Maggie Daley Park
Authors on Tap: Lily King and Lindsay Hunter
Thu, Oct 23, 7:00 PM
The Loop · Exile in Bookville
Authors on Tap: Lily King and Lindsay Hunter
Thu, Oct 23, 7:00 PM
The Loop · Exile in Bookville
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Exhibition Tour with Curator Janine Mileaf
Tue, Oct 28, 6:00 PM
Kinzies Addition · The Arts Club of Chicago
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Exhibition Tour with Curator Janine Mileaf
Tue, Oct 28, 6:00 PM
Kinzies Addition · The Arts Club of Chicago

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