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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Ellen Hanson + Aimée Beaubien: Hold Sway
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7 PM - 11 PM
On view through Sunday, April 28th
Self-Obsession: Closing Reception
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 15th
Henry Voellmecke: superimpose
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
Still Here: Torture, Resiliency and the Art of Memorializing
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, April 26th
TIME
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Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, April 28th
Half Truths and Full Lies
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Casa de Rosado
204 E Mt. Hope, Lansing, Michigan, 48910
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, April 14th
An Introduction to Performance Art—Histories
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 3PM - 4PM
Cherylyn Gnadt: MAIDEN
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Expressions Graphics
29 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, March 31st
ART DIARIES 2019: Awakening
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4Art SPACE
1029 W 35th St, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 31st
Out of Nowhere
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Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery [DFBRL8R]
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, April 5th
Barbara Leahy-Edwards: Upside Down
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B&L Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Suite #008, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
VISCERAL
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EXTRA Projects
3551 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, April 27th
Jasper Goodrich: boat
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062 Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, April 12th
Forgotten Forms: Meet the Artist
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 12PM - 2PM
On view through Friday, March 15th
Sky Hopinka
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Jumbo Mumbo
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 29th
Jumbo Mumbo
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 29th
Feminism in Your Face: Public Art Resistance
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Ave, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
The Fetus in Utero: Curators’ Tour
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 4PM - 4:30PM
Ken Krimstein: The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt
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Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Languages of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
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Oriental Institute - University of Chicago
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Making Mini Comics
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Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W 2nd St, Michigan City, IN 46360
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Furtive: Gallery Talk
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Sunday, April 7th
One Book, One Chicago Program: Into the Void
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryan Learning Center, Studio C
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Public Newsroom 99: Restorative Justice in the Workplace
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Build Coffee
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Searching For Queerness In Hull-House
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University of Illinois at Chicago, Gender and Sexuality Center
1007 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 6:45PM - 7:45PM
Realities
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University of Illinois at Chicago, Gender and Sexuality Center
1007 W Harrison St, Room 183, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 3PM - 6:30PM
Karthik Pandian & Andros Zins-Browne: Atlas Unlimited Act VI (Strike)
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 17th
Lázaro Villarreal, Nicki Valente, Danielle Arend
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 7PM - 10PM
Art Show
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, March 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
David Bechtol: Panoramic Vistas
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Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Court Gallery
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, May 3rd
Jason Lazarus: Photographic Drift
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Northeastern Illinois University Student Union
5500 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 1PM - 2:30PM
FVNMA Graduate Talks: Sera Chen, Anneli Goeller, and Wanbli Gamache
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 4:15 - 5:45
Queering the Lens: Queer Photographers in Conversation
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DePaul Office of Multicultural Student Success
1036 W Belden Ave, Room 360, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
Irad Kimhi: Thinking and Being
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 6PM - 7PM
Samantha Allen in conversation with Rivka Yeker
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Sinema Obscura presents: Dinner Theatre Act 3
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Uncommon Ground
1401 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Halal If You Hear Me
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Young Chicago Authors
1180 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Forging Your Tiny Lit Empire
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Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
ATS Graduate Talks: Amay Kataria, Doug Rosman, Jiaqi Zhang
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MacLean Center
112 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Wednesday, March 13th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Ilya Kaminsky
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, at 7PM
Parts of Speech: Hari Kunzru
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Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, at 7:30PM
Stateless: Curatorial Tour
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, from 12PM - 1PM
Artist Tax Workshop
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Intro to Relief Printmaking
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, from 6PM - 9PM
Jose-Luis Moctezuma & Gabriel Ojeda-Sague with Edgar Garcia
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, from 6PM - 7PM
Launch of the Water Tower Arts District
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, March 12th, from 9AM - 9:30PM
Rodrigo Toscano
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Monday, March 11th, at 7PM
Jaime Hernandez: Is This How You See Me?
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 7PM - 8PM
Marcia Chatelain: Better Living Through the Humanities: Teaching, Research, and Social Justice
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University of Illinois Chicago Institute for the Humanities
701 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 4PM - 6PM
Our Intimates
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The Leroy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Monday, March 11th
Hypnotic
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Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College
202 S Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 9AM - 3PM
On view through Wednesday, April 3rd
Tricia Park: New Pages New Stages
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lakeview
116 S Michigan Ave, 803, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 12:10PM - 12:50PM
Matt Tassell: The Color Spectrum
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lakeview Building
116 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 4:15PM - 5PM
4×5: The Stories Behind the Frames
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Apple Michigan Avenue
401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Monday, March 11th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
I DON’T CARE
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Sunday, March 10th, from 7PM - 9PM
Carol Jackson: Green Door
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4th Ward Project Space
5338 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, March 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, April 7th
Antibody Corporation: 10 Years | FUTURE
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, March 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
Magdalene Gorecki: Pele
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A Shot of Art at Perkolator
6032 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60634
Opening Sunday, March 10th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, April 14th
Walk-through: David Maljković: Also on View
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, March 10th, from 2PM - 3PM
On view through Sunday, April 7th
From the Bauhaus to Our House
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Sunday, March 10th, at 1:30PM
On view through Saturday, April 20th
Knitting Community
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 1PM - 4PM
Florian Hecker: Inspection
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, March 9th, at 7PM
Michael Robert Pollard: A Dreamer of Pictures
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 30th
Roni Packer: P.S. My Favorite Color is Green
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Slow
2153 W 21st St, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 6th
Oli Rodriguez: The Last Seduction and Grey James: Testosterone
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 620, Chicago IL 60603
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 27th
Take Care
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You Are Beautiful
3368 N Elston, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
VGA Reader Issue 2 Launch
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, II 60622
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
Panel Discussion
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 1PM - 2:30PM
Johanna Winter Harper: Common Areas at the Heart
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Ampersand Cowork
3317 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, March 9th
Inspire & Empower: Women Creating Change in Their Communities
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 11AM - 1PM
Portrait Slam
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University Commons, Bldg 1
1069 W 14th Pl, 4th Floor Party Room, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 12PM - 4PM
MOVEMENT: An Afternoon of Art + Activism
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport Ave, #4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 12PM - 3PM
Laura Scruggs: Uncle Fun You’re the One
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Space Oddities
1007 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, March 10th
An Evening with ClockLover: Time dies when we’re having fun!
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Zakaib
3491 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 10PM - 4AM
Bits and Pieces: Lost in Time and Space
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 7:30PM - 11PM
Hatch at The Patch
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The Patch
720 Reba Pl, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Mega-Tiny
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 11AM - 3PM
One Earth Film Festival: The World Before Your Feet
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, March 9th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Soft Openings Volume Two
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Happy Gallery
902 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 7:30 PM - 10 PM
Gather Mixtape Listening Party
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
TRAUMA
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Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, March 30th
Wild You
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6:30 PM - 8PM
Stateless
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Baby Blue Gallery
2201 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, April 9th
House of the Apocalypse Art Opening
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House of the Apocalypse
1908 S. Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 8th
READINGS
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LITHIUM
1932 S Halsted St, STE 200, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Both Sides Now
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ADDS DONNA
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 13th
Plexiglas #2
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The Gray Center
929 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
Library Book Club: Natalie Shapero
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM
12th Annual Empty Bowls Benefit
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 5PM - 8PM
Final Closing Reception
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Schneider Gallery
770 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
His ter’ ee uh
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 30th
Fempowerment: Social Media and Social Justice
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
Sean Hannaway: Mostly Virgins
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Galerie F
2415 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 31st
Reisha Williams: Sexy Clowns
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Blanc Gallery
4445 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 29th
Leo Perez: Fight Forever
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Side Street Studio Arts
15 Ziegler Ct, Elgin, IL 60120
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, March 24th
WHPK’s “Pictures and Sounds”
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
Saila Moon: She Who Has Sinned
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 31st
Port of Call: Closing
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St. Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 8th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, March 8th
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