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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
VIDEO CORPO
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Pivot Arts
5252 N. Broadway Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, December 7th
Los Frikis
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, November 30th, at 6PM
Lecture: Hairy Who? 1966-1969
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 12PM - 1PM
November Best of Juried Photo Show 2018
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Morpho Gallery
5216 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, December 29th
Dimitri Pavlotsky: Let The Game Come To You
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ORBIT
1350 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6 PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 30th
Flatfiles Viewing Party
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Goldfinch
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 5PM - 7PM
Call Her Ganda (2018)
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
Jessica Harvey
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LATITUDE
1820 W Hubbarb St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
Cornelia Arts Building Holiday Open Studios
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Cornelia Arts Building
1800 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 10PM
Aperiodic (36) & Julie Pomerleau/Johanna Brock/Whitney Johnson
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Pkwy, Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 8:30PM - 11:30PM
American Revolution II
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
This is What We Know
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
Censored
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The Condo Association
2700 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
Claire Burke Dain: Equal Parts
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Rubberneck
2058 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, December 10th
Immortality for All: A Trilogy of Films about Russian Cosmism
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Room 201, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
On Civil Disobedience: An Epilogue / “The Limits of Form”
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Sector 2337 + The Green Lantern Press
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 1st
Nobody Comes, Nobody Goes
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MacLean Ballroom
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 11PM - 3AM
Increment
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 27th
Toni Alexia Roach: Cantabitan
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 22nd
Spassimir Stoitzev: Portraiture
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 22nd
Martin Beck: pal*imp*sest: bearing traces of earlier forms
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 22nd
Lee Bey: Preservation Snapshots
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Chicago Architecture Center
111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Firecat Winter Fundraiser
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
4th Annual Decolonization Dinner
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MacLean Ballroom
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 4:30PM - 8PM
Preview 8
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, December 20th
The Handmades Sale 2018
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Knights of Columbus
2200 S Meadowbrook Rd, Springfield, IL 62711
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 2PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 1st
Adolfo Santos and Jason House
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Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
Chicago Stage: Morgan Pirtle +3
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Cafe Logan
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
Lisa Gray: Tiskets & Taskets
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Lo Rez Brewing
2101 S Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 10PM
Ishion Hutchinson
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
Jazzmeia Horn
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Juliana Spahr: Du Bois’s Telegram
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57th Street Books, The Seminary Co-op
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
Dance on Film
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Playtest Party: Community Game-Playing
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 7PM - 11PM
Henry Voellmecke: Billow
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, December 31st
Columbia College Art and Art History Open Studios
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Columbia College Chicago, Basement Studios
1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, November 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
One Thing Leads to Another
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The Ralph Arnold Gallery
1131 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Thursday, January 25th
Rebecca Beachy and Christine Wallers: In no time
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Ralph Arnold Annex
1131 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, January 25th
Every Manner of Humanity: Inside the Exhibition “Break a Rule”
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Exhibiting African American Design in Chicago, 1900-1980
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
Public Newsroom #87: The City We Impart
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Build Coffee
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Telling Our Stories: BOA Poets Engaging The World
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 8PM
Art21 Screening: San Francisco Bay Area
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Volledig: Emptied of Shame, Full of Life
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, November 29th, at 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 1st
Layers Revealed: Identities Explored
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National Hellenic Museum
333 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Barbara Kasten
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Ferguson Hall
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 7PM
Art21 Screening: San Francisco Bay Area
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Gallery
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Let me consider it from here: Curator walk-through
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave 4th floor, Chicago IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, January 27th
Becca Ricks: Recasting Digital Shadows
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Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC)
320 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60612
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Speaking of Art: A Roundtable on Artist Interviews
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University of Chicago Department of Art History
5540 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 12:30PM - 2PM
Pearl Marie Salas
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LeRoy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Room 213, Chicago, IL
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 4:15PM - 5:45PM
Faculty Spotlight Exhibition
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Cleve Carney Art Gallery
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, January 26th
This show begins at the end
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Hamlin Park Fieldhouse
3035 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, November 29th, at 7PM
On view through Friday, November 30th
On Civil Disobedience: An Epilogue / “Dreaming, Waking”
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Sector 2337 + The Green Lantern Press
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 1st
The Portable Gray
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Gray Center for the Arts and Inquiry
929 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Manuel Raeder: Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite
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The LeRoy Neiman Center SAIC
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 7PM
VS Podcast Live Episode at Chicago Podcast Festival
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Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 10PM
Spellcraft: Get Nourished!
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Sideshow Gallery
2219 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Jaromil Jireš: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
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Doc Films at the University of Chicago
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 7PM - 8:25PM
Goldberg/Bradfield/Hall
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 9PM - 12AM
Layers Revealed: Identities Explored
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National Hellenic Museum
333 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Tara Luther: Fantastical Worlds
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Uncommon Ground
3800 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Thursday, November 29th, from 11am-10PM daily - 10PM (9PM on Sundays)
On view through Sunday, February 10th
Chicago New Media Remix Night
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Feeling of Being Watched
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
Chantal Akerman: La Captive
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Doc Films at the University of Chicago
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 7PM - 11:30PM
The T Web Series
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 5:30PM - 9PM
Fall 2018 Season Send-Off
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High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
In the Yard: a #LetUsBreathe Open Mic
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The Breathing Room
1434 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
Indigenous Science: Ethnobotany and Conservation Practices
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 6PM - 8PM
Working Women of Color: Three Films
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Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT)
2444 W 16th St, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 6PM - 8PM
Creations & Libations: Elephant Room Gallery + Mimi Zaphiratos
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The Blackstone Hotel
636 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Propositions #3
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Maclean Center
112 S Michigan Ave, Room 2M, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Co-MISSIONS Works-In-Progress: Holly Chernobyl, Elise Cowin, Chrissy Martin
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 7:30PM - 10PM
Dirk Marple: Groundwork: Artist Talk & Walking Tour
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Columbia College Chicago, C33 Gallery
33 Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 28th, from 6:30PM - 7PM
On view through Thursday, November 29th
In Progress: Chicago Dancemakers Forum, Dance Dialogues
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
Creative Broadcast: Communication: Commercials and Advertising
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Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
Poetry Off the Shelf: Kristen Tracy & Bob Hicok
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 7PM - 8PM
Julia Dratel: Intellectual Property: Closing Reception
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 7:30PM - 10:30PM
Indigenous Futurism
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LeRoy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 4PM - 5:30PM
Meanwhile: I Hate You
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Delilah's
2771 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Tuesday, November 27th, from 7PM - 9PM
Julietta Singh: No Archive Will Restore You
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The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
5733 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 26th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Mariana Castillo Deball, Daniel Ricardo Quiles, and Yesomi Umolu: In Conversation
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Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 26th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Mobile Vanguard & Piet/Piazza/Shead
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, November 26th, from 9PM - 12AM
Invisibly Visible – خفِي مرئيّ
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, LeRoy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, November 26th, at 4:15PM
On view through Thursday, December 6th
Adam Kotsko: Neoliberalism’s Demons
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 26th, from 6PM - 7PM
The Ele Não Movement Against the Rise of Fascism in Brazil
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sullivan Galleries
33 S State, 7th floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, November 26th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Book Club
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, November 25th, from 3PM - 5PM
The Rise of Fascism in Brazil
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DfbrL8r
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, November 25th, from 5PM - 7PM
100% Caporales Bolivianos
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 East Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, November 25th, from 2:30PM - 4PM
Black Magic Kickback
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The Breathing Room Space
1434 W 51st, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 9PM - 1AM
Mel Andringa: de Kooning en IK (The King and I)
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ORBIT
1350 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 4PM - 5PM
Paint and Sip Silent Party!
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Little Black Pearl
1060 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 5PM - 9PM
Made in Chicago Holiday Market
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Local 130 Plumbers Union Hall
1340 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 10AM - 5PM
ShopSmaller with The Pop Up Purveyor of Miniature Goods
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Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 12PM - 5PM
Connect South Shore Film Fest Showcase
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Connect South Shore
2226 E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 12PM - 8PM
Jaymes Josef: Crowded Imagination
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Your Happy Place Liquors
2501A N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 3PM - 9PM
Sudden Impact Jazz Series
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
Eliel Sherman Storey: The Renegade Collaboration
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 24th, from 9PM - 12AM
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