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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Option: Nick Macri
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, September 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
The Underworld of Sensory Derangement
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, September 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
Performance by Erin Hayden
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University Galleries of Illinois State University
11 Uptown Circle, Suite 103, Normal, IL 61761
Opening Monday, September 30th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
Information Wants to be Free & So Do We at The POWER Project
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 10AM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
ANDREW MARKUS BELL: A Voyage in Visual Metaphors/CONVERSATIONS ALOUD w/ MYSELF
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Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Going Inward Is Not Withdrawing
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Get Digitized: Chicago Community Curation Showcase
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 2PM - 4PM
Pilsen Outpost – Book Club
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
Archaeology In and Of Chicago: The 1893 World’s Fair
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Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 2PM - 4:30PM
Grandma’s House Poetry Show feat. Raych Jackson
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 8PM - 10:30PM
Cool, Calm & Create: an art workshop to soothe your mind
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 1PM - 3PM
Studio Sundays at Maxwell Street Market
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Maxwell Street Market
800 S Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 10AM - 2PM
Upheavals
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, September 29th, from 6PM - 9PM
What Hasn’t Been Said – Writing Workshop w/ Haydee R. Souffrant
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 10AM - 1PM
On view through Saturday, September 28th
Poetry off the Shelf: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Latinx & Latin American Literature
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 11AM - 5PM
I’m Not Trying to Change Anything, I’m Just Changing
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Public Works
1539 N Damen Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, October 31st
Ann Hamilton, Michael Rakowitz and Mohamad Hafez: Centennial Collaborations
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Oriental Institute
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 1PM - 5PM
Janice Nowinski: Bodies of Paint
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Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery + Sculpture Garden
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, October 12th
OFFERING: 2D and Digital Practices
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 5PM - 7PM
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: The Alexander/McLean Project
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International House at the University of Chicago
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 7PM - 8PM
Gordon Chin: Building Community, Chinatown Style
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Chinese American Museum of Chicago
238 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, September 28th
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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Midway Plaisance
1130 Midway Plaisance, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 1PM - 12AM
On view through Sunday, September 29th
Protest, as an Expression of Patriotic Duty
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
Chicago Textile Week
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The Fields
4000 W Diversey Ave Chicago, IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On view through Saturday, September 28th
Pop América, 1965–1975
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 8th
Dave Roth: Interpersonal Spaces: Closing Reception
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The Dime Gallery
1513 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, September 28th
Walk and Talk: Assaf Evron
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 1PM - 2:30PM
Blue Collar: Artist Talk and Catalogue Release
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, October 6th
Mays Mayhew
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 6PM - 9PM
Blake Jones: Inanimate
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All Star Press Chicago
2775 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 6PM - 10PM
Beginners Weaving Workshop
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 11AM - 2PM
Chicago Art Deco Society – Uptown Walking Tour and Picnic
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Chicago Art Deco Society
2526 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 2PM - 7PM
Ethan Hutchinson: LITTLE HELL
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Ars Memoria
1770 W Berteau Ave, # 506, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 6PM - 11PM
Gabe Lanza: This Is Not A Rug
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Ampersand Cowork
3317 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 23rd
Red Rover Series Special Event: 100 Thousand Poets for Change
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 7PM - 10PM
Infinite Bodies and Their Aftermath
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FLXST CONTEMPORARY
2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, September 28th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, October 13th
As It Is Written, So It Shall Be Done
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Chicago Public Library West Loop Branch
122 N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 11 AM - 12 PM
2019 Gallery Night, Creativity in Context
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SAIC MacLean Ballroom
112 S Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60603
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 6PM - 9:30PM
I need time, joy, space, love
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Brat Trap
email for address annesedl.cek@gmail.com
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, October 4th
The Hero Is Left with His Own Uncertainty and Fears
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 7PM - 9PM
LOCUS
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, October 14th
Futures Design Challenge
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 12PM - 5PM
Félicité – with Director Alain Gomis in Person
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Chris Ware Rusty Brown Event, In Convo with Marnie Galloway
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 7PM - 8PM
Feminist Freelancers! All Are Welcome.
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Agitator: a co-operative gallery
1112 N Ashland, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 11AM - 7PM
West Town Art Walk
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West Town
1819 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, September 28th
Félicité (2017)
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, September 27th, at 6:30PM
ChangeFest Chicago
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, September 29th
3rd Annual Chicago South Side Film Festival
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Various Locations in Chicago
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 9PM - 2AM
On view through Sunday, October 6th
Marcela Torres
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LATITUDE
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
Jaqui Arte, Taly Inkz, and Mike Gonzalez
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Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, November 13th
Devin Mays: An Orange Dragon
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, November 7th
Portals
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, November 7th
Alejandro t. Acierto: we continue to sustain ourselves
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 9PM - 12AM
Land Acknowledgment Ceremony
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, September 27th, from 10AM - 10:30AM
Selina Trepp: I Work With What I Have
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Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 8PM
Teju Cole
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Stage Two
618 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 8PM
Don’t Look Now, There’s a Camera Behind You
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 7PM - 9PM
Meet the Makers | Carnevale Clay & Mad Love
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Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery
704 Main St, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
The Area
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 7PM - 9PM
Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 5
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 7PM - 9PM
Music of the Great Migration
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
What’s Going Around: Microorganisms In Transformation
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LivingRoom
1530 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
Plantasia
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 10PM
Aesthetics of Violence & Resistance: Fashion to Architecture
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Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Below the Surface: The Chicago River
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LATITUDE
1821 W Hubbard, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
Kitchen and Table: Hotpot Dinner
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, September 26th, at 6:30PM
On view through Friday, September 27th
Adult Drawing Circle
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The Port Ministries
5013 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Thursday, September 26th, at 6PM
Income Tax Essentials for Artists + Creative Producers
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 6PM - 8PM
Income Tax Essentials for Artists and Creative Producers
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 6PM - 8PM
Chris Ware in Conversation with Chip Kidd
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19th Century Club
178 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60301
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 7PM - 9PM
Indian Painting for the East India Company
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 6PM - 7PM
The Goddess Dissents: Life Force Arts Ensemble performance
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Life Force Arts Foundation
1609 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
The Tinder Trilogy w/ Special Guest Werner Herzog’s Pen!
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 7PM - 9PM
In the Yard: a #LetUsBreathe Open Mic
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the #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 7PM - 9PM
Ornette Coleman: Science Fiction
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, September 25th, from 9PM - 11PM
Open Rehearsal: Brendan Fernandes
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 1PM - 3PM
Mierle Laderman Ukeles
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
OFFERING: Institutional & Museum Practices
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 5PM - 7PM
A World Half-Consumed in the Heat of Its Own Desire
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filmfront
1740 W 18th St. Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
2019 Annual Fundraiser for Design Museum of Chicago
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Design Museum of Chicago
900 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Cultivating Empowered Discipline: a creative wellness workshop
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 6:15PM - 8:30PM
The Language of Bronzeville
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
The Gate Theater Film Festival
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Filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, September 30th
Mission Impossible 10: James Baldwin
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Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
CHIPRC’s Zine Club: Zinespiration + Our Quimby’s Anniversary!
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
ARTivism: Mobile Street Art Cart
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University of Illinois at Chicago Latino Cultural Center
803 S Morgan St, Lecture Center B2, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, September 24th, from 1PM - 4PM
From Here to There
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Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, January 19th
Lit & Luz Book Club: Antígona González by Sara Uribe
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Option: Alex Mincek
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 7PM - 9PM
Propaganda Party
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Prop Thtr
3502 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 6PM - 12AM
Lit & Luz Book Club: Antígona González by Sara Uribe
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Carolina Fernandez Del Dago
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Cuckoo's Theater
7077 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, lL 60626
Opening Monday, September 23rd, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
EXPO CHICAGO 2019: Dialogues September 22
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, September 22nd, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
2019 Filter Photo Festival: Day 4
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Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago
163 E Walton Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, September 22nd, from 9AM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group [BR]
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the #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, September 22nd, at 3PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, September 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
Radical Pedagogies Series
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, September 22nd, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
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