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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
South Side Community Art Center Kwanzaa Celebration 2019
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South Side Community Art Center
3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, December 28th, from 1PM - 8PM
Four Nights with Richard Thompson (Solo)
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Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, December 28th, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Tuesday, December 31st
Afriware Books Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
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AfriWare Books, Gifts & Cultural Events
1701 S 1st Ave, Suite 400, Maywood IL 60153
Opening Saturday, December 28th, from 12PM - 5PM
Winter Window Painting
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Alex the Librarian at Sulzer Library
4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL 60625
Opening Saturday, December 28th, from 2PM - 3PM
The last day of our lives
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Hubbard Street Lofts
1821 W Hubbard, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 28th, from 9PM - 12AM
Bert Menco: Inspired-Transpired-Expired
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Friday, December 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, January 17th
DEEP TIME: CHICAGO RIVER WALK ABOUT IT & WATER TAXI TOUR
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McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum
99 Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 60601
Sanctuary Sunday | Rhonda Wheatley: Group Oracle ExperienceSanctuary Sunday | Rhonda Wheatley, Group Oracle Experience
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 2PM - 4PM
Sanctuary Sunday | Silvia Inés Gonzalez: Breath | Body
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Hyde Park Handmade Holiday Bazaar
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave West, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 12PM - 4PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
Hyde Park Handmade Holiday Bazaar
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 12PM - 4PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N. California, Walton Entrance, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
Woman’s Club ~ Maryam Taghavi
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Cuckoo's Theater
7077 N Ashland Blvd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, March 18th
KINSHIP: An All Ages Queer Variety Show
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Kidlat Tahimik: Perfumed Nightmare
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 5PM - 8PM
Fun with Gingerbread Architecture
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 12PM - 3PM
Hairpin Holiday Market
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
Chicago Teachers Market: December!
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
QFS: Marlon Riggs
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Filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Opening Screening
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N. Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Hamid Drake Michael Zerang: 29th Annual Winter Solstice Concerts
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 6AM - 11PM
On view through Monday, December 23rd
Library Experimental – December 2019
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Jefferson Park library
5363 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 2PM - 4PM
Kwanzaa on the 9
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Eta Creative Arts
7558 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
Opening Saturday, December 21st, from 4PM - 5PM
Nina Rizzo: Nuit Exquise
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Night Light Gallery and Studios
1856 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 15th
Black Lives Matter Sewing Circles at Justice hotel at 6018North
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
DuSable Collective’s Holiday Sip N Shop
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 5PM - 9PM
Tête à Tête: Embodying Dialogues
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 7AM - 10AM
Posada Navideña
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OPEN Center for the Arts
2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 4PM - 7PM
3rd Friday
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 5PM - 10PM
Soundtrack: Ariel Zetina
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
4Art Holiday Open Studio
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4Art SPACE
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
Third Friday – Open Studios
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
3rd Annual Student Exhibition
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Oh Art Foundation
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 7PM - 9PM
Fedz Sculpt on Spray Can Workshop
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Vault Gallerie
2015 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 8PM - 10PM
Happy Birthday Howard Finster and Friends
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David Leonardis Galleries
1346 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, December 24th
JC Rivera: Cloudy Days
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Galerie F
2415 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, December 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
Platica y Poetry Thursday November 21
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago 60608
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
Gnarly? OR Nice?
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GnarWare Workshop
1838 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
Feminist Science Fiction Book Club
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Thursday, December 19th, at 6:30PM
Art After Work
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 5PM - 7PM
Grown Folks Stories: Special Anniversary Edition
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
Grandma’s House: Extended Open Mic!
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
Discussion: In the mud and slush
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, December 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
Surviving the Mic: Writing Workshop
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 6PM - 8PM
Blake Gopnik: Warhol: From Elf to Grinch and Back Again
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 6PM - 7PM
Boxed In
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Kibbitznest
2212 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
After Hours’ Chicago Speaks Open Mic
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Uncharted Books
5140 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
Tax Tips for Artists & Freelancers
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LATITUDE
1821 W Hubbard, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 6PM - 7PM
Other Stories, Dinner, and Action
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Wednesday, December 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
Open Door Series: Chris Glomski & Simone Muench
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
In Progress: Darling Shear
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 6PM - 7PM
CHILL at the MCA: Meditation for Viewing
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 12:30PM - 1PM
DIY Holiday Extravaganza
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Marwen
833 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
South Fork Winter Party
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High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 6PM - 12AM
On the Road with H. H. Richardson
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Glessner House
1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 7PM - 8PM
Chris Glomski & Simone Muench
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Suppertime Writing Workshop: Revision Potluck
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
SMP: Chris Sies, Gloria Yehilevsky, Adam Shead
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Slate Arts and Performance
3203 W North Ave, Chicago IL 60651
Opening Tuesday, December 17th, from 8PM - 11PM
Accountability Club – Open House!
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, December 16th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Susan Snodgrass: Inside the Matrix
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Inga
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, December 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
Know the System: Film Screening + Discussion
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5017 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Monday, December 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Stacza Lipinski and Paul Nudd: Gush
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, #419, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, January 25th
Ten Years of Holiday Spirit: Come Sit on a Polar Bear’s Lap!
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4th Ward Project Space
5338 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
Wine Glass Painting Party Workshop!
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Vin312 Winery
4710 N Ravenswood Ave,Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 2PM - 4PM
Loom and Cipher: A Making and History Workshop
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
Sanctuary Sunday | Jacquelyn Guerrero: Vocalizing Alignment
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Layers & Threads Journal Cover Workshop
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The Collage Cafe
1129 Florence Ave, Evanston, Illinois 60202
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 1PM - 5PM
Chic A Go Go with Hope For The Day Holiday Dance Party!
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Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 2:30PM - 5:30PM
Merry Mercado
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 11AM - 4:30PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N California, Walton Entrance, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group
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The #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, October 18th
An Occult X-Mas (Pop-Up Market)
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The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 5PM - 11PM
Footwork Workshop + Panel Discussion w/ The Era Footwork Crew
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Small Works Members Show: Closing Reception
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport Ave Unit 4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Chississippi Mixtape
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 3PM - 5PM
SMP: Stein/Shead, Ali/Jackson/McKenna/Dorling/Ciampa
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Slate Arts and Performance
3203 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 8PM - 11PM
Community Craft Fair
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Eisenhower Public Library
4613 N Oketo Ave, Harwood Heights, IL 60706
Opening Sunday, December 15th, from 1PM - 4:30PM
1st Annual Agitator Gallery Gala!
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Agitator Gallery
1112 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
Force Open Rehearsal / Jam Session
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 1:30PM - 3PM
Vends + Vibes 2019: An Arts Marketplace
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Lumpen Drawing Rally 2019
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 6PM - 11PM
3rd Annual Fill In The [blnk] Holiday Market + Exhibit
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BInk Haus
3206 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 8PM - 11PM
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Benefit Gala
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
The Chicago Art Girls Holiday Pop-Up Shop
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Alexander Graham Bell School
3730 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 11AM - 5PM
What Does an Ethical Landlord Look Like?
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Chicago Architecture Biennial
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 11AM - 3:30PM
Clay Flask Workshop
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ArtReach Chicago
2651 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 2:30PM - 5:30PM
Christmas at the Silent Movies: Peacherine Ragtime Society Orch
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Fermilab's Ramsey Auditorium
Pine St, Batavia, IL 60510
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 8PM - 10PM
Chicago Metamorphic Song Relay
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 8PM - 11PM
Lampo: Catherine Lamb & Rebecca Lane
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 8PM - 10PM
The Martin Holiday Marketplace
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
I Called Him Morgan
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 3PM - 6PM
Art Speaks: Acts Without Words
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
1637 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 12 PM - 1 PM
On view through Saturday, January 4th
Intermissions: Camille Norment
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 14th
Exploring Authenticity
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 2PM - 4PM
Truth, Lies & Headlines: Part 1
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Filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
A Petty Brunch: Petty Biennial.2 Curator’s Conversation
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 12PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, January 19th
Jazz and the L.A. Rebellion in 16mm
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Early and Unknown: Photographs from the Archive of Joseph Sterling
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Stephen Daiter Gallery
230 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, December 14th, from 11AM - 2PM
On view through Saturday, February 29th
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