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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Broken English
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 24th, from 8PM - 11PM
Barbara Hammer: Mediated Sensuality
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, at 7 PM
Anatomy Of A Groove: House In Borrowed Spaces
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
2019 Chicago House Music Conference and Festival
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Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, at 6PM
On view through Saturday, May 25th
Idols and Taboos: Modern & Contemporary Art and Theology Today
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
36 S Wabash Ave #1201, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Material Revolution
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Pistachios Gallery
55 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 2nd
Arts for a More Democratic Society: A Public Conversation
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, August 11th
Take Care: Closing Reception
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Ground Level Platform
2001 S Halsted St, Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 25th
Public Newsroom 109: Local News Contract—Austin
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Austin Coming Together
5049 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60644
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
The Influence of Pre-Columbian Art on Modern Art
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Satellite Chicago
1249 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
Amy Sillman: The Nervous System: Talk
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Measuring, Mismeasuring, and Measuring the Wrong Thing
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 7PM
Nelly Agassi: Spirit of the Waves
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Aaron Wooten
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, May 23rd, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM
“Losing Ground”
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 PM
Windy City Times Benefit — Tracy’s 35th Year in LGBTQ Press
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Sidetrack The Video Bar
3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 5PM - 8PM
Patch Work
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 8PM - 10PM
About Face
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Blackstone Bicycle Works Pop-up Art Shop
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Experimental Station
6100 S. Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, June 14th
Undesign The Redline Exhibit: Tour and Discussion
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National Public Housing Museum
625 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Crook & Folly Reception
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 4PM - 7PM
Amy Sillman: The Nervous System
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Sinema Obscura presents: TV Party s3e5 feat: Trust This Ghost
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Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 7PM - 9PM
Crook & Folly Launch Party: Edition 39
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
OTV Presents: Granny Ballers, Uneverything, Femme Queen Chron
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
SpringFest: Gallery Night
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Reynolds Club, McCormick Lounge
5706 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, May 22nd, from 7PM - 9PM
Parts of Speech: Christopher Kulendran Thomas with Annika Kuhlmann
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, May 21st, at 6PM
We Series Festival: A Ritual For Spring
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, May 21st, from 8PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, May 28th
Multitudes: Celebrating Walt Whitman’s Bicentennial
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Sleeping Village
3734 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Monday, May 20th, from 7PM - 8PM
Franny Choi: Soft Science
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 6PM - 7PM
Doug Johnson: Here and Now
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Jan Brandt Gallery, LLC.
1305 Morrissey Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Tuesday, July 9th
Body as Resource
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Awakenings
4001 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 1PM - 3PM
Dykes With Drills in Chicago: An Introduction to Tools Workshop
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Rebuilding Exchange
1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 11AM - 3PM
Andy Young: ArtEndObjectTime
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Cleve Carney Art Gallery
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Friday, May 24th
Rimas Ciurlionis: Open Studio
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Albany Carroll Arts Building
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 12PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, May 19th
LTE: Game Theory Vol. 1
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, May 19th, from 1PM - 4PM
Gather: Antibody Corporation // Marvin Tate
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
D6da12: DOCK 6 Collective
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Dock 6 Collective
2100 N Major Ave, Chicago IL, 60639
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 2PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 18th
Dance in the Midwest
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 9AM - 3PM
Cathie Bleck: Immersion and Raeleen Kao: Widow’s Weeds
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago IL 60603
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 22nd
Neal Vandenbergh: New Work 2016 – Present
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Adler & Floyd
3537 S Western Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, June 8th
DePaul Experimental Film Showcase
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 1PM - 4:30MP
Contemporary Landscape
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Shane Campbell Gallery
2021 S Wabash Ave, Chicago IL 60616
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 29th
Cathie Bleck: Immersion and Raeleen Kao: Widow’s Weeds
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago IL 60603
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 22nd
Jason Farley: For The Love of Pop Culture
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Blnk Haus Gallery
3206 W Armitage Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, June 17th
Parts of Speech: Tomeka Reid
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, May 17th, at 6PM
Crossing Parallels
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Morpho Gallery
5216 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, May 19th
Amy Sillman
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Art Theory and Practice
Kresge Hall, Room 1305, 1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL, 60208
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 6PM
Mie Kongo and Norman W. Long: Without Within
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 18th
Michael Claire: Alphabet
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Hopewell Brewing Co.
2760 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 17th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, July 14th
Solid Echoes
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Aspect/Ratio
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 6th
Rubber Coated Steel and Watching the Detectives
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, May 17th, at 7 PM
Strained Glass
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, June 23rd
Breach Of Contract
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, June 23rd
As gesture
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, June 27th
Between Vision + Principle
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Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, June 21st
The Beast in Me
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, June 14th
Morgan Janssen: The Fang and Frond
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baby blue gallery
2201 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 16th
Andrew Bearnot & Joshua Kent: ᗡOUBLEHEADED
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 22nd
Tamara Wasserman: What’s Behind This Door?
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Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, June 4th
Cole Pierce: Harmonizer
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free range
3257 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, May 17th, at 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 22nd
Loa’s Promise
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The Night Gallery
3149 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 8PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, June 20th
Ain’t I Grand
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport Ave, 4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, June 18th
Secondary Meanings: Figural Diptychs
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Ross Contemporary / Zhou B Art Center, 2019
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
Still/here and Other Geographies
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
CZF 2019 Friday Events: Exhibitor Reading and Zine Jeopardy
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 11PM
Global Vistas
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
and then again…
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Robert T. Wright Gallery
College of Lake County: 19351 W Washington St, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, August 9th
Ultraviolet Light
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Philosofher Creative Studio
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
Feminine Visions
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Project Onward
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
GallerySquared
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AnySquared
2328 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
Robin Monique Rios: Cerebral
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4Art SPACE
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
Tibetans in Chicago: A story of resilience and success
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Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 8 PM
On view through Friday, August 23rd
3rd Friday
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
Paper Trail: A Printmaking Journey In Time
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 302, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
Cornelia Arts Building Open House
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Cornelia Arts Building
1800 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
Youth Art Exhibit & Mural Unveiling
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Revolution Workshop
3410 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
The Structure of Matter
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 17th, from 5PM - 9PM
The Area
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 16th, at 7 PM
A Conversation with Silver Room Block Party & The Chosen Few
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, May 16th, at 7PM
Gregg Bordowitz: On Harm Reduction through Media
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 7PM
Morgan Parker in Conversation with Jamila Woods
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Thursday, May 16th, at 7PM
The Other Art Fair Chicago
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, May 19th
Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 5
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
CZF 2019 Thursday Events at DePaul: Archives Visit and Panel
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John T. Richardson Library
2350 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Carpet Diem: Variety Show on an Area Rug
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
Public Newsroom 108: Ask a Maternal Health Expert Anything!
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New Moms
5317 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
Spring Intuit: Out of This World
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Low Res Studio
1821 W Hubbard St, #203, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
John-Michael Korpal: Re • sil • ience
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Devon Bank
6445 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
Molassess III: Butch Boi Kink (BBK)
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Berlin Nightclub
954 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
Rebecca Tsai: Equivalent Inequality
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High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Anne Norton: Occupying the Ruins of Empire
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Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT)
5811 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 4PM - 5:30PM
Nicole R. Fleetwood & Jennifer C. Nash: Carceral Aesthetics
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McCormick Foundation Center
1870 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5:15PM - 7PM
Françoise Lionnet: Postcolonial Intersectionality
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University of Chicago Comparative Literature
1010 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
Elsewhere
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Dittmar Gallery
1999 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Tuesday, June 11th
Austin Art Council 2019-2020 Planning Meeting
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Catholic Charities
5645 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
Exit to/from: Closing Reception
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SITE Galleries
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago IL, 60603
Opening Wednesday, May 15th, from 4:15PM - 5:45PM
On view through Wednesday, May 15th
The Chicago Historic Resources Survey & You
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Living Room Gallery
1530 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, May 15th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
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