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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Art Jam: South Fork Edition
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 22nd, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Ahavani Mullen: Friendship with the Unknown
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Chicago Art Source Gallery
1871 N Clybourn St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, June 22nd, from 11am - 2PM
On view through Saturday, June 29th
Infernal Court
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Extase
2523 West Chicago Ave, Unit 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 22nd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, July 22nd
Nora Moore Lloyd
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The Cuckoo's Theater Project
7077 N Ashland Blvd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, June 21st, at 7PM
Maggie Lee: Virality + Impermanence
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The Night Gallery
Future Firm, 3149 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 8:30PM - 10:30PM
On view through Thursday, July 18th
We are like puzzle pieces that don’t come together
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baby blue gallery
2201 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 2nd
Line Dot’s Third Annual Juried Show
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Line Dot Editions
1023 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
Michael G. Bush
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 5PM - 8PM
Prairie Gothic
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Joplin Marley Studios
9911 S Walden Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60643
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 5PM - 10PM
Photos at Noon: Chicago
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 12PM - 1PM
Feminine Visions: Third Friday Open Studio
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Project Onward
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
Secondary Meanings: Figural Diptychs: 3rd Friday
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Marcin Mikolajczak
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
The Beast in Me: Closing Reception
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Swarm Summer Solstice Showcase
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FDC Studios
2341 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7:30PM - 10:30PM
Her Voice: Discussion with Dima Ali
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Expressions Graphics
29 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 9PM
Double Cola
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Regards
2216 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Kelly Mathews
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Support Structures
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062
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
A Party to Benefit Cine-File
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Scrappers Film Group
329 W 18th St, #607, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 10PM
As gesture
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, June 27th
mn gallery: Bridgeport Art Third Friday Open Studio
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mn gallery + studio
3524 S Halsted St, Chicago IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, June 21st
Ross Contemporary / Zhou B Art Center
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 6PM - 10PM
Stones/Water/Time/Breath
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Sherwin Avenue Beach
1205 W Sherwin Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 5:15AM - 6:20AM
Barbara Leahy-Edwards: Right-Side Up
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B&L Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
[re]action: Bubbly Creek Visual Art Exhibition
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Defibrillator Gallery
Lower Level at Zhou B Art Center | 1029 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Bernstein’s Songfest
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Martin Theatre at Ravinia
418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Meida Teresa McNeal: Fifth City Revisited
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, June 20th, at 7PM
On view through Sunday, June 30th
Grown Folks Stories at Green Line Performing Arts Center
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 7PM - 9PM
José Guadalupe Posada: Legendary Printmaker of Mexico
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Cleve Carney Art Gallery
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 6PM - 7PM
Despina Stratigakos: The Führer and the Decorator
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
Al Burian Brings Anarchy and Apocalypse to Quimby’s
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 7PM - 8PM
Am I Man Enough?
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Molasses: A Pride Family Reunion
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Berlin Night Club
954 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 10PM - 4AM
Wabash Arts Corridor Tour
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Columbia College Chicago
623 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, June 20th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Meditation for Resilience: Change Begins Within
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Brendan Fernandes in conversation with January Parkos Arnall
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 6PM - 7PM
Meet the Artists Evening in Honor of Pride Month in Chicago
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The Blackstone Hotel
636 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Avery R. Young: Neckbone: Visual Verses
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Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
Care 2 Share: A Benefit for the Scattered-Site Housing Dept.
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Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 8PM - 10PM
Angela Dieffenbach
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Tool Library Monthly Community Meeting
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Chicago Tool Library
1048 W 27th St Ste 102, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Wednesday, June 19th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
A Series of Series
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Lincolnwood Village Hall Gallery
6900 N Lincoln Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Opening Tuesday, June 18th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Brendan Fernandes: A Call and Response
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, June 18th, at 18 June 2019
On view through Sunday, October 13th
Radical Mending
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The WasteShed
2842 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, June 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
Nonfiction Read-Aloud: How to Do Nothing
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Tuesday, June 18th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Sinema Obscura Series2 on CAN TV
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CAN TV
CANTV
Opening Monday, June 17th, from 11PM - 12AM
QUEER CARE DAY: Because You’re Worth It
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 11AM - 4PM
Chicago Radical Used Book Fair 4th Annual
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TLR: The Living Room
2423 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 12PM - 4PM
SECOND-HAND: Adrián García Orozco and Jennifer Sova
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Gallery KIN
6319 N Greenview Ave, 3rd Floor, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 1PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, July 7th
12 Openings/Part 10 Carris Adams and Jasper Nord
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, August 31st
Kristin Abhalter Smith & André Alves: FÁBRICA: Closing Party
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Flatland
1965 W Pershing Ave, Building A, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, June 23rd
Rosetta+ On the Back of Our Images (1991–2005)
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Facets
1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 2PM - 5PM
12 Openings/Part 10 Carris Adams/Jasper Nord
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 2PM - 5PM
Tongues Untied (1989)
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 2PM - 7PM
Dig: Part of First Read
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
Bubbly Creek Performance Art Assembly | DAY 3 | inner.action : Live Art Event
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35TH STREET
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 16th
WasteShed Pop Up!
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 10AM - 2PM
Elise Parisian: Ghosts
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, June 16th, from 1PM - 4PM
Out of the Closets & Into the Exhibits
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Gerber Hart Library and Archives
6500 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 11AM - 3PM
On view through Sunday, September 1st
Cole Pierce+James Jankowiak: These 2 Painters
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IU Northwest Gallery for Contemporary Arts
3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, August 9th
21Minus
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 1PM - 6PM
Lydia Moyer: The Forcing
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, June 15th, at 7PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Where is the Reward
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LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Fl, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 4th
Muqks / Jason Hoffman
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
QUEER Karaoke: A Diva Moment
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 8PM - 12AM
Artists of the Wall 2019: Our Backyard
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Loyola Park
1230 W Greenleaf Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 9AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, June 16th
Chicago Book and Paper Fair: Rare Book, Vintage Maps, and More!
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Local 130 Plumbers Union Hall
1340 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 10AM - 1PM
Blue Bomber
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Toy de Jour: Vintage, Toys, Arts, and Farts
2064 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 12PM - 5PM
Project Onward Portrait Slam
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 12PM - 4PM
Jennifer Cronin: Seen and Unseen: Artist Talk
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Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 2PM - 4PM
Vintage Car Show
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Workshop 4200
4200 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 4PM - 11PM
Bodymilk Presents: Noise Prom II
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No Nation Art Gallery and Tangential Unspace Lab
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 5PM - 12AM
Megan Eskoff: Well Mannered
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Happy Gallery Chicago
902 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 6PM - 10PM
2019 CIADC Gala
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Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center
6433 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 7PM - 11PM
Chicago Film Archives Out of the Vault: Somersaulter-Moats
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
Prjtr Prty [ light-based + projection performances]
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Homan Gardens
3403 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 8PM - 12AM
prefer not to answer, or other: Part Of First Read
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Wabash Arts Corridor Tour
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Columbia College Chicago
623 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 11am - 12:30am
Bubbly Creek Performance Art Assembly | DAY 2 | in_visible: In Situ Performances around Bridgeport
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Public Space | Guerrilla-style: Follow instagram for times+locations: @DFBRL8R
Public Space | Guerrilla-style: Follow instagram for times+locations: @DFBRL8R
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 15th
Celebracion Comunitaria De Arte En La Villita
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Lot between Yollocalli Arts Reach and Universidad Popular
W 28th St and S Ridgeway Ave
Opening Saturday, June 15th, from 11AM - 2PM
Manifestations
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One After 909
906 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 13th
Another Taste
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Ground Level Platform
2001 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
Queer Underground Illustrators Chicago
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
T Fleischmann: Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 7PM - 8PM
In Conversation
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
Prospect No. 3: Searching Abstraction
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Extra Projects
3551 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 23rd
Muscle Memories
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, #100, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 6th
Come as You Art Show
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OGGI
2451 S Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Undercurrents & Inside/Outside
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The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Drop-In Workshop: Understanding Nazca Textiles
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 3PM - 4PM
Love All Potatoes
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The Franklin
3522 W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
Live. Work. Pose. [Pose Screening + Vogue Workshop]
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
Freak Flag
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Paper Hat
1953 N Campbell Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
Aida Ramirez: Up and Leave
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Buckingham Fountain
500 S Colombus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 5PM - 7PM
Minsun Cho and Morgan Green: Roaming Metavoid
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
SYNC Chicago Artist Showcase
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Lagunitas Brewing Company Chicago
2607 W 17th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 6PM - 11PM
Laura Harrison and Benjamin Capps: Unhinged
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 14th, from 7:30PM - 10PM
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