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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
audiovisu.al/listening_party
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Agitator Gallery
3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, November 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Imagining The New Creative Economy: an Entrepreneurial Art Event
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, November 15th, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM
OBOC Keynote Event: Tommy Orange
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Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago. IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 15th, from 6 PM - 7 PM
The MCC Art & Design Faculty Exhibit
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McHenry County College
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Opening Wednesday, November 15th, from 3:30PM - 4:30PM
On view through Friday, December 22nd
Jacolby Satterwhite in Conversation with Jada-Amina
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Fullerton Hall, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, November 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Latino Writers Initiative
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National Museum of Mexican Art
Online
Opening Tuesday, November 14th, at 6PM
A Brief History of Indigenous Chicago
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Goethe-Institut Chicago
Online
Opening Tuesday, November 14th, at 6PM
FRUTAS
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Parque Cultural de Berger
6205 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, November 13th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Artist Talk: Lauren Quin
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Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 13th, at 6PM
Artist Talk: Dr. ShaDawn “Boobie” Battle
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National Public Housing Museum
Online
Opening Monday, November 13th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Rita Grendze: Softer
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Arrowhead Gallery
Dickson Hall, Route 47 @ Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
Opening Monday, November 13th, from 9am - 6PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
John Havlik: Drawingcraft
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McHenry County College | Epping Gallery
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
On view through Friday, December 22nd
Dirty Laundry: a night of film & immersive storytelling by Gina Cornejo
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Track changes book launch with n+1 and Paper Monument
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Inga Books
1740 W. 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 4PM - 6PM
Florasonic: Dorothy Carlos – My Ideal is Windy
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N Stockton Dr Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, January 14th
The Sock Drive
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Chicago Public Library, Richard J. Daley Branch
3400 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Jyl Bonaguro: Tabula Rasa Inflight
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston IL 60201
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 17th
Seung Jae Kim: Misread Affinity
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, November 12th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, December 17th
Kid’s Day: Indigenous Lifeways in the Central Illinois River Valley
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Dickson Mounds Museum
10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Candace Hunter: The Alien-Nations and Sovereign States of Octavia E Butler
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
On view through Saturday, March 4th
THIS&THAT
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SITE/less
1250 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
WINTER SOUNDS: SAM PREKOP, DONNY MAHLMEISTER, KIKÚ HIBINO, VERONICA ANN SALINAS, JORDAN MARTINS
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
Beyond The Renaissance
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DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 6PM - 10PM
R. Rein Brooks: Icons, Relics, and Effigies
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West Loop
RSVP for address
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
Dialogues
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PATRON
1612 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, January 27th
Nour Malas: Heavyweight
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Mae Lombardi
342 Park Ave, Glencoe, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 17th
Leticia Pardo: Wounded Territory
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, November 26th
Book Launch: Microbium: The Neglected Lives of Micro-Matter
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstore
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 3 PM - 4 PM
Holly Murkerson: Second Body: Artist Talk
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65GRAND
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 11th, at 2:30PM
Matt Magee: Cutouts and Cut-offs
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THE MISSION PROJECTS | THE RESIDENCE
email info@themissionprojects.com for an appointment
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, February 17th
Thresholds
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OS Projects
601 Sixth St, Racine, WI 53403
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, January 13th
Family Day: Super Stars and Majestic Moons
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 1PM - 4PM
Land in Common
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The Plant
1400 West 46th Street Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 1PM - 6PM
FOTOmercado – An All Photography Zine, Book & Print Fest
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 12PM - 7PM
Meeting
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Weatherproof
3336 W Lawrence Ave, #303, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, December 10th
Shake Shook Shaken: Antidote
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, November 11th, at 12PM
Family Day | Natural History
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, November 11th, from 11AM - 3PM
Picasso: Drawing from Life
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
On view through Monday, April 8th
Almost Here, Almost There, Almost Home
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MARIANE IBRAHIM
437 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, January 20th
Resilience: Untold Stories from NMPRAC’s Permanent Collection
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The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
3015 W Division St, Chicago, Illinois 60622
On view through Saturday, February 17th
InfiniFest
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1212
12 W Thorndale, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 9 PM - 12 PM
On view through Saturday, November 11th
Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival Day One : Takashi Shallow, Devon Osamu Tipp
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208 Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 10th, at 8PM
there are no dead people
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Color Club
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 8PM - 9:30PM
On view through Monday, November 13th
Tim Breuer
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Soccer Club Club
2923 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, December 22nd
Rebecca Baron and Douglas Goodwin: Artifacts
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, November 10th, at 7PM
Courtney Mackedanz: Almost Like A Pasture
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 3rd
Tanya Gill: Broken Yet Whole
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, February 11th
We Remember Who We Were So We Can Find The Other: A New Performance with Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley and Ava Wanbli
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, November 10th, at 6 PM
THE BODY IS WORK
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STASIAS
44 E Cedar St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Bun Stout & Jessica Tucker: Unidentified and Flying
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Karen Gubitz: Materials Matter
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Elaine Miller: Wanderlust
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Warriors of the Apocalypse
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House of the Apocalypse
1837 S Halsted St. Chicago IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, December 8th
Threads of Echoes
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The Plan
610 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 10th
Fuzz
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Purple Window Gallery
2233 S Throop St. Room 845, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, December 1st
What Time Is It?
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, December 1st
A VILLAGE BEFORE US
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John David Mooney Foundation
114 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Sunday, December 31st
Casting Shadows
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ALMA Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5 PM - 9 PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
Alice Hargrave: A Forest Shouting
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ALMA Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
Scales of Responsibility: The Dark Side Of Italo Calvino
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Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 6PM
ALMA V
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ALMA Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, December 1st
Marina Ross: Emerald City
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ARTRUSS
4553 W Diversey Ave
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, January 28th
Derrick Woods-Morrow: Scirocco – Arifi: Where the Sand Meets the Sea
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ENGAGE-Projects
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 8:30PM
On view through Friday, January 5th
35 YEARS – 35 ARTISTS
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Jean Albano Gallery
215 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 30th
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Povos Chicago
1541 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 5PM - 9PM
Glenn Wexler: Above & Below
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 23rd
David Lozano: The Backroom Show
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 23rd
René Romero Schuler & Isabelle van Zeijl: She
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, November 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 23rd
Exhibit B | A Literary Variety Show
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, November 9th, at 7PM
Catwalk Concert: Juliana Castro Duperly and Sparklmami
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
Artini at Gallery Guichard
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Gallery Guichard
436 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
Artesanías ancestrales – Chile, Arica y Parinacota
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Co-Prosperity
3219 S Morgan Street
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, November 11th
Lecture: Pliny, Pigments, and Painters in the Ancient World
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 6PM - 7PM
Artist Talk: Jorge Ariel Escobar and Yuge Zhou
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 5:30PM - 6:15PM
Rhonda Wheatley: There Are Universes…
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, November 9th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, February 16th
Comfort Film Welcomes The First Nations Film Festival 2023
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 8PM - 10PM
Celebrating KB Brookins’ Debut Collection, FREEDOM HOUSE
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Poetry Reading: Native American Heritage, Footsteps into Culture
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The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
Weaving Workshop with Gloe Talamantes
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Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (Community Room)
5733 S University Ave Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Chicago Underwater: The Impacts of Flooding
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Jackie Kazarian: Heatless Light
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O'Connor Art Gallery (Dominican University)
7900 Division St, River Forest, IL 60305
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Talk | Roundtable on Faith Ringgold
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
PO Box Poetry Reading Series Features Fiction!
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, at 7:30PM
all about love: New Visions by bell hooks
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 8th, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Chicago Book Release Celebration
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, November 7th, from 6PM - 8PM
Toshio Meronek and Eric A. Stanley
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, November 7th, from 7PM - 8PM
OUTspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling
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Sidetrack The Video Bar
3351 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Tuesday, November 7th, at 7PM
Tuan Andrew Nguyen Lecture
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Fullerton Hall, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, November 7th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Bobbi Meier: Sunday Dinner
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Carlson Tower Gallery | North Park University
3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Tuesday, November 7th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Friday, January 12th
Bobbi Meier: Sunday Dinner
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Carlson Tower Gallery, North Park University
3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
On view through Friday, January 12th
Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Christine Tarkowski: The Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Monday, April 1st
Sanya Kantarovsky
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Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 6th, at 6PM
Sara Dismukes: mishearing Mnemosyne
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Western Illinois University Art Gallery
1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455
Opening Monday, November 6th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Missing Piece Presents: Earth/Land – Four Premieres and Improvisations for Violin, Cello, and 100 Handmade Flowerpots
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Sunday, November 5th, at 8PM
Red Rover #127: Matthew Klane, Warren C. Longmire, S. Yarberry, Ananda Lima
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Tritriangle
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 3 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, November 5th, at 6PM
More Than Lumpia: Artist Talk with Curator Cesar Conde
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, November 5th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Past Perfect: Celebrating 30 Years with 30 Artists
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Riverside Arts Center
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Sunday, November 5th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, January 6th
Sean Noonan and Alberte Tranberg: A Net for Catching Days
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, November 5th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, December 23rd
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