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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Future of Arts Organizations in Wicker Park
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, February 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
Recovering the Lost South Side: Authors Lee Bey and Don Hayner
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Chicago Public Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, February 18th, from 6PM - 8PM
Photography Book Club
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, February 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, April 21st
Open Door Series: Rashayla Marie Brown & Philip Jenks
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, February 18th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Suppertime Writing Workshop
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Tuesday, February 18th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Sanya Kantarovsky
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Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Penthouse, Room 901, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, February 17th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Fibers Circle, 1st and 3rd Mondays
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Monday, February 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
Forms & Features at Compound Yellow: Negative Space
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Monday, February 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Adventurers Club – China
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Roger Brown Study Collection
1926 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Monday, February 17th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Douglass not Douglas: A President’s Day Teach-In
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Douglas Park Field House
1401 S Sacramento Dr, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Monday, February 17th, from 1PM - 2PM
The Witch Project
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The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Alexis Brocchi and Tracie Hayes: The landscape reels back: Earth’s surface and figments of the mind
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 4PM - 7PM
In The Realm Of Senses
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City Winery Chicago
1200 W Randolph St, Chicago IL 60607
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 12PM - 1PM
Joshua Myers: We Are Worth Fighting For
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 3PM - 4PM
Paradise Now
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Westside Justice Center
601 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, April 30th
Praxis + Liberation Reading and Brunch
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2233 Throop St., #419 Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 1PM - 3PM
Sea Inside: Visioning Single-Use Plastic at the Cellular Level
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 2PM - 4PM
Josh MacPhee & Damon Locks: Where Future Unfolds
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 8PM - 11PM
The Crossover at Silver Room
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The Silver Room
1506 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 12PM - 4PM
Gwendolyn Zabicki: Artist Talk
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, February 16th, from 12PM - 1PM
On view through Sunday, March 8th
Family Day: Pantyhose Puppets
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The Smart Museum
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, May 3rd
Focal Point Live: Lorenzo Triburgo and Che Gossett
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 1PM - 2PM
Expressions: Art & Verse
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Addison Center for the Arts
213 N Lombard Rd, Door #4, Addison, IL 60101
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Friday, March 13th
Big Dark Love/ an anti-Valentine’s Day Art Show
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Blnk Haus
3206 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, February 29th
Evil and Shivering
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Baby Blue Gallery
2201 S Halsted St, 3-4s, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 15th
We Don’t Want Your MTV
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Sullivan Galleries
33 S State St, 7th floor, Chicago IL 60603
On view through Saturday, February 15th
Alexandra Antoine: Remembering for those to come
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boundary
2334 W 111th Place, Chicago IL 60643
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 7th
Peter Walsh: KIMONO
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Commons Club Chicago - Virgin Hotels Chicago
203 N Wabash Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 20th
Collage Art Association
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MDL Contemporary
1500 S Western Ave, Ste. 114A, Chicago, IL 60608
On view through Saturday, February 29th
Michael Weinberg: CORPUS
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FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago IL 60616
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 1st
OPEN HOUSE – Artist Demos + Exhibition Closing Party
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Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
4912 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 10AM - 6PM
Special Event: Jobs at Art Museums (JAM)
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 10:30AM - 5PM
Jeroen Nelemans: I See You Too Young Bear
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Basement: A Project Space
836 W Cullerton St. Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 2PM - 5PM
Jessica Brackett: I Love You to Death
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Agitator: a co-operative gallery
1112 N. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
Don’t You Stop, We Won’t Stop
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The Franklin
3522 W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
Transnational Feminisms
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Hilton Chicago Hotel
720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 8:30AM - 5:30PM
Charles V. Bennett: Trucks Nuts!
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Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, March 15th
Fiesta Coral Mexicana
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 8PM - 10PM
AACM presents Ari Brown
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Presence and Absence: Artists Walk Through
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
Jean Albano Gallery (CAA) Annual Conference: Members Reception
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Jean Albano Gallery
215 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 12PM - 3PM
What Remains | Off-Site Late Night Program
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 10PM - 12AM
J Hathaway: Dancing in Quicksand
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 7PM - 11PM
Prairie Benefit Auction
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Prairie
2055 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Orange 8
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Zg Gallery
300 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
On view through Sunday, February 16th
Fall in Love with Art
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Studio of Tiffany Gholar
410 S Michigan Ave. #632F Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 5 PM - 9 PM
Pyaasa (Thirst) (1957)
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
Unlearning Art History: Anti-Racist Work in PreModern Fields
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Hilton Chicago Hotel
720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Cotton Dreams Book Launch | Performance
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
Glenn Belverio
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SAIC Sullivan Galleries
33 S State St, 7th floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 12PM - 1PM
The Petty Biennal.2: Closing Reception
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 5PM - 7PM
Bonny Nahmias: To Hold Space
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Ground Level Platform
2001 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, February 28th
Stay Cool, Madonna
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Lawrence & Clark
4755 N Clark St, Chicago IL, 60640
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 29th
David Obermeyer: Cuba
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Uri-Eichen Gallery
2101 S Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 6th
On Foenem Who Cares?
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, #100, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, February 28th
In Flux: Chicago Artists and Immigration
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, May 10th
Anti-Valentine’s Day
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
Collectively Shifting
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The Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, 4th floor gallery, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Friday, February 21st
Be Mine Valentine’s Reception
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Greenleaf Art Center
1806 W Greenleaf Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
WCA: Intersectional History
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport St, 4A 3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, February 23rd
My America: David Treuer
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American Writers Museum
180 N Michigan Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Hang On To Your Love
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
V-Day button making session
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Ojo de Fortuna
2024 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Oscillations: P.M. Tummala / Pedro Lopes
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
For the Love of Frida! Gala
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McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Friday, February 14th, from 6PM - 12AM
Poetry off the Shelf: Patricia Lockwood
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, February 13th, at 7PM
The Bauhaus Revisited: A Round Table
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 7PM
Latham Zearfoss: Very Fine On Both Sides: Exhibition Closing + Make Yourself Useful Friendraiser
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
Electro-Pythagoras (a portrait of Martin Bartlett) (2017)
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Cinema 53: Gina Samuels and Eve Ewing: The Homestretch
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The Harper Theater
5238 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 10PM
Lori Felker: Intrusions and Interruptions
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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, February 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
Tax Tips for Artists & Freelancers
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 7PM
Electro-Pythagoras (2017)
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL 60208
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Introduction to Permaculture
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Valentine’s Portrait Slam
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Project Onward
1200 W 35th St Fl 4, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 5PM - 9PM
Joerg Metzner & Steve Geer
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Perspective Group + Photography Gallery, Ltd.
1310-1/2B Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 8PM
Odd Pleasures: Queer Valentine’s Day Art-making
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 7PM
Love Man: Forever and Ever Again
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Arts of Life
2010 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
Future Café: Sex
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Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT)
1130 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Artcade
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SITE Galleries
37 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, February 13th, at 4:15PM
On view through Saturday, March 7th
What Remains: Performance Art Program
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
Julia Fish: bound by spectrum: Curator’s Tour
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 12PM - 1PM
Three Films by Forugh Farrokhzad and Ebrahim Golestan
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 7PM - 9PM
What Remains | Chapter 2: Merge
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Sunday, February 16th
DiscarDisco: A Trashion Show!
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Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 6PM - 9PM
Avery R. Young: neckbone
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 6PM - 7PM
CAA Services to Artists
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Hilton Chicago ARTspace & Media Lounge
720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 9AM - 5:30PM
On view through Saturday, February 15th
Walk-through with Solveig Øvstebø: In the waiting room
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, 4th floor, Chicago IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
BODIES: Artist Discussion
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International Museum of Surgicial Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Artist Talk with
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, February 12th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Emil Ferris
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The Art Institute of Chicago
230 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, February 11th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Queering the Parks
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, February 11th, from 6PM - 8PM
Danez Smith: Homie
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American Writers Museum
180 N Michigan Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, February 11th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Kim TallBear: Settler Love Is Breaking My Heart
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Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT)
1130 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, February 10th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
David Wallace-Wells: The Uninhabitable Earth
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Chicago Public Library
400 South State St, Chicago IL 60605
Opening Monday, February 10th, from 6PM - 7PM
Community Scholars Talk: Mystery Cults in Ancient Egypt
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Deerfield Public Library Central Library
920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield IL 60015
Opening Monday, February 10th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Surviving the Mic Open Mic + Live Podcast: Cherlnell Lane
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago IL 60637
Opening Monday, February 10th, from 7PM - 9PM
Public Workshop
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Sunday, February 9th, from 4PM - 6PM
Controlling Time
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Langer Over Dickie
1309 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, February 9th, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Monday, March 9th
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