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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Art AIDS America Chicago: Artist Kia Labeija in Conversation with Zach Stafford
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Alphawood Gallery
2401 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM - 7:15PM
LGBTQ Artists Gallery Opening
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Center On Halsted
3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
TypeForce 8
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, March 4th
Chad Kouri
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Northeastern Illinois University Art Gallery
5500 St Louis Ave, Building E, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 17th
Hunter Foster and Izah Ransohoff: Quicksand Porn
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Connor and Liz
3109 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
Looking For Langston: Film + Poetry
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
Bad Romance
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
Floating Museum: How to give life to a mountain
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The DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, April 30th
Moving_Image_00:01
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Latitude
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Flesh Deity and Channeling Future Spirits
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Not On Paper
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Hokin Gallery
623 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, March 16th
Silos Program: Writing to Wellness w/ Rhonda Wheatley
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Raw Space
1104 S Wabash Ave, Second Fl, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 12PM - 3PM
Art After Work: Zine Maker Party
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
Conversations at the Edge: Against Ethnography
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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 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
Ralph Coburn: Random Sequence
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 6PM - 7PM
Table Talk
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Currency Exchange Cafe
305 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 12PM - 1PM
Canvas Primer No. 12 (2 Year Anniversary)
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Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 7PM - 11:30PM
Japanese Experimental Cinema—Between Protest and Performance
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Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, February 16th, at 7PM
On view through Friday, February 17th
Guy Richards Smit: The Grossmalerman Show
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ACRE
1345 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
Spaces without drama or surface is an illusion, but so is depth
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, February 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 1st
DePaul in the Arts Lecture Series: Zack Ostrowski
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, February 15th, from 1PM - 2PM
Farewell, Father, Friend: Lincoln’s Death in Music and Letters
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Newberry Library
60 Walton Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, February 15th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
AnySquared’s 7th Anniversary Party
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, February 15th, from 6:30PM - 10PM
Cinema Scene Study
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Wednesday, February 15th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Artist Talk: Duane Linklater
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Forum Room, 1515 Kresge Hall
1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Tuesday, February 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
MCA Live: Mocrep
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, February 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
Anti-Valentine’s Day Haunted House
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La Casa de Santana
TBD
Opening Tuesday, February 14th, from 6PM - 2AM
Chemical X
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14 Chairs
2141 W. 21st Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, February 14th, from 9PM - 12AM
Jen Bervin: Silk Poems
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Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
2133 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Monday, February 13th, from 4PM - 5PM
Not just another book: Mapping Swiss Graphic Design History
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Chicago Design Museum
108 N State St, Fl 3, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, February 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
Chicago on My Mind: Table Talk
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Curreny Exchange Cafe
305 East Garfield Boulevard
Opening Sunday, February 12th, from 12PM - 2PM
On view through Thursday, January 26th
Precariat
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, February 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 12th
In Plain Sight
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, February 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Thursday, February 16th
Artist Talk with Ben Blount
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1100 Florence
1100 Florence Ave., Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Sunday, February 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
Simantikos Dance Chicago’s Celebration of Chicago Art
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 5PM - 9PM
Robert Grosvenor
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, 4th Fl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 9th
Tommy Mishima: Animal Rites
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Stuart & Co. Gallery
2250 W Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 18th
Screening: Long Term Survivors
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Depaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Valentine Portrait Slam
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive & Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 11AM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, February 11th
Workshop: Movement from Life with Victoria Bradford
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Gallery 400 University of Illinois Chicago
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 2PM - 4PM
MCA Stage: MCA Cunningham Event
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 1:30PM - 4:30PM
On view through Sunday, February 12th
Merce Cunningham: Common Time
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, April 30th
—on the bank of what river?
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
Micah Schippa: Ugly Human
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Laura
1535 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
Free River North Gallery Tour
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Starbucks
750 N. Franklin
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 11 am - 12:30 PM
Cellular Cinema: Liminalism
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
Expectations: A Feminist Video Screening
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Lillstreet Loft
4437 N Ravenswood, 2nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, February 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
Off the Wall: closing reception
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Studio Oh!
1837 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, February 28th
Edra Soto: GRAFT
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL 60647
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 9PM - 6PM
On view through Monday, April 3rd
Ben Murray: In Life Review
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Monique Meloche Gallery
2154 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 1st
Andy Coolquitt: Economy Bottom
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Monique Meloche Gallery
2154 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 1st
Andrew Barco & MT Coast, Pilot:Drone:Committee:Target also a Performance by Michael Zerang
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
Everyday Rituals: Bridging the Black Secular and the Divine
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Rootwork Gallery
645 W 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
Sylvie Hayes-Wallace: The Comfort of Flowers on My Back
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Friendzone
3323 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, February 24th
Peter Power: Dogger, Fisher, German Bight
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Fernwey
916 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 11th
Antibody Corporation: U in USSR
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SAIC Sullivan Galleries
33 S State, 7th Floor Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, February 11th
Daniel Giles: Remembrancer
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
ART PARTY: A Valentine Craft Affair
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Lacuna Artist Lofts
2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
Peter Gelker: Whirligigs
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Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA)
820 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Wayang: The Art of Indonesian Puppetry
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Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA)
820 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Steve Schapiro: Misericordia: Together We Celebrate
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Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA)
820 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse
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Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, February 10th, from 7PM - 9PM
Four Saints in Three Acts Curators Tour with Performance by Devin Mays
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Depaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Jeffreen Hayes Lecture
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Columbia College Chicago
623 S. Wabash Ave, Room 204, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 6PM - 7:15PM
The Homestretch screening and panel discussion
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Weinberg/Newton Gallery
300 West Superior, Suite 203, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 4:30PM - 7:30PM
Rikuro Miyai’s Expanded Cinema
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 6PM - 7PM
History and Memory
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Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Performing Identity: Karen Finley and Young Jean Lee in Conversation
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Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre
1700 N Halsted St Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 6PM - 7PM
Joshua Chambers-Letson: Nina Simone & Minoritarian Performance
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The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
The University of Chicago, 5733 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Imagining the Americas in Medici Florence
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, February 9th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
The Many Faces of Vincent de Paul: Nineteenth-Century French Romanticism and the Sacred: Simone Zurawski Lecture “Saint Vincent”
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Depaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 1PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
MCA Live: A. L. Steiner
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
Equity Sewing Circle with Artist Marie Watt
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Art, Theory, Practice, at Northwestern University
640 Lincoln St, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
Alejandro Acierto in coversation with Anthony Stepter
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SUB-MISSION
1431 W. Chicago Ave
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, February 25th
HIV AIDS and Race
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Alphawood Gallery
2401 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer: Muslim Cool with Alireza Doostdar
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL60637
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Carron Little: Spare Rib Revisited
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Gallery A+D, by Wiley Designs, LLC
421 N Sheridan Rd, Highwood, IL 60040
Opening Wednesday, February 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
Ann Hamilton: Visitng Artists Program Lecture
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Visiting Artists Program
230 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, February 7th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
MCA Talk: Omar Kholeif on Basim Magdy
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, February 7th, from 12PM - 1PM
MCA Studio: Sam Rolfes
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, February 7th, from 6PM - 7PM
Weaving Our Stories: A Community Read-In and Viewing
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Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, February 7th, from 2PM - 3PM
Romi Crawford: Radical Relations
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Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
The University of Chicago, 5733 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, February 6th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
College of DuPage Spring 2017 Visiting Artist Series: Rebecca Houze
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McAninch Arts Center, Playhouse Theatre
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Monday, February 6th, from 1PM - 2PM
Sad Girls Club TV
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GOLDFINCH
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 19th
Lenses
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Nitecap Coffee Bar
1738 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 2PM - 8PM
Roundtable Discussion: Regina José Galindo
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Defibrillator Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 2PM - 4PM
A Song an Hour
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Mana Contemporary Chicago
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 2PM - 5PM
To Clarify or Force a Pause
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ECO
2042 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 7:30 PM - 8:30PM
This Ritual of Dreams
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F4F
2846 W. 21st St., #3F - 4, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 2PM - 6PM
Charles E. Roberts: Oracles and Remains
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Showboat
2058 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 4PM - 8PM
Rest assured, LIFE ALOUD SOUNDS of FABLES RE-PLAYED
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Julius Caesar
3311 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60624
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 1 PM - 4 PM
On view through Tuesday, February 28th
Kate Hampel: High Water
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Terrain Exhibitions
704 Highland Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Sunday, February 5th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, March 12th
If You Remember, I’ll Remember
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 2 PM - 4 PM
On view through Sunday, June 18th
The Main: Media Wall
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The Main Evanston
847 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, May 20th
Fontaine Capel: Por La Mañana: A Community Cafe
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Hume Chicago
3242 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 10AM - 2PM
On view through Tuesday, February 28th
Genuflexion
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Creamy Gallery
2448 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 5PM - 9PM
Les Chanteuses Du Rien, The Trickster Quartet
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private residence
3642 W Dickens Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 4PM - 7PM
You Can Use My Toothbrush
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private residence
1930 N. Fairfield Ave., #1R
Opening Saturday, February 4th, from 4PM - 8PM
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