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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Akira (1988) Screening + Party
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 9PM - 11PM
Jessica Vaughn: Turnover Rate
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PATRON Gallery
673 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, January 25th
extraction leaves a hole
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UGLY
1056 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, January 17th
Marie-Caroline Hominal: O N E
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 8PM - 9PM
Garland Clifford: Prick from a Rose & Tropical Purgatory
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MICKEY
1635 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 12th
Julietta Cheung & Danny Floyd: Disauders & Marorders
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, November 15th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Savage Liasons
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Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics
1127 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 11th
Matt Lamb: Resurrection Art Exhibit
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David Leonardis Galleries
1346 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 1st
POETRY’s Fall Party
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
The Scope of Surrealism: East, West, and Beyond
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
On view through Saturday, December 14th
Artist Talk: Ashley Freeby with Sarah Nishiura
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, November 24th
#WIP Photo Slideshow: Memory and Archive
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Filipa César: Spell Reel
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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, November 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Border Land X Scapes & The Future
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
2019 Open House/Open Studios
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UIC School of Art & Art History
929 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 5PM - 9PM
Workshop: The Poem as a Place of Respite
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
The Pink Project at Sulzer Library
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One River School
4625 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 5PM - 6PM
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
FNFVF Fall 2019
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Ice: Stories of Resilience
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 16th
Straight to the Heart!: Workshop/Open Mic Night
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National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
2831 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Spotlight on Undergraduate Filmmaking
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Indigenous Futurisms in VR
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John Crerar Library
5730 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 4PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, November 15th
Carlos Barberena: Graphic Resistance: Artist Talk & Demonstration
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 1st
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Art Critique Night: Feedback For Your Art
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Agitator: a co-operative gallery
1112 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
The Scope of Surrealism: East, West, and Beyond
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
NARC 2019 – North American Risograph Conference
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Cards Against Humanity
1917 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 10AM - 5PM
FLATSstudio Abstract Popup Art Gallery
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The Bush Temple
108 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, November 14th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Grace Period
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Video Playlist
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
Public Newsroom 125: Lewis Wallace and The View from Somewhere
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DePaul University College of Communication
14 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace
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First Sip Cafe
1057 W Argyle, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 8PM - 10PM
ON / Rules
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LVL3 Gallery
1542 N Milwaukee Ave #3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 7PM - 10PM
Tangelo 21
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Gustavo Duarte “Dear Justice League” Signing
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Challengers Comics and Conversation
1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 4PM - 7PM
Naima Green and Derrick Woods-Morrow
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Art Tour: Wesley Kimler, John Sparagana, Jacob Hashimoto
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Fine Art Exploration
We meet at Wesley Kimler's studio in West Town.
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 10:30AM - 2:30PM
Dangerous Beauty Project: Iran Revealed
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Morgan's on Fulton
950 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, November 15th
ATP SHOW OFF
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Art, Theory, Practice at Northwestern University
1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 5PM - 8PM
Archeworks and New Forms of Collectivity in the City
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 12PM - 2PM
Cannabis Legislation and Public Housing Panel Discussion
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National Public Housing Museum
625 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Mapping the Field: Ionit Behar & Daniel Quiles in Conversation
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 12PM - 1PM
Grace Period
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL, 60660
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 7PM - 10PM
Patterns and Habits in Nature
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Midewin Seed Display in Unraveling Modern Living
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, November 13th, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, November 30th
Noël Morical
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Indiana University Northwest School of the Arts Gallery
3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 12PM - 3PM
On view through Wednesday, November 20th
Poetry off the Shelf: John James & Dorothea Lasky
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 7PM - 9PM
Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Zine Club Chicago: Journalism with Megan Kirby and Aim Beland!
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 7PM - 9PM
Community, History, Place and Equity
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National Public Housing Museum
625 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Pax Africana: The Southern Question
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Brad Temkin: Water Unseen
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Environmental Law & Policy Center
35 E Upper Wacker Dr, Ste 1600 Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
We Series: Found Things
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 8PM - 10PM
Field Trip: Warhol Polaroid Archive at MoCP
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, November 12th, from 5PM - 7PM
Melanie Smith
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Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Penthouse, Room 901, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 11th, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Nance Klehm: Soil-Look, Soil-Listen
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Inga
1740 W 18th St., Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, November 11th, from 7PM - 9PM
Alex Katz: Flowers
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Richard Gray Gallery
875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Friday, January 10th
Imagine Armistice in Chicago
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Monday, November 11th, from 2PM - 4PM
Still Life Party! Drink & Draw @ The WasteShed
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The WasteShed
2842 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
Kaela Norwood + Francesca Baron: FUSED
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Larissa Borteh & Jan Christopher-Berkson
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street, Evanston IL 60201
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, December 18th
The Int’l Boutique for Middle Aged Ladies
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Goldfinch
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, December 14th
WMG Literary Series Presents: Truth, Distortion and Alternative
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport, 4A 3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Potluck Teach-in
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 3PM - 5PM
Evil Sword / Blood Licker / Richard Album
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 9PM - 12AM
Nina Weiss: LANDED: Artist Talk
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 2PM - 3PM
Virtual Bauhaus: An Interactive Exhibition
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Goethe-Institut Chicago
150 N Michigan Ave Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Sunday, November 10th, from 3PM - 5:30PM
On view through Wednesday, December 18th
Reginald Dwayne Betts
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
Lasting Impressions
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LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 29th
Emilio Rojas
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, November 9th, at 2PM
Chicago Printers Guild Publishers Fair
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Constellation Chicago
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 11am - 6PM
Dannielle Tegeder: EPISODES
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Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 21st
GHOST EYES Beading & Jewelry Workshop + Glass Case Gallery
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The WasteShed
2842 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, November 30th
Monumental Resistance: Public History and Social Justice
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 3PM - 4:30PM
We Make Great Pets
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Parlour and Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 1st
Nelson W Armour: Peering into the Rainforest
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Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery
704 Main St, Evanston, ILs 60202
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
Workshop: Grant Writing with Olivia Junell
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 9AM - 12PM
Artist Mother Meet up
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 10AM - 11AM
Martha Poggioli: Rational Behavior
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Extase
2523 W Chicago Ave #2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 9th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Ain’t No Movement Without Moves
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 3PM - 5PM
A Night of Student Filmmaking
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Ice House Gallery Evanston
609 South Boulevard, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
Raych Jackson & Xandria Phillips: Book Launch & Salon
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The Nightengale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 7PM - 11PM
Elliott Jamal Robins: don’t look. now.
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Everybody
1726 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Decolonize Un-Conference: Chicago
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Que4 Radio
2643 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 10th
Palette & Chisel Fall Clearance Sale
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Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
1012 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 11AM - 4PM
Johnny Pumpkin y Dulce Maria Calaca: A Love Story
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 1PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, November 10th
Workshop: Self Care Tools for Artist Parents
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, November 9th, at 1PM
Embodied Movement
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The Nightengale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Building Fluidity
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ACRE
1345 W 19th St.
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 2PM - 5p,
On view through Saturday, November 9th
Terrain Biennial 2019 – Uptown
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Uptown hub of Terrain Exhibitions
4956 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 3PM - 7PM
Juxta-PAWS-ition: An Art Show for the Animals
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
Lampo: Roc Jiménez de Cisneros
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Place, Chicago IL 60610
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 8PM - 10PM
Paseo Boricua
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2739 W Division, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 11AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 10th
Arts Bank Cinema Mixtape Vol. 2
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IlL 60649
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
Design Ethics Roundtable
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AIGA and The Wing (Chicago)
811 W Fulton Market, Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 12:30PM - 4:30PM
Kerry Hirth: All I Wish to Own and Man Bartlett: END GAME
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 21st
In Bloom
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Second Story Studios
2251 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
66th Annual Chicago Powwow
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Von Steuben Metropolitan High School
5039 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, November 9th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 10th
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