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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Friedrich Kunath: Songs Build Little Rooms in Time
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Soccer Club Club
2923 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, January 24th
Chicago Art Department: Crystal Ball
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7PM - 10PM
Family Program: Exploring the Grahamlener Bilbraoducers Commons
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 10AM - 12PM
On view through Saturday, January 11th
Afro-Instrumentality
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Open Studio Project
903 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 3PM - 5PM
Revulsion in the Grocery Aisle: Explorations of Consumer Culture
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7PM - 9PM
Nomadic Reflections in the Movement Gallery
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Grassroots Chicago
1430 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 5PM - 10PM
Reduction 7
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Renegade Chicago
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 11AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, December 8th
Threshold Activations: Building Radical Empathy through Performance
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7PM - 9PM
Modules and Other Nonsense
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Langer Over Dickie Gallery
1309 N Leavitt St. Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, December 7th, at 6PM
On view through Tuesday, January 14th
Oli Rodriguez: A Familiar Panting
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FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave. Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, January 19th
Extended Self Artist Mother Meet Up!
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 10AM - 11:30AM
DEATH DOULA
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Julius Caesar
3311 W Carroll Ave. Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 4PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, December 7th
Discourse: John Steck Jr.
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Jeremiah Ketner: Evening Light
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Rotofugi Designer Toy Store and Gallery
2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, December 7th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, January 5th
AD MINOLITI: LOGOS
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Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Sunday, June 7th
Passion to Profession
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 8PM
Ellen Averick Schor: Hallowed: an exploration of place
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, December 8th
Abundance
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Picnic Wine and Provisions
7303 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 10PM
It’s a Small Show After All
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Hofheimer Gallery
4823 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, December 20th
Dorey Kronick
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Bloom Yoga Studio
4663 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Who’s Afraid of Red?
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Gallery Studio Oh!
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, December 27th
An Evening with Lee Bey: Architecture and Community
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Chicago Center for Arts and Technology
1701 W 13th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 8PM
JazzCity ’19 | A Journey Through Jazz – Tradition of Innovation
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South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 9PM
A Light in Dark Places: All Female Art Show
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The Outtaspace
6840 32nd St, Berwyn, IL 60402
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 12AM
Krampusnacht Party
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Marz Community Brewing
3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 11:30PM
Elliot Ross: American Backyard
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 4th
The Petty Biennial.2
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, February 14th
When the Earth Trembled or The Strength of Love (1913)
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 9PM
Now That’s What I Call Realtime
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6:30PM - 11PM
Stranger Than Paradise
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ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 4th
Tony Fitzpatrick: A Half Dozen Pigeon Stories
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AdventureLand Works On Paper
1513 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, December 28th
Indeterminacy is currently available as a cardboard box and Can scary things be funny?: Closing Reception
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Wedge Projects
1448 & 1442 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, December 6th
Chicago Jazz & Blues: A Photographer’s View: Closing
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 8PM
Passages: Transmutation through the Borderlands
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 7PM - 9PM
Warming Station Night Market & Open Mic
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6:30PM - 10PM
Zakkiyyah Najeebah: WE CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED EXCEPT BY OUR OWN PERMISSION
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Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, December 6th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, December 27th
The Midwest as Place
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 7PM
John Barr Reading Series: Joshua Mehigan
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 7PM - 9PM
Restraint | Jenyu Wang: Boyfriend
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Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 4PM - 7PM
New Media + Old Media: Two Leaders’ Perspectives on Innovation
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Gray Center for the Arts and Inquiry
929 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Public Newsroom 127: How Open Is Your Government?
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DePaul University College of Communication
14 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
South Side in Focus: A Retrospective
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Hallowed Grounds
5706 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
After Dark: Noche de Cine
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 5PM - 8PM
The Power of Place, in partnership with The Obama Foundation
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 9AM - 10AM
Atefeh Farajolahzadeh: Still Moving
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C33 Gallery
33 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, December 13th
Inside/Out: Erasure and Politicization of the Colonized Female Body
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 7PM - 9PM
Gallery Talk with Anna Martine Whitehead
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Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Wool Work
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, December 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
LGNSQ Book Preview
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 4th
Open Practice Committee: T.J. Clark
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Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Penthouse, Room 901, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 7:30 PM - 9PM
Anne Carson: Corners
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University of Chicago Creative Writing and Poetics
1020 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Sip Prov 6
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South Side Community Art Center
3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
Abraham Cruzvillegas: The Ballad of Etc.: Curator’s Tour
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6PM - 7PM
Makerspace
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O'Fallon Public Library
120 Civic Plz, O'Fallon, IL 62269
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Blue on Blue: Drink & Draw
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Writing is Sacred
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 7PM - 9PM
Ian Hodder
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Oriental Institute - University of Chicago
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 7PM - 9PM
Queer Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling
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National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
2831 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Angela Davis & Yuri: Mountains that take Wing
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First Sip Cafe
1057 W Argyle St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 8PM - 10PM
2019-20 Artists in Residence Welcome Reception + Artist Talk
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, December 4th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Poetry & Philosophy: Ann Lauterbach & T.J. Clark
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 7PM - 9PM
The Restoration of Chicago’s Union Station
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Glessner House
1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 7PM - 8PM
Lauren Michele Jackson: White Negroes
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 7PM - 9PM
Kazimir Malevich: Materials and Meaning in Suprematism
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 12PM - 1PM
Frida Kahlo 2020 Discussion
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Addison Public Library
4 Friendship Plz, Addison, Illinois 60101
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 7PM - 8:30PM
A Creative Conversation with Silk Road Rising
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Design Museum of Chicago
72 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Firelines: Midwestern Prairie Restoration
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Robert Pippin: Filmed Thought
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The Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 6PM - 7PM
Bauhaus: Through Other Stories
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Curator Tour: The Shape of the Future
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 12PM - 1PM
Anne Carson: Stillness
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, December 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Ara H. Merjian
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Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Penthouse, Room 901, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Biennial Film Sceening: Two Stones
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 6PM - 8PM
Matt Bodett: For Fear
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High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Do Not Submit: Rogers Park
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PUB 626
1406 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Susan Sontag: Duet for Cannibals
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Doc Films at the University of Chicago
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 9:30PM - 11:30PM
The Nap Ministry
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL60637
Opening Monday, December 2nd, from 4:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Sunday, December 15th
Sustainable Holiday Craft Fair
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The WasteShed
2842 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 11AM - 4PM
For the Time Being
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ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 5 PM - 8 PM
Drag Queen Story Time and Brunch: Holiday Edition
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Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 10AM - 2:30PM
The New Sh!t Show
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Slate Arts and Performance
3203 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, February 2nd
AACM Great Black Music Ensemble W Special Guest
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 5PM - 7PM
Performance. Reading. Reading. Performance.
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Wedge Projects
1448 Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, December 6th
5th Annual Uprising Holiday Market
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Olivia's Garden
10730 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 12PM - 5PM
Sanctuary Sunday | Teshika Silver: Tarot & Intention
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6018NORTH
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 12PM - 2PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N California Ave, Walton Entrance, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 3PM - 5PM
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group
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The #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 3PM - 6PM
Noname’s Book Club Chicago Meet-Up
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Sunday, December 1st, from 1PM - 3PM
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