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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:DEATH MAGIC
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP:20260826T181641Z
UID:63854-1786060800-1790380799@artsoflife.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Ron Athey – Marquis Von Bayros – Rachael Bos – Jamie Fle
 tcher – Danny Frownfelter – Norbert Kox – Bill Lilly – Monika Plio
 plyte – Sun Ra – Philipp Schopke – Jon Serl – Bronislaw “Bruno
 ” Sowa – Maria Vanik – Jean Wilson – Albert Zahn\n  \nPray\, carv
 e\, bleed\, sing. Insist that to look death in the face\, ritually and rep
 eatedly\, is how one kisses life on the lips. This is magic understood pla
 inly: not sleight of hand\, but the discipline of transformation\, and rel
 igion in its most degraded form. \nThe sacred\, in this view\, is not piet
 y but rupture: sacrifice\, ecstasy\, laughter\, daemonic entities\, and th
 e corpse. Death here is not simply a subject but a method. Art becomes the
  site where the restricted economy of production and survival is deliberat
 ely breached\, where a sovereign act of wasting oneself – bleeding\, pra
 ying\, dancing\, carving toward no useful end – recovers a continuity be
 tween beings that ordinary\, bounded selfhood forecloses. The works gather
 ed here stage exactly this breach: each refuses the discreteness the self 
 is supposed to maintain\, offering itself instead as a willful expenditure
 \, a controlled burn of the prairie’s boundary – on the border where t
 he living meet the dead. \nBeneath that scorched wound runs a river. Death
  is not an event waiting at the end of a life but a force already coursing
  through it. A pure differentiation\, the self already a multiplicity bein
 g continuously undone and reassembled beneath its own name. This current t
 reats the human not as a form to be preserved but as a threshold to be lau
 ghed at\, dissolved\, desire and death fused into a single accelerant burn
 ing through identity toward what is on the other side. This exhibition’s
  icons are not meditations on mortality\, they are remnants of mortality
 ’s discharge\, operations and apparatuses built by hand\, and by body\, 
 to run the current of death through the self on purpose – not to master 
 it\, but to see\, however briefly\, who or what rears its head from beneat
 h the surface. \n  \nOpening reception:\nAugust 7\, 2026\n5-8pm \n  \nCX
 W hours with the guest curator:\nSeptember 17\, 2026\n5:00 – 8:00 pm \nT
 his exhibition runs through September 25\, 2026. \n******Guest curated by 
 Ryan M. Pfeiffer \nRyan M. Pfeiffer is an interdisciplinary artist\, write
 r and curator based in Chicago\, IL. His artworks have been exhibited at t
 he Institute of Contemporary Art (Singapore)\, Breese Little (London)\, Ab
 baye Saint–Magloire (France)\, Come Again (Berlin)\, The International M
 useum of Surgical Science (Chicago)\, Western Exhibitions (Chicago)\, Andr
 ew Rafacz (Chicago)\, LAXART (Los Angeles)\, 80 WSE Gallery (New York)\, I
 ndiana University (Indiana)\, among others. His works and exhibitions have
  been published in The New York Times\, Artforum\, Art in America\, The Br
 ooklyn Rail\, Fulgur Press\, The New City\, the Journal for Extreme Anthro
 pologie\, and the Religious Studies Review Journal. In 2022\, he co-curate
 d the first Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956) exhibition in the United Stat
 es at Iceberg Projects (Chicago)\, celebrating the centennial anniversary 
 of a rare folio of drawings from the Kinsey Institute’s collection. His 
 current curatorial project is ORGANGRINDER at M. LeBlanc Gallery (Chicago)
 . \n  \n******Special thanks to the Intuit Art Museum\, John Corbett and 
 The Kinsey Institute\, Indiana University\, without whose generous support
  this exhibition would not be made possible.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T181641Z
LOCATION:Circle Contemporary- West Town\, 2010 W. Carroll Ave\, Chicago\, 
 IL\, 60612\, United States
URL:https://artsoflife.org/event/death-magic/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_
 medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts of Life
X-SOURCE-URL:https://artsoflife.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:A Twist in the Tale
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260915T054858Z
UID:10000290-1786406400-1789948799@www.morainevalley.edu
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Guest Artist: Tatsuki Hakoyama \n\nReception: Thursday\, Sept.
  3 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. \nThroughout history\, fables\, folklore\, and fairy t
 ales have functioned as a way to pass down morals. The paintings from this
  series reimagine those familiar narratives through a contemporary lens\, 
 revealing the tension between the past and present. Through whimsical comp
 ositions that merge representational and flat rendering styles\, these pai
 ntings reflect cultural and generational shifts in our values. \nArtist We
 bsite: tatsukihakoyama.com
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T054858Z
URL:https://www.morainevalley.edu/event/a-twist-in-the-tale/?utm_source=ca
 ldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Moraine Valley Community College
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.morainevalley.edu/academics/music-ensembles
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Stories We Carry — September Art Exhibition
DTSTART:20260901T050000Z
DTEND:20260925T050000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T060851Z
UID:10003171-1788220800-1790294400@lgba.com
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Explore a community exhibition about the memories\, experience
 s\, emotions\, relationships and personal stories that shape our lives. Th
 e exhibition is on view September 1–25 during gallery hours.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T060851Z
LOCATION:La Grange Art League\, 122 Calendar Drive\, La Grange\, IL\, 6052
 5\, United States
URL:https://lgba.com/event/stories-we-carry-september-art-exhibition/?utm_
 source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:La Grange Business Association
X-SOURCE-URL:https://lgba.com/craft-fair
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Japanese Redress Exhibit
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260725T122105Z
UID:53kmhonmr0i6lcpbtjig9kehfk@google.com
CATEGORIES:arts
LAST-MODIFIED:20260725T122105Z
X-SOURCE-NAME:Gallery A Receptions
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.neiu.edu/neiu-libraries
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Magical Forest Houses
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTSTAMP:20260907T123019Z
UID:10013610-1789171200-1791763199@fpdcc.com
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Search for tiny\, enchanted\, homes built by mythical elves. T
 hese homes\, built with natural materials\, are hidden along our Farm Pond
  Trail. Scan the QR codes to learn more about the wee folk’s homes and t
 o share eco-friendly messages.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T123019Z
LOCATION:Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center\, 9800 Willow Springs Rd\, W
 illow Springs\, IL\, 60480\, United States
URL:https://fpdcc.com/event/magical-forest-houses/?utm_source=caldiscovery
 &utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Forest Preserves of Cook County
X-SOURCE-URL:https://fpdcc.com/places/locations/little-red-schoolhouse-nat
 ure-center/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:CXW
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260821T181809Z
UID:64255-1789344000-1789948799@artsoflife.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:The fourth annual Chicago Exhibition Week features over 50 par
 ticipating galleries and creative spaces across the city from September 14
 –20\, spotlighting Chicago’s vibrant cultural landscape and artistic s
 pirit for locals and visitors alike. Building off the success of last year
 ’s edition\, which attracted 10\,000 attendees over three days\, CXW26 w
 ill expand its footprint with over 50 participating galleries\, demonstrat
 ing the vitality and diversity of the city’s growing commercial art scen
 e. \n  \nGallery hours for DEATH MAGIC with guest curator Ryan Michael Pf
 eiffer.\nSeptember 17\, 2026\n5:00 – 8:00 pm \n  \nRyan M. Pfeiffer \nR
 yan M. Pfeiffer is an interdisciplinary artist\, writer and curator based 
 in Chicago\, IL. His artworks have been exhibited at the Institute of Cont
 emporary Art (Singapore)\, Breese Little (London)\, Abbaye Saint–Magloir
 e (France)\, Come Again (Berlin)\, The International Museum of Surgical Sc
 ience (Chicago)\, Western Exhibitions (Chicago)\, Andrew Rafacz (Chicago)\
 , LAXART (Los Angeles)\, 80 WSE Gallery (New York)\, Indiana University (I
 ndiana)\, among others. His works and exhibitions have been published in 
 The New York Times\, Artforum\, Art in America\, The Brooklyn Rail\, F
 ulgur Press\, The New City\, the Journal for Extreme Anthropologie\, and
  the Religious Studies Review Journal. In 2022\, he co-curated the first 
 Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956) exhibition in the United States at Iceber
 g Projects (Chicago)\, celebrating the centennial anniversary of a rare fo
 lio of drawings from the Kinsey Institute’s collection. His current cura
 torial project is ORGANGRINDER at M. LeBlanc Gallery (Chicago).
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T181809Z
URL:https://artsoflife.org/event/cxw/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=i
 cs&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts of Life
X-SOURCE-URL:https://artsoflife.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Hand Puppetry 1 (Level 1) with Chad Williams
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTSTAMP:20260915T054750Z
UID:10000262-1789344000-1793663999@chicagopuppetfest.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Next Festival: January 20-31\, 2027				\n				\n				\n				\n			
 		The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is the largest of its 
 kind in North America welcoming 22\,000+ audience members each January to 
 enjoy 100+ events in just 12 days right in the heart of Chicago’s winter
  taking place at dozens and dozens of venues in the city. One of Chicago
 ’s favorite staycations and a magnet for international visitors\, it’s
  a great way to see a huge range of fascinating shows – from tiny stages
  to huge theaters – for adults and whole families – shadow puppetry to
  bunraku-style – a Festival guaranteed to Astonish & Delight you! Mark y
 our calendars for the 9th Edition: January 20-31\, 2027.				\n				\n				\n
 						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									revis
 it the 2026 fest\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			
 \n						\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									see what's happening no
 w\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n		
 			\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Each Year:
 				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			Attendees	
 		\n				\n				0\n				k+\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n				
 		\n				\n							\n			Shows + Events			\n				\n				0\n				+\n			\n		\n				
 		\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			Venues 			\n				
 \n				0\n				+\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\
 n							\n			Days			\n				\n				0\n				\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\
 n				\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			Artists			\n				\n				0\n				+
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T054750Z
URL:https://chicagopuppetfest.org/event/hand-puppetry-1-level-1-with-chad-
 williams-fall2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chi
 cago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
X-SOURCE-URL:https://chicagopuppetfest.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:World Premiere of The Humanities
DTSTART:20260914T003000Z
DTEND:20261004T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20260914T001131Z
UID:10319770-1789327800-1791126000@www.choosechicago.com
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:The Humanities is a provocative play by Zayd Ayers Dohrn in w
 hich faculty and students at an elite American university grapple with iss
 ues of gender\, race\, sex\, and violence when a controversial speaker com
 es to town. Cultural battles are fought\, identities are made and unmade\,
  and people accustomed to the life of the mind are forced to confront thei
 r most primal instincts. \nAudience Advisory The Humanities explores com
 plex and challenging subject matter and contains strong language\, sexual 
 content\, and partial nudity. Recommended for adult audiences.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T001131Z
LOCATION:Victory Gardens Theater\, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 6
 0614\, United States
URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/event/world-premiere-of-the-humanities/?
 utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Choose Chicago
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/chicago-sports
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:People Who Do Wrong to Other People Burn in Hell
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261209
DTSTAMP:20260829T001757Z
UID:64064-1789430400-1796774399@artsoflife.org
CATEGORIES:arts,music
DESCRIPTION:Candace Turner – Deaudre Steele – Tim Stone – Isamu Guy 
 Conners – Marvin Young – Richard Auth \nGuest curated @fabulous.chica
 go and Zander Raymond \nOpening reception:\nOctober 6th\, 2026\n6:00 – 9
 :00 pm. \nZander Raymond is an interdisciplinary artist\, musician\, and c
 urator living and working in Chicago\, IL. In his visual work\, he improvi
 ses with found materials from his day to day to make collages and sculptur
 es that serve as an autobiographical record of experience while pointing t
 oward the unseen. His music is similarly rooted in improvisation\, utilizi
 ng synthesizers\, field recorders\, and open-source sound computers to sam
 ple\, warp\, and build sonic images that embrace serendipity and highlight
  the musicality of the ordinary. In early 2026 he started a curatorial pro
 ject called fabulous\, which primarily is operated out of his apartment. P
 ast Projects have been hosted by Regards (Chicago\, IL)\, Devening Project
 s (Chicago\, IL)\, Weatherproof (Chicago\, IL)\, Switch Hook Projects (Chi
 cago\, IL)\, and Agatha’s (Buffalo\, NY). He’s released music on Love 
 All Day\, Moon Glyph\, Florabelle\, Cached.media\, among others. He holds
  a BFA in studio from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T001757Z
LOCATION:Lula Cafe\, 2537 N. Kedzie\, Chicago\, IL\, 60647\, United States
URL:https://artsoflife.org/event/people-who-do-wrong-to-other-people-burn-
 in-hell/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Arts of Life
X-SOURCE-URL:https://artsoflife.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sonidos Sagrados: Una Exhibición de Instrumentos Aztecas
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260911T002936Z
UID:10013549-1789430400-1790553599@fpdcc.com
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Explora los sagrados instrumentos aztecas en exhibición del 1
 5 al 27 de septiembre\, descubriendo los sonidos\, la historia y el signif
 icado cultural de la herencia musical indígena mexicana. \n \nEnglish Tra
 nslation \nSacred Sounds: An Aztec Instrument Exhibition \nExplore sacred 
 Aztec instruments on display\, uncovering the sounds\, history and cultura
 l significance of Indigenous Mexican musical heritage.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T002936Z
LOCATION:Trailside Museum of Natural History\, 738 Thatcher Avenue\, River
  Forest\, IL\, 60305\, United States
URL:https://fpdcc.com/event/sonidos-sagrados-una-exhibicion-de-instrumento
 s-aztecas/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Forest Preserves of Cook County
X-SOURCE-URL:https://fpdcc.com/places/locations/little-red-schoolhouse-nat
 ure-center/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Landscape Echoes: Texture\, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike 
 Baur
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20260915T053922Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50816293051157
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Veteran Illinois artist Mike Baur has been creating sculptural
  works in the Chicago area since 1976. His pieces are featured in numerous
  public spaces and museum collections\, including two works held by the Ko
 ehnline Museum of Art. This exhibition showcases sculptures inspired by th
 e textures and forms of natural landscapes—often vast expanses interrupt
 ed by both organic and industrial elements. Baur’s work offers abstract 
 interpretations of these environments\, frequently suggesting a horizontal
  orientation that reflects how natural forces can subdue vertical structur
 es.\n\n \n\nThe Public Reception takes place on Thursday\, July 2\, 5 - 8 
 p.m.\n\n \n\nViewings take place from July 2 to September 25\, 2026\, duri
 ng regular museum hours.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T053922Z
LOCATION:Des Plaines Campus\, Koehnline Museum of Art
URL:https://events.oakton.edu/event/landscape-echoes-texture-form-and-tens
 ion-sculptures-by-mike-baur?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_cam
 paign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Oakton College Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.oakton.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Model Call FINAL -  FashionBar The Shows: October 2026
DTSTART:20260919T050000Z
DTEND:20260919T060000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T062357Z
UID:event-33359@www.townvue.com
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:This is a casting Call for FashionBar The Shows scheduled for 
 October 2026 at Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago.\n\nPrice: $12.51 (R
 ange: $12.51 - $151.23)\n\nMore info: https://www.townvue.com/Events/Detai
 ls/model-call-final-fashionbar-the-shows-october-2026-33359
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T062357Z
LOCATION:835 North Michigan Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60611
URL:https://www.townvue.com/Events/Details/model-call-final-fashionbar-the
 -shows-october-2026-33359?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campa
 ign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:TownVue — Events in Chicago\, IL
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.townvue.com/in/chicago-il/events/education-worksh
 ops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sweets and Shrooms Immersive Release Party
DTSTART:20260919T050000Z
DTEND:20260919T060000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T062357Z
UID:event-25011@www.townvue.com
CATEGORIES:arts,free,music
DESCRIPTION:Experience musical sensation Resse P’s EP “Sweets & Shroom
 s” through immersive 3D and visual art!\n\nPrice: Free\n\nMore info: htt
 ps://www.townvue.com/Events/Details/sweets-and-shrooms-immersive-release-p
 arty-25011
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T062357Z
LOCATION:4150 183rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60478
URL:https://www.townvue.com/Events/Details/sweets-and-shrooms-immersive-re
 lease-party-25011?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chic
 ago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:TownVue — Events in Chicago\, IL
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.townvue.com/in/chicago-il/events/education-worksh
 ops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Wilmette French Market\, Fresh flowers\, artisan foods\, music
DTSTART:20260919T130000Z
DTEND:20260919T160000Z
DTSTAMP:20260901T182624Z
UID:10036081-1789804800-1789815600@chicagonorthshoremoms.com
CATEGORIES:arts,food,market
DESCRIPTION:April 18-October 31 \nSaturdays\n8AM-1PM \n722 Green Bay Rd
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T182624Z
LOCATION:Wilmette Metra Parking Lot\, 722 Green Bay Rd\, Wilmette\, IL\, 6
 0091\, United States
URL:https://chicagonorthshoremoms.com/event/wilmette-french-market-fresh-f
 lowers-artisan-foods-music/2026-09-19/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=
 ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago North Shore Moms
X-SOURCE-URL:https://chicagonorthshoremoms.com/chicago-north-shore-farmers
 -markets
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Mr. V's A Night In The Museum
DTSTART:20260919T140000Z
DTEND:20260919T160000Z
DTSTAMP:20260909T190600Z
UID:20007298-1789808400-1789815600@gortoncenter.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Mr V’s A Night In The Museum\nJoin Mr V. on an exciting and 
 original overnight musical adventure set in the chilling confines of Chica
 go’s Field Museum!  On the night of the lunar eclipse a group of strand
 ed school children stumble upon a mystery as old as the pyramids!  The br
 ave kids must do everything in their power to save history and a precious 
 ruby from the hands of 3 bungling thieves with the help of a custodian\, a
 n archaeologist\, and a reawakened ancient Egyptian civilization that incl
 udes King Tut himself!  Enter only if you dare!   \n\nAges: 4-10\nSatur
 days\nSeptember 19 – October 24\n9 am to 11 am\n375$\nPerformance: Octob
 er 24th at 10 am\n\nMeet the GDS Faculty\n \nBill Vaananen is an award-win
 ning music educator and composer who has taught and directed elementary-ag
 ed students for over 45 years. Originally from Oklahoma\, “Mr. V.” was
  general music teacher at Wescott School in Northbrook for 37 years. He ha
 s written hundreds of songs and dozens of original theater works that have
  been performed across Chicago’s northern suburbs. Recipient of the Gold
 en Apple Award\, IEA Human Rights Award\, National-Louis Distinguished Alu
 mni Award for Social Justice\, and Star of Teaching Award for the State of
  Illinois\, Vaananen continues to perform classes and presentations for ch
 ildren\, weaving his original music into inspiring lessons on Nature\, his
 tory\, culture\, and adventure. \n \nAbout Our Artistic Director: Jeremy K
 ruse\, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio is the author of “The Yo
 ung Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series\, 2017).The book was pub
 lished in Korean and Chinese in 2022. Jeremy is a professional actor\, pub
 lished playwright\, award-winning screenwriter\, and award-winning filmmak
 er. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film In
 stitute in New York include Method Acting\, Comedic Improvisation\, Sketch
  Comedy Writing\, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasb
 erg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he
  majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately\, one on one  www.jerem
 ykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T190600Z
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mr-vs-a-night-in-the-museum/?utm_source
 =caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Gorton Center
X-SOURCE-URL:https://gortoncenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Squishy Lab
DTSTART:20260919T150000Z
DTEND:20260919T160000Z
DTSTAMP:20260914T185618Z
UID:20007398-1789812000-1789815600@gortoncenter.org
CATEGORIES:arts,education,family
DESCRIPTION:THIS SESSION HAS SOLD OUT! PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT WORKSHO
 P ON OCTOBER 21!\nGet ready to squeeze\, squish\, and create in Squishy La
 b! This hands-on workshop invites young creators to explore\, experiment\,
  and have fun. \nKids will use exciting materials to make their own unique
  squishy creations. They’ll play with bright colors\, bold patterns\, fu
 n textures\, and silly designs. Each project gives them a new way to expre
 ss their creativity. \nFirst\, participants will learn simple techniques f
 or creating and decorating their squishies. Then\, they can add their own 
 personal touches. Kids can create cute animals\, funny faces\, colorful pa
 tterns\, or something completely original. There’s no wrong way to desig
 n a squishy! \nAlong the way\, kids will strengthen fine motor skills and 
 build creative confidence. They’ll also practice making choices and expe
 rimenting with new ideas. Most importantly\, they’ll enjoy plenty of han
 ds-on fun in a relaxed and encouraging environment. \nAt the end of Squish
 y Lab\, every participant will take home their handmade creations. They ca
 n squeeze them\, display them\, or share them with family and friends. \nA
 ll supplies are included. Just bring your imagination and get ready for so
 me squishy fun! \nAges 6–10
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T185618Z
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/squishy-lab/?utm_source=caldiscovery&ut
 m_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Gorton Center
X-SOURCE-URL:https://gortoncenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program
DTSTART:20260919T153000Z
DTEND:20260919T193000Z
DTSTAMP:20260812T181622Z
UID:10005327-1789813800-1789828200@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:El Rinconcito is a free open art space for creative expression
  for people ages 12-25. You can meet people like you who are interested in
  arts\, painting\, drawing\, printmaking\, and others. El Riconcito provid
 es a safe and welcoming studio for art making. An artist and a counselor i
 n the studio can guide you in creative experiences\, but you can opt to do
  your own artwork. \nJoin us! We provide the art supplies\, and you bring 
 your creativity.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T181622Z
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/puerto-rican-arts-allian
 ce-studio-arts-program/2026-09-19/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&
 utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago Cultural Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music Showcase
DTSTART:20260919T160000Z
DTEND:20260919T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20260813T060459Z
UID:10011549-1789815600-1789822800@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
CATEGORIES:arts,community,free,music
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, join Crossing Borders Music for a series of free
  performances across Chicago as part of this year’s Night Out in the Par
 ks. \n“Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music Showcase” is a new\, m
 ulti-disciplinary collaboration between Genevieve Ramos and Crossing Borde
 rs Music\, rooted in our shared work and values of disability justice\, mu
 lticulturalism\, intersectionalism\, and community-centered art that affir
 ms that the opposite of “oppression” is “expression.” “Community
  Expressions” will provide an uplifting\, inclusive\, and community-cent
 ered array of artistic expressions\, including performances from the Chica
 go Disability arts community curated by Genevieve Ramos\, as well as a pre
 sentation of compositions by the Garfield Park Students. \nAs September is
  Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month\, this program also highlights the imp
 ortance of visibility\, representation\, and the affirmation of disabled a
 rtists and their lived experiences both in our communities and on our stag
 es. \n“Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music Showcase” is presented
  as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series\, 
 supported by the Mayor’s Office and the Chicago Department of Cultural A
 ffairs and Special Events. The Night Out in the Parks program presents cul
 tural events year-round in neighborhood parks throughout the city. \nDate:
  Saturday\, September 19th\nTime: 11am-1pm\nLocation: Garfield Park Field 
 House. 100 N. Central Park Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60624\, USA\nAge Range:
  All ages welcome\nFree and open to the public!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T060459Z
LOCATION:Garfield Park Field House. 100 N. Central Park Avenue\, Chicago\,
  IL\, 60624\, Garfield Park Field House. 100 N. Central Park Avenue\, Chic
 ago\, 60624\, South Africa
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/proud-and-loud-disabilit
 y-art-and-music-showcase/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campa
 ign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago Cultural Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:World Dumpling Fest
DTSTART:20260919T160000Z
DTEND:20260921T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T022057Z
UID:10000117-1789815600-1789934400@chicagoevents.com
CATEGORIES:arts,festival,food,music
DESCRIPTION:World Dumpling Fest celebrates diverse cultures throughout Chi
 cago and the world with music\, dance\, and of course\, dumplings! The Chi
 cago Cultural Alliance is excited to host their sixth annual World Dumplin
 g Fest in it’s new Lincoln Park home. \nThis all-ages event features fo
 od\, music\, and local small businesses sharing their cultural identities 
 through their respective crafts. World Dumpling Fest features diverse cul
 tural “dumplings” from +10 neighborhood-based restaurants in and aroun
 d Chicago. \nWorld Dumpling Fest is a fundraiser held to support the work 
 of the Chicago Cultural Alliance with the mission of supporting\, promot
 ing\, and advocating for over 40 centers of cultural heritage from around 
 the Chicagoland area.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T022057Z
LOCATION:Wrightwood Park\, 2555 N. Ashland Ave.\, Chicago\, Chicago\, 6061
 4\, United States
URL:https://chicagoevents.com/event/world-dumpling-fest/?utm_source=caldis
 covery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Special Events Management
X-SOURCE-URL:https://chicagoevents.com/upcoming-events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Cathedral Tours
DTSTART:20260919T180000Z
DTEND:20260919T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T063209Z
UID:60pjnsm2lmvkd9rh2jpbf4lq0g@google.com
CATEGORIES:arts
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T063209Z
X-SOURCE-NAME:Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral\, Chicago
X-SOURCE-URL:https://holytrinitycathedral.net/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:9/19: Train Saturdays - Extended for Explorers Club
DTSTART:20260919T183000Z
DTEND:20260919T203000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T055512Z
UID:3538-1789824600-1789831800@dupagemuseum.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:Train Saturdays – Extended for Explorers ClubSeptember 19 | 
 1:30-3:30P* | DuPage County Historical Museum | Free\n*3:30-4:30P – Ext
 ended for Explorers Club Explorer’s Club members get an extra hour with
  the train! \nThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society o
 f Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detai
 led layout covers more than 2\,000 feet of track and highlights some of th
 e county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises. \nA
 dmission to the DuPage County Historical Museum is free. Donations are gr
 eatly appreciated to help create new exhibits and keep our facility open a
 nd operating. A suggested donation amount for adults is $5 and $2 for chil
 dren and seniors.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T055512Z
LOCATION:DuPage County Historical Museum\, 102 E. Wesley St.\, Wheaton\, I
 L\, 60187
URL:https://dupagemuseum.org/events/9-19-train-saturdays-extended-for-expl
 orers-club/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:DuPage County Historical Museum
X-SOURCE-URL:https://dupagemuseum.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Model Magic Alebrijes • Alebrijes de Model Magic
DTSTART:20260919T183000Z
DTEND:20260919T193000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T055739Z
UID:30257-1789824600-1789828200@highwoodlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:arts,education,family
DESCRIPTION:Get creative and celebrate Hispanic heritage with us at the Li
 brary’s Children’s Department! \nChildren will learn about the colorfu
 l and imaginative world of Mexican alebrijes while using Model Magic to de
 sign and create their own fantastical creatures. A fun hands-on activity f
 illed with color\, creativity\, and imagination! \n• • • \n¡Celebre
 mos la herencia hispana con creatividad en el Departamento de Niños de la
  Biblioteca! \nLos niños conocerán el colorido y fascinante mundo de los
  alebrijes mexicanos mientras utilizan Model Magic para diseñar y crear s
 us propias criaturas fantásticas. \n¡Una actividad divertida y práctica
  llena de color\, creatividad e imaginación!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T055739Z
LOCATION:Highwood Library & Community Center\, 102 Highwood Avenue\, Highw
 ood\, IL\, 60040\, United States
URL:https://highwoodlibrary.org/events/model-magic-alebrijes-alebrijes-de-
 model-magic?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Highwood Library
X-SOURCE-URL:https://highwoodlibrary.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Ecologies of Architecture: Aleksandra Kędziorek and Jeff Carter i
 n Conversation
DTSTART:20260919T190000Z
DTEND:20260919T203000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T023634Z
UID:10002140-1789826400-1789831800@www.hydeparkart.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nDive into a creative
  chat with Aleksandra Kędziorek and Jeff Carter about how architecture an
 d nature mix and shape our spaces. \n\n\n\n\nPlease join curator Aleksandr
 a Kędziorek\, Jackman Goldwasser Resident\, and artist Jeff Carter for a 
 conversation exploring how time shapes architectural memory through the re
 introduction of lost ecologies and history. \nKędziorek will present Nen
 úfars\, a collaboration with design collective CENTRALA.The project reint
 roduced aquatic plants to the iconic pool of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilio
 n in Barcelona – a discontinued aspect of the Pavilion’s original 1929
  design. \nCarter will present research informing The Singer Pavilion Proj
 ect\, his solo exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center\, focusing on the Si
 nger Pavilion’s Modernist landscape design by Hideo Sasaki\, its destruc
 tion and abandonment\, and current state of wild regrowth. \nThis program 
 is presented as part of Chicago Exhibition Week. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][
 /vc_column][/vc_row]
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T023634Z
LOCATION:Hyde Park Art Center\, 5020 South Cornell Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 6
 0615\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, US
URL:https://www.hydeparkart.org/event/aleksandra-kedziorek-and-jeff-carter
 -in-conversation/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chic
 ago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Hyde Park Art Center
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.hydeparkart.org/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:A Plot of One's Own
DTSTART:20260919T190000Z
DTEND:20260919T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260916T000234Z
UID:10011923-1789826400-1819731600@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
CATEGORIES:arts
DESCRIPTION:A Plot of One’s Own 一亩三分地 presents extraordinary c
 ontributions from ten Chinese diasporic artists alongside the Chinese Amer
 ican Museum of Chicago’s research and archives. Through artworks that sp
 an painting\, drawing\, photography\, printmaking\, sculpture\, installati
 on\, artist’s books\, video\, cartography\, multimedia and living instal
 lation\, this exhibition reflects on the beauty and savvy behind the “fa
 rm-gardens” seen all around Chicago’s Chinatown and Chinese American c
 ommunities across the diaspora. \nWhile the pop-culture lens of an America
 n Chinatown is defined by dragons\, pagodas\, and red-lacquered replicas o
 f Chinese-ness meant as a transportative portal to the Far East of the Ame
 rican imagination\, this group exhibition refocuses our gaze with a look i
 nto an oft-overlooked (yet ubiquitous) cultural phenomenon of spontaneous 
 domestic farming and guerilla gardens.  \nDespite a lack of green space i
 n many urban environments\, the presence of fresh produce and backyard jun
 gles are nevertheless a defining marker of Chinese communities around the 
 world. Contextualized by archival materials and artifacts from the CAMOC C
 ollection\, the artworks of Andy Chan\, Yi Cynthia Chen\, Mel Chin\, Jenie
  Gao\, Xingyu Huang\, Mari Miller\, Hương Ngô\, Stephanie H. Shih\, Con
 nie Zheng\, and Yu-Wen Wu invite a multi-faceted exploration of the intima
 te relationship between these gardens with land use\, food sovereignty\, c
 ivic planning\, globalization\, neighborhood ecosystems\, memory\, and the
  many versions we make of house and home. \nA Plot of One’s Own 一亩
 三分地 will show at CAMOC | Chinese American Museum of Chicago Septembe
 r 19\, 2026 – August 31\, 2027  \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, Septemb
 er 19\, 2026\, 2:00pm – 5:00pm \n\nAndy Hoi-Csiu Chan\nYi Cynthia Chen\n
 Mel Chin\nJenie Gao\nXingyu Huang\nMari Miller\nHương Ngô\nStephanie H.
  Shih\nConnie Zheng\nYu-Wen Wu
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T000234Z
LOCATION:Chinese American Museum of Chicago\, 238 W. 23rd St\, Chicago\, I
 L\, 60616\, United States
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/a-plot-of-ones-own/?utm_
 source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il
X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago Cultural Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/events
END:VEVENT
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