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Thu Nov 5

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
We the People: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Beauty in Greektown Chicago Greektown Chicago, 300 S. Halsted, Chicago, 60661 ArtsFree via Choose Chicago
America@250 - Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637, Chicago, IL, 60637 ArtsTheater via Choose Chicago
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus” (IN PERSON) American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 Arts via American Writers Museum
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus” (ONLINE) Virtual Author Talks Arts via American Writers Museum
Listening Hours at The Land School 7200 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 ArtsFree via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Day of the Dead fashion show 2317 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 ArtsHoliday via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire” Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois ArtsFreeLiterary via Choose Chicago
Made to Belong: Woven Perspectives Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityEducation via University Calendar Calendar
Goodnight Moon Exhibition at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, 60637 Arts via Choose Chicago
Beginning Sewing Nov 5-Dec 17 Dole Center Multipurpose Room 3 – Art Studio (3rd Floor) Arts via Park District of Oak Park
Sewing with Help Dole Center Multipurpose Room 3 – Art Studio (3rd Floor) Arts via Park District of Oak Park
Art Therapy Group Halsted, 3501 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States ArtsWellness via Howard Brown Health
Poetry Pop-Up at the Field Museum Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, USA ArtsLiterary via CPC City-Wide Event Calendar
Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging Chicago Cultural Center – Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Resisting the Long Wars: Creative Rebellion Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 60602 Arts via Choose Chicago
Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 60602 ArtsMusic via Choose Chicago
Castle Chicago Children’s Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 60601 Arts via Choose Chicago
The Fine Art of Fiber Chicago Botanic Gardens, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, 60022, United States Arts via Needles & Threads Quilt Guild Quilt Show 2026
Art Open Studio Dole Center Multipurpose Room 2 – Classroom (3rd Floor) Arts via Park District of Oak Park
Unspoken Influence: The Legacy of Indus 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616 ArtsFree via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum Driehaus Museum, 40 E Erie St, Chicago, 60611 Arts via Choose Chicago
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit School of the Art Institute, 33 E. Washington, Chicago, IL, 60603, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Serial Killer: The Exhibition Cinespace, 1501 S Rockwell St, Chicago, 60608 Arts via Choose Chicago
Weaving Open Studio Dole Center Studio 4 – Weaving/Stained Glass (Basement) ArtsEducation via Park District of Oak Park
Vladimir Theater Wit Arts via Choose Chicago
High School Outreach Nights BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsCommunityFamilyFoodGamingSports via BUILD
Art Discoveries North Riverside Public Library, 2400 S. Desplaines Ave., North Riverside, IL, 60546 Arts via North Riverside PL
Haunted by Our Dark Side: Chicago Ghosts, Gangsters, and True Crime Tour Inside Chicago Walking Tours, Starting location given upon ticket purchase, Chicago, 60601 Arts via Choose Chicago
Dinosaur Stuffed Animal Taxidermy Saeli Community Room, 10311 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL, 60131, United States ArtsEducationFamily via Franklin Park Public Library
RAI + Monarch present Metamorphosis: The Evolution of Migration Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityFoodFree via University Calendar Calendar
The Metamorphosis: The Evolution of Migration Damen Student Center, Damen Den ArtsCommunityFoodFree via University Calendar Calendar
Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design 135 S LaSalle St, 135 S LaSalle St, Chicago, 60603 ArtsFree via Choose Chicago
Perler Bead Fun Meeting room – Lower Level, 231 N Wolf Road, Northlake, IL, 60164, United States ArtsFamily via Northlake Public Library District
"Fall" Into a Craft with LASO! Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityFood via University Calendar Calendar
Weeb x Weave Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus” American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger Intuit Art Museum, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, 60642 Arts via Choose Chicago
Black Designers in Chicago Book Talk and Reception Richard J. Daley Library (1-470), 801 S. Morgan, Chicago, United States ArtsLiterary via UIC today
11/5: Veteran Panel - Women’s Experiences DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL, 60187 ArtsCommunityFree via DuPage County Historical Museum
Cricut Design Space - Leather Earrings Makerspace – 2nd Floor, 231 N. Wolf Rd., Northlake, 60614, United States ArtsTech via Northlake Public Library District
Re:working - Educating and Engaging The Next Generation The Understudy Coffee and Books, 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States ArtsEducation via The Understudy
Gallery Cabaret Open Mic Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA ArtsMusicTheater via CPC City-Wide Event Calendar

Fri Nov 6

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
The Language of Shape in Glen Ellyn Architecture – Through February 2027 Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL Arts via Calendar of Events > Glen Ellyn Historical Society
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
SATELLITE EXHIBITION | CHARLES WHITE ACROSS MEDIA: A VISUAL ARCHIVE Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th S, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States Arts via South Side Community Art Center
Resisting the Long War: 2026 Veteran Art Summit Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615, Chicago, IL, 60615, US ArtsCommunity via Hyde Park Art Center
The Fine Art of Fiber Chicago Botanic Gardens, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, 60022, United States Arts via Needles & Threads Quilt Guild Quilt Show 2026
Knitting Group WTSC, IL Arts via Wayne Township
Charnley-Persky House Tours FRIDAYS 2025-2026 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610 ArtsEducation via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work (Session Two) ArtsEducation via courttheatre.org
November First Friday Free Tour ArtsFree via Chicago Maritime Museum
Cultural Stewardship Reading Room Open Hours Arts Incubator, 301 East Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States ArtsLiterary via Community Yoga
Chicago's Best 90-Min Architecture Boat Tour on The Chicago River River City Marina 900 South Wells St., Chicago, IL 60607 ArtsOutdoors via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
VIP DATE NIGHT PAINT NIGHT - PICASSO STYLE 1142 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 ArtsEducation via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Paper Lamp Sculpture Making Workshop Woman Made Gallery, 1332 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States ArtsEducation via Woman Made Gallery
Kintsugi for Beginners 3500 South Morgan Street, #3rd Fl, #3rd Fl #3rd Fl, Chicago, IL 60609 ArtsEducation via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Collective Brilliance Art Opening at Fulton Street Collective Fulton Street Collective, 1821 West Hubbard Street, #suite 307, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States ArtsNetworking via Fulton Street Collective
Palette & Pours: Grandma Moses Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 ArtsDrinkEducation via Gorton Center
Amateur, Avant-Garde, or Underground? Gay Filmmaking at Mid-Century Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, United States ArtsFilm via Chicago Social Butterflies

Sat Nov 7

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
The Uniform of the Continental Soldier Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL ArtsEducation via Calendar of Events > Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Embroider the Skyline Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 ArtsEducation via Gorton Center
Abstract Painting with Oil & Cold Wax Workshop La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Drive, La Grange, IL, 60525, United States ArtsEducation via La Grange Business Association
The Fine Art of Fiber Chicago Botanic Gardens, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, 60022, United States Arts via Needles & Threads Quilt Guild Quilt Show 2026
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program ArtsFree via Chicago Cultural Alliance
Advanced Art (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsEducationFamilyFree via BUILD
Puppeteering (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsEducationFamilyFree via BUILD
Adult Sewing (18+) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsFree via BUILD
Charnley-Persky House Tours SATURDAYS 2025-2026 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610 ArtsEducation via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
ART: Sketch at Sketchbook Sketchbook Brewing Co - Evanston, 821 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202, USA ArtsDrinkFree via SB Evanston Public
Knit & Crochet Group Saeli Community Room, 10311 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL, 60131, United States Arts via Franklin Park Public Library
In Full View Closes with an Artist Walkthrough ArtsFree via Woman Made Gallery
Booze N' Brush Next to Naked Sip n' Paint Chicago, IL - Exotic Male Model 209 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606 ArtsDrink via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Rug Tufting (Chicago, IL) 2927 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Swamp / Partially Buried / Vidéoème / Partially Buried Continued (1971 / 1996 / 1976 / 1997) ArtsFilm via docfilms.org
Old Town Meets Montmartre Old Town Triangle Association, 1763 N. Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614, Old Town, United States ArtsMusic via Under 30 Showcase

Sun Nov 8

People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
"Aquí en Chicago" Closing Program Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States ArtsFestivalFree via Chicago History Museum
Gourd Ornament Decorating with Abeni Pierson ArtsEducation via DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Aqui in Chicago - Exhibition Closing Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States Arts via ILHS Upcoming Events
Leather Journal Making with Chicago School of Shoemaking & Leather Arts Present Company, 2135 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States ArtsEducation via All Together Now
Opening Reception for Phyllis Martin: Shine Bright Artist of the Season Fall 2026 Shine Bright in Life, 841 West Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States Arts via Shine Bright In Life Healing Arts Center
Gallery Cabaret Open Mic Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA ArtsMusicTheater via CPC City-Wide Event Calendar

Mon Nov 9

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
Cup of Kindness Week: Create, Connect & Give Back I Just Am Studio in Northbrook, 1975 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL, United States ArtsCommunityEducationFamilyFree via Chicago North Shore Moms
"Treasured Tokens" Necklace Craft WTSC, IL Arts via Wayne Township
Terapia de Arte para Mamás Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States ArtsCommunityWellness via Highwood Library
Mixed Media Art (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsFamilyFree via BUILD
Crochet Club (18+) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsFree via BUILD
“The Art of Regalia Making” exhibit Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States Arts via Chicago Cultural Alliance
Sewing (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsFree via BUILD
Adult Make + Take Art (18+) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsFree via BUILD
Craft Lab* Program Room – Lower Level, 231 N Wolf Road, Northlake, IL, 60164, United States ArtsFamily via Northlake Public Library District
Learn to Knit Series Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615 ArtsEducation via Welcome To Hyde Park

Tue Nov 10

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
Get Lit: Weird Science American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 ArtsLiterary via American Writers Museum
Holly Market La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Drive, La Grange, IL, 60525, United States ArtsHolidayMarket via La Grange Business Association
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
Small Serendipity River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States ArtsFamily via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Cup of Kindness Week: Create, Connect & Give Back I Just Am Studio in Northbrook, 1975 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL, United States ArtsCommunityEducationFamilyFree via Chicago North Shore Moms
Anthony Dunn Closing Artist Reception South Suburban College – Dorothea Thiel Gallery, 15800 South State Street, South Holland, IL, 60473 Arts via South Suburban College
Queercrip Coffee Break: Collaging Trans Liberation ArtsCommunity via UIC today
After School Drop-In Art Makers Outpost, 609 South Boulevard, Evanston, 60202, United States ArtsEducationFamily via Chicago North Shore Moms
High School Outreach Nights BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsCommunityFamilyFoodGamingSports via BUILD
Art Impact Project: I Am Thankful For... Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 ArtsCommunityEducationFree via Gorton Center
Postcard Project: Gratifood Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 ArtsCommunityEducation via Gorton Center
ASIA Painting Night Sign in to download the location Arts via University Calendar Calendar

Wed Nov 11

ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
Committed Knitters UChicago Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States ArtsCommunityEducation via Welcome To Hyde Park
Side Quests Indie Exhibition Arts via The Native Chicago
Paint Your Path Through Neuroscience Sign in to download the location ArtsEducation via University Calendar Calendar
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People Who Do Wrong to Other People Burn in Hell Lula Cafe, 2537 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States ArtsMusic via Arts of Life
Walking on an Airy Road Circle Contemporary- West Town, 2010 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States Arts via Arts of Life
Æcumen: Groundwork First Presbyterian Church, 6400 S. Kimbark, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States Arts via Arts of Life
CIADC Gallery: October Show Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center, 6433 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60626, United States Arts via Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
Whisk Broom Weaving with Abeni Pierson ArtsEducation via DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Leather: A Problem of Context Guest Artist: Sam Schwindt Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery Arts via Moraine Valley Community College
Nation of Nations Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States ArtsEducation via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Shadow Puppetry 1 (Level 1) with Chinese Theatre Works ArtsEducation via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
11/3-12/4: Victorian Holiday Card Craft Kit To-Go DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL, 60187 ArtsHoliday via DuPage County Historical Museum
Fabulous City: Works from the Arts of Life Studios at Buddy Chicago Buddy, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL, 60602, United States Arts via Arts of Life
Shadow Puppetry 2: Mechanisms (Level 2) with Linda Wingerter ArtsEducation via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Puppetry Accelerator (Level 3) with Roberto Rossi ArtsEducation via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Worbla Techniques for the Puppet Maker (Level 1) with Chicago Puppet Studio Chicago Puppet Studio, Fine Arts Building, Studio 433, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60605, United States ArtsEducation via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival