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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
PanoramaNOW at Noon - Civil War Exhibit at The Porter County Museum Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
"Night Mother" at 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theatre, 125 N Fourth Street, Chesterton, IN, 46304, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
Laughs on the Lake Theater on the Lake, 2401 North Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States Arts via Shows

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
Highland Band Boosters Fall Craft Show Highland Middle School, 2941 41st St., Highland, IN, 46322, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
Turtle Time - Indiana Dunes Indiana Dunes Nature Center, 1600 N. 25 East, Chesterton, IN, 46304, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
Harvest Fest - Hobart - Food, Bake Sale, Music, Bounce House & More! Hobart First United Methodist Church, 654 E. 4th St, Hobart, IN, 46342, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
"Night Mother" at 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theatre, 125 N Fourth Street, Chesterton, IN, 46304, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival

Sun Nov 8

People's Choice Voting! Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest ArtsCommunity via University Calendar Calendar
The Valpo Card Show Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
Chellberg Farm Open House - Sundays - 1-3pm Chellberg Farm & Bailly Homestead, 618 N. Mineral Springs Rd, Porter, IN, 46304, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
Tea Time with Nutcracker And Friends - Merrillville Dean & Barbara White Community Center, 6600 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410, United States Arts via North Judson Mint Festival
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
Ongoing events 13 events
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