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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
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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
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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
Weaving Open Studio
Dole Center Studio 4 – Weaving/Stained Glass (Basement)
ArtsEducation
via Park District of Oak Park
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
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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!
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ArtsCommunityFood
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
Trippie Redd - The Non-disclosure Agreement Tour
Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence, Chicago, IL, 60640
Arts
via Aragon Ballroom Upcoming Shows: 2026 Event Calendar
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
Ongoing events 12 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
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
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