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Families Belong Together: Fundraiser for OCAD & RAICES: Party
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 7PM - 12AM
Afronaut Lab: Wellness Matters with ArtKure
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Bossy Art Exhibition Pop-Up
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Claremont Diner
2325 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 3PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Forging Tools for the Garden and Grill
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Nada y todo: Artists Talk and Closing Reception
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Chuquimarca
4220 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 12PM - 1:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Boricua Resistance National Launch
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Que 4 Gallery
2643 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 5PM - 7PM
Punks Of The RoundTable Showcase
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The Pilsen Art House
1756 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 7PM - 11PM
Contemporary Finds: Closing Reception
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Ice House Gallery Evanston
609 South Blvd, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Rumor
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Nomadicube
Chatham Plaza, 533 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Raúl de la Fuente: Matinee at the Museum
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Haitian American Museum of Chicago
4654 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, August 31st, from 2PM - 5PM
Print With the Sun! – a cyanotype workshop
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 11AM - 3PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Nelson W. Armour: The Identity Project
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, September 21st
Lumpen Comics Book Release Party
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 7PM - 12AM
On view through Friday, August 30th
PO Box Collective + The Recyclery: < Bike-In Evening >
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 6PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Sungjae Lee: My Own Private Iowa
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ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th St Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Imposter
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Defibrillator Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
Entrelazar
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Circle Contemporary
2010 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, October 11th
Arts Bank Happy Hour: Bring a Big to Wipe Out the Waitlist!
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 4PM - 8PM
Open Spaces: an art dinner for aliens
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Psychogeographies
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
Kompa Soiree
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Haitian American Museum of Chicago
4654 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
30th Annual African Festival of the Arts
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African Festival of the Arts
5100 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 1PM - 10PM
On view through Monday, September 2nd
Thurman Barker and Ben LaMar Gay, South Side Suite and Hecky Naw! Angles!
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, August 30th, at 7:30PM
Soundtrack: D-Composed
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, August 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
Justin T. Nalley: EAP! Workshop Series
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Anatomy of a Fatality: Movie vs. Real Swordsmanship
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, August 29th
Jochy Herrera: Estrictamente Corpóreo
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Instituto Cervantes Chicago
31 W Ohio St, Chicago IL 60654
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
On view through Thursday, August 29th
Public Newsroom 116: Understanding “Menu Money” in Your Ward
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Harold Washington Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
KACC & OPEN: Journey to KOREA
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OPEN Center for the Arts
2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 6PM - 10PM
Lit & Luz Book Club 2019: House of Broken Angels
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City Lit Books
2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, August 29th, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Terrain Exhibitions – 2019 Launch Party
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Aspect/Ratio
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, August 29th, at 7PM
On view through Thursday, August 29th
The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
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Comfort Film
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, August 28th, from 8PM - 10PM
The Preservation Of Fire: Night One
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, August 27th, from 8PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, September 1st
IN SOUND
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Tuesday, August 27th, from 5PM - 6PM
Summer Bash: Party like it’s 1999
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Revolution Brewing
2323 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, August 27th, from 6 - 9
On view through Tuesday, August 27th
Peace Garden Dedication
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Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Drive Skokie, IL 6007
Opening Tuesday, August 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
CHILL at the MCA: Meditation for Viewing
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, August 27th, from 12:30PM - 1PM
Joan Tewkesbury: Old Boyfriends
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Music Box Theater
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Monday, August 26th, from 7 PM - 9 PM
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group [BR]
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the #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, August 25th, at 3PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 3PM - 5PM
Art Is Bonfire (Last Sundays)
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Promontory Point
5491 S Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, August 25th, at 7PM
Justin T. Nalley: EAP! Workshop Series
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 3PM - 5PM
Fahrenheit Chicago Festival 3: Bronzeville Is Burning
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 1PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
The Wake – Reading Group
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Annas
629 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 2PM - 4PM
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group [BR]
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the #LetUsBreathe Collective
1434 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 3PM - 6PM
Radical Pedagogies Series
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 22nd
Period Bomb: Bobb Hatt, Imelda Marcos, Matt Mehlan
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 9PM - 11:55PM
Curtis Anthony Bozif: Great Lakes
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Tender Alchemists: Closing Reception
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EXTRA Projects
3551 W Diversey Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
Inner Compulsion: Reading Night
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OGGI Gallery
2451 S Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
Water Music on the Beach
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 1PM - 4PM
Roni Packer: Consider Pink (and Others’ Great Yellows)
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Basement
836 W Cullerton St, (Peoria St Entrance), Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Thursday, December 5th
Nneka Kai: Material Sounding: The Dimensionality of A Thread
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Material
2025 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 11am - 1PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
ANDREW MARKUS BELL: A Voyage in Visual Metaphors/CONVERSATIONS ALOUD w/ MYSELF
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Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, August 25th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
INSIDE OUTSIDE: Closing Reception
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Apparatus Projects
2639 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625
On view through Saturday, August 24th
A Song For You
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Chicago Public Library Uptown Branch
929 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, August 24th
Dolly Parton 9 to 5er Marathon – Music Box 90th Anniversary
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Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 9PM - 5AM
Radical Visibility Collective 2
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 7PM - 10PM
Kate Lewis and Lauren Asta: Brick and Matter
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All Star Press Chicago
2775 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
Dean Habegger, Leisa Corbett, Aruna Sarode, Irina Kipervaser
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
A Conversation with Debbie Reese, Jean Mendoza & Bernardine Dohr
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57th Street Books
1301 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 3PM - 4PM
Garage Galleries Forest Park
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Forest Park, Illinois
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 2PM - 7PM
SSW Workshop: Fundamentals of Editing
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 1PM - 3PM
Project Tool in Set Free w/ Aaliyah Christina & Damon Locks
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Sweet Water Foundation
5749 S Perry Ave, Chicago, IL 60621
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 12:30PM - 3:30PM
Villapalooza! 2019
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Little Village
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 12PM - 1AM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
Collab and Dab with Lorie
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The Pilsen Art House
1756 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 11AM - 1:30PM
Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show
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Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL 60022
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 10AM - 7:30PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
Emily Gallaugher: Love Letters to the Lake
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North Pole Exhibitions
1600 W Sherwin Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Only Human
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H.G. Inn
2000 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, September 20th
Andy Moore: Positive
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Boundary
2334 W 111th Place Chicago IL 60643
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, September 23rd
Jimmy Bulosan: EMIC ETIC EMIC
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Rizal Community Center
1332 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
Art Block Party
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1224 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 10AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, August 25th
Salome Chasnoff and Meredith Zielke: Present Absence
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, September 14th
Jessica Wynne Art
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Essentia
2118 N Halsted St Chicago IL 60614
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Tuesday, October 1st
Robert Deyber: Seal With A Kiss
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Martin Lawrence Galleries
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Wabash Arts Corridor Tour
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Columbia College Chicago
623 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, August 24th, from 11am - 12:30am
Virgil Abloh in conversation with Michael Darling
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, August 24th, at 7:30PM
Our Goodbye Party!
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The Leigh Gallery
3306 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 5PM - 9PM
Lo Rez Can Release, ft. Double Berry Shortcut
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Lo Rez Brewing
2101 S Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 5PM - 10PM
Concert: AACM Great Black Music Ensemble
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 7PM - 8PM
Fahrenheit Chicago 3: #LevelUp Honorees Reception
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Connect Gallery
1520 E Harper Ct, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 7PM - 10PM
The #BreathingRoom Series: 5 Year Anniversary Celebration
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The Breathing Room Space
1434 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 5PM - 9PM
ONE WALL – Round 4
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Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, September 6th
Soul Works Pop Up Exhibit
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1100 Florence
1100 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 24th
How to Receive: Virgo Season Opening Ceremony
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Space Oddities
1007 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Artists Connect: Great Black Music Ensemble
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 3PM - 4PM
Rachelle Hill: The Lure of the Local
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 6PM - PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial: Memento Mori
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
On view through Sunday, September 29th
Agnes Varda: The Gleaners
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 8PM - 11PM
Practical Romantics
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Savannah Jubic + Renée Hrovat: Should We Maybe Reschedule?
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Line Dot Editions
1023 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, August 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, September 14th
Rennie Harris: LIFTED
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, August 23rd, at 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 24th
Justin T. Nalley: EAP! Workshop Series
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
Automata: Life & Other Illusions
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Potter Auctions
3759 N Ravenswood Ave, Ste 121, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 24th
Yojimbo (1961)
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 8:30PM - 10:30PM
Utility Box Art Walking Tour
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One River School of Art and Design
1033-1035 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 6PM - 9PM
Public Newsroom 115: Alderperson Accountability in the 25th Ward
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Casa Michoacán Federación de Clubes Michoacános En Illinois
1638 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
Artist Residency Info Session: Writing an Artist Statement
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LATITUDE
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Automata: Life & Other Illusions
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Potter & Potter Auctions
3759 N Ravenswood Ave. Ste. 121, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Thursday, August 22nd, from 5;30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 24th
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