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Sidewalk Sale for NU Panther Studio
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Parlour and Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 12PM - 3PM
Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar: COCKPIT
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FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, June 30th, at 5PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Recent Acquisitions
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, September 4th
Purvis Young: Works on Paper
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, September 4th
Photos at Noon: Recent Acquisitions
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 12PM - 1PM
3 CLIMATES
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MANO
2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 30th, at 5PM
On view through Sunday, October 1st
Gordon Parks: The Early Years: 1942 – 1963
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
1711 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Lyra Hill: Safety Shapes
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High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
SUCROSE: Daily Devotion: Humbled Home
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The Plan
610 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 4th
24-hour Ambient Marathon
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FreeRadio SAIC
Online
Opening Friday, June 30th, at 10AM
On view through Saturday, July 1st
Jonas Sun: From Where the Boundaries Meet
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Ping Tom Memorial Park
1700 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, June 30th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Housing Justice in Chicago Today: Arts & Activism
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Gemstones
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UIS Visual Arts Gallery
One University Plaza, Health and Science Building room 201, Springfield, IL 62703
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, July 27th
Rodney McMillian: Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts: Visiting Artist and Scholar Series
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SAIC | MacLean Center
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, June 29th, at 6PM
Tati’s Butter Joint
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The Block House Gallery
11137 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 7:30PM - 10PM
Housing Justice in Chicago Today: Arts & Activism
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Movies in the Lot: SADA
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 8PM - 10PM
Evanston Made BIPOC Members Group Show Closing Party
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Night School
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Agitator Gallery
3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 8PM - 10:30PM
K Anderson: Fissures of Displeasure
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Visual Journaling for Intention Setting
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Awakenings Art
Online
Opening Thursday, June 29th, from 5PM - 9PM
Eating Sharp Fruit
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CAN TV19
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 28th, from 11PM - 11:30PM
Smart Reads: Giovanni’s Room
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 28th, from 6PM - 7PM
“Price Your Work for a Profit” Workshop with Jessica Abel
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Art/Work Coworking
1821 W Hubbard St. Chicago, IL. 60622
Opening Wednesday, June 28th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Wednesday, June 28th
Amina Ross: Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts: Visiting Artist and Scholar Series
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SAIC | MacLean Center
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, June 27th, at 6PM
Ted Stamm: In Transit
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
On view through Wednesday, August 6th
From the 84 Days (Aus den 84 Tagen)
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Goethe-Institut Chicago
150 Michigan Ave, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, June 27th, at 6PM
THE TERRAFORMERS by Annalee Newitz
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Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Monday, June 26th, at 7PM
A Night with Ana Castillo
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Asmus/Hilton Gallery (Morgan Arts Complex, Bridgeport)
3622 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Monday, June 26th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Poetry @ The Green at 320: June 2023
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The Green at 320
320 S. Canal St., Chicago, IL 60606
Opening Monday, June 26th, at 6 PM
On view through Monday, June 26th
Andrew Freels: Days, Nights, and Years
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
Trash Transformation
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Kathy Osterman Beach
5800 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 10:30AM - 12:30PM
Wild Yams: We, Gather in the Garden
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The Cre.æ.tive Room
7034 S Martin Luther King Dr, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 1PM - 4PM
Sensory-Friendly Morning
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 10AM - 11:30AM
OPTION: Gabby Fluke-Mogul
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 3PM - 5PM
Anne Hayden Stevens: The Philosopher Walks
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL, 60201
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, July 23rd
Dmitry Samarov: Collage 1987/2023
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 30th
Sensory Friendly Morning
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MCA Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611
Opening Sunday, June 25th, from 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Side Yard Sounds presents: No Below Editions with Edward Breitweiser + Swim Ignorant Fire + Allen Moore
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 5PM - 7PM
Norman W. Long: Re-Membering/Re-Prescencing Soundwalk
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Marian R. Byrnes Park
2200 E 103rd St, Chicago, IL 60617
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 1PM - 3PM
The Re/do: A Journey into Upcycling
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Washington Park Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Aubrey Ingmar: The Billionaires: Closing Reception
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Belong Gallery
2712 W North Ave (entrance through alley), Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Monday, June 26th
Gamer’s Universe: A Gaming Convention by the Chicago Teen Gamer’s Guild
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Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago IL 60605
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Jeanette Dominguez: Sound Trails
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North Park Village Nature Center
5801 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60646
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 10AM - 11:30AM
Summer Book Sale
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Graham Foundation
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 11AM - 7PM
Frank Fitzgerald: Fantastic Fungi & Florals
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 6th
MELT | Summer Dance Party
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, June 24th, at 8PM
Yuqing Zhu: To Create Yourself a Soul: Artist Talk
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Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, June 24th, at 3PM
2023 Ida B Wells Festival–Celebrating Bronzeville
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The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument
3729 S Langley Ave Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 9AM - 3:30PM
DRONE SLEEPOVER
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Parker Karlov
4055 W Parker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 10:30PM - 7AM
On view through Sunday, June 25th
William J. O’Brien: Bowls Crucibles Receptacles
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Ackerman Clarke
2544 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 2PM - 5PM
Elnaz Javani: Dwelling Places
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Poetry Reading / Book Launch: Ruth Danon TURN UP THE HEAT
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Rare Nest Gallery
3433 North Kedvale Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
On view through Friday, September 15th
2023 Co-Mission Festival of New Works: Erin Kilmurray
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 25th
Terry Luc: Modern Cubism & Pop Art
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 24th
Mimi Peterson: Assemblages on Canvas
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 6th
Side Yard Sounds: Harry Tonchev Trio
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Compound Yellow
#244 Lake Street, Oak Park, Il
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
All Decked Out
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, June 24th, from 5PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, July 1st
Mrs. x DOCUMENT
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DOCUMENT
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Two Story
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
On view through Saturday, July 29th
Logan Squre Arts Festival
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Logan Squre Arts Festival
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 25th
Jack Craig: Protist
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Volume Gallery
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 12th
John Muse and Brendamaris Rodríguez: giroscopio
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Nine Decades
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Omar Velázquez: The Flood
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Absurdity: In Dada We Trust
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The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 5th
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Oblique Perspective
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David Salkin Creative
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Kurt Seaberg: The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home
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Swedish American Museum
5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, June 23rd, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, October 22nd
Reverberating Histories: Celebrating Qu Yuan in the Digital Age
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, June 23rd, at 4PM
Tyler Bernard Anthony: A Time To…
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A Very Serious Gallery
673 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 29th
Justin Mensinger: Reflections
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A Very Serious Gallery
673 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 29th
Elastro Series: Abbie from Mars (NYC), Tonal Masher, Mrs. Hands
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Friday, June 23rd, at 8PM
DISARM
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Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, September 9th
a film called black
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 7PM - 11PM
Ruby T: Mega Meadow Liquidation
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Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 12th
Leasho Johnson: Somewhere between the eyes and the heart
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Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, August 12th
JOHN HENDERSON & B. INGRID OLSON: I wish I was alone right now
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Soccer Club Club
2923 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, August 4th
Laura Schueren & Catherine Daniels: Kaleidoscope
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 307, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 10PM
The Martin: The 5 Year Show!
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, July 28th
Tony Smith: Black is Beautiful
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, June 23rd, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, September 3rd
M. Michelle Meyer-Shipka: LAYERS OF LIFE
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Friday, July 14th
Christine Schroder: THE ORIGINALISTS
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Friday, July 14th
Amanda Mulcahy: EMERGENT
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Friday, July 14th
VGA Fireside READER EDITION
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VGA Gallery
Online
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, at 5PM
Comfort Music & bodymilk present Melon Sprout & Noise shrine
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Outsider, Folk and Fine Art Auction / Reception
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Potter & Potter Auctions
5001 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Wednesday, June 28th
Color/Form
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College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art
19351 W Washington St, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Wednesday, August 9th
Evanston Made BIPOC Show Artists Talks and Exhibit Tour
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Animal House
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South Shore Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 12th
Estetica Local: Artist on Artist Talks: Marjorie Matamoros, Derek Holland, Sophia Karina English, Marcus Bacerra
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Public Works
2141 W North Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism
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Richard H. Driehaus Museum
40 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer 2023
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Constellation
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, June 22nd, from 8:30PM - 10:30PM
Sacred Spore Summer Solstice
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The Garden at Clark (Richard) Park
3400 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Wednesday, June 21st, from 11am - 11PM
Firebird pop up performances
@
Chicago Parks
Locations Vary
Opening Wednesday, June 21st, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, July 8th
THE SELDOMS | Solstice Dance Party
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Riverside Arts Center
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Wednesday, June 21st, at 5:30PM
Table Read – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Directed by Catherine Sullivan
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Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, Cobb Hall, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, June 21st, at 7PM
Wild Yams Reading Circle: Barédu A.
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The Cre.æ.tive Room
7034 S Martin Luther King Dr, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, June 20th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Tuesdays on the Terrace | Victor Garcia: Tribute to Tito Puente
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, June 20th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
TransVengence | Aza Greenlee, Noa/Nomi Micaela Fields, and Ava Mirage Wanbli
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My Buddy’s (Upstairs)
4416 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Tuesday, June 20th, from 7PM - 9PM
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