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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
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La Politique des Autres: Short Films by Agnès Varda (Program II)
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Filmfront
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 12th, at 7PM
OTV Cycle 4 Celebration
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Stage 18 Chicago
2558 W 16th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 9PM
David Krzeminski: ONE WALL
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Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, August 23rd
Jen Watkins: Wabi Sabi
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The ArtFarm Decatur
252 N Park St, Decatur, IL 62523
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, July 27th
Lou Ann Burkhardt: Ink Drawings
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American Rhythm Center
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 8PM
Daniel Ramos: The Land of Illustrious Men
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Filter Photo
1820 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 10th
Tender Alchemists
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Basic Studios
3551 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 7PM - 10PM
Martha Tuttle
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
1711 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Wednesday, August 14th
Zakkiyyah Najeebah: Relearning With Mentions
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Jon Veal: Blonde Judas
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Hannah McMaster: Knot Sum
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6 PM - 9 PM
On view through Sunday, July 21st
The Art Social
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NYCH Gallery
2025 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 16th
a yolk, suspended
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Annas
629 W Cermak Rd, Suite 240, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 4th
Matter of Emotion
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Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 27th
Tami Bahat: Past is Present
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
1637 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, August 30th
Dark Divisions of Labor: Keijaun Thomas’ “My Last American Dollar”
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, August 3rd
Whit Forrester and Roni Packer: Coning
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Aspect/Ratio
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 17th
MSAE Summer Soundwalks: Oumuamua
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Ping Tom Memorial Park
1700 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Graham v Connor 1989. Fighting Police Violence in Chicago
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Uri-Eichen Gallery
2101 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 660608
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 2nd
Screening: Yara Travieso: La Medea
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, July 12th, at 7PM
Poetry Off the Shelf: Chicago Modernism with Daniel Borzutzky and Rachel Galvin
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, July 12th, from 7PM - 9PM
A. Favorite Design Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
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A. Favorite Design
4432 N Kedzie Svr, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, July 11th, at 3PM
Open Sessions with BraveSoul Movement
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Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
1456 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 11th, at 6PM
On view through Thursday, August 29th
As Long As We Remember
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 5PM - 7PM
Pictures of Susan
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 7PM - 9PM
Kara Jackson: Bloodstone Cowboy
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Young Chicago Authors
1180 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
Deadly Medicine Traveling Exhibition Program
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Sunday, July 28th
Artistic Protection: Copyright and Legal Protection for Artists
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Oak Park Art League
720 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 7PM - 9PM
Agnès Varda: La Politique des Autres (Program I)
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The Block Musuem
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
Rear View Mirror Sessions: Death of Disco
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
Wood Bone Mill Performance and Building Workshop
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wood bone mill
4870 N Hermitage Ave Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 10AM - 4PM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Tangelo 17
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Tangelo
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 7PM - 9AM
On view through Friday, July 12th
Cross Currents / Intercambio Cultural
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, July 11th
Mev Luna: Far from the distance we see: Closing Reception
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, July 11th
Midwest Waterways Short Film Festival
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The Roxy Theater
1017 S State St, Lockport, IL 60441
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 9PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, October 5th
Gregg Bordowitz: Poetry Reading
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 6PM - 7PM
The cat, the mouse, and the boy: A topsy-turvy world?
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Oriental Institute - The University of Chicago
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 11th, from 12:15PM - 1PM
Sign Making For Rally and March to End Deportations
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The University of Chicago, Arts + Public Life, Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, July 10th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
Nasa Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Screening
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, July 10th, from 8:30PM - 10PM
Richard “Richie” Parks
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SAIC at Homan Square
906 S Homan Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Wednesday, July 10th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Goodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, July 10th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Everyone Gets A Dollar
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, July 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
Creative Community: Artist Talk & Workshop by Oda Hekiun
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Tuesday, July 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 28th
Onsite/online Class: The Game of Power and Prestige
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Oriental Institute - University of Chicago
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, July 9th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Tuesday, August 27th
Bridge Program: Closing Reception & Artist Talks
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Tuesday, July 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
Open Rehearsal: Brendan Fernandes
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, July 9th, from 11AM - 1PM
Sima Cunningham
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, July 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
My Pressure Suit: A Presentation and Dialogue With Dark Matter
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Monday, July 8th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Ada Cheng: Straight to the Heart!
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Read/Write Library Chicago
914 N California Ave, Walton Entrance, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Monday, July 8th, at 7PM
On view through Monday, July 29th
Chicago Obihiro Exchange Project: 思考回路 Shikou Kairo
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Monday, July 8th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, July 28th
Sinema Obscura Series2 on CAN TV
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CAN TV
CAN TV
Opening Monday, July 8th, from 11PM - 12AM
Hyun Jung Jun: Teyo’s Lightshield
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Fresh Bread
email freshbreadgallery@gmail.com for address
Opening Sunday, July 7th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, August 4th
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, July 7th, from 3PM - 5PM
Contemporary Persian Art
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Everybody's Coffee Gallery
935 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Sunday, July 7th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, July 19th
¡Vamos al Museo!
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Sunday, July 7th, from 2PM - 3PM
The Red Show
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Happy Gallery
902 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Tuesday, August 6th
Gregor Wright
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Shane Campbell Gallery
2021 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, July 27th
Benefit for Chicago Community Bond Fund
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Okay Gallery
2215 S Union St, #406, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 8PM - 11PM
Andrea Carlson: Interruptions by Native Artists
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Chicago Cultural Center, Learning Lab
78 E Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 1PM - 3PM
Personal History in Narrative Figure Paintings
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Agitator: a co-operative gallery
1112 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, July 6th
Vicinity 2019
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Perspective Gallery
1310-1/2B Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, July 28th
American Girl Doll Chapbook Release
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 7PM - 9PM
Tours of The Legacy of Chicago Dance
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, July 6th, at 2PM
On view through Saturday, July 6th
FMSBWTÖZÄU PGGIV-..?MÜ (FOR STEPHEN FOSTER)
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Shane Campbell Gallery
2021 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, August 31st
Processing the Unthinkable: Community Roundtable
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 11AM - 1PM
Diego Aguilar: Bird Milk: Room Temperature
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Your Happy Place Liquors
2501 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, July 31st
Heroes & Villains
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Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, July 28th
Body Keeps the Score: A Reading Night
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Mana Contemporary Chicago
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 7th
David Kogan: Urban Landscape Photography
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Ice House Gallery
609 South Blvd, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 5PM - 7PM
Las Topo Chicas Patio Pop-Up
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Build Coffee
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 9AM - 1PM
The Field/Chicago Summer Fieldwork!
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Outerspace
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 2PM - 4PM
Black Panther Film Series (6)
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, July 6th, from 3:30PM - 6:30PM
More Than Once
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Gallery Studio Oh
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, August 16th
B.LEN: CONDUIT 2: A Ribbon in the Sky
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Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
Kirk Kerndl: American Pastoral
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AdventureLand Works On Paper
1513 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 27th
Julia Marchenko: Object of Desire
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Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 5th
Ricardo Xavier Serment: Round One: Primera Caída
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 10PM
Lizzie Borden: Born in Flames
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 8PM - 11PM
Isaac Rafael Galvan: DREAM WORK
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Humboldt Park Boathouse Gallery
1301 N Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
More Than Once
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Gallery Studio Oh!
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, August 16th
The Cube in Chicago (Intervention#1) Here: Anonymous Recording Studio
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18th and Paulina Plaza, Pilsen
W 18th St & S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 2PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, July 7th
The Plant Show
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Ground Level Platform
2001 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 10
On view through Friday, July 26th
First Fridays Open Studios
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Flat Iron Artists
1579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
Abandoned Practices
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus Building, Rm 012
280 S Columbus Dr, Rm 012, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, July 3rd, from 1PM - 3PM
Homage to Nature
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Hofheimer Gallery
4823 N. Damen Ave.
Opening Wednesday, July 3rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 27th
Doris Wishman: Nude on the Moon and George Kuchar: Hold Me While I’m Naked
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The Auditorium at Northeastern Illinois University
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, (inside of Building E) Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Wednesday, July 3rd, from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Quadrus Films
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, July 2nd, from 8PM - 10PM
Fibers Night and the Wandering Uterus Project Workshop
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Monday, July 1st, from 6PM - 8PM
Chicago Design Milestones 1920–2019
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150 Media Stream
150 N Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606
Opening Monday, July 1st, from 6:30 PM - 9 PM
On view through Wednesday, July 31st
Sinema Obscura Series2 on CAN TV
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CAN TV
CAN TV
Opening Monday, July 1st, from 11PM - 12AM
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