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Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
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Prissy Whip / Disperser / Salvation/ Spirit Trap
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Hamburger Heaven Express
3001 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 8PM - 12AM
Greenleaf Art Center Open Studio
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Greenleaf Art Center
1806 W Greenleaf Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
CAVA: Later Impressions
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Evanston Art Center
717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 5PM - 8:30PM
On view through Sunday, November 3rd
Isamar Medina x Vivian Le: Paranympho Activity
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Galerie F
2415 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 27th
Erwin Overes: Round 2
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Gallery Studio Oh!
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, November 8th
Kevin Huizenga: The River at Night
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 7PM - 8PM
Amber Kouba: True Colors
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, October 10th
Cornelia Arts Building Oct Open House
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Cornelia Arts Building
1800 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
Artist Alley Pop-Up Art Show
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
dear jazz…A Visual Love Letter
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South Side Community Art Center
3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, November 3rd
Yollocalli Fundraiser (21+)
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
First Fridays Open Studios
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Flat Iron Artists
1579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, December 6th
Nicholas Sistler: JUMBO
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The Dime
1513 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 26th
Zia Anger: My First Film (2019)
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 7PM - 9PM
Chicago Printers Guild 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition
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The Fine Art Center Gallery @ Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, October 25th
George Klauba: Last Chance Tattoo
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Hofheimer Gallery
4823 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, October 31st
Pictures of an Exhibition: A symphony of sight, sound, taste and scent
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 4th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Ando: Museums & Galleries
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
On view through Saturday, December 14th
Talking While Female Storytelling Sessions: Chicago Edition
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Back of the Yards Coffeehouse and Roastery
2059 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 7PM - 10PM
New Films From the GLAS Animation Festival
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Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Social Architecture: South Loop
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Columbia College Chicago
619 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
The Chicago Sound Show
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 29th
Adult Drawing Circle
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The Port Ministries
5013 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Ephraim Asili
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Choi, Huffman, Reed, & Wasson
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Harold Washington Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Collection Secrets—The Inner Life of a Bronze Dionysus
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 12PM - 1PM
Performance Test Kitchen
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 9PM
Public Newsroom 119: How Do We Envision Justice?
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Build Coffee
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Ism, Ism, Ism: Dialogues with Che
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The Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 7PM - 9PM
Appalachian Broom Making Workshop
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Sideshow Gallery
2219 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, October 4th
Chicago Pattern Project
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Columbia College Chicago
619 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, October 26th
Tetsuya Ishida: Self-Portrait of Other
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, October 3rd, from 12PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 14th
Mika Rottenberg: Easypieces
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Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Sunday, March 8th
Born Woke: 30 Years of Guild Literary Complex
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 4PM - 7PM
Clarifying Your Values: A Professional Development Workshop
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Between Land and Sky: Conversation
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Everybody
1722 N Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, October 27th
The Threat of Tech: Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tools and 21st Century Discrimination
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Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Adrián García Orozco: La Piel de las Almas
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave Chicago, IL, 60660
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 7PM - 9PM
Ana Garcia JaCome: It Was Like She Never Existed
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL, 60660
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 8PM - 9PM
In-Session by Cat Mahari with Duane Powell, Amir George and Daniel Haywood
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Threewalls
2738 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
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UIC Forum
725 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 7PM - 8:15PM
Policing, Violence, and Torture in Chicago
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Contesting Freedom: “Pop América, 1965–1975” Curator Conversation with Esther Gabara
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Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Tour: Let’s Do It: Twenty-three Years of Book and Paper
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, October 2nd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
On view through Wednesday, October 23rd
Grace Talusan: The Body Papers: A Memoir
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Dominican University
7900 Division St, River Forest, IL 60305
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Greg Michie: Same As It Never Was
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 7PM - 9PM
Jean Cocteau: Beauty and the Beast
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Doc Films at the University of Chicago
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Kim Brandt: Level
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, October 3rd
In Progress: Roy Kinsey
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 7:30PM - 8:30PM
News in Chicago Media, Today and Tomorrow
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 6PM - 7PM
Setting the Stage
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Design Museum of Chicago
72 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, January 5th
Park McArthur
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Noel Morical
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Indiana University Northwest School of the Arts Gallery
3401 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Tuesday, October 1st, from 12PM - 3PM
On view through Friday, November 1st
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