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Every day at 10am from Sep. 19 to Mar. 31
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop • Free
Springstone, Leopard Stone, and Dolomite take organic form in this outdoor exhibition, where monumental hand-carved works by Zimbabwean masters Edmore Sango, Pheoleen Gandari, Stewart Chapenga, and William Wilburforce Chewua fill the Gertrude Bernstein Memorial Garden.
Every day at 10am
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop • Free
This immersive exhibition translates the sounds of jazz into vibrant visual textures and movement. Curated by Lauren Deutsch and Jonathan Woods, the installation honors Chicago’s improvisational music legacy and its creative ancestors.
October 29 at 10am +3
National Museum of Mexican Art · Lower West Side
Vivir la Tierra examines the Mexican landscape through a diverse collection of photography, painting, and video. The exhibition explores how artists interpret land as a space shaped by migration, resistance, and community formation.
October 29 at 12pm +1
Evoke Gallery · Belmont Central • $0-$25
Seven Chicago artists explore what happens in isolation: growth, decay, mutation, stillness. This free group show at Evoke Gallery spans multiple mediums, and the opening reception is the best time to soak it all in.
Every day from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn • Free
Chicago street artist Joshua "Snagz" Valdovinos takes over Fitzgeralds Sidebar with his hip-hop-rooted cityscapes and cosmic "Universe Within" series. Catch the free opening for live painting, live music, and artwork you can actually take home.
November 11 at 6:30pm
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society · Rogers Park
Nine religions that never existed get the full museum treatment: shrines, altars, and artifacts spanning electrical cat worship in postwar Japan to early Internet gnosis. Tony Wolf's assemblage show blurs the line between faith and fiction.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago · Chicago Loop
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free Admission
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
SAIC Galleries · Chicago Loop
Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM
Devonshire Cultural Center · Skokie
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
South Shore Cultural Center Park · South Shore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center · Tinley Park
Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM
Lincoln Park Zoo · Lincoln Park
Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM
Lincoln Park · Chicago
Hyde Park Art Center · East Hyde Park
National Museum of Mexican Art · Lower West Side
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
The Bridgeport Art Center · Bridgeport
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
Free
Riverside Village Hall · Riverside
Divvy · Lake View
Dittmar Memorial Gallery · Evanston
Free
GRAY Chicago · Near West Side
Wicker Park · West Town
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago · Streeterville
Elysian Field · West Loop
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
Boeing Gallery South · Chicago Loop
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
National Museum of Mexican Art · Lower West Side
$0
Corbett Vs Dempsey · Near West Side
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum · River North
WNDR Museum · West Loop
Downtown Evanston · Evanston
Free
Intuit Art Museum · West Town
Alley Gallery · Evanston
Near West Side
Chicago Loop
Chicago Loop
West Town
West Loop
Evanston
Marquette Building · Chicago Loop
Chicago Loop
Streeterville
Free
Lake View
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
Kennedy Park
Logan Square
Martin Lawrence Galleries · Schaumburg
River North
Free
National Hellenic Museum · West Loop
Willis Tower · Chicago Loop
Oak Park
Hyde Park
Streeterville
Chicago Loop
Check what’s playing at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for theatre, or Sleeping Village for live music. Read about the actual production or listen to the artist before choosing. You don’t need to recognise a name for it to be your kind of evening.
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