These 205 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 6 at 4:30pm
Logan Center for the Arts · Woodlawn
Chicago artists working at the intersection of art and civic life host interactive breakout sessions hosted by Court Theatre at the Logan Center for the Arts.
November 8 at 12pm (This weekend)
Chicago History Museum · Lincoln Park
Cempasúchiles and protest signs take shape in the closing hours of the Aquí en Chicago exhibition at the Chicago History Museum, where visitors can attend curator talks, salsa dancing, and Indigenous Kichwa performances.
November 8 at 3pm (This weekend)
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
Ever yell "that's not how physics works!" at a movie? Here's your outlet: a screening of Project Hail Mary, then physicists and astronomers separate fact from fiction, with drinks and bites after.
November 8 at 7pm (This weekend)
Park West · Lincoln Park
Special guests face interviews and live audience votes at Park West, where Good Noticings podcast hosts Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton present a competitive live panel show.
November 8 at 2pm (This weekend)
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Zines as resistance: artist and publisher Marc Fischer reads from "Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?" and shares DIY print tactics, while attorney Amanda Yarusso breaks down your free speech rights.
Nov. 10 & Nov. 12 at 7:30pm
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Black holes, dark matter, and cosmic collisions fill the universe with exotic phenomena explored in this stage show presented by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
Deering Library · Evanston
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
LaBagh Woods · North Park
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Kersten Physics Teaching Center · Hyde Park
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
$0
Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM
River Trail Nature Center · Northbrook
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
Mary Meyer School · Lake View East
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 AM
Chicago History Museum · Lincoln Park
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club · Uptown
FREE
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
Catherine Cook School · Near North Side
Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM
Writers Theatre · Glencoe
Mon, Nov 9 · 3:00 PM
Ward Building · Streeterville
Mon, Nov 9 · 5:00 PM
Alderman Andre Vasquez · Arcadia Terrace
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Nov 9 · 12:30 PM
Kresge Hall · Evanston
Mon, Nov 9 · 12:00 PM
Deering Library · Evanston
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Evanston Public Library Robert Crown Branch · Evanston
Mon, Nov 9 · 12:00 PM
Prentice Women's Hospital · Streeterville
Mon, Nov 9 · 10:30 AM
Evanston Public Library Robert Crown Branch · Evanston
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
mHUB · Near West Side
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:30 AM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
GMan Tavern · Lake View East
Free with RSVP
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
Frederick C. Robie House · Hyde Park
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Field Museum · Near South Side
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Writers Theatre · Glencoe
Tue, Nov 10 · 2:30 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 9:30 AM
The Goddess and Grocer Bucktown · West Town
$$
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Park West · Lincoln Park
Wed, Nov 11 · 12:00 PM
Field Museum · Near South Side
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 PM
Sheil Catholic Center · Evanston
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 1:30 PM
Main Library · Evanston
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall · Evanston
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 11:30 AM
Crowe Hall · Evanston
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 2:00 PM
Schmitt Academic Center · Sheffield & DePaul
$0
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Garfield Park Field House · Garfield Park
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM
Field Museum · Near South Side
Included with admission
Thu, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:30 AM
NOEMA · Lincoln Park
$25-$30
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu, Nov 12 · 12:00 PM
Ward Building · Streeterville
Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM
SunCloud Health · Northbrook
Fri, Nov 13 · 12:00 PM
McGaw Pavilion · Streeterville
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:00 AM
St. Josaphat School · Lincoln Park
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · Washington Park
$0
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$78
Sat, Nov 14 · 4:30 PM
Main Library · Evanston
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club · Uptown
$$
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM
Evanston SPACE · Evanston
$27.27-$40.54
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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