These 80 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 21 at 12pm (Next weekend)
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square • Free
Grab your guitar, fiddle, ukulele, or just your voice: Family Jam turns the Old Town School of Folk Music into one big living-room singalong. Teaching artists lead the songbook, everyone plays along.
November 21 at 1pm (Next weekend)
Old town school · Edgewater • $35
Learn djembe rhythms straight from Guinea at Chicago's beloved folk music school. This hands-on workshop welcomes total beginners and seasoned drummers alike: bring your own drum or rent one and get grooving.
November 21 at 1pm (Next weekend)
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square • $45 ($40 members)
Rasgueado strums, tangos, and the Andalusian cadence shape this introduction to flamenco guitar, led by Madrid-based guitarist Andrea Salcedo at the Old Town School of Folk Music through practical exercises and guided playing.
November 28 at 10am
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square • $20
Songs about passing gas and superheroes frame this forty-five-minute early childhood music class at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Award-winning musician Jesse Jukebox leads families through original tunes using instruments, scarves, bubbles, and puppets.
December 4 at 6pm
Old town school · Edgewater • $30
That hypnotic, UFO-shaped drum you've heard in parks? Here's your chance to actually play one. Learn striking technique, simple rhythms, and the handpan's surprising history, with instruments provided.
December 5 at 1pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Square • $40
Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams serve as reference points during this ninety-minute workshop led by Elizabeth Moen at Old Town School, where participants use writing prompts and guided discussion to turn personal stories into songs.
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Sun Nov 15, 1pm
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
Sun Nov 15, 10am
Emily Oaks Nature Center · Skokie
$130
Tue Nov 17, 8pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Tue Nov 17, 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Tue Nov 17, 1:30pm
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu Nov 19, 6pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Park
$26 ($21 members)
Thu Nov 19, 10:15am
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Fri Nov 20, 10:15am
Lincoln Park Zoo · Lincoln Park
Free
Fri Nov 20, 7pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sat Nov 21, 11am
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$35
Sat Nov 21, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sat Nov 21, 11am
Old Town School · Lincoln Square
$40
Sat Nov 21, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$40
Sun Nov 22, 1pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$25
Sun Nov 22, 1pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
Free
Tue Nov 24, 10am
Main Library · Evanston
Tue Dec 1, 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Tue Dec 1, 8pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Thu Dec 3, 6pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$26
Fri Dec 4, 1:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$30
Fri Dec 4, 1:30pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Fri Dec 4, 12pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Fri Dec 4, 1:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Sat Dec 5, 12pm
Old town school · Edgewater
Free
Sat Dec 5, 1pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Square
Adult $36 / Member $31
Sat Dec 5, 3pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$35
Sat Dec 5, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$36
Sat Dec 5, 4pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$20 ($18 members)
Sat Dec 5, 1pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$35
Sat Dec 5, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sat Dec 5, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sun Dec 6, 3:30pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Tue Dec 8, 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Fri Dec 11, 6:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$35
Fri Dec 11, 7pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Fri Dec 11, 4pm
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
Free
Sat Dec 12, 11am
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$100 per participant
Sat Dec 12, 12pm
Old town school · Edgewater
Free
Sat Dec 12, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sun Dec 13, 3:30pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Sun Dec 13, 1pm
Skokie Heritage Museum · Skokie
$5
Tue Dec 15, 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
Tue Dec 15, 8pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
Adults $30 · Members $25
Thu Dec 17, 6pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Park
$26 ($21 members)
Sun Dec 20, 1pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$45 ($40 members)
Sun Dec 20, 3:30pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$30
Sun Dec 20, 1pm
Old town school · Edgewater
$45
Sat Jan 16, 12pm
Old Town School · Lincoln Square
$30 ($25 members)
Sat Jan 16, 1:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$40 ($35 members)
Sun Jan 17, 1pm
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$45 ($40 members)
Mon Jan 18, 9am
Old town school · Edgewater
$103
Mon Jan 18, 9am
Old Town School of Folk Music · Lincoln Square
$103
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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