These 26 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 8 at 5pm (This weekend)
Smart Museum of Art · Hyde Park • $0
Downward dog meets Rothko: a gentle, heart-centered slow flow in the Smart Museum lobby, tied to the "How Do We Heal?" exhibition. Expect breathwork, aromatherapy, and contemplative art viewing to close.
November 15 at 5pm (Next weekend)
Smart Museum of Art · Hyde Park • $0
Downward dog meets Rothko at this free, beginner-friendly slow flow inside the Smart Museum lobby. Gentle movement, breathwork, and aromatherapy wind down with quiet contemplation of pieces from the "How Do We Heal?" exhibition.
November 22 at 11am
Smart Museum of Art · Hyde Park • $0
Downward dog meets art appreciation at this free, beginner-friendly slow flow in the Smart Museum lobby. Rhya Moffitt guides gentle movement tied to the "How Do We Heal?" exhibition, closing with aromatherapy and contemplative gallery viewing.
December 6 at 11am
Smart Museum of Art · Hyde Park • $0
Spend a Sunday learning to meet pain with compassion rather than resistance. Jon Aaron, a 25-year mindfulness veteran, guides a free daylong retreat of meditation practices designed to help you work with illness and discomfort, no prior experience needed.
December 12 at 4pm
Smart Museum of Art · Hyde Park • $0
Build surrealist superheroes from air-dry clay, then stretch into trauma-informed yoga at this free Family Day. Drop in anytime for creative play that explores care, connection, and community.
River North
Fifty-minute infrared-heated flows in candlelight, with hands-on assists and daily fresh sequences. Dark, loud, intense, and deeply immersive.
Browse Chicago neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
Ridge Park · Beverly
Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Free for students/members; Non-members: $13 before 3 PM weekdays, $20 after 3 PM & weekends
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Greater Lawn Mental Health · West Elsdon
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 AM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
$13-$20
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Wed, Nov 4 · 1:15 PM
Galter Health Sciences Library · Streeterville
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM
Skokie Heritage Museum · Skokie
$21
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:30 AM
Norwood Park · Norwood Park
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 PM
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion · Evanston
Free for students/members · Non-members: Weekdays $13, After 3 PM & Weekends $20
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Namastate of Mind · Lincoln Park
Adults $145 · Namastate Members $125
Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM
Oriole Park · Oriole Park
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 5:00 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM
Ridge Park · Beverly
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:00 AM
Oriole · West Loop
$$$$
Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 AM
Skokie Heritage Museum · Skokie
$57
Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM
INDIA HUB · Schaumburg
Caldwell Woods Wellness Center · Norwood Park
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.
Choose the show first, then make plans nearby. Leave enough room between dinner and curtain time to enjoy both. Tell me where you’re staying and whether you’re taking transit, and I can help narrow the search to an evening that fits together.
Tell me when you’re free, where you’ll be, and what sounds appealing. “Live music near me, somewhere I can sit, under $30” gives me more to work with than “something fun.” You can keep narrowing it down with me.
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