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What to do in Bronzeville this week

Low-cost events around Bronzeville, updated from public listings.

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · 2:25 AM CST

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Wednesday, November 4

  1. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  2. 12:30 PM – 7:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Spanish Conversation Group
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Arabic Club
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Pen Flow Writing Sessions
    4500 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, USA · Free
  7. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Halsted St. Monthly Meeting
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Thursday, November 5

  1. 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Pickleball - Open at Taylor-Lauridsen
    Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park, 704 W. 42nd St. · $20
  2. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  3. 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Walking Club at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  5. 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Adult Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  6. 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Chess Club
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
    3400 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  8. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Womens Basketball - Open at Kennicott
    Kennicott (Jonathan) Park, 4434 S. Lake Park Ave. · Free

Friday, November 6

  1. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SATELLITE EXHIBITION | CHARLES WHITE ACROSS MEDIA: A VISUAL ARCHIVE
    Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th S, Chicago · see listing for cost
  2. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Social Club at Donovan
    Donovan (George) Park, 3620 S. Lituanica Ave. · $5
  5. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  6. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · Free
  7. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  8. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Basketball - Open at Fuller
    Fuller (Melville) Park, 331 W. 45th St · Free
  9. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Screening: "The Returning Tide"
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Saturday, November 7

  1. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM AI Made Simple: Easy Tools for Everyday Life
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Basketball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · $30
  5. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Chicago: The Birthplace of Black History Tour with Dilla the Urban Historian
    4801 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Open Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  7. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
    642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL · Free

Sunday, November 8

  1. 1:30 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026)
    3436 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Chess Afternoon
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Go Club
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Monday, November 9

  1. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  2. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Open Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  3. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Open Writing Workshop
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 12:30 PM – 7:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Adult Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  6. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM All Labor Has Dignity: A Community Study of the Black Worker, Deindustrialization, and the Crisis of Democracy
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Capital Reading Group (Political Education Committee)
    Unity Center - 3339 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60608 · Free
  8. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM How to Transmit on a Radio. Bug Tag/How to Build a Meadow
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Tuesday, November 10

  1. 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Pickleball - Open at Taylor-Lauridsen
    Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park, 704 W. 42nd St. · $20
  2. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  4. 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Walking Club at Taylor-Lauridsen
    Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park, 704 W. 42nd St. · Free
  6. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Coloring for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Come Play Chess with Us
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  8. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult and Senior Coloring
    642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  10. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Daley Bridgeport Library Writing Club
    3400 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  11. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bridgeport Knitting Circle
    3400 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  12. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Snail Mail Night
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Wednesday, November 11

  1. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  2. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  3. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Computer Basics Class
    3436 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 12:30 PM – 7:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mens Basketball - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · $30
  6. 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Spanish Conversation Group
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  8. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Black Wall Open Mic (Second Wednesdays)
    Little Black Pearl Workshop, 1060 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653, USA · see listing for cost
  9. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Club Meeting
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  10. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Wednesday Writer's Workshop
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  11. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Pen Flow Writing Sessions
    4500 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, USA · Free

Thursday, November 12

  1. 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Chess Club
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
    3400 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Womens Basketball - Open at Kennicott
    Kennicott (Jonathan) Park, 4434 S. Lake Park Ave. · Free
  5. 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM A Shit Deal: Capitalism's Ecological Rift
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W. 31st St, Chicago · Free
  6. 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM A Shit Deal: Capitalism's Ecological Rift
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Friday, November 13

  1. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Social Club at Donovan
    Donovan (George) Park, 3620 S. Lituanica Ave. · $5
  4. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  6. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · Free
  7. 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Adult Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  8. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM AI Safety Discussion
    642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  10. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM The Gradient at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · Free
  11. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Basketball - Open at Fuller
    Fuller (Melville) Park, 331 W. 45th St · Free

Saturday, November 14

  1. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Orbital
    3436 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Making Miniatures from Scraps
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Open Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  6. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Reading Group: "Half Earth Socialism"
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Magazine Launch: Chicago Media Journal
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Sunday, November 15

  1. 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM 🌹DSA Run Club
    Jackalope Coffee, 755 W 32nd St, Chicago, IL 60616 US · Free
  2. 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EWOC Fundamentals Training
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Municipal Finance Reading Group
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Wise Man Weekends: HIGH SCHOOL
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free

Monday, November 16

  1. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Open Writing Workshop
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 12:30 PM – 7:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Open Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  4. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · Free
  5. 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Adult Book Club: Dearborn
    642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Basketball - Open at Fuller
    Fuller (Melville) Park, 331 W. 45th St · Free
  7. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDSA Socialist Night School – Nonprofits, NGOs, and the Party
    Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted St, Chicago · Free
  8. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM What the Ferment: Vinegar
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Socialist Night School Semester 17, Session 4: Nonprofits, NGOs, and the Party (Political Education Committee)
    Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608 · Free

Tuesday, November 17

  1. 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Pickleball - Open at Taylor-Lauridsen
    Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park, 704 W. 42nd St. · $20
  2. 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  3. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  4. 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mens Basketball - Open at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · $30
  6. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Coloring for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  7. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Walking Club at Armour Square
    Armour (Philip) Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  8. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Come Play Chess with Us
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  10. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Quilling the Stars
    3436 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL · Free
  11. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Silkworms POC Book Club: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
    Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport · see listing for cost