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Low-cost events within walking distance of Millennium Park.

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · 2:25 AM CST

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Wednesday, November 4

  1. All day The Absence and Presence of the Berlin Wall
    Goethe-Institut Chicago, 150 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  2. 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Open House: Adult French Classes
    Alliance Française de Chicago, 54 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  3. 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  4. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM November 2026 Faculty Council Meeting
    DePaul Center Room 8005, 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago · see listing for cost
  5. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  6. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM DePaul Economics Alumni Career Panel
    DePaul Center (DPC), 300 S State St, Chicago · see listing for cost
  7. 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
    Harold Washington Library Center · see listing for cost
  8. 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Printers Row
    Printers Row Park, 632 S. Dearborn St. · Free
  9. 5:15 PM FJORD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  10. 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM How to Win a Trade War
    Chicago Council Conference Center, 130 E Randolph Street · Free
  11. 6:00 PM WILD RIVER
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  12. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Derrick Rose: The Poohprint
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  13. 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Atelier d'art : Rita Letendre avec Floriane Roussel
    Cuisine de démonstration Grace Jennings Wacker / Demonstration Kitchen (54 W Chicago Ave) · 30 $ pour membres, 45 $ pour non-membres · $30 for Members, $45 for Non-Members
  14. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Raíces Latin Jazz Quintet
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  15. 8:15 PM FJORD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  16. 8:30 PM LADY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 9:00 PM JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99

Thursday, November 5

  1. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Poetry Pop-Up at the Field Museum
    Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, USA · Free
  2. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Pro Bono and Public Interest in Private Practice Panel (In Honor of National Pro Bono Week)
    Lewis Center, 25 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago · Free
  3. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Drop-In Sketching (Nov 5)
    Meet in Gallery 211, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  4. 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Walking Club at Maggie Daley
    Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St. · Free
  5. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  6. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Logic Seminar: Justin Moore
    E 202 · see listing for cost
  7. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Finals Study Session
    CDM Center, 218 S Wabash Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  8. 5:15 PM FJORD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  9. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lecture: Body and Being in African Art
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  10. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Sara VanDerBeek on Lee Miller
    Galleries 1–4, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  11. 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Taste of Hope
    Aon Grand Ballroom · see listing for cost
  12. 6:00 PM AN EVENING WITH JOHN SMITH
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  13. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Atelier de yoga en français
    Boardroom (810 N Dearborn St) · $5, $15
  14. 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Piaf in Perspective
    810 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 · see listing for cost
  15. 8:00 PM Jamaican born Piano Master Monty Alexander
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  16. 8:15 PM FJORD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 8:30 PM LADY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  18. 9:00 PM PAOLO APULI
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99
  19. 12:00 AM – 11:45 PM Luminary International | Madrid and Seville
    Art Institute of Chicago · see listing for cost

Friday, November 6

  1. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM MPH Applied Practice Experience & FSM Area of Scholarly Concentration Poster Session
    Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Potoscnak Atrium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago · see listing for cost
  2. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Crocheting Oya Workshop with Hale Ekinci
    Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 · Free
  3. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Introduction to Zine Making
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  4. 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM “The Handshake” Screen Print Release Party
    Navy Pier South Dock · see listing for cost
  5. 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Ciné Club
    Alliance Française de Chicago, 54 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · $15.00 for Non-Members / Non-AF Chicago Students
  6. 7:00 PM BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  7. 8:00 PM ELIZA NEALS
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $27.30

Saturday, November 7

  1. 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM A NOTEWORTHY DAY OF JAZZ EDUCATION
    148 South California Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States · Free
  2. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hands Off Chicago march
    130 Lake Street Chicago Il · Free
  3. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM HEP: MASTER CLASS WITH CRAIG TABORN
    915 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States · Free
  4. 11:00 AM COMMUNITY FILM WORKSHOP OF CHICAGO SHOWCASE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  5. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM LOST IN SPACE WITH KEVIN KING
    6 South Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States · Free
  6. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Family Day: Picture This
    Ryan Learning Center, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  7. 11:30 AM SPACE IS THE PLACE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Café conversation
    810 N. Dearborn St. · Free
  9. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Silent Read-In
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  10. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Native Nations
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  11. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Fall Maker Summit
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  12. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Can You Imagine?: The Musical Career of Tania León
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  13. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Artist Conversation: Jordan Ann Craig
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  14. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Antoine’s Organ | Bethany Pickens
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  15. 2:15 PM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  16. 3:00 PM FLOATING CLOUDS
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  18. 5:00 PM TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  19. 5:15 PM WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  20. 7:00 PM Honey Pot Chicago's 'Fill the Pot' 25th Annual Fundraiser
    TBA · Free
  21. 8:00 PM IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME?—VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTATION
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  22. 8:15 PM ABOUT HIM
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  23. 9:00 PM KAT RIGGINS
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $27.30

Sunday, November 8

  1. 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM MCA Presents | asses.masses
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  2. 12:00 PM THE WORLD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  3. 12:30 PM BLACK PANTHER & THE SIGHT UNSEEN
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  4. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Grab and Go: Watercolor Library Greeting Card
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Get Ready for Baby
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  6. 2:30 PM LISTEN TO ME
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  7. 3:00 PM ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 5:30 PM DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  10. 6:00 PM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 9:00 PM DEREK CARUSO
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99

Monday, November 9

  1. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM "War Neuroses" Film Screening
    Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Simpson Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago · see listing for cost
  2. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Dynamics seminar: Elena Kim
    E206 · see listing for cost
  3. 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Closed for Private Event
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  4. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Beyond the Headlines: Opportunities in Communications, Business, Technology, and more at FOX News!
    14 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago · see listing for cost
  5. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Beyond the Headlines: Opportunities in Comms, Business, Tech, and more at FOX News!
    Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building, 11 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  6. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  7. 5:45 PM ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Knit Together
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  9. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  10. 8:15 PM SPACE IS THE PLACE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 8:30 PM ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14

Tuesday, November 10

  1. 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Make a Laser Cut Juicy Fruit Miniature
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  2. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM USPTO Visit To DePaul Law
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  3. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Cabinet Meeting
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  4. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Audio Described Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023)
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CLE - 2026 Enlund Scholar-in-Residence Lecture: Glossing the Foreign Affairs Constitution, Professor Curtis A. Bradley
    DePaul Center (DPC), 300 S State St, Chicago · see listing for cost
  6. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Finals Tips Through a Neurodiverse Lens
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  7. 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Luminary Tour: Mary Cassatt
    Galleries 182–184, Art Institute of Chicago · see listing for cost
  8. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  9. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  10. 5:30 PM BLACK AND BLUR
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Get Lit: Weird Science
    American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States · see listing for cost
  12. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Go Country Cruisin’ with Joe Nichols
    City Cruises · see listing for cost
  13. 6:00 PM NO
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  14. 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Film Screening: Cinémanuscrit—Kuessipan
    Julius Lewis Auditorium (54 W Chicago Ave) · $5, $15
  15. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM WDCB 90.9FM - Alejandro Urzagaste Quartet Album Release
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  16. 8:15 PM SHORT FILM PROGRAM TEMPLATE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 8:30 PM LISTEN TO ME
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14

Wednesday, November 11

  1. 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM Jazz Links: Jam Sessions
    806S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, IL 60605, Chicago, IL 60605, United States · Free
  2. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Smoke & Mirrors: Lung Cancer Awareness Townhall
    Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago · see listing for cost
  3. 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  4. 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
    Harold Washington Library Center · see listing for cost
  5. 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Jazz Links Jam Session
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  6. 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Writing with Our Eyes: A Writing Workshop with Marina Azahua
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  7. 5:30 PM WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Sound Meditation
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  9. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Artist Talk: Rhea Dillon
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  10. 6:00 PM TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Write at CPL: Editing and Publishing, Demystified
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  12. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Lecture & Tasting: Moroccan Cuisine with Chef Dave Patera
    Julius Lewis Auditorium (54 W Chicago Ave) · $5, $15
  13. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
    Chicago Shakespeare Theater · see listing for cost
  14. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Soul Message Trio
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  15. 8:15 PM AFTER HOURS
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  16. 8:30 PM ABOUT HIM
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 9:00 PM JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99

Thursday, November 12

  1. All day Tariffs and the End of the Liberal Order?
    810 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 · Free
  2. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Poetry Pop-Up at the Field Museum
    Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, USA · Free
  3. 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CLE - AI and Radicalization
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  4. 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Walking Club at Maggie Daley
    Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St. · Free
  5. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Antoine’s Organ | Miguel de la Cerna
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  7. 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM MENALSA Potluck
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  8. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Logic seminar: No meeting due to AACC
    E 202 · see listing for cost
  9. 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Realigning with Nature: A Conversation with MacArthur Fellows
    Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60603, United States · see listing for cost
  10. 5:30 PM DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Early History of Bicycling in Illinois
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  12. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Artist Talk: Hyejeong Kim—The Journeying Potter
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  13. 6:00 PM ANCESTRAL FUTURES
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  14. 8:00 PM Pharez Whitted Quintet
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  15. 8:15 PM IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME?—VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTATION
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  16. 8:30 PM TCB – THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 9:00 PM SCOTT ELLISON
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99

Friday, November 13

  1. 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Second Annual Conference in Bedside Medicine
    McGaw Pavilion, 240 E. Huron, Chicago · see listing for cost
  2. 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM New Labor Organizing Cmte 1st National Convention
    TBA · Free
  3. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Seminar on Important Things (SOIT)
    Fishbein Center (SSRB 205-208) · see listing for cost
  4. 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM Film Screening: Interstellar (2014)
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Storytelling in Body and Being in African Art
    Gallery 227, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  6. 5:30 PM FROM THE BLOCK
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  7. 6:00 PM QUEEN AT SEA
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 8:00 PM JAMES ARMSTRONG
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $27.30
  9. 8:30 PM TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  10. 9:45 PM ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14

Saturday, November 14

  1. All day 50 @ 50: Open Call for Collaborative Punk Album + Listening Session
    Goethe-Institut Chicago, 150 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  2. 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Second Annual Conference in Bedside Medicine
    McGaw Pavilion, 240 E. Huron, Chicago · see listing for cost
  3. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM From the Archives: Reimagining Chicago: Brick by Brick Gallery Tour
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  4. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM LOST IN SPACE WITH KEVIN KING
    Uptown Branch 929 W. Buena Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States · Free
  6. 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM City Civics Day
    Chicago Cultural Center, G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Yates Gallery, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 · Free
  7. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Saturday Studio: The Painterly Print (Nov 14)
    Ryan Learning Center, Studio A, Art Institute of Chicago · see listing for cost
  8. 12:00 PM THREE BLACK MEN
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  9. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM The ABCDs of Medicare
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  10. 2:00 PM LAURA
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  11. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM When Studs Terkel Interviewed Me: What I Learned from Being Interviewed by the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Master Conversationalist
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  12. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pulitzer on the Road Exhibit: A Guided Tour
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  13. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lecture: Wafa Ghnaim on the Art of Syrian Dress
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  14. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Divine Encounters with Mayda del Valle and Josué Esaú
    Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 · Free
  15. 3:00 PM VOICES OF THE GODS
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  16. 4:00 PM – 10:30 PM Weishfest
    Aon Grand Ballroom & Lakeview Terrace · see listing for cost
  17. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  18. 5:30 PM MEMORY & STYLE: SOJOURN & CANDY PAINT
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  19. 8:00 PM TCB – THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14

Sunday, November 15

  1. All day Between Revolution and Slumber: Yiddish Writers, Utopian Ideology, and the Kibbutz
    Goethe-Institut Chicago, 150 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  2. 11:00 AM FROM THE BLOCK
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  3. 12:00 PM NO
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  4. 3:00 PM JUPITER MAGAZINE PRESENTS FILMS BY FANTA RÉGINA NACRO, A STUDY BY AFI
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  5. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 6:00 PM BLACK HARVEST CLOSING NIGHT: SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  7. 9:00 PM SEAN MCKEE
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99

Monday, November 16

  1. 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Coffee and Connections
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  2. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Beatriz González—In Series and Full Color
    Meet in Gallery 125, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  3. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Dynamics seminar: Spencer Durham
    E206 · see listing for cost
  4. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM A Quilt is a Poem That We Say Again: Panel Discussion
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  6. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Knit Together
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  7. 6:00 PM LAURA
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  8. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  9. 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Bob Lark Septet
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost

Tuesday, November 17

  1. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM BLSA's Thanksgiving Feast
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  2. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM SBA General Body Meeting
    Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago · see listing for cost
  3. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Antoine’s Organ | Bethany Pickens
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  4. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Shop
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  5. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 7:00 PM TONI ERDMANN
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  7. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Petra's Recession Seven
    806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, United States · see listing for cost