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Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar · Chicago
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Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
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Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
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Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
"Women's Fiction" discusses "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith
Time and a half Books
Sat · Nov 21
Remembering Your Ancestral Fire Audiobook Release Party
Uncommon Ground · Chicago
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Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
Sat · Nov 14
NEWOnly Fire & Friends
Outset · Chicago
Mon · Nov 9
Celebration of Life - Penny Katz
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Reed's Local · Chicago
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
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Jazz Links Jam Session
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
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Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
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WDCB 90.9FM
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
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Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Friends of Friends: A Poetry Reading with Gerónimo Sarmiento Cruz, Sara Wainscott and Scout Turkel
Author: Gerónimo Sarmiento Cruz +2
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
An Evening with Amefrica Press: A Discussion with Tanya L. Saunders, Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman and Mariela Noles Cotito
Author: Tanya L. Saunders +2
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Fri · Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Author Event: Bake Anything by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Author: Erin Jeanne McDowell
City Lit Books · Logan Square
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
October Poetry Salon ft. Andrew Collard and Alec Hershman
Author: Andrew Collard +1
City Lit Books · Logan Square
Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM
IFIHADAHIFI/ Braince/ Weaklung/ Shredded Sun
Ifihadahifi +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Sight After Dark/ Presidium/Kris Dabu and the Troublemakers/ Moose
Sight After Dark +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Anastasia Klimchynskaya - "From the Earth to the Moon: Annotated for the Spacefaring Age" - Jordan Bimm & Katherine Buse
Author: Anastasia Klimchynskaya
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Cooking Demo with Chef Trinisa Williams
Instructor: Chef Trinisa Williams
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Entre Paginas Book Club
Madison Street Books · West Loop
Thu · Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Eric Caplan - "When Healing Harms"
Author: Eric Caplan
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Bentley Robles/ Kyle Payne/ Janeece
Bentley Robles +2
The Burlington · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 5:30 PM
I Hate Capitalism! Stand-up comedy with Marcela Onyango and friends
Author: Marcela Onyango
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Waste Management Booking Presents: Sungaze/Lavisher/ Cuss/ Lightfoils
Sungaze +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
Pilsen Audiobook Walk/Run with Libro.fm
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
How To Academy: Richard Dawkins
Author: Richard Dawkins
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Sun · Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
The Next Fix with Dr Kojo Koram
Author: Kojo Koram
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Nothing Less Than Equality with Tikia K. Hamilton and David Stovall
Author: Tikia K. Hamilton +1
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"
Author: Ruth Bloch Rubin
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
MOECYRUS/ VELL THE GENERAL/ RP/ DAI/ going_sumwhere/ A!/ phantem81/ DAMO DO THE MOST/ INTL MC
Moecyrus +8
The Burlington · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Eric Caplan - "When Healing Harms" - Matthew Gambino
Author: Eric Caplan
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Fri · Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Jonathan González - "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars" - Anna Martine Whitehead
Author: Jonathan González
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Sat · Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
From Popular Front to Cold War: The Interracial Left and the International Workers Order, 1930–1954 with Elissa Sampson, Bob Zecker, Felicia Bevel, and Matt Calihman
Author: Elissa Sampson +2
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Translated Lit Book Club Discusses: Silencio
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Penthouse Sweets/ Smug Brothers (Ex - Guided By Voices)/ Little Dave Merriman
Penthouse Sweets +2
The Burlington · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 4:30 PM
BA NIA presents a screening of BREAST MILK
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Fri · Nov 20 · 4:00 PM
Yasmin Solomonescu - "Reimagining Persuasion in British Romantic Literature" - Mark Canuel
Author: Yasmin Solomonescu
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Chonkers Book Club
Madison Street Books · West Loop
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Wall-E Film Screening with Pilsen Community Cleanup and PERRO/Energia Collective
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
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Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Tim Disney - "The A.R.C.: A Virus That Kills When You Lie"
Author: Tim Disney
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
October 2026 Book Club
Sandmeyer's Bookstore · Printers Row
Sat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Waco/ Jeremy Weber/ Liam Barrett
Waco +2
The Burlington · Chicago
Mon · Oct 19 · 3:30 PM
Tatreez Pop-Up
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Brief Candles/ Tapegun/ Eden's Expressway
Brief Candles +2
The Burlington · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Russell P. Johnson - "Beyond Civility in Social Conflict" - Marvin Wickware
Author: Russell P. Johnson
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Wrex/ The Human Trials/ The Head Caution/ $ell the Rest
Wrex +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
Leonard M. Lopoo - "Wanting Children: Family-Planning Policies and the Engineering of America's Population" -Ariel Kalil
Author: Leonard M. Lopoo
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
How To Academy: Michael Douglas
Author: Michael Douglas
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Book Club: Weird and Wonderful
City Lit Books · Logan Square
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Hollyy/ Kid Copter/ Sabina/ Free Joel
Hollyy +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
10-16 Yoko Ono Creation Celebration
Quimby's Bookstore · Wicker Park
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Alga/ Alley Girl/ Andrew H. Smith/ Joe Glass
Alga +3
The Burlington · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Bonsai Club
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Fri · Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
Elizabeth Metzger - "The Going Is Forever: Poems" - Richie Hofmann
Author: Elizabeth Metzger
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
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Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay
City Lit Books · Logan Square
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
T Maguire/ Milkswarm/ When The Wall Breaks Down
T Maguire +2
The Burlington · Chicago
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 AM
Beginning Beekeeping Class
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Gautham Rao - "White Power: Policing American Slavery" - Alison L. LaCroix
Author: Gautham Rao
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Shawn Gude in conversation with Alderman Anthony Quezada presents AMERICAN SOCIALIST: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EUGENE V. DEBS
Author: The Life And Legacy Of Eugene V. Debs
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Rana B. Khoury - "Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria's War" - Lisa Wedeen
Author: Rana B. Khoury
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Thu · Feb 4 · 7:00 PM
Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest with Juan Ignacio Mora
Author: Juan Ignacio Mora
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Uncle Sexy & The Nephews/ Beach Trash/ Two Gun Tim & The Blanks
Uncle Sexy & The Nephews +2
The Burlington · Chicago
Mon · Oct 26 · 11:30 PM
Midnight Release Party
Madison Street Books · West Loop
Sun · Oct 25 · 3:00 PM
Troop Movements: Tejasvi Nagaraja in conversation with Gabriel Winant
Author: Gabriel Winant
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Palm Leaf Basket Weaving Workshop
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:45 PM
Booked! A comedy showcase
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
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Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Bloodtrucker Vol 4 launch with Lauren Ramsey and Mike Ehrenreich
Author: Lauren Ramsey +1
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Wed · Nov 11 · 4:00 PM
Jane Hamilton - "The Phoebe Variations" - Rowan Beaird
Author: Jane Hamilton
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Fri · Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
Tone Deaf Records Showcase ft: Wrong War/ Compulsion/ Ritual Cross/ Compulsion
Wrong War +2
The Burlington · Chicago
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Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Nov 14 · 3:00 PM
Clara Han - "Echoes of a Death: Police Violence and the Singularity of a Life"
Author: Clara Han
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Thu · Dec 3 · 6:30 PM
The Robert Poems book launch with S. Yarberry and friends
Author: S. Yarberry
Pilsen Community Books · Pilsen
Thu · Oct 29 · 10:00 PM
How To Academy: Andy Cohen
Author: Andy Cohen
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
Tue · Mar 16 · 7:00 PM
March 2027 Book Club
Sandmeyer's Bookstore · Printers Row
Sat · Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Rowenna Miller - "The Dancer and the Dream Thief"
Author: Rowenna Miller
57th Street Books · Hyde Park
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The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Events in Chicago, IL
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Chicago has the deepest improv and blues benches in the country — Second City and iO, Kingston Mines and Buddy Guy's Legends — plus Lincoln Hall, Thalia Hall, the Lyric and the CSO.