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  • February 2025

  • Thu 27

    Design News Roundtable: The Neighborhoods

    February 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for the first installment of CAC’s new quarterly Design News Roundtable series, a space for freewheeling conversation with architects, designers, preservationists, community leaders and advocates exploring our ever-changing […]

    $10
  • March 2025

  • Thu 20

    All in on Quantum: A Vision for the South Lakefront

    March 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    A first-of-its-kind Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP) will soon touch down at the former U.S. Steel South Works site, a 440-acre barren expanse at the end of the lakefront […]

    $10
  • Fri 21

    Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday

    March 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - March 22, 2025 @ 12:00 am Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
    • Food and Drink
    • Talks and Gatherings
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink! Theme […]

  • Sun 23

    ART WORKS Projects Gallery Closing Event: 18 Years of Visual Advocacy

    March 23, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ART WORKS Projects Open House + Moving Sale: March 22 – 23
    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
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    • Talks and Gatherings
    • Tour
    625 North Kingsbury Street Chicago, IL 60654 625 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    After 11 years of producing and presenting high-impact visual advocacy projects in our beloved shared office and gallery space located at 625 N Kingsbury Street, our team at AWP will […]

    Free
  • April 2025

  • Wed 2

    Sustain’d

    April 2, 2025 - April 17, 2025
    • Dance
    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    • Member Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Trickster Cultural Center 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, United States

    Township High School District 211 will showcase their Advanced Placement Art class artists in their first ever capstone show titled, Sustain’d. Each student artist works for 1 school year to […]

    Free
  • Thu 10

    Dr. King in North Lawndale: Housing Access in Chicago

    April 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    In recognition of April as Fair Housing Month, join us for a panel exploring an impactful and often overlooked Chicago chapter in the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther […]

    $10
  • Fri 18

    Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday

    April 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - April 19, 2025 @ 12:00 am Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
    • Food and Drink
    • Talks and Gatherings
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink! Theme […]

  • Wed 23

    Constructing Housing During Crisis: Ukraine

    April 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for a discussion of the role of temporary housing as a place of care and healing during the ongoing crisis. This program is hosted in collaboration with the […]

    Free
  • May 2025

  • Thu 8

    Design News Roundtable: Downtown Chicago

    May 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    • Workshops and Classes
    Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for the second quarterly Design News Roundtable, a space for freewheeling conversation with architects, designers, preservationists, planners and community leaders exploring our ever-changing city. Our tapped-in panelists will […]

    $10
  • Tue 13

    Black Modernism and the Spatial Modernity of the Black Church

    May 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    First Church of Deliveriance 4315 S Wabash Ave, Chicago

    Program in collaboration with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Join us in the sanctuary of The First Church of Deliverance for […]

    Free
  • Thu 15

    Dave Barry: “Class Clown”

    May 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Chicago Hope Academy 2156 West Ogden Avenue, Chicago

    How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? America’s most beloved wiseass, Dave […]

    $15 – $35
  • Fri 16

    Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday

    May 16, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - May 17, 2025 @ 12:00 am Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
    • Food and Drink
    • Talks and Gatherings
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink! Theme […]

  • Sat 31

    Summer Youth Social Powwow

    May 31, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
    • Dance
    • Member Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Trickster Cultural Center 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, United States

    This youth-led community event is FREE and open to the general public event. This "Summer Youth Social Powwow" event aims to foster community relations, youth literacy, cultural exchange with a […]

    Free
  • June 2025

  • Sat 7

    All My Relations: Pride Celebration

    June 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    • Member Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Trickster Cultural Center 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, United States

    The 2025 "All My Relations: Pride Celebration" would like to honor diversity through Native drum and dance, various artists, resource exchanges, and vendor fair at Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg, […]

    Free
  • Thu 12

    Constructing Architectural Networks: Ukraine [VIRTUAL]

    June 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Online Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    • Workshops and Classes
    Zoom

    Join us for a discussion with architects working on material logistics and mutual aid networks during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This program is hosted in collaboration with the exhibition Constructing […]

    Free
  • Fri 13

    Book Signing and Presentation: Paris to Pamirs

    June 13, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join author Jaroslaw Martynuik at the Ukrainian National Museum, June 13 at 6:30pm for a presentation and signing of his latest book, Paris to Pamirs: Eurasian Odysseys. Paris to Pamirs […]

    $10
  • Tue 17

    ‘Beyond Closure’: A Screening & Discussion

    June 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • Music, Film, and Theater
    • Talks and Gatherings
    • Tour
    Kennedy-King College Theater 740 W. 63rd Street, Chicago

    Join us at Kennedy-King College for a screening of Beyond Closure (2024) and a panel discussion on community responses to Chicago’s 2013 school closures.   The documentary Beyond Closure (2024) […]

    Free
  • Wed 18

    Stitching Stories: The First Thread

    June 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - June 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
    • Dance
    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

    Stitching Stories: The First Thread is a pop-up exhibition that brings together Asian and Black artists whose works explore cultural exchange, storytelling, and visions of shared futures through textile arts. This […]

    Free
  • Fri 20

    Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday

    June 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - June 21, 2025 @ 12:00 am Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
    • Food and Drink
    • Talks and Gatherings
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink! Theme […]

  • Sun 22

    Stitching Stories: The First Thread Closing Artist Conversation

    June 22, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    • Talks and Gatherings
    3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

    About this event Event lasts 2 hours ALL AGES Free venue parking Stitching Stories: The First Thread is a pop-up exhibition that brings together Asian and Black artists whose works explore […]

    Free
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