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thursdaymay8throughwednesdaymay14

thursdaymay8

David Samuels reads at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, btw N Wolcott Ave and N Honore St, 7pm

Vice Colt 45 Tour at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia St, btw N Ada St and N Throop St, 9pm, Free, RSVP

fridaymay9

Jason Villegas opens at Gescheidle Gallery, 1039 W Lake St, 2nd Fl, btw N Carpenter St and N Aberdeen St, 6-9pm

Brett Amory and Gage Opdenbrouw open at Gescheidle Gallery, 1039 W Lake St, 2nd Fl, btw N Carpenter St and N Aberdeen St, 6-9pm

South of Eden opens at Logsdon 1909 Gallery, 1909 S Halsted St, btw W 19th St and W 19th Pl, 6-10pm

Palestinian, Jewish+Israeli Artists opens at ARC Gallery, 832 W Superior, #204, at N Green St, 6-9pm

Babel opens at Rooms Productions, 645 W 18th St, at Ruble St, 7-10pm

saturdaymay10

Alogon opens at Alogon Gallery, 1049 N Paulina, 3R, at W Cortez St, 7-10pm

Group Show opens at Building on this Block, 3144 W Carroll Ave, 2C, btw Kedzie Ave and Albany Ave, 7-11pm

SAIC Film, Video, and Audio Presentations at Gene Sikel Film Center, 164 N State St, at Randolph St, 4:30-10pm

Open House at Fulton Market, Noon-5pm

sundaymay11

The Third Man screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 5:30pm

mondaymay12

Elizabeth Hand and Matthew Sharpe read at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 N Lincoln Ave, btw Leland Ave and Lawrence Ave, 7:30pm

tuesdaymay13

Lise Anne Couture discusses her work at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 6pm

Charlie Newman reads at The Café, 5115 N Lincoln Ave, at Foster Ave, 8pm

wednesdaymay14

The Big Sleep perform at Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, at W Cortez St, 9pm, $8

thursdaymay1throughwednesdaymay7

thursdaymay1

Chris Deris opens at Vonzweck, 1626 N Humboldt Blvd, btw W Wabansia Ave and W North Ave, 6-9pm

Jennifer Scott opens at President’s Gallery, Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake St, Rm 1105, btw E Haddock Pl and E Lake St, 4:30-6:30pm

Shelia Metzner presents her work at Film Row Cinema, Columbia College, 1104 S Wabash Ave, at 11th St, 6pm

Cartoonists Ivan Brunetti, John Hankiewicz, and Onsmith give advice at Columbia College, 624 S Michigan Ave, btw Harrison St and Balbo Ave, 6-8pm

Aleksandar Hemon reads at Barnes and Noble, 1630 Sherman Ave, btw E Harrison St and E Balbo Ave, 7pm

fridaymay2

Li Lin Lee opens at Walsh Gallery, 118 N Peoria St, 2nd Fl, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 5-8pm

The Junk Mail Project opens at 2003 S Halsted, btw W Cullerton Ave and S Canalport Ave

Paper and Carriage Release at The Green Lantern Gallery, 1511 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Fl, at N Honore St, 8pm

Interview Show at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, btw N Elston Ave and N Throop St, 6:30-8pm

Jennifer Karmin reads at DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson Blvd, at State St, 8:30pm

saturdaymay3

Discipline Problems closes, with film screening, at Alogon Gallery, 1049 N Paulina St, Apt 3R, at W Cortez St, 7-10pm

Around the Coyote Festival at Looptopia, Riverfront, at N Wabash Ave and Wacker Dr, 11am-10pm

The Narrator, Joan of Arc, and Tight Phantomz perform at Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, at W Cortez St, 10pm, $10

sundaymay4

Curator Stephanie Smith discusses Adaptation at Smart Museum, 5550 S Greenwood Ave, at 55th St, 2pm

Fiction Readings at Myopic Bookstore, 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, 7pm

mondaymay5

Nine Author/Artist/Publishers release new work at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at N Honore St, 7pm

tuesdaymay6

Dollar Store is ongoing at Kunsthalle Chicago, 2008 Chicago Ave, at Damen Ave, 10am-6pm

Kelly Kaczynski discusses her exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51st St, 4pm

David Gecic reads at The Café, 5115 N Lincoln Ave, at Foster Ave, 8pm

wednesdaymay7

Chris Hipkiss is ongoing at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, at Ogden Ave and Chicago Ave, 11am-5pm

Cut Copy and Black Kids perform at Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace St, btw N Bernard St and N Kimball Ave, 8pm, $15

thursdayapril24throughwednesdayapril30

thursdayapril24

Art Chicago opens at Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, btw N Orleans St and N Wells St, 6-9pm

NEXT Fair Preview at Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, btw N Orleans St and N Wells St, 7-11pm

Eli Robb discusses his work at ThreeWalls, 119 N Peoria St, #2, btw Randolph St and Washington Blvd, 7pm

eARTh Day: Art, Architecture, and Nature panel at DePaul University Art Museum, 2350 N Kenmore Ave, at Fullerton Ave, 7pm

fridayapril25

Emily Noelle Lambert opens at Thomas Robertello Gallery, 939 W Randolph St, btw N Sangamon St and N Morgan St, 6-9pm

Michael Genovese and Casey Riordan Millard open at Packer Schopf Gallery (with Jack the Pelican Presents), 942 W Lake St, at N Sangamon St, 7-10pm

Geoff Herbach and Sam Osterhout present at Quimbys, 1854 North Ave, at N Wolcott Ave, 7pm

Oyez Review launch reading at 57th St Books, at Kimbark Ave, 7pm

saturdayapril26

Gary Rattigan opens at 65GRAND, 1378 W Grand Ave, at Noble St, 7-10pm

Karen Reimer opens at moniquemeloche, 118 N Peoria St, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 5-8pm

Ben Gest opens at Stephen Daiter Gallery, 311 W Superior St, btw N Orleans St and N Franklin St, 5-8pm

Cecil McDonald opens at Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W Superior St, at n Franklin St, 6-8pm

Michael Loew opens at McCormick Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd, at N Green St, 6-8pm

Kelly Kaczynski opens at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, btw E 50th St and E 50th Pl, 6-8pm

Disinhibition: Black Art and Blue Humor opens at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, btw E 50th St and E 50th Pl, 6-8pm

Discipline Problems opens at Alogon Gallery, 1049 N Paulina St, Apt. 3, at W Cortez St, 7-10pm

Group Show, with book signings, at DvA Gallery, 2568 N Lincoln Ave, at Sheffield, 4-11pm

Preview ’08 opens at Carrie Secrist Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd, at N Green St, 6-9pm

sundayapril27

Senior Exhibition at The Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University, 1001 W Loyola, at N Winthrop Ave, 2-5pm

The Intuit Show is ongoing at Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, btw Wells St and Orleans St, 11am-6pm

ARTEahora is ongoing at River East Art Center, 435 E Illinois St, btw McClurg Ct and Lakeshore Dr, 10am-6pm

Nikki Wallschaeger and Kelly Lydick read at Myopic Bookstore, 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, 7pm

mondayapril28

Joshua Clover discusses art, film and poetry at Columbia College Congress Building, 33 E Congress Pkwy, at Plymouth Ct, 4pm

tuesdayapril29

Team Robespierre perform at Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace St, at Elston, 8pm, $15

wednesdayapril30

Claire Sherman is ongoing at Kavi Gupta Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd, at Peoria St, 10am-6pm

thursdayapril17throughwednesdayapril23

thursdayapril17

Mark Porter opens at Finch Gallery, 2747 W Armitage Ave, btw Califonia Ave and Fairfield Ave, 6-9pm

Bradley Adita celebrates 10 Years of ADITA at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at N Wolcott Ave, 8pm

Dan Machlin reads at Powell’s North Reading Series, 2850 N Lincoln Ave, at Diversey Blvd, 7pm

fridayapril18

Jay Davis opens at Bucket Rider, 835 W Washington St, 2nd Fl, btw Peoria St and Green St, 5-8pm

Alicia LaChance opens at Melanee Cooper Gallery, 740 N Franklin St, btw W Chicago Ave and W Superior St, 5-8pm

WK Marhoefer opens at The Architrouve, 1433 W Chicago Ave, at N Bishop St, 7-9pm

Chris Dorland and Julia Fish open at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 118 N Peoria St, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 5-7:30pm

Rick Stevens opens at Mary Bell Galleries, 740 N Franklin St, btw W Chicago Ave and W Superior St, 5-8pm

Elizabeth Opalenik opens at David Weinberg Gallery, 300 W Superior St, at Franklin St, 5-8pm

Ken Fandell and Presence, curated by Robert Mollers, opens at Tony Wight Gallery, 119 N Peoria St, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 5-8pm

Far Out opens at Judy A Saslow Gallery, 300 W Superior St, at N Franklin St, 5-8pm

Hello China opens at Schneider Gallery, 230 W Superior St, btw N Franklin St and N Wells St, 5-8:30pm

Gallery Group Exhibition opens at Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 N Wells St, btw W Chicago Ave and W Superior St, 5-8pm

The Mantra Trailer is at 401 N Michigan Ave, at N Upper Michigan Ave, 11am-3pm

saturdayapril19

Laura Mackin opens at Old Gold, 2022 N Humboldt Blvd, btw W Palmer Blvd and W Armitage Ave, 7-10pm

Michael Olszewski opens at Douglas Dawson Gallery, 400 N Morgan St, at Kinzie St, 2-5:30pm

Tamara Zahaykevich opens at he said-she said, 831 S Grove Ave, btw Jackson Blvd and Van Buren St, 5-8pm

Audio April at Caro D’Offay Gallery, 2204 W North Ave, btw Leavitt St and N Bell Ave, 6-10pm, $8

Panic Attack presents Zine Readings at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, btw N Honore St and N Wolcott Ave, 7pm

Red Rover Reading Series at Spareroom, 4100 W Grand Ave, at Karlov Ave, 7pm, $4

sundayapril20

Black Is, Black Ain’t opens at Renaissance Society, 5811 S Ellis Ave, btw 58th St and 59th St, 4-7pm

Karen Kilimnik is ongoing at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 10am-5pm

Kathleen Rooney reads at Myopic Bookstore, 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, 7pm

mondayapril21

Kelley Stoltz performs at Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, at W Cortez St, Free

tuesdayapril22

Arik Levy discusses his work at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 6pm

Adam Clay reads at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51St St, 7pm

wednesdayapril23

Earth Day Exhibition opens at Kasia Kay Art Projects, 1044 W Fulton Market, at N Carpenter St, 5-8pm

thursdayapril10throughwednesdayapril16

thursdayapril10

Curator Aaron Tugendhaft discusses Idol Anxiety at Smart Museum, 5550 S Greenwood Ave, at 55th St, 4:30pm

Matthea Harvey reads her work at University of Chicago, Rosenwald 405, 1101 E 58th St, btw Woodland Ave and University Ave, 5:30pm

fridayapril11

Anders Ruhwald opens at rowlandcontemporary, 1118 W Fulton Market, btw N May St and N Aberdeen St, 6-9pm

Chris Verene opens at Gescheidle, 1039 W Lake St, 2nd Fl, btw W Olympic Blvd and W 11th St, 6-9pm

Meredith Brickell opens at Dubhe Carreno Gallery, 1841 S Halsted St, at W 18th St, 6-9pm

Xiaoze Xie opens at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, 325 W Huron St, btw N Orleans St and N Franklin St, 5:30-8pm

Lucinda Alston Chapman opens at Logsdon 1909 Gallery, 1909 S Halsted St, btw W 19th St and W 19th Pl, 6-10pm

Reflection opens at Vespine Gallery, 1907 S Halsted St, btw W 19th St and W 19th Pl, 7-10pm

Plasti-city opens at Finestra Art Space, 410 S Michigan Ave, btw Van Buren Ave and Congress Ave, 5-9pm

Robot Moth: Circuit Bending performance at Caro D’Offay Gallery, 2204 W North Ave, at N Leavitt St, 6pm

Student Juried Competition at The Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University, 1001 W Loyola Ave, 4-7pm

Second Friday at Chicago Art Disctrict, 1945 S Halsted St, Ste. 101, btw W 19th Pl and S Canalport Ave, 6-10pm

saturdayapril12

AndrewandAndrea open at Mini Dutch, 3111 W Diversey Pkwy, btw Troy St and Albany Ave, 7-10pm

The Mantra Trailer is at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, btw N Carpenter St and N Ogden Ave, Noon-4pm

Mike Adams reads at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at Wolcott Ave, 7pm

sundayapril13

Alex Jovanovich closes at Old Gold, 2022 N Humboldt Blvd, btw Armitage Ave and Palmer Sq, 2pm

Least Wanted: American Mugshots is ongoing at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, at Ogden Ave and Chicago Ave,

Chicago Short Film Brigade at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia St, at Elston, 5:30pm, $8

mondayapril14

Kimya Dawson performs at The Mansion, 2408 N Kedzie Ave, at W Fullerton Ave, 8pm, $15

Someplace Else screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 8pm

tuesdayapril15

Laurie Anderson discusses her work at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 6pm

Scott Anderson is ongoing at Kavi Gupta Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd, at Peoria St, 10am-6pm

wednesdayapril16

Get Born! at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at Wolcott Ave, 7pm

thursdayapril3throughwednesdayapril9

thursdayapril3

Brennan McGaffey opens at Vonzweck, 1626 N Humboldt Blvd, btw W Wabansia Ave and W North Ave, 6-9pm

An Evening of Short Fiction at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, btw N Wolcott Ave and N Honore St, 7:30pm

Jennifer Knox, Danielle Pafunda, and Shanna Compton read at The Fixx, 3053 N Sheffield Ave, at Nelson St, 7:30pm

Citywide Underground Poetry Festival at Columbia College Concert Hall, 1014 S Michigan Ave, btw 9th St and 11th St, 5:30pm

fridayapril4

Michael Genovese opens at Packer Schopf Gallery, 942 W Lake St, btw N Sangamon St and N Morgan St, 6-9pm

Jill Lanza opens at Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, 1104 S Wabash Ave, 2nd Fl, at E 11th St, 5:30-8pm

Jill Henry opens at Funtion+Art, 1046 W Fulton Market, btw N Carpenter St and N Aberdeen St, 5-8pm

Carson Fox opens at Linda Warren Gallery, 1052 W Fulton Market, btw N Carpenter St and N Aberdeen St, 6-9pm

Kim Curtis and Andrea Loefke open at Kasia Kay Art Projects, 1044 W Fulton Market, btw N Carpenter St and N Aberdeen St, 6-9pm

Jillian McDonald and Eli Robb open at ThreeWalls, 119 N Peoria St, 2D, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 6-9pm

Iris Goldstein, Nancy Lu Rosenheim, and Couzi Ohsono opens at ARC Gallery, 832 W Superior, #204, at N Green St, 6-9pm

saturdayapril5

Mark Wagner and Dead Center / Marginal Notes: Peter Downsbrough / Jeanne Silverthorne open at Western Exhibitions, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 202, btw N Wolcott Ave and N Wood St, 6-9pm

The Strange Place, curated by Dayton Castleman, opens at Alogon Gallery, 1049 N Paulina St, 3R, at W Cortez St, 7-10pm

Bigger Than Your Life opens at Happy Dog Gallery, 1542 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Fl, btw Honore St and North Ave, 7pm-Midnight

The Big Bold Black & White Print Show opens at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, 4642 N Western Ave, btw Leland Ave and W Eastwood Ave, 12-5pm

sundayapril6

Marc Falkoff presents Poems from Guantanamo Bay at Revolution Books, 1103 N Ashland Ave, at Thomas Ave, 2pm

Genghis Tron performs at Reggies Rock Club, 2109 S State St, btw E 21st St, 5pm, $15

mondayapril7

Hans Haacke presents Dog and Pony Show at Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave, btw E 55th St and E 56th St, 7:30pm, $20 general, $5 for students

Laura Kina discusses her work at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51st St, 6pm-Midnight

tuesdayapril8

Jhumpa Lahiri reads at Swedish American Museum Center, 5211 N Clark St, btw Foster Ave and Farragut Ave, 7:30pm

wednesdayapril9

Viridiana screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 6pm

thursdaymarch27throughwednesdayapril2

thursdaymarch27

Attend Revolucion!: Politics, Art and Latin America panel at MacLean Center Ballroom, SAIC, 112 S Michigan Ave, at Monroe St, 6pm

Larry O Dean and Laura Van Prooyen read at The Fixx, 3053 N Sheffield Ave, at Nelson St, 7:30pm

fridaymarch28

Jenn Spain opens at i^3 hypermedia, 11 W Illinois St, 4th Fl, btw Dearborn St and State St, 8pm

Isobel Steele MacKinnon opens at Corbett vs Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland Ave 3, btw W Haddon Ave and W Thomas St, 5-9pm

Spring Open House at Cornelia Arts Building, 1800 W Cornelia Ave, at Ravenswood Ave, 6-8pm

Small Press Showcase at SAIC, Rm 1307, 112 S Michigan Ave, btw Adams St and Monroe St, 7-10pm

saturdaymarch29

Ed Paschke is ongoing at Russell Bowman Art Advisory, 311 W Superior St, Ste 115, btw N Franklin St and N Orleans St, 10am-5:30pm

Attend SWAN Day Celebration readings, hosted by Melissa Severin, at Medicine Park, 2659 W Chicago Ave, btw Washtenaw Ave and Rockwell St, 8pm-11:45pm, $3

Black Moth Super Rainbow perform at Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, at W Cortez St, 10pm, $12

sundaymarch30

Susannah Felts book release at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, btw Elston Ave and Throop St, 7pm

Christine Hume and Patrick Dugan read at Myopic Bookstore, 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, 7pm

Craig Doty is ongoing at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 10am-5pm

mondaymarch31

Jens Lekman performs at Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie Ave, at N Linden Pl, 8:30pm, $14

tuesdayapril1

Howard Fonda opens at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51st St, 4-5pm

London to Brighton screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 6pm

wednesdayapril2

UIC MFA Thesis Exhibitions opens at Gallery 400, 400 S Peoria St, at Van Buren St, 5-8pm

Contemporary Russian Poetry release at Art Institute, 111 S Michigan Ave, at Adams St, 6pm

Edible Books and Tea at Columbia College, 624 S Michigan Ave, btw Harrison St and Balbo Ave, $10, Free with edible book, 5-7pm


thursdaymarch27throughwednesdayapril2

thursdaymarch27

Attend Revolucion!: Politics, Art and Latin America panel at MacLean Center Ballroom, SAIC, 112 S Michigan Ave, at Monroe St, 6pm

Larry O Dean and Laura Van Prooyen read at The Fixx, 3053 N Sheffield Ave, at Nelson St, 7:30pm

fridaymarch28

Jenn Spain opens at i^3 hypermedia, 11 W Illinois St, 4th Fl, btw Dearborn St and State St, 8pm

Isobel Steele MacKinnon opens at Corbett vs Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland Ave 3, btw W Haddon Ave and W Thomas St, 5-9pm

Spring Open House at Cornelia Arts Building, 1800 W Cornelia Ave, at Ravenswood Ave, 6-8pm

Small Press Showcase at SAIC, Rm 1307, 112 S Michigan Ave, btw Adams St and Monroe St, 7-10pm

saturdaymarch29

Ed Paschke is ongoing at Russell Bowman Art Advisory, 311 W Superior St, Ste 115, btw N Franklin St and N Orleans St, 10am-5:30pm

Attend SWAN Day Celebration readings, hosted by Melissa Severin, at Medicine Park, 2659 W Chicago Ave, btw Washtenaw Ave and Rockwell St, 8pm-11:45pm, $3

Black Moth Super Rainbow perform at Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, at W Cortez St, 10pm, $12

sundaymarch30

Susannah Felts book release at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, btw Elston Ave and Throop St, 7pm

Christine Hume and Patrick Dugan read at Myopic Bookstore, 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, 7pm

Craig Doty is ongoing at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 10am-5pm

mondaymarch31

Jens Lekman performs at Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie Ave, at N Linden Pl, 8:30pm, $14

tuesdayapril1

Howard Fonda opens at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51st St, 4-5pm

London to Brighton screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 6pm

wednesdayapril2

UIC MFA Thesis Exhibitions opens at Gallery 400, 400 S Peoria St, at Van Buren St, 5-8pm

Contemporary Russian Poetry release at Art Institute, 111 S Michigan Ave, at Adams St, 6pm

Edible Books and Tea at Columbia College, 624 S Michigan Ave, btw Harrison St and Balbo Ave, $10, Free with edible book, 5-7pm


thursdaymarch20throughwednesdaymarch26

thursdaymarch20

Peter Granser and Greg Stimac discuss their work at Museum of Contemporary Photography, 77 E Randolph St, at Michigan Ave, 12:15pm

Attend Story Week reading at Metro, 3730 N Clark St, btw Waveland Ave and Racine Ave, 6pm, Free

Attend Powell’s North Reading Series, featuring Gillian Conoley, at Powell’s Bookstore, 2850 N Lincoln Ave, at Diversey Blvd, 7pm

fridaymarch21

Nicholas Knight opens at 65GRAND, 1378 W Grand Ave, at Noble St, 7-10pm

Attend Hair Trigger 30th Anniversary Party at Columbia College, Hokin Hall, 623 S Wabash Ave, at Harrison St, 7pm

Stephen Malkmus performs at Vic Theater, 3145 N Sheffield Ave, btw W Belmont Ave and W Fletcher St, 7pm, $22

saturdaymarch22

Art and Resistance: The Legacy of Naji al-Ali and Contemporary Palestinian Art opens at Around the Coyote Gallery, 1935 W North Ave, at Winchester Ave, 7-9pm

Radar Eyes closes at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan St, btw 32nd St and 32nd Pl, 7pm

Attend Re-envisioning Revolution and Communism at University Center, Lake Room, 525 S State St, at Congress Pkwy, 1-5pm

sundaymarch23

The Natural History of Human Error opens at i^3 hypermedia, 11 W Illinois St, 4th Fl, btw Dearborn St and State St, 8pm

Frozen Land screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 5pm

mondaymarch24

Angela Ferreira discusses her work at Columbus Auditorium, SAIC, 280 S Columbus Dr, btw Monroe St and Jackson Blvd, 6pm, $5

tuesdaymarch25

Attend Series A, featuring Gabriel Gudding, at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, at 51st St, 7pm

Nina Corwin reads at The Café, 5115 N Lincoln Ave, at Foster Ave, 8pm

wednesdaymarch26

The Boredoms perform at Congress Theatre, 2135 N Milwaukee Ave, btw N Rockwell St and N Maplewood Ave, 8:30pm, $25


thursdaymarch13throughwednesdaymarch19

thursdaymarch13

Jessica Hagy discusses her work at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at N Wolcott Ave, 7pm

Peter Sacks discusses Edward Hopper at Art Institute, 111 S Michigan Ave, at Adams St, 6pm

fridaymarch14

Kendell Carter opens at moniquemeloche, 118 N Peoria St, btw W Randolph St and W Washington Blvd, 5-8pm

Nikita Gashunin opens at Maya Polsky Gallery, 215 W Superior St, at N Wells St, 5:30-8pm

Lilly McElroy opens at Thomas Robertello Gallery, 939 W Randolph St, btw S Sangamon St, 6-9pm

Sabine Gruffat opens at Deadtech, 3321 W Fullerton Ave, btw N Kimball Ave and N Spaulding Ave, 8-10pm

Marilyn Murphy opens at Carl Hammer Gallery, 740 N Wells St, btw W Chicago Ave and W Superior St, 6-8pm

Alex Jovanovich opens at Old Gold, 2022 N Humboldt Blvd, btw W Palmer Blvd and W Armitage Ave, 7pm, oldgoldchicago.com

Arturo Alonzo Sandoval opens at Logsdon 1909 Gallery, 1909 Halsted St, btw W Armitage Ave and W Wisconsin St, 6-10pm

Rhinda Gates opens at Perimeter Gallery, 210 Superior St, btw Wells St and Franklin St, 5-8pm

Jackie Kazarian and Yvette Kaiser-Smith open at Alfedena Gallery, 434 W Ontario St, btw N Orleans St and N Kingsbury St, 5-8pm

Into the Mouth of the Wolf opens at Lloyd Dobler Gallery, 1545 W Division St, 2nd Fl, at N Milwaukee Ave, 6-10pm

SAIC Undergraduate Exhibition opens at Gallery 2 and Project Space, 847 W Jackson Blvd, 3rd Fl, at Green St, 7-10pm

Attend Book Band Release at Country Club Chicago, 1100 N Damen Ave, at Thomas St, 6-10pm

saturdaymarch15

Attend Brown Triangle Reading Series, featuring Amina Cain and Paul Martinez Pompa, at Brown Triangle, 2214 W 21st St, at Leavitt St, 7pm

Michael Bonesteel discusses the work of Henry Darger at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, at Ogden Ave and Chicago Ave, 11am

Magnetic Fields perform at Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N Lincoln Ave, btw W Wilson Ave and W Sunnyside Ave, 10:30pm, $25

Attend a Benefit for The Tamms Ten Year Campaign at Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia St, at N Ada St, 9pm

sundaymarch16

Attend Tradeshow at Chicago Arts District Special Exhibitions, 1915 S Halsted St, btw 19th St and 19th Pl, 2pm-Midnight

Only Blue Dear Lonely America is ongoing at Alogon Gallery, 1049 N Paulina St, Apt 3R, at W Cortez St, 1-4pm

mondaymarch17

Gregory Kiewiet reads at Quimbys, 1854 W North Ave, at Wolcott Ave, 7pm

Attend Columbia Faculty reading at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash Ave, at 11th St, 2:30pm

tuesdaymarch18

Susan Lorenz discusses her work at SAIC Auditorium, 280 S Columbus Dr, btw E Monroe Dr and Jackson Dr, 6pm, $5

Attend Literary Gangs of Chicago at MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave, at Mies van der Rohe Way, 6:30pm

wednesdaymarch19

Autumn Ball screens at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, btw W Couch Pl and W Randolph St, 8pm