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Black Harvest Film Festival Opening Night
November 6 | Black Harvest opens with four standout short films, presentation of the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Prize, and a post-screening reception celebrating…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
2026 Chicago Toy & Game Fair Tickets
The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (CHITAG) returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for a weekend packed with toys, games and family fun!…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Before Midnight – A Cinderella Tea Experience at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago invites families and fairytale lovers to step into a modern Cinderella story with “Before Midnight: A Cinderella Tea Experience,” an enchanting afternoon…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: EVERYDAY PEOPLE
November 7 & 8 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE considers community as a living practice, sustained through shared histories, spiritual traditions, cultural expression, political struggle, and everyday…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME?—VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTATION
November 7 & 12 | Set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME? follows a young Black father…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
2026 Chicago Toy & Game Fair Tickets
The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (CHITAG) returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for a weekend packed with toys, games and family fun!…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Before Midnight – A Cinderella Tea Experience at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago invites families and fairytale lovers to step into a modern Cinderella story with “Before Midnight: A Cinderella Tea Experience,” an enchanting afternoon…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: BLACK PANTHER & THE SIGHT UNSEEN
November 8 | BLACK PANTHER & THE SIGHT UNSEEN brings together historic archival documentation and the work of acclaimed Chicago-based filmmaker Shawn Antoine II. Pairing…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Sunday Salsa Social & Fall Market
The Sunday Salsa Social brings the RITMO to the Artifact Events Center November 8th CHICAGO — Join us on Sunday, November 8, at the beautiful…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: LISTEN TO ME
November 8 & 10 | LISTEN TO ME follows three extraordinary Black women working on the frontline of the maternal health movement as they navigate institutional…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
November 8 & 12 | DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES follows three estranged childhood friends who embark on an impromptu road trip across America, transforming a journey…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: EVERYDAY PEOPLE
November 7 & 8 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE considers community as a living practice, sustained through shared histories, spiritual traditions, cultural expression, political struggle, and everyday…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Femmes at Full Volume: Author Bobby Talamine in Conversation with Lauren O’Neil
Four Roses Presents…A Gman Author Series Event Femmes at Full Volume Author Bobby Talamine in Conversation with Lauren O’Neil Free with RSVP / 21 &…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: LISTEN TO ME
November 8 & 10 | LISTEN TO ME follows three extraordinary Black women working on the frontline of the maternal health movement as they navigate institutional…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Black Harvest Film Festival: DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
November 8 & 12 | DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES follows three estranged childhood friends who embark on an impromptu road trip across America, transforming a journey…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Fall Wine Stroll
Wine Stroll is our most popular biannual event, and a great way to support the neighborhood while tasting and discovering new wine regions and varietals.…
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