Literary-art Events in Chicago

Check out happening literary-art events all around Chicago, IL

LANDMVRKS, NOVELISTS, Silly Goose, Resolve in Chicago

Sat, 20 Sep at 05:30 pm House of Blues Chicago

Back to School Musical Story Time

Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am Time Out Market Chicago Free

Curing Whiteness with Willie James Jennings

Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago USD 55

September Free Day at the American Writers Museum

Sun, 21 Sep at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Sweetest Day in Chicago

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Bughouse Theater

Black & Bronze: A Bronzeville Music Fest

Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park Free

Q&A and book signing with Laura Pavlov & Kat Singleton

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Q&A and Book Signing with Jamie Applegate Hunter

Sat, 27 Sep at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Q&A and book signing with Kat T. Masen and Willow Winters

Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Locker Room Confessions Sports Romance Panel

Sat, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm The Den Theatre USD 48

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters

Sat, 13 Sep at 04:00 pm Athenaeum Theatre

NOITP: Art of Being: Move with Waterways @ Ronan (George) Park (Ver. 3-3)

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Ronan (George) Park Free

TRANSVENGENCE VOL. 9: Queer Pop-up

Sun, 07 Sep at 08:00 pm Podlasie Club Free

Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwali (Saturday)

Sat, 25 Oct at 07:30 pm South Asia Institute USD 55 to 119

Q&A and book signing with Kay Cove

Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Chris Rawlins and Marian Runk

Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 15 to 18

Trymaine Lee Book Launch "A Thousand Ways to Die"

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 45

Assembly Required: Women's Assembly

Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm 3059 W Augusta Blvd USD 20

OUT OF THE PAST -- 35MM Screening at Noir City: Chicago!

Sat, 06 Sep at 06:45 pm Music Box Theatre

Crime Ink: Iconic Book Launch

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Rituals of Remembering: Fall Celebration!

Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm 4910 W Quincy St Free

September Choose Chicago Roundtable: Chicago Creatives Shaping Our Story

Thu, 04 Sep at 09:30 am The Richard H. Driehaus Museum Free

Children's Storytime: HILWA'S GIFTS by Safa Suleiman

Sat, 13 Sep at 10:30 am Women & Children First Free

ALCHEMISED Midnight Release Party

Mon, 22 Sep at 09:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 48

Jenny Hagel Gives Advice

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 18

Henry Cho: The Empty Nest Tour

Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm The Vic Theatre

Claiming Our Space: Powering an Equitable Future

Fri, 12 Sep at 05:30 pm Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile USD 25 to 1,500

Rituals of Remembering: Living Altars

Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 4910 W Quincy St Free

Closing Night! $POSITIONS

Sun, 21 Sep at 07:30 pm The Harper Theater

Author Event: Olivia Royal with Lola Wright

Mon, 08 Sep at 06:30 pm City Lit Books Free

An Evening with Haunted Like Human

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18 to 23

Authors on Tap: Eric LaRocca and Daniel Kraus

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

The Oh Hellos, Rabbitology in Chicago

Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)

American Prophets Writing Workshop - R. O. Kwon

Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 29

Frontier One Book Launch - By Robert Reif

Fri, 05 Sep at 06:00 pm The Metropolitan Free

Offsite: A Truce That is Not Peace by Miriam Toews

Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 11 to 53

Book Launch w/ Author Katie Simon - Chicago

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pleasure Chest Free

Canto-Kójo: Reading Series and Bloodmercy Book Launch

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 21

The Screwtape Letters at Athenaeum Center

Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm Athenaeum Center

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13: SAM TRIPOLI

Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 45

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra

¡Slam En Vivo & Live Open Mic!

Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm 2141 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608-6160, United States

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5: D'LAI

Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 39 to 52

Dan Pelosi "Let's Party" at Everybody's Coffee

Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 52

september poetry reading at tangible books

Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm Tangible Books

Women of a Certain (R)age

Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 39

Klaus Mäkelä & Yunchan Lim

Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra

NEW! Bus Tour | Bronzeville Murals

Sun, 14 Sep at 12:00 pm Chicago History Museum

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12: SAM TRIPOLI

Fri, 12 Sep at 09:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 45

Teen Lit Night: Unbound

Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm Harold Washington Library, Winter Garden on the 9th floor

Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 3

Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 15

Another Dimension #104: DICKTEMBER

Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 pm Bucket O' Blood Books and Records

Chicago, IL - Spits, Sips & Smokes Tour

Sun, 09 Nov at 07:00 pm Cigar Lounge USD 26 to 55

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4: AHAMED WEINBERG

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 45

Chicago Artopia Presents: Grisha Goryachev

Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

SATURDAY DECEMBER 6: CHE DURENA

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 45

Performance: Alex Koi & Kirin McElwain with D. Jean-Baptiste & Anna Johnson

Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 15

All You Can Eataly Septemberfest - 7 pm entrance

Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Eataly Chicago USD 130

Jason Diamond - Kaplan's Plot Chicago Release

Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Volumes Bookcafe USD 32 to 38

Patrick Shiroishi: Forgetting is Violent Tour w/ M. Sage

Fri, 07 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Framing the Story: Adam Selzer on M**der, Mystery & Chicago’s Media Machine

Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum Free

LANDMVRKS with The Novelists

Sat, 20 Sep at 10:30 pm House of Blues Chicago

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3: AHAMED WEINBERG

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 45

Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features

Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

The Answer is in the Wound by Kelly Sundberg

Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: Just Shine!

Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm 400 South State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

TESTIMONY Service: A Testimonies-Only Christian Open Mic

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

Q&A and Book Signing with Veronica Lancet

Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 32

Mohsen Namjoo

Sun, 12 Oct at 06:30 pm Mayfair Theatre USD 0 to 80

COYKOC FAMILY REUNION

Fri, 12 Sep at 05:30 pm Chicago USD 51 to 75

September Book Club with Three Avenues: The Favorites

Sun, 21 Sep at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

A ROYAL AFFAIR - A CAVALCADE OF AUTHORS EVENT

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Alhambra Palace Restaurant USD 37 to 61

When Silence Screams Stage Play

Sat, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm APC Theater USD 50 to 61

2025 Fuller Award Ceremony for Jackie Taylor

Mon, 20 Oct at 06:30 pm Black Ensemble Theater Free

Drag, Jokes & Football Folks: a comedy fundraiser

Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 20

Mushroom Church - Chicago

Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm Wicker Park Lutheran Church USD 17 to 44

Preparing For Great Sleep for You and Your Baby (BUCKTOWN)

Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Weissbluth Pediatrics Free

Book Talk: The Wilderness with Angela Flournoy

Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 37

Community Grief Circle

Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm 4251 N Lincoln Ave USD 109

CLHOF @ PRLF

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Printers Row Lit Fest

Listening Party: Angel Bat Dawid

Sat, 04 Oct at 03:00 pm Constellation Free

Chicago- The Sisterhood: Next Gen Writing Workshop

Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm Sip & Savor | Edgewater USD 17

Cliff Lede Winemaker Dinner

Tue, 23 Sep at 06:00 pm 163 N. Green Street, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Blue House Bookmobile at Printers Row Lit Fest

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Printer's Row, Chicago

Watershed: Ways of Knowing the River @ Big Marsh Park

Sun, 07 Sep at 02:00 pm Big Marsh Park Free

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [3 Week In Person Class] [September]

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Japanese Culture Center USD 200

Jennifer Pastiloff & Gertrude Lyons Book Event

Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Authors on Tap: ML Rio and Lindsay Hunter

Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Chicago

Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Color Club USD 295 to 395

Say Gay Plays: With About Face Theatre and Silk Road Cultural Center

Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm NEIU Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) Free

Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 1

Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 15

THE TRU MAN SHOW: REPROGRAMMING

Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm 450 E 78th St USD 22 to 28

The Perils of Girlhood: A Memoir in Essays by Melissa Fraterrigo

Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

RL Book Club #103: "Our Share of the Night"

Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Reed's Local

"Undesirable Secrets" By Rodolfo Alvarado

Sun, 05 Oct at 06:30 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro

Haunted History Tours at Lincoln Park Zoo

Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60614

Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 2

Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 15

Horror Writing and Religion - An American Prophets Program

Fri, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm University of Chicago Divinity School USD 23