Colin Kaepernick: The Perilous Fight — Book Signing & Author Talk Fri, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Rainbow PUSH Coalition USD 48 TO 106 FITNESS
Haunted History Bus Tour - Chicago Ghost Tour w/ author Adam Selzer (6pm) Sat, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm 600 N Clark St USD 47 FITNESS
Money Breakthrough Intensive Sat, 26 Sep at 10:00 am Barack Obama Presidential Library USD 62 TO 357 FITNESS
Audrey Niffenegger "Life Out of Order" Book Discussion Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 48 ART
LIVING QUEER MONTHLY-Latine Edition by LQM Team | Destinos 2026 Fri, 02 Oct at 07:30 pm Center on Halsted USD 13 TO 55 FESTIVALS
Julian Davis Reid & Circle of Trust Album Release for Mercy We Need Wed, 30 Sep at 07:30 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 MUSIC
Act One: A Century in the Making / Book Signing & Panel Discussion Thu, 24 Sep at 06:00 pm Green Relish LLC USD 0 TO 250 BUSINESS
Listening Hours with Marvin Tate: 4th Shift Album & Book Release Sat, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm The Land School FREE FITNESS
From Expert Contributor to Authentic Leader: Design Your Leadership Style Tue, 17 Feb 318 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL, USA USD 190 WORKSHOPS
Cortney LaCorte "Oversharing" Cookbook signing Fri, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 52 FITNESS
September Free Day at the American Writers Museum Sun, 20 Sep at 10:00 am American Writers Museum FREE FITNESS
Graceland Cemetery Tour with Author Adam Selzer ("Round the Pond" edition) Sat, 26 Sep at 11:00 am Graceland Cemetery USD 23 TO 45 FITNESS
Graceland Cemetery Tour with author Adam Selzer (Women at Graceland) Sat, 19 Sep at 11:00 am Graceland Cemetery USD 23 TO 45 FITNESS
QUEER QUENTOS by Norma Seledon | Destinos Festival 2026 Tue, 29 Sep at 07:30 pm Center on Halsted USD 13 TO 55 FITNESS
Lectures on Tap - "Fraudulent, Plagiarized, and Revolutionary Literature" Wed, 23 Sep at 06:30 pm River North USD 39 ART
Fahim Anwar at Zanies Chicago Thu, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm 1548 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610 COMEDY
Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) 2026 Finals Thu, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 ART
Lucinda Williams and her band: World's Gone Wrong Tour Sat, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60625 MUSIC
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop Sat, 10 Oct at 03:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 52 FITNESS
Yung Pueblo with Dr Alexandra Simon "Journey" Book Discussion Thu, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 48 FITNESS
YCA Presents: The Artist Blueprint - Content Creation & Sustainability Fri, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts FREE ART
Rosehill Cemetery Tour with author Adam Selzer Sun, 11 Oct at 11:00 am Rosehill Cemetery USD 25 FITNESS
The Chain Links with Al Day and Victor Sanders Sat, 26 Sep at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18 FITNESS
Signature Event: Running Tour of Freed to K*ll with Gera-Lind Kolarik Sun, 27 Sep at 10:00 am Haymarket House USD 0 TO 39 ART
Chicago Readers & Authors Night: Discover Your Next Book Fri, 02 Oct at 06:30 pm Chinese American Museum of Chicago USD 0 TO 52 FITNESS
Authors on Tap: Cynthia Pelayo with Ananda Lima and Juan Martinez Thu, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville FREE ART
Rise Anyway: Jordan Book & Author Experience Sun, 27 Sep at 10:00 am October Cafe on Elston FREE FITNESS
Rooted Reads Book Club September Meet-Up Wed, 30 Sep at 06:30 pm Anticonquista Café (Pilsen) FREE CONTESTS
Author event + Brick Tour with Will Quam of Brick of Chicago Fri, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Three Avenues Bookshop USD 0 TO 32 FITNESS
WILD YAMS Artist Book Readings w/ Alexy Irving-Alleyne and Teni Odunsi Sat, 19 Sep at 12:00 pm Co-Prosperity FREE ART
Fireside Author Chat With Emily B. Rose and Kristen Vale Tue, 29 Sep at 06:00 pm Partners in Crime Bookshop FREE ART
Should Some Chicago Monuments Fall? The Contentious Politics of Public Art Sat, 03 Oct at 03:00 pm Nighthawk FREE ART
Be Friending Time::: a somatic workshop for creatives Wed, 23 Sep at 06:00 pm bim bom studios USD 0 TO 130 FITNESS
Suminagashi: Meditative Paper Marbling Workshop at Wolf Point Distilling Fri, 02 Oct at 05:30 pm Wolf Point Distilling USD 90 ART
Women Starting Movements CHICAGO in Partnership with Chief Thu, 15 Oct at 01:30 pm Chief Chicago FREE WORKSHOPS
Black Cinema House & The Cinema Culture Present: "TCB" Sat, 26 Sep at 06:00 pm The Land School FREE ENTERTAINMENT
Libations for Nigeria - Photo Book Release and Immersive Art Exhibition Sun, 27 Sep at 03:00 pm ALT SPACE CHICAGO USD 0 TO 150 ART
Preparing For Great Sleep for You and Your Baby (SOUTH LOOP) Mon, 09 Mar at 06:00 pm Weissbluth Pediatrics South Loop FREE FITNESS
Michael Workman: Writing as Cultural Archaeology and the Poetics of Place Sat, 26 Sep at 01:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science FREE ART
Narratives of Flesh II: Embodied Grief Wed, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 TO 18 ART
Lev Fer ONE NIGHT ONLY at The Lincoln Lodge 10/29/26 Thu, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 30 FITNESS
Erin French, "Seize the Supper" Cookbook Chat and Q&A Fri, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 57 ART
AfroFuturist Weekend 2026: Xavi Burgos staged reading and talkbalk Sat, 03 Oct at 03:00 pm La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón FREE FITNESS
Playwriting from Memory and Place Workshop Sun, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art USD 13 FITNESS
EDUCATORS: Creating Classroom Libraries: Centering Representation in Children’s Literature Thu, 01 Oct at 09:00 am 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 ART
LIT FEST CHICAGO - LIT FEST AFTER DARK! The Literary Festival! Sat, 03 Oct at 09:00 am Chicago Marriott Midway USD 0 TO 331 FITNESS
Poetic-ISH - Open Mic Experience feat. King Khy and Kira Caillouet Sun, 04 Oct at 06:00 pm SpaceISH Chicago USD 18 ART
Dreaming of Autonomous Vehicles - Book Talk with Jaroslav Olša Jr. Thu, 24 Sep at 04:00 pm Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch, Chicago Public Library FREE ART
Empowering Women, Inspiring Hope, Living Limitless Sun, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science WORKSHOPS
Highways of Collective Action Fri, 09 Oct at 12:30 pm Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society FREE ART
"Orientalism" Is Not a Theoretical Machine Thu, 08 Oct at 05:00 pm Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society FREE ART
Get Out of Your Head and Onto the Page: Story-Based Improv for Writers Sat, 17 Oct at 01:00 pm 1226 W Sherwin Ave USD 95 FITNESS
Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen - Ballets Jazz Montréal Sat, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm 50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 ENTERTAINMENT
Author Talk: “Migrant Heart” by Reyna Grande (IN PERSON) Wed, 23 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum ART
October Free Day at the American Writers Museum Sun, 18 Oct at 10:00 am American Writers Museum FREE FITNESS