Literary-art Events in Chicago

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

MONTHLY OPEN MIC (ALL ARTS) @ Turner Haus Brewery (OCTOBER)

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Turner Haus Brewery Free

Book Event: Queen Mother by Dr. Ashley D. Farmer

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Bernard Terrell Cigars Presents Stogies & Stories Open Mic Night

 Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm Bernard Terrell Cigars USD 20

After the Burn: A Guided Journal Healing Series with Leilani Garrett

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm Da Book Joint USD 17 to 49

Channels Changers with Lowell Thompson

 Mon, 20 Oct at 12:00 pm Pritzker Auditorium at Harold Washington Library

Chicago, IL - Spits, Sips & Smokes Tour

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

Black Social Dance: Virtual and Emphatically Live!

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Abbott Hall Free

Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:30 am National Museum of Mexican Art

UniUni Argyle - Infusion of Art

 Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm Uni Uni Boba USD 10

Assembly Required

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Surge Billiards USD 19

HERE: in our bodies

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 39

Chicago Artopia Presents: Grisha Goryachev

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

Book Event: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Book Launch Celebration

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm 3850 S Indiana Ave Free

Author Talk: Susan Orlean, "Joyride" (IN PERSON)

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Night 3 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Austin Skalecki and Jared Nels

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 23 to 29

Chicago Kids Diwali Celebration!

 Sat, 25 Oct at 04:00 pm 1308 N Elston Ave Free

Rituals of Remembering: Fall Celebration!

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

November Book Club with Three Avenues: Big Chief

 Sun, 16 Nov at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

20x2 Chicago: What Do You Know?

 Sun, 02 Nov at 06:30 pm Gman Tavern

Why Everyone Hates White Liberals

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:30 pm Slant of Light Books Free

KAPWA II: Shake, Rattle and Roll (18+)

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm The Understudy Coffee and Books Free

Julia Shiplett: AMBIGUOUS

 Sun, 23 Nov at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 24

Film Screening & Discussion: Living Under the Lens

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Downtown Islamic Center USD 7 to 269

Daddy Daughter Dance Book Launch & Dance Party with Author Malcolm Newsome

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:30 pm Three Avenues Bookshop USD 0 to 23

Shorties - A Reading Series - November 2025

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple Free

Jailbreak of Sparrows

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Haunted History Bus Tour - Ghost Tour w/ Adam Selzer (9pm)

 Fri, 31 Oct at 09:00 pm 600 N Clark St USD 47

The Underground Writers Society at Dorothy

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Dorothy Free

BLUE COLLAR COMEDY @ CLARA CHICAGO

 Tue, 04 Nov at 08:00 pm 2027 W North Ave Free

Letters to My Broken & Becoming - Book Talk/Workshop

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm 1506 W 53rd St USD 0 to 13

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: The Silent Film with Live Orchestra!

 Sat, 01 Nov at 08:00 pm Wilson Abbey 935 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60640

Immigrants, Literacy, and the Future We Share - Panel Discussion

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm Junior League of Chicago Free

Teaching for Democracy: Civics across the Curriculum

 Fri, 07 Nov at 09:00 am DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center Free

Lyrics & Lemonade

 Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 am 4702 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL 60615-1310, United States

Bad Momz of Comedy at Theater on the Lake

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Theater on the Lake

The Bad Plus w/ Gabriel Kahane

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Art on My Mind A Chicago Critics Table Public Salon Series (Nov 15)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

Grief Transmutes in (Re)Connection

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Relax, Regroup, Reset: A Communal Mindfulness Experience

 Thu, 06 Nov at 05:30 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

Let the Right Book In

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

A ROYAL AFFAIR - A CAVALCADE OF AUTHORS EVENT

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

Ladies Who Lit Presents "Meet & Mingle" with the Author: Angela Flournoy

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Cafe Yaya USD 36 to 63

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: Repair / Reparar

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Free

Frequency Series Presents: Mycelium New Music with Pamela Z

 Sun, 23 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Power Trip Film Screening

 Sun, 16 Nov at 01:30 pm Movement on Montrose Free

Q&A And Book Signing With Sarah Chamberlin

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Authors on Tap: Lily King and Lindsay Hunter

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

60 Day Millionaire Real Estate Interest Meeting and Pitch Competition

 Sat, 25 Oct at 09:00 am AKArama Foundation Inc Community Service Center Free

Book Launch: Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays by Danielle Bainbridge

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Book Launch: The Slightest Green: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

LGBTQ+ Creatives Networking Night

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Dorothy Free

Off Script: Film and Book Discussion with Sandria Washington

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 6

Graceland Cemetery Tour with Author Adam Selzer

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:30 am Graceland Cemetery USD 25

Paul Martínez Pompa's Book Launch

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm Pilsen Arts & Community House

Patti Smith

 Sun, 16 Nov The Chicago Theatre

Q&A and Book Signing with Kelsey Humphreys

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 43

Past Lifetime Regression

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:00 pm SolFlo Life USD 120

ISAC Lecture: Naoise Mac Sweeney, University of Vienna

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures - Breasted Hall Free

Jake Klar and Avey Brennan

 Sat, 08 Nov at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 15 to 18

This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Penn Jillette "Felony Juggler" Book talk and signing

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm The Book Cellar Free

Off the Page — an evening of queer comix readings

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm Gerber/Hart Library & Archives Free

Made in Chicago Fun Run/Walk with David Hammond and Monica Eng

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Avalon Branch, Chicago Public Library

Boundaries and Balance Creative Writing Workshop with Shiphrah Israel

 Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 11 to 27

The Inferno

 Fri, 31 Oct at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 39

Proyección especial de Pedro Páramo (2024)

 Thu, 30 Oct at 06:00 pm Instituto Cervantes - Chicago Free

DIY Bookbinding: Handmade Journal Workshop at The Guesthouse Hotel

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm The Guesthouse Hotel USD 90

The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam by Lana Lin

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Evangelist Ledelphia Boyd's Book Signing

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm Salty Books & Beans Free

37th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Readings

 Sat, 25 Oct at 05:00 pm 1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616

YAHS- Youth Arts & Humanities Symposium

 Sat, 01 Nov at 09:00 am Kennedy-King College, 740 West 63rd Street, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Night 2 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

German Graphic Novel Book Club: 'Anna,' by Mia Oberländer

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut Chicago Free

Resilience Arts Festival

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Definition Theatre Free

The Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret Featuring: You

 Sat, 25 Oct at 05:00 pm The Gallery Cabaret

Life in our Creative World: Forming Christian Imagination through the Arts

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm 218 S Wabash Ave Free

Monthly Mindfulness Moment

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm 4801 W Peterson Ave suite 608 USD 13

THE FUNKTION: A Social Mixer & Variety Show

 Sat, 29 Nov at 08:00 pm Surge Billiards USD 20

On Purpose in Green Prayer Brunch

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm 8031 S Halsted St USD 0 to 43

SoL Book Club: Translated and Global Lit

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm Slant of Light Books Free

Chris Williamson - Self Discovery Live Show

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Leaf Town Forever Book Launch

 Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm Colvin House Free

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

 Fri, 24 Oct at 10:30 pm The Logan Theatre

Spooky Blind Date With A Book Swap

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 22

Writer's Room Intensive with Eric Acosta

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am The Lincoln Lodge USD 468

The Esteem Awards Present: Red, Pink & Purple Polka Dot Poetry Slam

 Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm 3349 N Halsted St Free

Eitan Levine and Joe Briggs Do Chicago!!

 Sun, 07 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 18

BARE Book Club Chicago - Naked Thirst

 Sun, 26 Oct at 06:30 pm 3851 W Fullerton Ave USD 27

Queer Literary Horror Series Fun Run with Author David Jay Collins

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm The Lost Hours USD 18 to 39

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

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

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 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm The Riviera Theatre

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

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

Children's Storytime: Leaf Town Forever by Kathleen Rooney & Beth Rooney

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:30 am Women & Children First Free

Annual Fundraiser: If Not Us, Then Who?

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm 2247 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-8957, United States

Book Launch: Kin: The Future of Family by Sophie Lucido Johnson

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Missing Piece

 Sun, 09 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

2024 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nihon Hidankyo at DePaul!

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center Free

2025 Fuller Award Ceremony for Jackie Taylor

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