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  • Direne Direne: Revolutionary Songs from Turkey

    • October 11 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Mouse Arts and Letters Club
    • 555 W. 31st Street

    Join us to welcome the release of Direne Direne: Revolutionary Songs from Turkey, a compilation of leftist music released as a cassette by Torn Light Records as part of their Radio Topo series. Curated by Isaac Hand and Zeynel Gül, the tape captures the socialist chants, folk songs and psychedelic rock anthems that gave cultural expression to Turkey's left during the 60s and 70s.... Read More

  • Chicago Latino Dance Festival at Humboldt

    • October 11 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
    • 1440 N. Humboldt Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60622

    The 2026 Chicago Latino Dance Festival brings eight groups to Humboldt Park for an afternoon spanning Afro-Latin, Indigenous, folkloric and contemporary dance traditions. The free program runs Sunday, October 11, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park. The International Latino Cultural Center produces the festival with Humboldt Park and Night Out in the Parks. Official... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • October 11 @ 4:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • October 12 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Market and Live DJ

    • October 12 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Sleeping Village
    • 3734 W Belmont, Chicago, IL

    Art, clothes, trinkets, and more for sale, plus free DJ set

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • October 14 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Democracy Book Club: The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán

    • October 18 @ 4:00 PM
    • Shared with people who join the book club
    • Shared with people who join the book club

    Welcome! The Chicago chapter of our Democracy Book Club is the first group that will meet in person. It will serve as somewhat of a test group, as members will have the opportunity to read books in advance that we’re considering for the monthly club and provide feedback. We’re... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • October 18 @ 4:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • October 18 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • October 21 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • October 25 @ 4:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • October 26 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • October 28 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Dada Gag Law: At the iO!

    • October 29 @ 9:00 PM
    • until 10:30 PM
    • iO Theater
    • 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL 60642

    On Thursday, October 29th, at 9 p.m. in the Fremont at the iO Theater, DADA GAG LAW (@dada_gag_law) will, for the first time since its first time, have a night all to its self for truthful performance art. The committee says you can act however you want.... Read More

  • Fright Night Film Fest

    • October 30 @ 6:30 PM
    • The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University
    • 1 University Dr, University Park, IL, 60484

    Recommended Ages 17+ CONTENT WARNING: These films contains depictions of gun violence, graphic gore, strong language, sexual innuendo, and themes of suicide that may be distressing or triggering for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Don your favorite costume and join us for an evening of dark cinema featuring a stellar lineup of films produced by Chicagoland natives, including the Southland Premiere of the feature film “Kaishaku”, directed by South Suburban native Harry Locke IV and produced by Locke, Alain Azoulay, and Azoulay Pictures.... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • November 1 @ 3:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • November 2 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • November 4 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • November 4 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Michigan 8 Benefit Show

    • November 7 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Gallery Wrightwood
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave Chicago, IL 60647

    On June 10th, FBI agents and police arrested 8 pro-Palestine activists as a part of a federal case targeting Palestine organizing at the University of Michigan Those arrested face decades in prison. This repression is part of an ongoing and coordinated effort to dismantle the movement for Palestine. Join... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • November 8 @ 3:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • November 11 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • November 15 @ 3:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • November 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • November 16 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • November 18 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Abolition 101

    • November 21 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612

    Join @wallsturnedsideways and Haymarket books for a four-part political education series on abolition. This series is for people of any level of knowledge about abolition to join us in thinking together about a prison-free future. Each workshop will be facilitated by an abolitionist educator who will introduce a reading, guide us in discussion, and then present on an intersecting topic related to abolition.... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • November 22 @ 3:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • November 25 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) from 5 - 7 p.m. every Wednesday for open hours! Come to share and read zines, hang out, drink tea, and chat about events you'd like to see in the space!

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • November 29 @ 3:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us for a "Male Fantasies" reading group at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago), starting 9/13 and meeting every Sunday at 4 p.m.! The two volumes of Klaus Theweleit's classic "Male Fantasies" (1977/1978) provocatively plumb the psychological depths of fascism to reveal origins at once shocking and banal. Our... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • November 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • December 2 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • December 14 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • December 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • December 28 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • January 6 2027 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • January 11 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Every other Monday night at 7 p.m., beginning on August 10th, a film club will convene at The Beach to watch carefully curated films and then discuss them with a community of like-minded moviegoers. Keep your eyes peeled elsewhere for the specifics of programming. The... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • January 17 2027 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • February 3 2027 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • February 14 2027 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • March 3 2027 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • March 14 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • April 7 2027 @ 6:30 PM
    • until March 31 @ 8:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • April 18 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • May 5 2027 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

    Body doubling session. Lets write together forma more impact and community.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • May 16 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • June 20 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • July 18 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • August 15 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • September 19 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to write letters to prisoners or work on personal writing projects in the company of neighbors and friends in a casual, calm, and collective environment.... Read More