Kokandy Book Club presents: Hamlet

A monthly book club collab between Pizza Lobo x The Understudy. Hosted by Magdalena and Chloe✨ A monthly book club collab between Pizza Lobo Andersonville and The Understudy~ Grab a copy of The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes at The Understudy and join us for a discussion over some pizza and drinks at Pizza Lobo Andersonville! Those who show their book at the bar will get a free 10″ cheese pizza. What’s the book about? April is a young…

A play reading written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon and produced by Exit, Pursued by a Play Reading Exit, Pursued by a Play Reading is a new reading series where Chicago’s best and most beloved actors find themselves chased by rabid, unrehearsed, theatrical comedies – desperately trying to stay ahead, as they strive to tickle your fancy, brighten your heart, and warm the chilliest of Chicago evenings. This time, we’re reading The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and…

do you have a fridge that’s in need of art? come through and make your own collage magnets with our friend, Elle! ✨Decorate your own square collage to put into a frame that has been repurposed from the thrift store into a magnet for your fridge! (Or wherever) or choose to decorate a smaller collage to put into a sleeve that’s a magnet! ✨Folks can bring their own frames that I can attach magnets to! There will be lots of…

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community by creating a mini floral arrangement in a teacup! Ticket includes flowers, a teacup and saucer, tools, live instruction, and a box to safely bring your arrangement home with you. These workshops are pay-what-you-can according to three different ticketing tiers: $15, $25, $35 Hope to see you there~ Meet Vern Vern (she/her), co-founder of Lovergirl Creates, is an Edgewater-based artist, specializing in creative reuse and florals of all kinds. With admiration…

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community by creating your own greeting cards while exploring different art mediums! Ticket includes 2 blank greeting cards and envelopes, and the shared use of watercolor and gouache paint and tools, pastels, markers, colored pencils, and pens. This will be a mostly self-guided floral study session. There will be floral arrangements as well as painting and drawing materials at the tables. These workshops are pay-what-you-can according to three different ticketing tiers: $5,…

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community while learning to embroider! 🧵Ticket includes an embroidery hoop and fabric, needle, thread, and live instruction. 🪡 We will be using floral arrangements as our inspiration to learn embroidery stitches including the woven rose, french knot, and fishbone. No experience necessary – we will go over how to get started before diving into these beginner-friendly stitches to create a floral design. Fabric will be provided, but feel free to bring an…