• Snacks with Chats: Let’s Talk Local!

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for an evening of community, fundraising and a discussion on organizing and local elections. Hosted by The Local Lab co.Join us for our first Chats With Snacks of 2026!This gathering is all about local elections, fundraising, and creativity.America is celebrating 250 years of life this year! Can you believe it? I have learned […]

    Free
  • The Creative Workspace

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    A space where creatives and artists can write, craft, read, journal, and crochet every Wednesday from 7p - 10p. Hosted by Jett & Friends~A weekly space where artists can maHave a creative project you wanna finish or just need a late night-ish place to get some journaling done? Orrr — would you just like to […]

    Free
  • Again and Again and Again: on writing and reflection

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    A prose-based generative writing workshop hosted by Tori Rego and Taylor Thornburg."Again and Again and Again: On Writing and Reflection" is a prose-based generative writing workshop hosted by Tori Rego and Taylor Thornburg. Participants will study excerpts of fiction and nonfiction works fixated on memory, recollection, and narrative form, including Vladimir Nabokov's Speak Memory, Marcel […]

    Donation
  • The Creative Workspace

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    A space where creatives and artists can write, craft, read, journal, and crochet every Wednesday from 7p - 10p. Hosted by Jett & Friends~A weekly space where artists can maHave a creative project you wanna finish or just need a late night-ish place to get some journaling done? Orrr — would you just like to […]

    Free
  • Fem/Them Comedy Open Mic at The Understudy

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva! Hosted by Preeti Thaker and Jordan LevenePreeti & Jordan present: A Comedy Open Mic for Women + Non-Binary Comics! If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva!   WHAT’S THE PLAN? • 7:30 PM — arrive responsibly early, wonder […]

    Free
  • ikaros ensemble and cloud community college presents: threaded

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    explore shades of tenderness, relationship, and community through music and spoken wordLove serves as a needle pulling thread, fastening the connection between our souls. It takes on many forms, but is sewn into the fabric of our lives allowing for us to live in harmony.Chicago-based string collective Ikaros Ensemble partners with local poets inside and […]

    $15.00
  • March Lobo Book Club: The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes

    Pizza Lobo-Andersonville 5457 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    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! […]

    Free