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 […]

A play reading written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon and produced by Exit, Pursued by a Play ReadingExit, 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 […]

Join us for a night of beautiful latte art, good food, bevvys and drag as we celebrate our 3rd birthday~🎂 The Understudy is turning 3 and what better way to celebrate our birthday than to host another latte art throwdown? And y'all know, we looove to dress up at The Understudy, so the theme is […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

if the bible were a movie, this piece is about the extras.ABOUTthe un-blessed is a biblical reimagining. if the bible were a movie, this piece is about the extras. what does it mean to know that world defining events are happening around you, and you exist in the margins, that you are not among the […]

if the bible were a movie, this piece is about the extras.ABOUTthe un-blessed is a biblical reimagining. if the bible were a movie, this piece is about the extras. what does it mean to know that world defining events are happening around you, and you exist in the margins, that you are not among the […]