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  • Kenwood-Hyde Park-Woodlawn Rapid Response Reading Group

    • September 13 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Coming up this Sunday at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago)! Two reading groups in one day?! Join the Kenwood-Hyde Park-Woodlawn Rapid Response Reading Group! 📕 When: Sunday, September 13, 2-4 PM 📘 What: Discussion of Chapter 5 A neighborhood on a hill Hyde Park and the University of Chicago" from Making the Second Ghetto by Arnold R.... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • September 13 @ 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

  • FOIA Requests 101 with Injustice Watch

    • September 14 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL, 60612

    Join us @wallsturnedsideways with Injustice Watch journalist Maya Dukmasova who will explain how to file and how to understand (and fight!) government agencies’ responses. We’ll join together to live-workshop your request ideas and attendees will leave with request templates in hand. Interested... Read More

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • September 16 @ 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!

  • Flotsam River Circus!

    • September 16 @ 6:00 PM
    • Ping Tom Park
    • Ping Tom Memorial Park, S Melody Ct, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

    Come see Flotsam River Circus in Chicago, IL on Wednesday September 16th! Flotsam is a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers who travel on a handmade raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns along the way. We'll be performing at Ping Tom Park, at the grassy area a little south of the Water Taxi landing.... Read More

  • Flotsam River Circus!

    • September 17 @ 6:00 PM
    • Ping Tom Park
    • Ping Tom Memorial Park, S Melody Ct, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

    Come see Flotsam River Circus in Chicago, IL on Thursday September 17th! Flotsam is a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers who travel on a handmade raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns along the way. We'll be performing at Ping Tom Park, at the grassy area a little south of the Water Taxi landing.... Read More

  • Prison Papers Film Screening: Free Joan Little

    • September 18 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL, 60612

    Join us @wallsturnedsideways for a film screening and discussion of FREE JOAN LITTLE tells the story of the 1975 groundbreaking case of Joan Little who was the first woman in U.S history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.... Read More

  • Dada Gag Law: At the iO

    • September 18 @ 9:30 PM
    • iO Theater
    • 1501 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL 60642

    On Friday, September 18th, at 9:30 p.m. in the Kingsbury at the iO Theater, DADA GAG LAW (@dada_gag_law on Instagram) will, for the first time, have a night all to its self for truthful performance art. You may laugh, cry, cringe, or act in an other way.... Read More

  • Running Down the Walls 2026

    • September 19 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • MCC Chicago
    • 71 W Van Buren

    Join us outside the federal jail downtown for RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS, the annual inside/outside 5K marathon, generator show and ABCF Warchest fundraiser in solidarity with political prisoners. FREE THEM ALL! 🏴 MCC Chicago - Sept 19th 2026 71 W Van Buren 5PM Rally, March & 5K Marathon 7PM Generator show with bands and DJs (TBA) We descend upon MCC Chicago amidst a dramatic escalation of fascist repression under the Trump Administration.... Read More

  • Flotsam River Circus!

    • September 19 @ 6:00 PM
    • Ping Tom Park
    • Ping Tom Memorial Park, S Melody Ct, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

    Come see Flotsam River Circus in Chicago, IL on Saturday, September 19th! Flotsam is a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers who travel on a handmade raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns along the way. We'll be performing at Ping Tom Park, at the grassy area a little south of the Water Taxi landing.... Read More

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • September 20 @ 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

  • Flotsam River Circus!

    • September 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • Ping Tom Park
    • Ping Tom Memorial Park, S Melody Ct, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

    Come see Flotsam River Circus in Chicago, IL on Sunday, September 20th! Flotsam is a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers who travel on a handmade raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns along the way. We'll be performing at Ping Tom Park, at the grassy area a little south of the Water Taxi landing.... Read More

  • Some Quiet Time to Write Together

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

    Coming up on Sunday, September 20th from 7 - 10 p.m. at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago)! Come through and 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

  • Chicago Community Jail Support New Volunteer Training

    • September 21 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • 27th and California
    • 27th and California

    Want to get involved with CCJS? We are entirely volunteer-run offering snacks, water, cigarettes, rides, and support for people getting out of CCJ, their families, and the surrounding community. During these training shifts, you’ll be shown the ropes, work a shift on the ground, and meet other new volunteers! Spots are limited, so please register via our bio/the link provided: bit.ly/ccjs-training Meeting... Read More

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • September 21 @ 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

    • September 23 @ 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!

  • Jail Solidarity Network Launch Party

    • September 26 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL, 60612

    Join us @wallsturnedsideways in celebrating the public release of Jail Solidarity Network’s inside-out archive! For the last three years, people incarcerated in Cook County Jail and outsiders in Chicago have recorded their conversations. Now, we’re ready to share these stories. We hope to see you for an evening of joy, love, and community! We’ll have food, ways to respond to people inside, and performances by DJ J3rmgirl and Queer Dance Freakout.

  • Male Fantasies Reading Group

    • September 27 @ 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

  • Open Hours at The Beach

    • September 30 @ 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 4 @ 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 5 @ 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 7 @ 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!

  • Radical Writers' Café

    • October 7 @ 6:30 PM
    • until September 30 @ 8:30 PM
    • Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
    • 4728 N Kedzie

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

  • 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

  • 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!

  • 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

  • Monday Night Film Club

    • October 19 @ 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 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

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.