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Chicago art galleries

My recommendation if you’re looking to start going to openings is to sign up for gallery newsletters and plot out who has overlapping art openings (usually on first Friday’s). Organize your gallery-hopping by neighborhood! Grab a friend, plot where you’ll get snacks along the way.
West Town / Noble Square: Western Exhibitions Patron Document Paris London Hong Kong Volume ENGAGE projects Rhona Hoffman Andrew Rafacz Monique Meloche Mickey
West Loop / Fulton Market: Corbett v Dempsey Chicago Artists Coalition Kavi Gupta Anthony Gallery Arts of Life Gray
Humboldt Park / Garfield Park: Tusk Patient Info Goldfinch Julius Caesar
Pilsen / McKinley Park: Tiger Strikes Asteroid / MANA Prairie Produce Model
University Galleries (go for BFA and MFA shows!): DPAM Gallery 400 Logan Center for the Arts Renaissance Society Block Museum SAIC galleries

@salad_valet

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CHICAGO RECS

I live in Chicago! Depending on where you're staying, there's a bunch of cool things to do as Chicago is a city of neighborhoods.
Wicker Park and Logan Square are popular neighborhoods to check out and they're on the cheaper end. California Clipper, Rainbo Club, and Common Decency are bars that are worth checking out. I know that Common Decency has a happy hour 4-6pm 7 days a week.
If you're into movies, check out the Music Box Theatre! It's a 95 year old arthouse movie theatre in the Southport Corridor/Lakeview neighborhood that shows independent and second run films. Speaking of Lakeview, Clark Street is pretty popular if you're going to check out Wrigley Field! There are bars up and down the block so you won't need to walk far to find a place to drink at for cheap.
If you need any more ideas or recommendations, let me know!

@malortandmoet

Nov 29, 2024

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Chicago!

There‘s so much to do and so many hidden gems it really depends on your vibe! Where are you staying?
Kingston Mines is a blues club that’s been around forever- they have live music, food, and drinks.
Chicago does street fests so well and they’re what I think of when I think of summer. There’s something every weekend basically.
Millenium Park also does a free concert series. It’s great to picnic and listen to great music. A lot of well known artists do it.
We have beaches!!!! You probably won’t have a bike but if you do… bike up to a beach.
The river architecture tour is so cool, I loved it even as a person who has been living here for 15 years.
In the summer it’s really easy to stumble upon stuff, which is what I love about summer in the city. There’s also a dive bar on basically every street so if you’re looking for a chill place to have a beer, those are easy to find.

@mossyelfie

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remember that it truly is all still ahead of you

Even if you end up having to go somewhere else, there still will be culture to get involved in, people to meet, things to learn, realizations to be made. All of that is still right there for you and it will be open in a way you won't even realize until you've done like a year or two. So it's truly still exciting times. As long as you feel generally good about the place you ultimately choose, your time is coming.

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL REP THEATER/ART HOUSE

They’re opening minds and putting in the work

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