wkndThu Oct 15 2026, 6pm$10ChicagoThe Swedish American Museum screens Kings of Kubb, a documentary about the Swedish lawn game, with a soup dinner served and a virtual question and answer session after the film.
Thu Oct 15 2026, 11:30am$65ChicagoGethsemane Garden Center leads a hands-on workshop on building a wreath from dried flowers, with materials included. A fall craft session at the Clark Street garden center.
Thu Oct 15 2026, 7:30 to 9:30pmThe Understudy Coffee and BooksA monthly roundtable on Chicago theater presented by Pocket Theatre, The Understudy, and American Theatre magazine. This edition gathers designers working in puppetry, physical theater, sound, and wig/costume/makeup design to talk craft, career paths, and how COVID reshaped their work. Free to $15.
Thu Oct 15 2026, 7 to 8:30pmWomen & Children FirstBonnie Jo Campbell launches her new novel The Spirits, a contemporary Christmas Carol set in small-town Michigan, in conversation with W&CF co-founder Linda Bubon. The bestselling author of The Waters returns to Andersonville.
Tue Oct 13 2026, 7 to 8:30pmWomen & Children FirstCookbook author Martin Sorge talks Midwest baking classics from Great Bakes, in conversation with chef Paul Fehribach at the Andersonville bookstore.
Sun Oct 11 2026, 7 to 8:30pmWomen & Children FirstThompson Street Opera Company performs a 45-minute recital of songs and arias by queer composers at Andersonville's feminist bookstore, with treats and community spirit for National Coming Out Day. Ticketed benefit.
Sun Oct 11 2026, 2 to 8pm$20Chicago Danztheatre EnsembleDarvin Dances presents a family friendly Halloween dance production: a lost ghost named Mallory searches for her haunted house with help from ballerina witches, jazzy vampires, modern-dancing mummies, a tap-dancing skeleton, and a jack o' lantern named Jake. Two shows on Oct 11, at 2pm and 7pm. Kids $11, students $15, adults $20.
Sat Oct 10 2026, 10:30 to 11amFreeWomen & Children FirstDouble book launch storytime at Andersonville's feminist bookstore. Authors Razan Abdin and Aya Khalil read and sign their new children's books, including the debut picture book Splendidly Sawsan and A Party of Colors. Free; registration encouraged. Designed for ages 2 and up; children must come with a caregiver.
Thu Oct 8 2026, 7:30 to 9pmFreeThe Understudy Coffee and BooksAuthor and intimacy coordinator Mia Schachter discusses the book How to Do Consent (Without Sounding Like a Robot), a practical and funny guide to moving past rigid rules around sex and boundaries toward real connection. Free at The Understudy.
Thu Oct 8 2026, 7 to 8:30pmWomen & Children FirstWomen & Children First marks Banned Books Week with a reading by City Lit Theatre celebrating the freedom to read and the First Amendment. Annual event held during the first week of October.
Mon Oct 5 2026, 7:30 to 9:30pmFreeChicagoExit, Pursued by a Play Reading stages a free reading of Joseph Kesselring's classic dark comedy at The Understudy, Andersonville's theater-focused cafe and bookstore. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster's wedding plans collapse when he discovers what his sweet elderly aunts do to lonely old men.
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