Fall events in Andersonville
38 upcoming. Fall in Andersonville, Chicago: ghost tours, festivals, Halloween events and neighborhood happenings.
TodayFriday, October 16
7 to 8:30pm
Women & Children FirstDebut novelist Janasha Prabu launches Monster in the Mirror with an in-conversation event at the Andersonville bookstore, a seasonally spooky pick.
7:30 to 9:30pm, through Oct 16$37
St. Boniface CemeteryStorytellers lead a 1.5-mile nighttime walking tour through Andersonville, stopping at haunted spots and local legends and finishing near Fireside Restaurant. Tours meet at the northwest gates of St. Boniface Cemetery at Clark and Ainslie. Ages 13 and up; tickets $37. Guides rotate, so no two nights are alike.
TomorrowSaturday, October 17
10:30 to 11:30am
ChicagoA morning art program at the Swedish American Museum tied to the first major U.S. exhibition of Swedish art, looking at the works and the stories behind them.
7:30 to 9pm
Francis Parker AuditoriumBestselling author Barbara Kingsolver appears in conversation at Francis Parker Auditorium, presented with the Chicago Humanities Festival.
SundayOctober 18
11am to 12pm$90
ChicagoA Halloween-season workshop at Gethsemane Garden Center on building a bog garden of carnivorous plants, equal parts spooky and botanical.
3 to 4pm
ChicagoAlleyCat Comics digs into vintage horror movie posters from the 1950s through the 1970s in this Halloween-season session at the Clark Street comics shop.
ThursdayOctober 22
7 to 8:30pm
Women & Children FirstPoet Fady Joudah reads from and signs EXHIBIT G, his new book of poems, essays, and photographs, at the Andersonville bookstore.
7:30 to 10pm
The Understudy Coffee and BooksThe (X) Collective celebrates its first year with an anniversary cabaret at The Understudy: an evening of bold, unfinished, and experimental performances from local artists, with community conversation between acts. A fundraiser for the collective's second year.
7:30pm, through Oct 25$25
Bramble Arts LoftPoint Theatre Project's annual interactive horror show: eight horror icons battle to the death in bracket-style stage combat while the audience votes who lives and who dies, so every performance ends differently. The Saturday matinee adds an Emperor, a lucky audience member who gets the final say on the winners. Gory and not for the faint of heart. Runs Oct 22-25.
FridayOctober 23
7 to 8:30pm
Women & Children FirstPoet Franny Choi discusses her debut essay collection on sci-fi and Asian femininity at the Andersonville bookstore.
SaturdayOctober 24
10am$25
ChicagoA Halloween-season carving session at Gethsemane Garden Center, with tools and materials provided and a finished pumpkin to take home.
10am to 2pm$25
Chicago Danztheatre EnsembleA day-long generative writing and interdisciplinary art-making workshop led by Sherry Antonini and Jenny Magnus at Chicago Danztheatre. Part of the Rhinoceros Theater Festival; uses games and experiments to spark new work. Pay-what-you-can, $25 suggested.
10:30 to 11am
Women & Children FirstDrag performers read Halloween-themed stories for little ones at the Andersonville feminist bookstore, a spooky family-friendly morning.
SundayOctober 25
4 to 5:30pm$15
Swedish American MuseumThe Chicago Swedish Mixed Chorus performs its fall concert at the Swedish American Museum. The program mixes Swedish and Swedish-American choral songs, continuing a singing tradition in Andersonville that dates back to the 1930s. Tickets available at the door.
TuesdayOctober 27
6pmFree
ChicagoCookbook author Nichole Accettola talks about her book Scandinavian Everyday at the Swedish American Museum, in conversation with Chandra Ram. A free evening program.
7 to 8:30pm
Women & Children FirstArt historian J. Vanessa Lyon discusses her memoir Blackness Thirteen Ways in conversation with Lisa Lucas at the Andersonville bookstore.
ThursdayOctober 29
6:30 to 8:30pm$18
The Understudy Coffee and BooksA 2.5-mile guided run through Andersonville inspired by David Jay Collins's queer horror trilogy Summerdale, with stops at locations from the novels and local businesses, followed by themed drinks and a Q&A with the author at The Understudy. Q&A-only tickets available.
FridayOctober 30
7pm$10
ChicagoA Halloween painting night at the Swedish American Museum, with paints and supplies provided. Come make something spooky the night before Halloween.
7 to 9pm$27.50
ChicagoWomen & Children First presents horror novelists Grady Hendrix and Stephen Graham Jones in conversation at Thalia Hall, two nights before Halloween. A bookstore offsite event; tickets $27.50.
SaturdayOctober 31
10am to 1pm$10
ChicagoA Saturday morning starter session at the Swedish American Museum's genealogy center, aimed at people beginning to trace Swedish family roots. Free for museum members, $10 for others.
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