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  • Fright Night Film Fest

    • October 30 @ 6:30 PM
    • The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University
    • 1 University Dr, University Park, IL, 60484

    Recommended Ages 17+ CONTENT WARNING: These films contains depictions of gun violence, graphic gore, strong language, sexual innuendo, and themes of suicide that may be distressing or triggering for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Don your favorite costume and join us for an evening of dark cinema featuring a stellar lineup of films produced by Chicagoland natives, including the Southland Premiere of the feature film “Kaishaku”, directed by South Suburban native Harry Locke IV and produced by Locke, Alain Azoulay, and Azoulay Pictures.... Read More

  • Halloween Movie Marathon at The Beach!

    • October 31 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 12:00 AM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    There's a Special Film Club Event coming up!! On Halloween, we will be hosting a noon to midnight movie marathon at The Beach (@thebeachchicago) - wear a costume! We have a fairly eclectic selection lined up, some more scary than others. Starting out with some more kid-friendly offerings like the original 1931 Frankenstein (12:10 p.m.)... Read More

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Michigan 8 Benefit Show

    • November 7 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Gallery Wrightwood
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave Chicago, IL 60647

    On June 10th, FBI agents and police arrested 8 pro-Palestine activists as a part of a federal case targeting Palestine organizing at the University of Michigan Those arrested face decades in prison. This repression is part of an ongoing and coordinated effort to dismantle the movement for Palestine. Join... Read More

  • Michigan 8 Benefit Show (updated flyer with lineup)

    • November 7 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Gallery Wrightwood
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave Chicago, IL 60647

    On June 10th, FBI agents and police arrested 8 pro-Palestine activists as a part of a federal case targeting Palestine organizing at the University of Michigan Those arrested face decades in prison. This repression is part of an ongoing and coordinated effort to dismantle the movement for Palestine.... Read More

  • 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

  • Letter writing/Book packing night

    • November 8 @ 4:00 PM
    • Su Casa
    • 5045 s Laflin st

    Come write introductory letters with us! CBBW (@chicagobooksbreakwalls) is a new Books To Prisoners program and the first one is be explicitly pro-Black. This is a chance for you to see the space, write letters, and fulfill the requests we already have.... 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

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • November 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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!

  • Abolition 101

    • November 21 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612

    Join @wallsturnedsideways and Haymarket books for a four-part political education series on abolition. This series is for people of any level of knowledge about abolition to join us in thinking together about a prison-free future. Each workshop will be facilitated by an abolitionist educator who will introduce a reading, guide us in discussion, and then present on an intersecting topic related to abolition.... Read More

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • December 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • January 17 2027 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • February 14 2027 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • March 14 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • April 18 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • 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.

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • May 16 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • June 20 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • July 18 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • August 15 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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

  • Writers' Bloc: Some Quiet Time to Write Together

    • September 19 2027 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Beach Beneath the Street
    • 1703 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60637

    Join us from 7 - 10 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at THE BEACH (@thebeachchicago) to 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