Below is a calendar of our upcoming scheduled programming including open mic nights, art workshops, reading and writing groups, film screenings and more! View individual events for RSVP or ticketing details.
Featured Events
Pubtalk: Free Wave Signal Society
Saturday August 22nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
FreeWave Signal Society is a community focused on learning, building, and sharing simple ways to communicate using open, low-cost, off-grid technology. The goal is to understand how communication can work without cell towers or Wi-Fi, using accessible tools and hands-on learning.
Learn from Jaime Duran about Meshtastic networks, Raspberry Pi, and the real world uses of decentralized communication and messaging.
Logan Square Farmers Market
Every Sunday in August, 8:30am-3:00pm
2620 W Milwaukee Ave
Chat with the Pubbers at the market and grab a copy of our fifth issue or some merch while you’re at it.
OMWP Studios Pop-Up Shop
Weekly in June, July and August
2150 W Armitage Ave
Chicago-based OMWP Studios is a curated shop for creators and collectors who value physical media. Since 2013, they’ve specialized in the preservation of tactile tech, from the mechanical click of a vintage shutter to the nostalgic snap of a game cartridge. Come peruse their premier product line at the pub house this June, July and August.
Recurring Events
This Just in Comedy!
Bimonthly: 2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:00-8:30pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: August 21st
BREAKING! In our frantic world, the news never seems to stop but at “This Just in Comedy,” neither do the jokes! Chicago’s best stand up comedians share their hilarious takes on everything going on, current events, and every headline that makes you say, “Is this really happening?” Stop the doom scrolling and come laugh with the funniest people in the city about the news!
Producers: John McCombs, Alex Tsakanikas
Doors open at 6:45 pm; show starts at 7:15 pm. $12 ticket online/$15 ticket at the door. Check back in for the ticket link closer to the event.
Midwest Reading Group
Bimonthly Saturdays, 1:00-3:00pm, starting on 8/1
2150 W Armitage Ave
When you pick up the pub at a coffee shop or a bookstore, you are always in a Chicago place. An awareness of this place in which we all live can fortify our shared position as writers, readers, thinkers, and workers of the Midwest. But what exactly is this Midwest we live in now? What has this Chicago grown from? the pub’s Midwest Reading Group focuses on these questions.
For our second rotation of Midwest Reading Group, we’ll be reading William Cronon’s “Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West.” Finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize, this history of 19th century Chicago “is the story of city and country becoming ever more tightly bound in a system so powerful that it reshaped the American landscape and transformed American culture. The world that emerged is our own.” Read the Preface and the Prologue (up to page 22) for Session 1 on August 1. Reach out to [email protected] with questions. Hosted by Lillian Lippold.
Reading Schedule:
For 8/1: Preface through Prologue—p. xv thru 22
For 8/15: Chapters 1 and 2—p. 23 thru 96
For 8/29: Chapter 3—p. 97 thru 147
For 9/12: Chapter 4—p. 148 thru 206
For 9/26: Chapter 5—p. 207 thru 262
For 10/10: Chapters 6 and 7—p. 263 thru 340
For 10/24: Chapter 8 and Epilogue—p. 341 thru end
Lit Night
Second Mondays, 6:00-7:30pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: August 10th
A monthly open mic: join us to share your poetry, short fiction, essays and other writing. Sign up for reading slots will begin 15 minutes before the event starts and we will have a brief break in the middle. We look forward to seeing you and listening to some wonderful writing. Hosted by Maxx Zenisek.
Collage Night
Bimonthly: 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: August 13th and 27th
A collage series aiming to create a small, cozy vibe to give folks a community to make art in. The goal is to just play around with collage making.
Materials are provided for collage, stencils, some lino cut, and general art supplies to work on collages. $5 suggested donation for supplies at the event. Hosted by Ian Fugett.
Lino Cut Workshop
Third Thursdays, 6:30-9:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: September 17th
Learn how to make your own prints with lino cut! Taught by Madi Fang, artist and illustrator of the pub’s Blue Line Column, participants will learn how to carve their own designs, roll ink, and apply their lino cut stamp to paper. This class is intended for beginners, but artists who want to review instruction or want a space to craft more intricate designs are welcome. Supplies will be provided and you can take your stamp home.
Book Swap
Friday, July 17, 7:00-9:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: August 14th
In the same vein as our Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, we want to encourage folks to share what interests them! Bring a few books that you love and are willing to swap with another attendee!
We’ll do three book swaps total, at 7:30pm, 8pm and 8:30pm. See you there!
BYOV Night
Last Friday of the Month, 6:00-10:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Upcoming: August 28th
Join us for an evening of music exploration into the night. Music selection will be curated by our readers on a first come, first serve basis, and will be tied to the event’s theme. Check back later for this month’s theme. Bring a vinyl you think everyone else should hear, and be ready to be put on to something you haven’t heard before!
Movie Night
Saturday, August 15th 7:30-9:00pm
2150 W Armitage Ave
Come kick back on the couch for a relaxed projector movie night. Tickets include popcorn!
This month we’ll be watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013).
When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined. Starring Ben Stiller.
Purchase your tickets here ($10).