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 […]
Come kick back on the couch for a relaxed projector movie night. Tickets include popcorn! Check back closer to the event for movie details.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A community 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More details to come about when we’ll be tabling! Hosted at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.
Listen to author, Jasper Barnes, discuss his newest book, The Future of Revolution: Communist Perspectives from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising. Hosted in partnership with Revolutionary Open Study Association. How might a twenty-first-century revolution against class society succeed? Communism comes from the future, but its hopes haunt our past. Reading revolutionary history […]