Events

Get off chess.com and into a weekly group open to all chess players. Bring you friends, play strangers, and up your IRL rating! Bring your own set or borrow one. Hosted by Kian Jodlowski.

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

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.

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 […]

We’ve added another event to our Friday programming: a book swap! In the same vein as our Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, we want to encourage folks to share what interests them! Bring a book (and maybe a zine too!) that you love and are willing to swap with another attendee!

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

Do you love being a Midwesterner? Do you want to read difficult books and talk about them with other smart people? Join the pub’s new biweekly Midwest Reading Group! We’ll be reading Jon Lauck’s 2022 book The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest 1800-1900. Lauck charts the development of democratic ideals in the region from the organization of […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

InterCcECT is partnering with the pub to host a reading session on TJ Clark’s classic work The Painting of Modern Life, along with his updated short essay “The Painting of Postmodern Life.”

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. This month’s theme is Rock Mayhem: Favorite Rock/Metal Vinyl. Bring a vinyl you think everyone else should hear, and be ready […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]

Everyone knows someone who knows something. And everyone here in Chicago always seems to “know a guy” (gender neutral). So, we figured we’d get us all off Chat GPT & YouTube to do some IRL instructional time.  Join us Saturday, May 30th 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. for a hands-on Plant 101 Workshop with local […]

A weekly writers’ group focused on creating community by mutually reading and discussing each other’s work. Each session will begin with a free write. This is very loose and allows for some flexibility for people to arrive after the start. After this, we will jump into the critique, which will be split into two sections. In […]