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Open Space ArtsTuesday · Nov 3Free
A Quiet End
Open Space Arts
A staged reading follows three gay men confronting friendship, illness and chosen family during early AIDS.
FreePay What You CanStaged Reading
Free things to do in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov 3
Stumblday's ranked list of the best things to do in Chicago on Tuesday, November 3: 11 events, led by Margaret Glaspy, First Nations Film and Video Festival: Fall 2026 Horror Program and THE WORLD — each one checked against the organizer's own page. Below them, 24 exhibitions and shows running through the day.
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Open Space Arts#1Tuesday · Nov 3 · One Day Only
Open Space ArtsA Quiet End
A staged reading follows three gay men confronting friendship, illness and chosen family during early AIDS.
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Chicago DramatistsTuesday · Nov 3Free
Naked Angels Tuesdays@9 Chicago
Chicago Dramatists
Chicago actors cold-read fresh ten-minute pieces, with an original-music set folded into the night.
FreeNew WritingWeekly
#2Tuesday · Nov 3 · One Day Only
Chicago DramatistsNaked Angels Tuesdays@9 Chicago
Chicago actors cold-read fresh ten-minute pieces, with an original-music set folded into the night.
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Harold Washington Library CenterOn view through Nov 15, 2026Free
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
Harold Washington Library Center
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire” at Harold Washington.
FreeArt
#3On view through Nov 15, 2026 · Limited Run
Harold Washington Library Center“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire” at Harold Washington.
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Annoyance Theatre & BarRuns through Nov 13, 2026Free
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre at Annoyance Theatre & Bar.
FreeLimited Run
#4Runs through Nov 13, 2026 · Limited Run
Annoyance Theatre & BarComedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre at Annoyance Theatre & Bar.
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Museum of Contemporary Photography, South Loop, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopViselippi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeptember 10–December 19, 2026; Mon–Wed and Fri–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun closedFree
If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground
Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Imagine the life Emmett Till was denied through a free MoCP exhibition drawing on photographs by more than 110 artists.
FreeArt
#5September 10–December 19, 2026; Mon–Wed and Fri–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun closed · Limited Run
Museum of Contemporary Photography, South Loop, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopViselippi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIf Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground
Imagine the life Emmett Till was denied through a free MoCP exhibition drawing on photographs by more than 110 artists.
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Smart Museum of Art, Hyde ParkAdam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeptember 22, 2026 – February 21, 2027; Tuesday–Sunday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.Free
teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity
Smart Museum of Art, Hyde Park
The Tokyo art collective teamLab's immersive show at the Smart Museum, with free admission.
FreeArt
#6September 22, 2026 – February 21, 2027; Tuesday–Sunday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. · Limited Run
Smart Museum of Art, Hyde ParkAdam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsteamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity
The Tokyo art collective teamLab's immersive show at the Smart Museum, with free admission.
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