Friday 10/1 -
BRONZEVILLE -
Gallery Guichard - 3521 S. King Dr. Bombay Sapphire and Russel Simmons Artisian Series. Reception 6-10pm.

BUCKTOWN -
Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez - 2324 W Montana St. Planes and lines seem to glide past one another, work by Gerbrand Burger, Merel van ‘t Hullenaar, Charlott Markus, CORO, Jonathan Miller, Paul Stoelting and Letha Wilson. Reception 6-10pm. 9/29-10/1.

EVANSTON -
Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery - 1999 Campus Dr. Caged Dresses, Floating Kimono, work by Patricia Otto. Reception 6-8pm. 10/1-11/1.

HYDE PARK -
DOVA Temporary Gallery - 5228 S. Harper Ave. 2010, work by U of C Department of Visual Arts alumni. Reception 5:30-8pm. 9/17-10/9.

Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Close Encounters Part II, work by Maddie Leach. 10/1-10/31.

LAKEVIEW -
Center on Halsted - 3656 N. Halsted St. Menagerie/Construct, work by Jessie Mott and Chester Munro. Reception 6:30pm. 10/1-11/15.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Charnel House Chicago - 3421 W. Fullerton Ave. An Unwholesome Attachment, work by Sari Maxfield, Duffy O'Connor, Megan Sterling, and Victoria Szilagy. Reception 6-9pm. 9/29-10/17.

Monument 2 Gallery - 2007 N. Point St. Hold Me, work by McKeever Donovan. Reception 6-10pm. 10/1-10/31.

LOOP -
Elephant Room, Inc. - 704 S. Wabash Ave. Common Ground, work by Sam Kirk, Hebru Brantley, and Hugo Style. Reception 6-10pm. 9/27-11/17.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Architrouve - 1433 W. Chicago Ave. Leap of Faith, work by James Jankowiak. Reception 6-9pm. 10/1-11/19.

OLD TOWN -
Thomas Masters Gallery - 245 W. North Ave. Susan Hall. Reception 6-9pm. 10/1-10/31.

PILSEN -
Black Cloud Gallery - 1909 S. Halsted St. Group Show, work by Peter Walsh, Richard Benoit, Jason Thompson, Eric Cronin, and Fabiana Glazer. Reception 8-10pm. 10/1-10/31.

Chicago Arts District - 18th and Halsted St. 40th Annual Pilsen East Artists Open House. receptions 6-10pm.

Morning Glory Studios - 571 W. 18th St. # 1R. Anamnesis. Reception 6-10pm. 10/1-10/10.

RAVENSWOOD -
Transistor - 5045 N Clark St. GLI.TC/H run.time & real.time program 1, work by Theodore Darst, Ben Baker Smith, Cole Pierce, Omar Mashal, Clint Ens, Morgan Higby Flowers, Antonio Roberts, Evan Meaney, Richard O’Sullivan and BotBorg and performances by Aaron Zarzutzki, Morgan Higby Flowers, Jeff Donaldson, Vadim Sprikut Anton Marini, jon.satrom, Jason Soliday. Event 8-11:30pm.

RIVER WEST -
ARC Gallery - 832 W. Superior St. #204. Chicago: Urban/Convergence. Reception 6-9pm.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE -
Green Lantern Gallery - 2542 W. Chicago Ave. Future Shock. Reception 7-10pm. 10/1-11/13.

Ukrainian National Museum - 2249 W. Superior St. Expression of Beauty & Life, work by Alexander Tkachenko and Leonid Kozlov. Reception 7pm. 10/1-10/30.

UPTOWN -
Rec Room - 4138 N. Sheridan Rd. The Recovering Artists Series. Reception 6:30-9:30pm. 10/1-12/31.

WEST LOOP -
Milktooth Gallery - 657 W. Lake St. Group Show. Reception 8pm-1am.

Ugly Stepsister Gallery - 951 W. Fulton Market. (Untitled)We are(n't) where we come from. Reception 7pm.

WICKER PARK -
Coalition Gallery - 2010 W. Pierce Ave. Bright New Talent, work by 14 artists-in-residence. Reception 5:30-8:30pm. 10/1-11/5.

Jackson Junge Gallery - 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave. Dual: The Battle Begins, work by Laura Lee Junge. Reception 6-9pm. 9/28-11/14.

Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave. Wild Card. Reception 7-11pm. 10/1-10/31.

Wicker Park Art Center - 2215 W. North Ave. Imagine: Observe. Reception 5-9pm. 10/1-10/30.

Saturday 10/2 -
BEVERLY -
Beverly Arts Center - 2407 W. 111th St. Mary McCarthy. Reception 6-8pm. 10/1-10/31.

BUCKTOWN -
OhNo!Doom Gallery - 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave. Monsters V. Robots. Reception 6-10pm. 10/2-10/30.

EVANSTON -
Simply Chicago Art - 1318 Oakton St. Firehouses Across America, work by John Allen and Gina Morri. Reception 1-5pm. 10/2-10/24.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage Ave. Modern Groceries, work by Stephanie Dean. Reception 6-8pm. 10/2-10/31.

NOBLE SQUARE -
The Nightingale - 1084 N Milwaukee Ave. GLI.TC/H run.time & real.time program 2, work by by Jodie Mack, Theodore Darst, Nick Briz, Alexander Stewart, Clint Ens, Nick Salvatore, Johnny Rogers, Jon Satrom, James Connolly, Ben Pearson, Jimmy Joe Roche, Karl Klomp, JB Mabe and LJ Frezza and performances by James Connolly & Eric Pellegrino, Tamas Kemenczy & Mark Beasley, Jeronimo Barbosa, Andrew Bucksbarg, Ben Baker-Smith & Evan Kühl, StAllio! Event 7-10pm.

PORTAGE PARK -
portage ARTspace - 4837 W Berenice Ave. Artists Showing Artists, work by Tom Burtonwood, Miguel Cortez, Holly Holmes, Paul Hopkin, Johannah Silva, Victoria Szilagyi and Philip von Zweck. Reception 7pm. 9/4-10/2.

STREETERVILLE -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. Luc Tuymans; {…}, work by Tim Louis Graham; History, Violence, Disquiet. 10/2-1/9.

WICKER PARK -
Helicon Hall Gallery - 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd floor. Neither Here Nor There, work by James Beckman, Vivien Park, Sarah Perez, and more. Reception 6-11pm.

Sunday 10/3 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK -
Julius Cæsar - 3311 W. Carroll Ave. Heliopolis, work by Cornet Baldwin. Reception 4-7pm. 10/3-10/31.

HYDE PARK -
Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis Ave., Cobb Hall 418. Rebecca Warren. Reception 4-7pm. 10/3-12/12.

OAK PARK -
What It Is - 1155 S Lyman Ave, Oak Park. Caitlin Arnold. Reception 4-9pm. 10/3-10/30.

Opening This Weekend! (9/24-9/26)

Friday 9/24 -
Bridgeport -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. The Exhibitionist, work by Tom Torluemke. Reception 6-1pm.

Evanston -
Block Museum of Art - 40 Arts Circle Dr. Live & Die Like a Lion?, work by Leon Golub; Rapture, work by Shirin Neshat. 9/24-12/12.

Hyde Park -
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. Jim Henson's Fantastic World. 9/24-1/23.

Lakeview -
Bell Studio - 3428 N. Southport Ave. Ex Ovo Omnia, or What Came First, work by Eileen Meindl O'Hagan. Reception 5-8pm. 9/20-10/24.

Life Force Arts Center - 3148 N. Lincoln Ave. Universal Love: Embracing the Divine in All. Reception 6-10pm. 9/24-1/2.

Lincoln Park -
Floating World Gallery - 1925 N. Halsted St. Creating What Has Never Been. Reception 6-9pm. 9/24-11/19.

Noble Square -
65Grand - 1369 W. Grand Ave. Shapeshifter, work by Brian Kapernekas. Reception 7-10pm. 9/24-10/30.

Noble & Superior Projects - 1418 W. Superior St. Ron Artist: MVP (Malleability vs. Preservation), work by Lindsay Apatow, Ben Balcom, April Behnke, Luis Miguel Bendaña, Joey Carr, Emilie Crewe, Matt Cummings, Lori Felker, Yasi Ghanbari, Samuel Gove, Jordan Grimes, Jeriah Hildwine, Randy Sterling Hunter, Seth Hunter, Tom McCormack, Ross Meckfessel, Josh Sampson, Kristen Stokes, Vincent Uribe and Corrine Webb. Reception 8-11pm. 9/24-10/23.

Pilsen -
Parking Space - 2246 W. 19th St. 3R. Basement Show, work by Brandon Warren Alvendia, Caroline Polachek, Daniel Sullivan, Eleni Ann Kelaidis, Justin Thomas Schaefer, Marion Ramos, Michael Thibault, Scott Reeder and Tyson Reeder. Reception 6-10pm. 9/24-9/30.

Ravenswood -
Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood. Is it Farther or Further?, work by Stephanie Nadeau. Reception 6-9pm. Performance 7:30pm.

West Loop -
ebersmoore - 213 N Morgan St, 3C. Homily, work by Edra Soto. Reception 6-9pm. 9/24-10/30.

The Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N. Campbell Ave., Unit G. Girls, work by Caitlin Arnold. Reception 8-11pm. 9/24-10/16.

Saturday 9/25 -
Bridgeport -
BEN RUSSELL - 1716 S Morgan St, 2F. UR. Reception 6-9pm.

East Garfield Park -
Devening Projects + Editions - 3039 West Carroll. Artist talk for Kabinett 1 + 2, work by Richard Rezac and Gary Stephan. Reception 2-6pm.

Lawndale -
Murphy Hill Gallery - 3333 W. Arthington St. Caffeine IV, work by the Artists' Breakfast Group. Reception 6-11pm. 9/25-10/29.

Loop -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. Prototypes / Ronde del Nuit, work by Lewis Baltz; Seven Centuries of Art, work from the Richard and Mary L. Gray Collection. 9/25-1/9.

McKinley Park -
Old Speigel Warehouse - 1965 W Pershing Road, 4th Fl. Local Objects, work by Michelle Welzen Collazo Anderson, Michael Murphy, and Robert MacNeill. Reception 6-9pm.

River North -
Loyola University Museum of Art - Lewis Towers, 820 N. Michigan Ave. Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy, work by Nihad Dukhan. 9/25-1/16.

West Loop -
Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St, 2D. "Can I Come Over to Your House: The First Ten Years of The Suburban" Book Release Party. Party 6-9pm.

Sunday 9/26 -
Evanston -
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Through the Looking Glass. 9/26-11/7.

Opening This Weekend! (9/17-9/19)

Hey ya'll,

Sorry about last week, I know it was the big opening weekend. I made maps, all of which were published over at Chicago Art Magazine, hope you managed to find the there. This weekend is helter skelter as well, no links or neighborhood designation. I'll be back in the swing next week, but for this week, at least you have the list. Lots of love, I'm going to Ohio to shoot (both kinds) this weekend, so I'll be out, but enjoy the art!

Friday 9/17-
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Harry Sudman. Reception 7-10pm.

4Art Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St., #403. Somnambulist. Reception 7-10pm.

Donald Young Gallery - 224 S. Michigan Ave., suite 266. To Peach, work by Laura Letinsky. Reception 5-7pm.

Illinois Institute of Art Gallery 180 - 180 N. Wabash Ave. The Human Side of Botanics, work by Frances A. Cox. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Inc. - 217 W. Huron, Lower Level. Artist talk with Michael Goro. Talk at 6pm.

Living Room Gallery - 1530 W. Superior St. Osm, work by Melina Ausikaitis. Reception 6-8pm.

Rotofugi Gallery - 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. My God, It's Good to See You, work by Steve Seely; Where the Shadows Run from Themselves, work by James Marshall, a.k.a. Dalek. Reception 7-10pm

Schneider Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. In-Between, work by Natan Dvir and Rania Matar. Reception 5-7:30pm.

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - 2320 W. Chicago Ave. Peterson/Antonovych/Niespodziewana. Reception 6-9pm.

Zhou B Art Center - 1029 W. 35th St. Orange Meditations, work by Herbert George. Reception 6-10pm.

Saturday 9/18-
Autumn Space - 3732 N Southport Ave. Let Them Look Up, work by Sean Ward. Reception 7-10pm.

iceberg projects - 7714 N Sheridan Rd. The Blanket Paintings, Bernard Williams. Reception 6-9pm.

Reversible Eye - 1103 N. California Ave. The Cosmic Mind of Black Leather, work by Camilla Ha. Reception 8pm.

Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W. Montrose Ave. GroupSOLO: The Sequel, work by Matthew Schlagbaum, Chris Bradley, Clare Rosean, and Shannon Goff. Reception 6-10pm.

The Beer Run Gallery - 1104 W. 18th St. Strong and Chata: We Are All Narizona, work by Brikena Boci, Camilo Cruz, Luis De La Torre, Daniel Gallegos, Salvador Jimenez-Flores,, Jenna Loyd, Carolina Rubio MacWright, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Aaron Michael Morales, Nuco, Jackie Orozco, Kate Pszotka, Christine Rabenold, Paul Lloyd Sargent and Jamie Vargas. Reception 8-12pm.

Zrobili - 2649 Ω N Spaulding Ave, 2N. Coming and Going, Erin Washington and Holly Murkerson. Reception 6-11pm.

Sunday 9/19-
LVL3 - 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Talk Video To Me. Reception 6pm.

Shane Campbell Gallery (Oak Park) - 125 N Harvey Ave. Erin Shirreff. Reception 2-4pm.

Spertus Institute - 610 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago's Jewish Pioneers. Reception 3pm.

The Suburban - 125 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park. Jeff Gibson and Geoff Kleem. Reception 2-4pm.

Opening This Weekend! (9/3-9/5)

Friday 9/3 -
ELMHURST:
Elmhurst Artists Guild - 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. Nature & Nurture. Reception 7-9pm. 8/29-10/8.

GOLD COAST:
International Museum of Surgical Science - 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr. Street Anatomy, curated by Vanessa Ruiz. Reception 5-9pm. 9/3-11/19.

LAKEVIEW:
Golden Gallery - 816 W. Newport Ave., #1. Patricia Treib. Reception 6-9pm. 9/3-10/16.

Golden Gallery Auxiliary Space - 3319 N Broadway St. New Work from New York, work by Richard Aldrich, Jessica Dickinson, Josephine Halvorson, Erik Lindman and Eric Palgon. Reception 9pm. 9/3-10/16.

LOGAN SQUARE:
Zrobili - 2649 ½ N Spaulding Ave, 2N. Void where prohibited, work by Xavier Jimenez and Kara Clarke. Reception 7-10pm.

LOOP:
Elephant Room, Inc. - 704 S. Wabash Ave. Forget About the Future, work by Cydney Lewis. Reception 6-9pm. 8/30-9/25.

NORTH PARK:
Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery - 5500 N. Saint Louis Ave. Matthew Harris and Xu Yong. Reception 6-9pm. 8/30-9/24.

PILSEN:
Antena - 1765 S Laflin St. From the Wash, Mark Nelson. Reception 6-10pm. 9/3-10/2.

Slow - 2153 W 21st St. plain plane, work by Todd Chilton and Mike Peter Smith. Reception 6-9pm. 9/4-10/2.

RIVER WEST:
Arc Gallery - 832 W. Superior St., #204. Being the Same, but Different, work by Linda Sorkin Eisenberg; Ian Campbell; Objet Petit A, work by Anat Pollack; Tonal Abstraction, work by Ian Campbell. Reception 6-9pm. 9/1-9/25.

STREETERVILLE:
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. 12 x 12: Trypps, work by Ben Russell. Reception 6-10pm. 9/4-9/27.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE:
Ukrainian National Museum - 2249 W. Superior St. Bohdan Borzemsky. Reception 7pm. 9/3-9/26.

WICKER PARK:
Three Birds Gallery - 1323 N. Milwaukee. Nature VS Machine. Reception 7pm.

Saturday 9/4 -
BUCKTOWN:
OhNo!Doom Gallery - 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave. Bare Squared, work by Max and Zoë Bare; Bedtime Stories, work by Amanda Louise Spayd. Reception 6-10pm. 9/4-9/25.

EVANSTON:
Simply Chicago Art - 1318 Oakton St. September Exhibit, work by Peter Wolf, Shelley Brucar, and the Fiber Artists Coalition. Reception 1-5pm. 9/4-9/26.

PILSEN:
Prospectus Gallery - 1210 W. 18th St. Between the Instinctive and the Rational, work by Rene Arceo. Reception 5-10pm. 9/4-10/9.

RAVENSWOOD:
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative - 4642 N. Western Ave. CPC Student Exhibition. Reception 3-5pm. 9/4-9/25.

Sunday 9/5 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK:
Julius Cæsar - 3144 W Carroll Ave, 2G. Autumn Ramsey. Reception 4-7pm. 9/5-9/26.

Opening This Weekend! (8/27-8/29)

Friday 8/27 -
EDGEWATER:
Edge Gallery - 6318 N Clark St. (infra)STRUCTURE, work by Matthew Messmer, Mie Kongo, and Alexandrea Hennek. Reception 6-9pm.

Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood Ave. Motion Studies (Prairie), work by Shawn Decker. Reception 6-9pm. 8/27-9/19.

LAKEVIEW:
Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. The Egg and the Starling, work by Rebecca Israilevich and Tatjana Jovancevic. Reception 6-8pm. 8/25-9/2.

LINCOLN PARK:
Rotofugi - 2780 N Lincoln Ave. Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny. Reception 7-10pm.

LOGAN SQUARE:
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage Ave. Dusty Rabjohn. Reception 7-9pm. 8/1-8/31.

SOUTH LOOP:
Harper Gallery - 1915 S Michigan Ave. Go Bananas at Harper Gallery, work by Jessie Larson Smith and Mr. Walter. Reception 5:30-9:30pm.

WICKER PARK:
Jackson Junge Gallery - 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave. Storm Chaser, work by David Mayhew. Reception 6-9pm. 8/24-9/26.

Saturday 8/28 -
LOGAN SQUARE:
The Exhibition Agency - 2351 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd fl. Uncrumpling This Much Crumpled Thing, work by Gina Beavers, Chris Bradley, Andrew Guenther, Anna Krachey, Elisa Lendvay, Tim Louis Graham, and Eliza Myrie. Reception 7-10pm. 8/28-9/25.

WEST LOOP:
The Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N. Campbell Ave., Unit G. Beach Party. Reception 8-11pm. 8/28-9/10.

Sunday 8/29 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK:
devening projects + editions - 3039 W Carroll Ave. Kabinett 1 + 2, Richard Rezac and Gary Stephan. Reception 4-7pm. 8/29-10/16.

EVANSTON:
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Youth Fine Arts Student Biennial. Reception 1-3:30pm. 8/29-9/12.

HYDE PARK:
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Ground Floor, 2009-2010 MFA graduates. Reception 3-5pm. 8/29-10/31.

OAK PARK:
What It Is - 1155 S Lyman Ave, Oak Park. The Chromatic number of objects in a room, work by Susan Garguilo and Troy Hagenbart. Reception 3-8pm. 8/29-9/24.

Opening This Weekend! (8/20-8/21)

Friday 8/20
BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Caras de Mexico, work by Joe Compean. Reception 7-10pm. 8/20-9/12.

4Art Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St., #403. Group Show, work by Robin Monique Rios, Melissa Kolbusz, Nicholas Depeder, Tom Wilson, Derail Howery, George Lindmark, Sonia Katz, Janae Kernes, Tom Keefer, and Maya Kalabic. Reception 7-10pm. 8/20-9/4.

Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S Morgan St. Corazón Grafico/Corazón Urbano, work by Gabriel Villa. Reception 7-11pm. 8/20-9/3.

Eastern Expansion - 244 W 31st St. Squaring the Circle, work by Corinne D’Agustino and Thomas I’Anson. Reception 6-10pm. 8/20-9/10.

LINCOLN PARK -
New Life - 1110 W. Lill. The Art of Zamran, work by Jon Anderson, Steven Kelso & Juan Carlos Baez. Reception 6:30pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez - 2324 W Montana St., Garage. INDESTRUCTIBLE YOUTH, work by Brad Hoffman, Dan Jarvis, Elena Ballara, Peter Clodfelter, Scott Frigo, Racer LeVan, Emre Kocagil, Austin Eddy, Brandon Coley Cox, Nicholas Steindorf, Devin K. Kenny, Eli Samuels and Jacob Bergman. Reception 6-10pm.

Zrobili - 2649 ½ N Spaulding Ave, 2N. Wall Flowers, work by Lauren Gregory and Carly Silverman. Reception 6-9pm.

LOOP -
Harold Washington College President's Gallery - 30 E. Lake St., room 1105. Center of Multiple Middles. Reception 4:30-6:30pm. 8/20-9/24.

WEST LOOP -
Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St, 2D. Sameness Book Release Party, work by Alex Fuller and Gabe Usadel. Reception 6-9pm.

Saturday 8/21
ALBANY PARK -
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W. Montrose Ave. Love Letters to Antarctica, work by Lorien Jordan and Annie Heckman. Reception 7-10pm. 8/21-9/12.

BUCKTOWN -
Monument 2 Gallery - 2007 N. Point St. Practice Makes Purpose, work by Justin Thomas Schaefer. Reception 6-10pm. 8/21-8/29.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Gallery Provocateur - 2125 N. Rockwell St. Imaginaire, work by Christopher Shy, Cassie Phillips, Yvonne Mecialis, and more. Reception 8pm-12am. Cost: $1. Wear something weird.

Old Gold - 3102 W Palmer Blvd. Yard Salad auction, the final Old Gold event. Auction 11a,-5pm.

Opening This Weekend! (8/13 - 8/14)

Friday 8/13
EAST VILLAGE -
Rotofugi Gallery - 1955 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago Variety Show, work by Jeremiah Ketner, Myong Kurily, Jim Pavelec, David Rettker, Shawn Roberts, and Chema Skandal. Reception 7-10pm. 8/13-8/22.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Humboldt Park Boat House - 1301 N. Sacramento Blvd. A Year in Humboldt Park, work by Dina Petrakis, Candice Martens, Gerald Ritchie.

HYDE PARK -
Op Shop - 5226 S. Harper Ave. Mabel's Wayback Machine, work by Good Stuff House (a.k.a. Kayce Bayer and Chris Lin). Reception 6:30pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
La Llorona Gallery - 1474 W. Webster Ave. One Night Stand, work by Mr. Fydryck. Reception 6pm.

LOOP -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S Michigan Ave. One-Minute Film and Video Festival. Show runs from 9-10:30pm.

LVL3 @ The Merchandise Mart - Suite 1573 @ 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza. Variations on a Theme, work by Paul Cowan, Scott Cowan, Christopher Gatton, Michael Hunter and Vanesa Zendejas. Reception 5-9pm. 8/13-8/27.

PILSEN -
2ND FLR Gallery - 903 W 19th Street 2nd Flr. Flatland, work by Peter Hoffman & Peter Hoffman Paintings. Reception 6pm.

Chicago Arts District - Halsted between 18th and 21st. 2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night. Receptions 6-10pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Fill in the Blank Gallery - 5038 N. Lincoln Ave. A Walking Tour of Here, work by Justin Santora. Reception 7-11pm. 8/13-9/4.

ROSCOE VILLAGE -
The 1901 Gallery Theatre - 1901 W. Belmont Ave. The LEO Zodiac Alternative Art Gallery. Reception 8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Black Walnut Gallery - 220 N. Aberdeen St. Bravera, work by Allison Svoboda, Emily Rutledge, Eric Wall, Jane Michalski, and Molly Brown. Reception 5-7pm. 8/1-8/31.

ebersmoore - 213 N Morgan St, 3C. The Big Gray Con, work by B.C. MacEachran. Reception 6-9pm. 8/13-9/18.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave. Who's Yr Shaman?, work by Melissa Marinaro. Reception 7-11pm. 8/13-9/3.

Saturday 8/14
BRIDGEPORT -
BEN RUSSELL - 1716 S Morgan St, 2F. ETERNAL COLORS and A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. Reception 6-10pm.

WEST LOOP -
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen St. PASTORAL, work by Kim Curtis and S.J. Hart. Reception 4-6pm.

Mars Gallery - 1139 W. Fulton Market. Conundrums: New Paintings by Kevin Luthardt. Reception 6-9pm.

WICKER PARK -
LVL3 - 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Feeble Intimacy, work by Liz Nielsen, Kate Ruggeri and Brendan Sullivan.