What's Happening in West Town |
November 2021
A monthly round-up of neighborhood business events & news!
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The West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce releases TWO monthly newsletters. One (this one) "What's Happening in West Town" is a promotional summary of neighborhood happenings and business events, and the other newsletter is informational for Chamber Members announcing meetings and Chamber programs. If you would like to receive the Chamber Member's monthly newsletter, we encourage you to join the Chamber by clicking here.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
West Town Pop-Up Project
Arts & Entertainment
Food & Beverage
Retail & Community
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Now Accepting Applications for 2022! |
The West Town Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting applications for 2022 leases in our Pop Up retail space at 1821 W. Chicago Avenue. Access to a short-term, temporary retail space allows brands, products, makers, artists, and entrepreneurs to meet their current customers and attract new ones on a bustling commercial corridor. Sole proprietors to large corporations can utilize the West Town Pop Up Project storefront as a retail access point, product or brand launch location, or experiential marketing space.
The mission of the West Town Pop Up Project is to provide lessees with short term access to a physical retail storefront space to experience the West Town Chicago marketplace and encourage retail business development along commercial corridors in West Town.
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Pose Cultural Art Gallery
2156 W. Chicago Ave.
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Candle Making Class with Press Candles
November 4 from 7-9 p.m.
Come enjoy candle making and cocktails at Pose! A perfect fall night of fun and creativity. Sign up here.
Candlefest
November 21 from 1-5 p.m.
Candlefest Chicago is here! Fall is most definitely the perfect season for candles!
Stop by and shop with local candle creators! Vending space is available, smells are free. More information here.
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Volume Gallery
1709 W. Chicago Ave.
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Sung Jang: Given
Opening Reception: Saturday November 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On View: November 6 through December 18
In his second solo exhibition at Volume Gallery, Chicago based designer Sung Jang presents symbiotic combinations of found stones buttressed by lattice bases. The deliberate combinations are analogous to humanity’s relationship with nature—rock and grid representing nature meeting human reasoning. With their light touch, the pieces reflect a traditional Korean dynamic with nature, one of appreciation and respect.
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Monique Meloche Gallery
451 N. Paulina Ave.
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A Solo Exhibition from David Antonio Cruz introducing Ariel Dannielle
November 6 through December 18
Cruz's work explores the intersectionality of queerness and race through painting, sculpture, and performance. Focusing on queer, trans, and genderfluid communities of color, Cruz examines the violence perpetrated against their members, conveying his subjects both as specific individuals and as monumental signifiers for large and urgent systemic concerns.
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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Art After Work
November 11 from 5-6 p.m. on Zoom
Art After Work is a free series of facilitated art-making workshops inspired by outsider and self-taught art and artists. The virtual program is for everyone, including beginners and people who say they "are not artists." We can all be artists!
One Night Stand
November 17 from 6:30-7 p.m. on Zoom
One Night Stand is a free series of art talks. By focusing each program on one work of art, program facilitators engage participants in conversation about the artist and how the selected piece embodies their style.
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LATITUDE Chicago
1821 W. Hubbard St., Suite 207
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LATITUDE November Artist in Residence 2021 Sandra Oviedo/Colectivo Multipolar
Artist Presentation on November 19
Sandra Oviedo (a.k.a. ColectivoMultipolar) is a Chicago-based photographer who loves the dance floor, artists, and creative spaces. Inspired by a diverse collective of artists she is often surrounded by, she began using ColectivoMultipolar to honor that diversity. Born in Mexico, her first flight was to Chicago during her adolescence and she fell in love with the city and its community. “Documenting our Story” is how she defines her work and “an iconic eye in the queer art – night life scene in Chicago” is how the publication SIXTY Inches From Center described her photography. While studying communications, she discovered that photography was the ideal language to express what it means to be alive.
(Photo: Portrait of Colectivo Multipolar / Sandra Oviedo by Jacquelyn Carmen Guerrero a.k.a. CQQCHIFRUIT.)
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ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation
1463 W. Chicago Ave.
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Jessica Gondek: Ironmades
On view through November 20
My work endeavors to blur the distinction between hand and machine. The title of the exhibition, Ironmades, is a nod to the early 20th Century Dada movement engaged with machinery and readymades. As an artist, I continue building on this tradition to bring it into the digital era of the 21st Century as our relationship with technology continues.
GO MAKE A THING!
On view through November 20
Free exploration often opens doors to imagination. With tongue in cheek, GO MAKE A THING is interested in play to overcome stress and frustration! This show includes ‘things’ in many different media.
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PATRON Gallery
1612 W. Chicago Ave.
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Carmen Winant
On view through November 27
PATRON is proud to present our first solo exhibition with Columbus-based artist Carmen Winant.
Melanie Schiff
On view through November 27
PATRON is proud to present our second solo exhibition with Los Angeles-based artist Melanie Schiff.
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
1637 W. Chicago Ave.
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Lea Lund & Erik K: Nomads
On view through December 4
Lea Lund & Erik K’s photographic collaboration is a story about love, a photographer finding her muse and a subject claiming his identity. Lea, born and raised in Switzerland, and Erik, born and raised in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), met ten years ago on a street in Lausanne and have been together since. Their photographs explore their relationship, the history of Zaire, and the effects of colonization on Erik and his identity. In 1971, years after Joseph Désiré Mobutu overthrew the government and took control, he banned women from wearing pants and men from wearing suits and ties, forcing all men to wear a Mao collar jacket. Today, Erik makes his own hats, dresses, ties, and other clothing, proudly defying the ban that was forced upon him. Together, Lea and Erik create images that place Erik in settings that challenge the norms in which black men are often seen: instead of the chauffeur, he owns the car; instead of working the land, he surveys his property; instead of shining shoes, he is the shoe-wearing customer. Together, Lea and Erik call attention to the role of ownership, as seen through the poses and eyes of an elegant, black man.
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Northwestern Settlement
1400 W. Augusta Blvd.
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Thanksgiving Meal Box Pick-Up
November 20 at 10 a.m., while supplies last
Enjoy a delicious, family-style, Thanksgiving Meal in a Box! Northwestern Settlement is distributing 700 boxes of free Thanksgiving Meals. There will be games, balloons, music, and prizes to enjoy while in line. Each hot meal care package will feed 4-6 adults and comes with chef-made turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, and dessert.
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Arami
1829 W. Chicago Ave.
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Try Omakase at Arami
Ongoing
Ichiban Omakase is a sixteen course chef's tasting menu available on Thursday through Saturday, by reservation only. Every day, Arami offers 4 tiers of omakase, including a vegetarian omakase.
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West Town Bakery
1916 W. Chicago Ave.
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Pre-Order Thanksgiving Pies!
Thanksgiving isn't complete without pie! West Town Bakery is offering a wide range of pastries available for pre-order on their website, westtownbakery.com.
Savory meal options are also available for pre-order, such as turkey and stuffing.
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Roots Pizza
1924 W. Chicago Ave.
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Trivia Wednesday
Every Wednesday in November
Join Roots Pizza every Wednesday to test your trivia knowledge and win great prizes! Teams are encouraged to reserve their tables beforehand on Resy.
Bears Game Day at Roots Pizza!
#BearDown every Bears Game Day at Roots Pizza! Featuring $5 Stadium Cups from Great Central Brewing, Bears Bingo, and delicious food.
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West Town Chicago Public Library
1625 W. Chicago Ave.
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Spanish Book Club/La Equina de Lectores presenta Terra Alta
November 6 at 11 a.m.
Join the West Town Branch Spanish book club, La Esquina de Lectores as we discuss Terra Alta by Javier Cercas, and share other interesting reads. More here.
Books & Your Brew: Girl, Women, Other
November 11 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join us for our monthly Books & Your Brew book discussion. This month we'll discuss Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, a moving, hopeful, and inventive novel that is a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. Register or find more information here.
Copies of both books are available for checkout at the West Town Library. Please ask staff for a copy.
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Chicago Makers
1821 W. Chicago Ave.
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West Town Holiday Pop-Up
Through December 23
Stop by to shop a collective of 30+ small, local businesses, most of them women owned--which we are very proud of! Our owners Anna & Monica make their skincare & candles in house at our Bucktown or Wicker Park (pop-up coming November) locations!
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Windy City Coasting
722 N. Throop St.
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Rent a Tesla for $100 with Free Charging
We rent out Teslas to people in Chicago. Rent a model 3, Y, or S and we will cover the cost of charging. $100 for any car for a day with free charging.
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Esperanza Community Services
520 N. Marshfield Ave.
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Give the Gift of Education: Invest in Esperanza This Holiday Season!
November through December
This holiday season, make an impact on the lives of children and adults with disabilities by giving the gift of education. By supporting Esperanza, you will continue to help fund our programs, which teach lifelong skills, such as: creativity, decision-making, independence, socialization, and much more! Donate now during our annual fundraiser: With your help, we are able to provide educational and therapeutic services to over 200 children and adults with disabilities and support their families.
Art Show: Save the Date
December 3 from 5-9 p.m.
Shop our annual Art Show featuring work by participants in our Coleridge Adult Day Program. The group engages in daily art lessons to facilitate creative thinking, decision-making, and self-empowerment. Learn more about our Art Program and Art Show, or donate directly here: www.esperanzacommunity.org.
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West Town Chamber of Commerce | 1819 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago IL 60622 | [email protected] | www.westtownchamber.org |
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