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Film · Cyberpunk Thriller · 6 PM · The LoopThis free screening features Genesis P-Orridge, William S. Burroughs, Bill Rice, F.M. Einheit and Christiane F. in a dystopian German cyberpunk thriller.

Golden Hour Featuring An Evening of Jazz with Brian Citro

Live Music · Jazz · 5 PM – 8 PM · Epiphany Center for the ArtsThis free evening of jazz with Brian Citro runs from 5–8PM and invites you to jam along.

Frequency Friday: Cosmic Sound Healing Jazz Fusion and Reggae

Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · Hyde ParkThis free night combines jazz fusion, cosmic sound healing and reggae rhythms.

Orchestra of The Unseen: Halloween x Reformation

Concert · Classical · 5:30 PM · Lincoln SquareThis free concert presents orchestral music played on organ, prepared piano, keyboards and percussion, hosted by St. Philip Lutheran and Shi-An Costello.

The Silence of the Lambs | Movie Nights at Sapta's - VI

Film · 6:30 PM · West Loop

Comedy Night at The Charleston

Stand-up · 8:30 PM · BucktownThis free comedy night brings stand-up comedy to The Charleston.

Dr. Fix Me LIVE in Chicago!

Improv · 6 PM · Logan SquareFor $9.25–$12.83, see Dr. Fix Me, an unscripted comedy show and talk show podcast inspired by Jerry Springer.

Book Event: Blackness Thirteen Ways by J. Vanessa Lyon

Books & Readings · 7 PM · AndersonvilleHear J. Vanessa Lyon’s prose in a free book event at Women & Children First.

Third Annual Twilight Nature Walk

Tour · Nature · 5 PM – 8 PM · AndersonvilleTake guided nighttime walks through Rosehill Cemetery with hands-on nature education activities, free of charge.

Bross Lecture | Metalepsis: a trespassing

Talk · Metalepsis · 5 PM · Hyde ParkAttend the third and final lecture in the 2026 Bross Lecture Series, free at Breasted Hall.

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