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  • Action Art Weekly Art Class

    Kidcreate Studio Lakeview
    3709 N Southport Ave
    Chicago, IL 60613
    Action Art Weekly Art Class

    Our Action Art class is the perfect place for their creative spirit to shine while they move and groove to their heart's content. Your little one will have a blast creating vivid and energetic artwork, with endless chances to smear, splatter, and swipe their way to unique and charming masterpieces. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

  • Visit the DuSable Black History Museum

    DuSable Black History Museum
    740 East 56th Place
    Chicago, IL 60637
    Visit the DuSable Black History Museum

    The DuSable: Black History Museum and Education Center, is proud of its diverse holdings that number more than 15,000 pieces and include paintings, sculpture, print works and historical memorabilia. Special exhibitions, workshops and lectures are featured to highlight works by particular artists, historical events or collections on loan from individuals or institutions.

  • Chicago Scavenger Hunt - Ghosts of the River

    24 W Randolph St.
    Chicago, IL 60601
    Chicago Scavenger Hunt - Ghosts of the River

    Similar to our epic city scavenger hunts, on a ghost hunt you will travel to different landmarks, answering questions and completing challenges...But, these ghost walks have a sinister twist. Perhaps you’ll even see a mysterious figure in your pictures while completing ghost camera challenges! Something spooky's happening beneath Illinois' most iconic skyline. On this Chicago ghost tour scavenger hunt, explore the scary past of storied landmarks and learn about the ghosts that haunt them to this day. What happened to the audience of the Iroquois Theater? Did the Hancock Center inspire the film "Ghostbusters"? Find out on this ghost tour scavenger hunt of Chicago! You can do our interactive scavenger hunt at any time. Explore the culture & history of Chicago. Some of what you'll see: Hancock Center, Iroquois Theater

  • Charnley-Persky House Tour

    Charnley-Persky House Museum
    1365 N Astor Street
    Chicago, IL
    Charnley-Persky House Tour

    45-minute, docent-led tours of Louis Sullivan & Frank Lloyd Wright's 1892 Charnley-Persky House. Tour includes exterior and interior spaces on 3 levels. Year-Round. Limited to 10 individuals. Reservations required. Wednesday tours are always free.

  • River North Historical Food Tour

    River North
    806 N Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL 60611
    River North Historical Food Tour

    Get to know the food offerings in River North on this small-group walking tour. As you explore, listen to in-depth commentary from your guide on the culinary history of Chicago and the culture of the River North neighborhood. With a small group of just 12 fellow food-lovers, you'll enjoy personalized attention and the chance to chat about your favorite tastings. Samples include the classic Italian beef, a Chicago-style hot dog, and the famous deep dish pizza. Personalized attention on small-group tour for just 12 people or fewer Get to know River North intimately on a walking tour Food tastings: Italian beef, deep-dish pizza, Chicago-style hot dog Enough tastings to add up to a satisfying meal.

  • Krypton VR Virtual Reality Lounge

    Krypton Virtual Reality Lounge
    2828 N Clark St. (Unit 201)
    Chicago, IL 60657
    Krypton VR Virtual Reality Lounge

    Enter into a whole new world! Krypton's highly advanced virtual reality systems can take you anywhere in the world! From playing a few first person shooters, to flying anywhere in the world, Krypton VR makes sure you receive the most realistic experiences! Krypton VR offers 1 hour sessions for friends and family to fully experience Room-Scale Wireless VR and get a taste of what Virtual Reality is all about.

  • Chicago Architecture Foundation Center River Cruise aboard Chicago's First Lady

    112 E. Wacker Dr.
    Chicago, IL
    Chicago Architecture Foundation Center River Cruise aboard Chicago's First Lady

    For more than 25 years, the CAC's expertly trained docent volunteers have led the river cruise, sharing fascinating stories behind more than 50 buildings along the Chicago River. Hear how Chicago grew from a small settlement into one of the world's largest cities in less than 100 years. In just 90 minutes, you'll get the best overview of Chicago’s architecture and its history.

  • Secret Chicago Beer Tour

    A secret location in Chicago
    Chicago, IL
    Secret Chicago Beer Tour

    As we wind through one of The Windy City's most lovely residential areas you'll drink numerous seasonal beers and learn about: how Chicago politics shaped the beer industry; Chicago's gritty rivalry with Milwaukee; the German beer riot, and its long-lasting effects on political partisanship in Chicago city elections; a deadly Chicago theme park; and many more fascinating snippets of our history. We'll dive into the cultural dealings of the area, history before the Chicago fire, prohibition, and beyond!

  • Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

    Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
    Chicago, IL
    Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

    In business since 1907, this historical jazz venue is still offering live jazz every night in a prohibition-era speakeasy atmosphere.

Virtual Events Today

  • Birding 101 Virtual Workshop

    Virtual
    Phoenix, AZ
    Birding 101 Virtual Workshop

    Let an internationally celebrated birding expert and National Geographic introduce you to the joys of birding across the North American continent.

  • Zazen Meditation

    Virtual
    Santa Fe, NM
    Zazen Meditation

    The zazen schedule is 7:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. MT and Wednesday Dharma Talks (5:30 p.m. MT). Join us online for the 7am and 5:30pm meditation on Upaya Zen Center’s YouTube page.

  • Free Morning Spanish Lessons

    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    Free Morning Spanish Lessons

    ¡Hola a todos! Connect with beginner and intermediate Spanish learners and explore better ways of getting comfortable speaking Spanish. We’ve been testing out an audio-only class format (no video) where we take turns practicing speaking guided by prompts on a shared screen.

    We're holding multiple 30-minute sessions every day that have between 2-9 students and one instructor who guides everyone through the speaking prompts and helps correct mispronunciations. We’ve made a bunch of sample lessons from basic conversational Spanish to medical Spanish.

  • Virtual Book Clubs

    Virtual
    Chicago, IL
    Virtual Book Clubs

    Chicago Public Library offers a variety of book clubs for all ages! Children, teens, and adults alike can join on various days. See the Chicago Public Library website for times and days.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom

    Virtual
    Phoenix, AZ
    Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom

    The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom is a resource center developed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s education department as a free online learning tool for K-12 students and virtual engagement for families. The Virtual Classroom combines fun, real-world lessons with Wright’s famed principles of organic architecture and solutions-based design. Each STEAM-focused activity will offer students hands-on projects that encourage creative and critical thinking. Are you a teacher looking for innovative ways to engage your class with online learning? The Foundation also has ready-to-go virtual lesson packets as well as opportunities to set up virtual field trips with your students! Families can continue to watch for new weekly activity announcements on our social media each Wednesday.

     

  • Virtual Broadway Experience

    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    Virtual Broadway Experience

    Get the stage-door experience right from your living room - no matter where you are in the world! Book a one-to-one online meet-and-greet with a Broadway star from the comfort of your own home, including cast members from Wicked, Mean Girls, Hamilton and more! Choose from:Beetlejuice, Aladdin, Anastasia, Mean Girls, Hamilton, Wicked, Hadestown.

  • Virtual Zumba

    Online
    New York City, NY
    Virtual Zumba

    Experience the NYRR RUNCENTER at home! Led by licensed Zumba® instructor Celinda Casanova, this class will transform your living room, rooftop, or backyard into a lively home fitness studio. Register for the class time of your choice, and you will receive an email with your personal access link to join the class on Zoom. Whether you’re new to exercising, training for an event, or restarting a fitness regimen, Zumba® is a great complement to your training program. Appropriate for all levels, this class uses Latin and World rhythms to mix low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. No prior experience is needed—just bring yourself and your love of fitness and music!

  • Good For Your Soul: A Cooking Show

    Online
    New York City, NY
    Good For Your Soul: A Cooking Show

    Join us as our home chefs show us how to cook a meal that will be delicious and soul warming. Every Wednesday at 6pm EST one of our hosts will show us a favorite meal that is healthy, tasty, and easy to make, using what you have at home. Sponsored by Langston Hughes Library. These events are FREE!

  • Best Friends & Belly Laughs Community Improv

    Virtual
    Houston, TX
    Best Friends & Belly Laughs Community Improv

    BFBL Improv is a space curated to help you let loose, have fun, and laugh without limitation in a friendly, engaging, and high-energy environment! This improv meetup is perfect for the beginner - all the way up to the most advanced improv warriors - no experience is required.

    Through a super playful process, we'll help you discover your inner improv roots (aka superhero powers)...and what you discover may (and most certainly will) surprise you!
    • Play a variety of easy-to-learn, engaging, and outrageously fun improv games.
    • Find comfort and true freedom in expressing your weird side.
    • Learn the foundational basics of improv and perform successful scenes (even if it's your first time).
    • Connect and make new friends within the Austin community!

  • Virtual London Music Tour

    Virtual
    London, England
    Virtual London Music Tour

    Let us follow a musician's life through the streets of London, every week there will be different artists like Mozart, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and Lionel Bart. Enjoy the scenery while their music entertains us!
     

  • The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams

    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams

    Seize this unique opportunity to watch opera every night of the week! Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.