What's on in Avondale
Markets, openings, workshops and gatherings from the neighborhood's independent businesses and organizations.
October 2026
8 events
By Harmony House for Cats
Percussionist Jon Mueller visits forming a trio with Wisoconsin pianist Matt Blair and Chicago bassist Ro Lundberg. Nathan Hanson and Steve Hirsh create spontaneously composed music that starts from an impulse informed by jazz.
Welcome to the Chicago chapter of Int'l Language Café. We are an all languages at all levels club where you can meet people to practice speaking or signing with. We meet at least twice a month and occasionally host fun socials or language specific outings. Join us!
Join us every Wednesday evening for a space devoted to free-form movement, authentic expression, and the freedom to move through whatever is alive in you. This is your midweek pause — a moment to step out of the mind and drop fully into the wisdom of the body. Our dance floor is a sanctuary where
A Scorpio-themed party with flash tattoos available for attendees.
Interested in creative coding, MaxMSP, and the tech arts?
ELASTRO AV FESTIVAL 2026!
At our first CLEAT Series show of the month, we’re happy to welcome Chicago ex-pat John Niekrasz to present new multichannel work on the system for percussion and electronics. We’ll also welcome back Baltimore artist / organizer Tom Boram aka Borax to Elastic for his first go on the 16 speakers. Ish
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