Jazz greats Von Freeman and Barry Harris play a free concert in La Follette Park on Friday.
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Free Apples at Chicago’s Downtown Farmstand
On Thu 10/1, Chicago’s Downtown Farmstand (66 E. Randolph), which stocks products grown or made within 250 miles of Chicago, celebrates its one-year anniversary by giving away a variety of Seedling apples from 11 AM to 7 PM. Melissa Graham of Purple Asparagus will be on hand from noon to 2 PM to share ideas […]
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Free Prints from Anchor Graphics
10/1 — Free prints by Elke Claus, Angee Lennard, Lloyd Patterson Jr., and Jeremy Onsmith from Columbia College’s Anchor Graphics shop
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9/29 — Free Cocktail Classes at the Hard Rock Hotel
9/29 — Free cocktail-mixing class and tasting at the Hard Rock Hotel.
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9/24 — Free Chicago World Music Festival Shows
9/24 — Free shows on the last day of the 2009 Chicago World Music Festival
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9/23 — Free Chicago World Music Festival Shows
The second-to-last day of Chicago’s World Music Festival offers several free shows at a variety of venues; see our comprehensive festival guide for a complete schedule and reviews of every act by Reader critics.
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10/6-10/27 — Free Lunch and Lecture Series at REI
10/6-10/27 — REI’s free Chipotle lunch and outdoor sporting lectures, every Tuesday in October
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“The Hidden History of the University of Chicago”
Free tour of the dark history of the University of Chicago; part of the Pocket Guide to Hell Tour Series
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Free Chicago World Music Festival Shows This Weekend
Free world music this weekend, including Red Baraat, Phyllis Chen, Little Cow, and the Steve Gibons Gypsy Rhythm Project
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Free Lyric Opera Performance
This Friday at 7:30 PM, vocalists from the Lyric Opera give a free concert at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion.
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9/12-10/12 — Free Wushu Classes
Chinese martial arts academy Chicago Wushu is offering one week of trial kung fu classes in conjunction with the opening of their new space at 4405 N. Clark. Sign up at their website or call 773-562-0473 to schedule a class between 9/12 and 10/12.
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Free Cymbals Eat Guitars show at Reckless Records
Stop by Reckless Records in Wicker Park (1532 N. Milwaukee) tonight at 5:30 PM to catch a free show from Cymbals Eat Guitars, a foursome hailing from Staten Island, a New York borough better known for its landfills than its indie rock.
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Arrington de Dionyso’s Dionysian Chaos
Arrington de Dionyso I can’t say I’ve ever actually enjoyed the music of Arrington de Dionyso, the man behind weirdo garage-roots band Old Time Relijun. But I’ll confess to a grudging admiration for his devotion to his work and his commitment to exploration, particularly in his most recent output.
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Free photography class
Richard Stromberg offers weekly free 90-minute classes covering the basics of camera controls, exposure, and lenses.
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Free Screening of “Make No Little Plans”
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City, a documentary by local nonprofit Archimedia about the planner, architect and public figure, premieres in a free screening Wednesday at 7:30 PM at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion. Governor Pat Quinn will speak beforehand.