Talks & Lectures in Chicago, IL
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FreeFri, Oct 16 · 12:30 PM
Cities in a World of Disruption: Democracy, Resilience, and the New Role of Urban Leadership
In Person: Buffett Reading Room | Online: Zoom
Free
FreeFri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
EDGS Documentary Screening: The Finance Curse
Steve and Tracy Cahillane Lounge (Room 1205)
Free
FreeSat, Oct 17 · 8:15 AM
EDGS Conference: Evasive Riches and the Fight against Extreme Inequality
Harris Hall, Room 108
Free
Sold outSat, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM
Getting Started with Digital Dentistry: CAD/CAM Design & Milling
GC America Inc
$160.83 +
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Zombie Bugs Informational Talk and Pinning Session with Neuroparasitologist
The Insect Asylum
See listing
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Book Talk: Let All Our Ghosts Depart with Meghana Mysore
Call & Response Books
$0 +
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Let's Eat Cookies and Talk About Death: An Open-Ended Conversation
Take Flight Spirits
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FreeWed, Oct 21 · 12:30 PM
Indonesia's Democratic Decline: Elite Capture, Populist Communication, & Limits of Resistance with Salvatore Simarmata
In Person: Buffett Reading Room | Online: Zoom
Free
FreeFri, Oct 23 · 12:30 PM
The World Without Institutions: Democratic Disillusionment | Buffett Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge
In Person: Buffett Reading Room | Online: Zoom
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:30 PM
The Language of Optimism w/ Case Kenny
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Epiphany Hall
$36.57 +
FreeTue, Oct 27 · 12:30 PM
Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Sheldon Yett
In Person: Buffett Reading Room
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Book Event: Blackness Thirteen Ways by J. Vanessa Lyon
Women & Children First
$0 +
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
The Parables Tour with Father Mike Schmitz
The Chicago Theatre
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Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Sweet Home Chicago: Claiming Black Spaces with Tonika Lewis Johnson
Schmitt Academic Center (SAC)
Free
FreeFri, Oct 30 · 12:30 PM
Breathing Oxygen into a Failing World Order: Behind the Scenes in Global AI Diplomacy | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Denise Garcia
In Person: Buffett Reading Room | Online: Zoom
Free
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
Philosophy Department Frings Colloquium
Library - Richardson Library Lincoln Park Campus
Free
FreeThu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Grad Student Colloquium with José Madrid
In Person: Buffett Reading Room
Free
FreeFri, Nov 6 · 12:30 PM
The Yemeni Women Fighting to Preserve Their Heritage | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Brent Huffman
In Person Only: Buffett Reading Room
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
Mushrooms 101: How to culture fungi
ChiTownBio
$97.68 +
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:30 AM
2026 DEATHcon - Chicago On Site
2800 N Lake Shore Dr
$300 +
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 AM
AAPM Midwest Chapter Fall Meeting 2026
The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus
$0 +
Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM
Best Seat in the House: An Afternoon with Jeff Garlin
The Book Stall
$53.49 +
FreeThu, Dec 10 · 12:00 PM
Grad Student Colloquium with Viola Bao
In Person: Buffett Reading Room
Free
Fri, Dec 11 · 12:00 PM
Curious Hour: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
The iO Theater
$33 +