Going out in Chicago can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. There’s plenty of fun to be had every week without putting a dent in your wallet. We’re making it easier for you by providing a weekly guide to free things to do throughout the city.
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
‘Third Realm’ at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave., 312-663-5554
View photography, video and art installations by 16 contemporary Asian artists exploring the spaces between past and present, local and global, and secular and sacred. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. mocp.org
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
‘Tetsuya Ishida: Self-Portrait of Other’ at Wrightwood 659
659 W. Wrightwood Ave., 773-437-6601
The first retrospective exhibit in the U.S. of the Japanese contemporary painter’s work features more than 70 pieces showing the sense of alienation and disorientation that afflicted Japan after the 1990s recession. Noon-8 p.m. Reservations required: wrightwood659.org
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
Oktoberfestiversary
1800 W. Cuyler Ave., 773-661-6963
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Dovetail Brewery and Begyle Brewing team up for the fourth annual bash, which features special tappings, food trucks and live music. Noon-10 p.m. $5 suggested donation. begylebrewing.com
SUNDAY, OCT. 13
‘From Here to There’ at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
610 S. Michigan Ave. 312-322-1700
Four contemporary Chicago artists explore the ties between the physical and spiritual and the act of taking risks and pushing boundaries in an exhibit of drawings, paintings, sculpture and video. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. spertus.edu
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
Directors Haven at the Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Haven’s fifth annual showcase of rising directors features performances of three short plays ranging from a series of surrealist vignettes to a family drama about the power of social activism. 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Tickets: havenchi.org
Samantha Nelson is a RedEye freelancer.