Monthly Archive for March, 2026

3/30 Sketch/Book: Salon

Published on March 8, 2026 Closed
Mar
30
6:00 pm

Sketch / Book: a Wicker Park Reading and Drawing Salon
A collaboration between LMN Wedge Studio and Quimby’s
Monday, March 30th, 2026 –  6:00-8:30pm
Meet in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore: 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago IL: 60622
At 6:30 walk 2 blocks to LMN Wedge Studio 1579 N Milwaukee Ave Suite 206, Chicago, IL 60622

Save the eventbrite fee by sending $40 to @quimbysbookstore with “Sketch Book” in the note, or dm @lmn_wedge_art on Instagram to reserve a spot and pay at Quimby’s register. See below for a link.

Guests begin at 6pm by stopping at Quimby’s for a free zine of their choosing (of $15 value or less). 

Around 6:30, the group will head a few doors down to the Flatiron Arts Building to LMN Wedge Studio and Gallery. 

This is an opportunity to read a book or other material of your choosing, practice sketching the people and setting from observation, or simply journal and/or mark-make in your sketchbook within a social, supportive setting*. Bring your own reading and/or sketchbook materials. 

At LMN Wedge, we’ll have some good instrumental tunes on, tea and water on offer, and the eclectic and comfy surroundings. We will savor a good stretch of semi-focused reading and/or sketching, then a shorter time near the close of our session for round-robin sharing. 

Complimentary tea and a Quimby’s zine (of ? $15 value) are included with the $40 admission. BYOB, if you have a taste for adult beverage.

(*Also, if you like doing a little knitting, or something else like that, no one will raise an eyebrow 😉

Register for the event on eventbrite

OR:

Register via a $40 donation to Venmo: @quimbysbookstore
Please include “Sketch Book and your name” in the note!

3/26 After Hours with Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine

Published on March 8, 2026 Closed
Mar
26
6:30 pm

After Hours with Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine: Th. 3/26 6:30
Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

RSVP for After Hours

Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine is a Chicago-based literary magazine aiming to showcase poetry, prose, and art from emerging and established creatives worldwide.

Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine seeks to unearth the fierce beauty of patience (sabr), the pulse of the body (tooth) and the courage of the spirit (tiger). We are searching for the bridge between the animal and the divine.

We are excited to announce the line up of readers for this event in the coming days!

After Hours is a production of Taylor Thornburg and Quimby’s Bookstore

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Pay what you can afford in person or via Venmo.
Suggested: $10
Venmo: @quimbysbookstore
Please include “After Hours” in the note!

Your generous donation directly supports artist honorariums and ensures the continuation of this program. We are so grateful for your support of local creators, Quimby’s Bookstore, and DIY culture—we truly couldn’t do it without you!

Your generous donation directly supports artist honorariums and ensures the continuation of this program. We are so grateful for your support of local authors, publishers, creators, Quimby’s Bookstore, and DIY culture—we truly couldn’t do it without you!

3/12-5/1 Mac Blackout at Quimby’s: Exhibition & Opening

Published on March 8, 2026 Closed
Mar
21
5:00 pm

Opening Reception: Saturday March 21st, 5-7 pm
Show runs: March 12th to May 1st, daily 12-6 pm
Featuring Mac Blackout

RSVP To the Opening

Quimby’s Bookstore is honored to exhibit Chicago artist Mac Blackout’s next solo show of 10 new paintings and and past favorites.

Mac Blackout (born Mark Dunihue McKenzie on June 17, 1977) is an American visual artist and musician based in Chicago.

Mac was born in Bedford, Indiana, later attending college at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana where he graduated with a BFA in 1999. During his high school and college years he became a well known street artist in the midwest underground. In 1999 he moved to Chicago, Illinois channeling his creative energies into music and the music related art of posters and album covers. From 2000 to present day he has formed several bands releasing more than 10 full length albums as well as a slew of singles. He continues to create music with multiple avant-garde and improvisational musicians and recently released “Revelation On The Beach”, his first solo album in five years on Torn Light/Fire Love Records. Mac is currently a muralist and multimedia artist creating large scale public works with a studio focus in painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media art.