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.

Save the Night Chicago will require and provide KN95/N95 masks and Clean Air Clubs will provide HEPA air filtration and livestreaming equipment to make this event more accessible to all. 

Reading for Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine:

Phoebe Nerem is a creative writer and visual artist torn between beauty and terror. Their work explores queerness, feeling crazy, and having a romantic fascination with fire. Their artistic and written work has been featured in numerous publications, including Get Back To Print’s “Luminous Beings Are We” and Emotional Alchemy’s “Sex, Love, and Other Magic.” 

kieran fu (they/them) is an east coaster turned chicagoan who thrives outside boxes. a certified nostalgic and double cancer sign, they write about the murky waters surrounding love and belonging. they are the author of the poetry collection tidal breaths, as well as work published or forthcoming in Y2K Quarterly, Vagabond City Literary Journal, Oyster River Pages, Snowflake Magazine, and others. 

gray lindsey (they/them) is a poet and lifelong learner from florida who moved to chicago because, well, florida. they study social work and write about community, fatigue, horror, and lust. you can find their work among TEA Literary Magazine, WREATH, Transfix Magazine, and The Deadlands.

Z.D. Jones is a writer and poet studying at the University of Chicago. They are originally from Des Plaines, Illinois. Their work has appeared in Cult. Magazine and is forthcoming in Michigan City Review of Books.

Madeline Blair is a poet, editor, and award-winning filmmaker from Chicago, IL. She is the founder/editor-in-chief of Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine. Her poems appear or are forthcoming in Okay Donkey, BULLSHIT LIT, Burial Magazine, Michigan City Review of Books, Luna Luna Magazine, Milwaukee Avenue Messenger, and Ekphrasis Magazine.

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 / Street Dreams & Towering Seers

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

Mac Blackout: Street Dreams and Towering Seers
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.

All new work is for sale! Paintings $300, Drawings $400
Contact Peter Miles at Quimby’s to inquire.

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 1 / 12×12 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 2 / 11×14 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 3 / 11×14 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 4 / 12×12 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 5 / 12×12 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 6 / 11×14 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 7 / 11×14 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 8 / 12×12 pen and ink on paper / $300

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 9 / 12×12 pen and ink on paper / $300

 

 

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face painting 10 / 11×14 pen and ink on paper / $300

 

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face drawing 1 / 9×9 pen and ink on paper / $400

 

2026 / Mac Blackout / Many Face drawing 2 / 9×12 pen and ink on paper / $400

 

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.