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Saturday, November 15
Pumping Station: One, the Chicago hackerspace, offers the latest in their ongoing series of knitting workshops tonight at their space at 3354 N. Elston. Tonight's class on basic knitting techniques will run from 7pm to 9pm, and will be taught by Jen Savage. More details available at the PS:1 Website.
Tonight, Young Chicago Authors starts the new year off with WordPlay 2.0: A Young Chicago Authors Open Mic & Workshop. There's a writing and performing workshop at 6pm followed by an open mic and featured artist at 7. The series will run once a month until April with a new featured artist each month. January's featured artist is YCA Master Teaching Artist Idris Goodwin. At the YCA office, 1180 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor, 6pm.